What makes a prototype succeed? When is an MVP too minimal or too polished? And how do you know when you’re actually moving toward product-market fit?

Join us for the very first in-person roundtable session of The Product Group Hudson Valley, the new local chapter of the world’s largest and longest-running product management communities. Whether you're refining your early ideas or stress-testing a new product direction, this roundtable is all about the experimentation it takes to build real traction.

We’ll explore how smarter prototyping, fast learning loops, and intentional experimentation drive real progress toward product-market fit. Additionally, we’ll examine how product teams build MVPs that validate more than ideas by unlocking traction, insight, and confident execution.

* **Who should attend:** Product managers, aspiring PMs, product leaders, and anyone interested in understanding how AI is changing the role of product management --- whether you’re just starting out or already leading teams.
* **Takeaway:** Gain practical insights into how product teams design MVPs to learn fast, test assumptions, and move the product closer to real fit.
* **Format:** Interactive roundtable discussion, where everyone will share experiences, explore challenges, and exchange ideas on the prototyping and validation strategies that work.
* **Featured Product:** [Augie](https://augie.studio/)

We'll be joined by Augie's founder & CEO, Jeremy Toeman.

Augie is an AI-assisted video creation and editing studio that helps marketers and creators turn their ideas, scripts, and clips into polished, social-ready videos in minutes. Augie combines automation with intuitive controls to make high-quality video production accessible to anyone.

**This is your invitation to:**

* Be part of shaping a new Hudson Valley product community
* Connect with thoughtful, local builders and leaders
* Walk away with practical takeaways you can apply immediately

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About the venue: Inspired by the coworking and localism movements in the early aughts, [Beahive](https://beahivebzzz.com/) is a pioneering network of hives for work and belonging — the first and only of its kind in the Hudson Valley, one of only a handful in all of NY, and one of probably only a few hundred in the world when it opened.

Jeremy Toeman will be joining us for the second half of the night's conversation. Jeremy is the founder and CEO of Augie, an AI-assisted video creation and editing studio for marketers and social media managers. He is also the creator and host of Founder at 50, a podcast and newsletter exploring the challenges and reinventions faced by entrepreneurs later in life. Previously, Jeremy has held leadership roles at WarnerMedia, Etsy, CBS Interactive, and Sling Media, and founded several successful startups in the media tech space. Outside work, Jeremy is a father of three with passions for travel, board games, hiking, craft beer, and hockey.

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