Roel van der Ven having breakfast on a terrace in Berlin

Gipfeltreffen was one of our favourite breakfast places in Kreuzberg. Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/JZfD3pylWnFKvlsD6qR_1zKl66Y1C49OtUw_E0/.
Hi, I’m Roel van der Ven. I’m a Senior Product Manager at Spotify with 20+ years of experience across media, music, and platform technology. I write about product management, technology, bread baking, and life in Berlin.

Gipfeltreffen was one of our favourite breakfast places in Kreuzberg. Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/JZfD3pylWnFKvlsD6qR_1zKl66Y1C49OtUw_E0/.

The cobble stone streets in Kreuzberg are not great for riding your bike. Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/JP0X8vylZWbImdKoRNrFqY_NkSEStkCkjUlig0/

Celebrating my birthday in Brazil! We loved hanging out on the beach and eating açai. Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/HJd0MwylS-pVjr2RJNgfU5n-aaMnVMg6wsPCY0/.

Such a great bunch! It was December the 15th and this was the complete SoundCloud team. Photo by Matas Petrikas. Source: Flickr.

It was formal friday, business as usual Photo by Matas Petrikas. Source: Flickr.

Roel van der Ven and three others at the SoundCloud roof terrace. The summers were hot, but the rooftop terrace was our extended office. Photo by Matas Petrikas. Source: Flickr.