Name: Lovable Hackathon
Start: 2026-07-29T16:30:00.000Z
Location: LendInvest

Every stage of a startup demands something different from product. What it means to do great product work at a 10-person pre-seed company looks nothing like what it means at a 100-person Series B company — and both of those look different from the chaos of being a first product hire walking into a team that has never had a PM before.

At this session, we’re bringing together three practitioners who have lived each of those stages recently, not in theory. The format is a moderated panel discussion followed by audience Q&A.

You’ll walk away with:
• A clearer picture of how the product role evolves across startup stages
• Honest takes on what trips people up at each transition
• Questions worth asking yourself if you’re navigating any of these stages right now

Details:
• Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2026, 5:30 pm
• Location: American Underground, Durham, NC

ProductTank Triangle is a community for product people in the Triangle area. All experience levels welcome.

*Please note: Drinks will be available directly from the venue. Attendees are responsible for their own drink purchases.*

ProductTank Triangle

Nishant Mohan

Ikong

Sachi Pradhan

Lee Jacobs

Mike Baldwin

Gaurav Shah

Nilesh Dhage

Raina Batra

Erica

Dean Peters

bennettg15

Jose Solera

robertyu

Rupali Patil

Ron Maggiore

Miles Camp

Sri Kollipara

Malhar Shah

Om Deshmukh

zach

Product at Different Stages of a Startup

American Underground (@Blackwell)

Join us for an open round table to discuss the ever changing landscape in the product management space, and what that means for the future.

Come ready to share and learn.

Food and drinks provided!

ProductTank Atlanta

Nicole

Yash B

Eugene Armistead

Samuel Culbreath

Michael

Akshay Karthik 

Craig Norman

Miguel Molina

Dixita

Tirrell Cooper

Mind the Product

Sanela

Nils Pedersen

John Eaton

Anne Lawren

Moon

Preethi L

Elise Hunley

The Future of Product Management in the age of AI

TEKsystems

**Please note this is an online event. If you want to attend in person, please RSVP to our [In-Person Event.](https://www.meetup.com/producttank-london/events/315625875/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link&utm_version=v2&member_id=449315265)**

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**Inside & Out: Accelerating PM Workflows and Elevating Customer Value with AI**
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The true power of AI lies where team velocity meets user experience, but getting there isn't always smooth sailing.
This July, ProductTank London explores how product leaders supercharge internal workflows and elevate customer value with AI. Moving past the hype, our speakers, spanning **startups to scale-ups,** will share how they embed AI across the **entire SDLC**, from discovery and wireframing to delivery and rapid iteration, and **keeping product roadmaps aligned**.

You’ll hear first-hand accounts of the hurdles, risks, and hard-won lessons our panel faced to reach that "happy path" output.

Join us to walk away with practical, real-world frameworks to navigate the AI landscape **successfully** and build smarter.

**Our speakers:**
[Desmond Leo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/desmond-leo/) \- Product Leader @ Empathy Research

[Charlie Wildish](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-wildish/) \- Staff Product Manager @ Checkout\.com

[Gareth Behn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gareth-behn-5b3425111/) \- AI Product Lead @ TTC Tech

As always we will close our meet-up with a candid discussion and Q&A.
This event is sponsored by Checkout.com

**Location:**
Link to be shared soon

**Timings:**
7:00 - 8:00 - Talks
8:00 - 8:20 - Networking and drinks/ nibbles
8:20 - 8:40 - Speaker Q&A

Please note that the event will also be live-streamed on our YouTube channel and images will be taken throughout the evening.
To keep up-to-date with our upcoming talks, follow our [LinkedIn page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/producttanklondon) and our [YouTube channel.](https://www.youtube.com/c/MindtheProductTV)
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ProductTank London

Aliz Pataki

Amanda Ho

Chris Minton

James Gunaca

Kunal Miyani

Colin

Sarit O

MichaelMoulsdale

Nefeli

Preethi Nandagopal

Alicia Beylan

Lorraine Marsh

Gavin Esajas

Rory

Saleem Aubdool

Maria Stylianou

Georgia Misson

Lorna Sherman

Duncan Hield

Samantha Roberto

Online meetup: Accelerating PM Workflows and Elevating Customer Value with AI

Online event

**Special thanks to [Productside](https://productside.com) for hosting!**

AI adoption is creating a bimodal workforce - a minority of intensive users capturing most of the gains, while the majority captures almost none. Nowhere is this divide more consequential than in product management. Frequent AI users are saving over 9 hours a week. That's a full extra workday - every week. Yet most PMs are still using AI only for the basics: rewriting emails, summarizing docs, drafting a quick Slack message. The real leverage is elsewhere, and the gap between those who've found it and those who haven't is growing fast.

This isn't a talk about which tools to buy. It's about developing the muscle to use and experiment with what you already have access to like free tiers, company-licensed tools, AI-native workflows, and turning them into a genuine productivity advantage. From synthesizing customer research to automating repetitive documentation, to building quick prototypes that make your strategy come alive in leadership meetings, Shriya will show you the moves that separate high-impact PMs from the rest.

And here's the urgency: AI tools are evolving faster than most PM workflows are adapting. The PMs who build this rhythm now will scale with it. Those who wait will find the gap harder and harder to close.

**You'll walk away with:**

* A clear picture of where AI creates the most leverage in your PM workflow
* A new way to think about prototyping as a strategic communication tool and why your next leadership meeting should have a live demo, not just a slide
* Honest guardrails - where AI helps, where it doesn't, and how to stay in control
* **One live skill demo** \- something you can open on your laptop tonight and put to work first thing tomorrow morning

**This session is for you if:**

* You've tried AI tools but aren't sure you're getting the most out of them
* You want real examples from someone building and shipping products at scale
* You're ready to stop treating AI as a novelty and start treating it as infrastructure

**Agenda:**
6:00 - 6:30: Networking
6:30 - 7:30: Talk
7.30 - 8:00: Networking

ProductTank Austin

Edwin

Ian Brand

Ross Weems

Aashita Jain

Percy Espinoza

Spoorthi Kulkarni

Tyler

Kiana Kaveh

CK Jeon

Sonya 

Harsh Oza

Jeff Fisher

nickie

The PM Who Uses AI vs. The PM Who Doesn't: The Widening Productivity Gap

Productside @ Victory Plaza

Want to see what a team can create in just a few hours with AI? Or keen to get hands-on and build something yourself? Join us for an interactive AI product challenge where we'll use **Lovable** to turn ideas into working apps using nothing more than natural language prompts.

**What to expect**
We'll kick things off by splitting into small teams, no need to arrive with one already.
At the start of the event, we'll reveal the challenge brief. From there, each team will work together to design and build a solution using Lovable before showcasing their creation to the room. No previous experience with Lovable is required, and all platform credits will be provided.

Whether you're interested in AI-powered product development, want to experiment with new ways of building, or simply enjoy seeing creative ideas come to life at speed, this event is for you.
Please bring your own laptop and expect a fast-paced, collaborative evening. This isn't a presentation or panel session — everyone will have opportunities to contribute, influence decisions, and help shape the final products.
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**Agenda:**

* **5:30pm - 6:00pm – Arrival & Pizza**
* **6:00pm - 6:15pm – Hackathon Brief & Intro**
* **6:15pm – 7.15pm – Build time**
* **7:15pm - 7:30PM – Networking / Shortlist**
* **7:30pm - 8:00pm – Finalist demos & voting**
* **8:00pm onwards – Optional drinks**

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**Thank you to our sponsors: [LendInvest](https://www.lendinvest.com/) & [Lovable](https://lovable.dev/home)**

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If you RSVP yes and cannot make it any longer, please change your RSVP so we can get an idea of accurate numbers on the day.

ProductTank Glasgow

Julie Regamey

kevin Stewart

Meg Crothers

Neil Archibald

milo schwartz

Daniel N

Musaddik Vasaikar

Xueying Wang

contactmoealabi

Amrita Sarkar

Bethany

Rachel King

Bello Teslim

Joseph Morrison-Meade

omkarshinde003

Alex Brownbridge

Krina

adam.hargreaves

Moath Mashal

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