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Benedict Couve is an experienced Product Manager based in Darmstadt, Germany. If he's not writing a Strategy Doc or staring at Jira Tickets or Merge Requests, he's probably photographing a random mountain range.

I love working in Product because it feeds my curiosity and lets me build meaningful digital solutions where strategy meets technology. At Threedy GmbH, I've helped scale instant3Dhub, our API platform for large-scale 3D data visualization, into a more robust, developer-friendly product used across industries.

Before Threedy, I built a broad foundation across both startups and big tech. At Amazon, I managed high-revenue Tier 1 retail vendors, joined critical negotiations and drove process automation and growth at scale. Earlier, as a Founders Associate at PAVAO, I helped take our first product from idea to launch while shaping the early tech and business strategy.

How I work

Own it end to end

From idea to delivery, I take full ownership of problems, people, and outcomes. I lead across the entire product lifecycle and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.

Act fast, learn faster

Speed matters, but not at the cost of learning. I ship early, test hypotheses quickly, and use feedback to iterate toward what works.

Stakeholders are users too

Whether it's a developer, a partner, or a vendor, I treat every stakeholder experience with the same care as the end-user experience.

Clarity is a superpower

I believe in crisp, transparent communication that builds trust and moves teams forward, especially in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. If I can't write it down, it's not ready.

Build with insight, not assumption

I go deep into data, systems, and user behavior before jumping to solutions. Gut instinct is just a starting point.

Good processes empower, not burden

I design lightweight, scalable processes that support innovation and avoid overhead. Structure should serve speed, not slow it down.

Outside work

Photography

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Library of memories →

Reading

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The library →

Things I keep

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Career

3 roles · 2020 to now

Senior Product Manager, Platform & GrowthThreedy GmbH

Mar 2023 – now · Darmstadt

As the 39th employee and second product manager at Threedy, I joined one year before our Series A funding round.

Threedy builds instant3Dhub, an API platform for handling, visualizing and interacting with large-scale 3D CAD models across industries.

  • Led the integration, launch and marketing of instant3Dhub on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
  • Developed internal platforms for licensing, usage reporting and product analytics.
  • Introduced the Product Management Landscape at Threedy: Product Operations, Strategy, Discovery, Delivery, Marketing and Analytics.
  • Set up the ceremonies, processes and channels for product evangelism, prototyping and solution discovery.
Day to day
  • Product management across the whole life cycle, from discovery and strategy to delivery and marketing.
  • Directed teams introducing and refining APIs, with a focus on the developer journey.
  • Managed enhancements to the visualization and rendering pipeline, improving performance and visual quality for 3D/CAD.
  • Mentored an intern and worked with five or more product squads at any time.
  • Represented Threedy at conferences and industry talks.

Business Development Manager, internshipAmazon

Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 · Munich

  • Managed and developed two or more Tier 1 vendors in Amazon Retail, with an annual portfolio revenue in the triple-digit million euro range.
  • Prepared and took part in annual vendor negotiations for long-term profitable growth.
  • Owned vendor relationships end to end, including joint business plans and their execution.
  • Built scaling mechanisms to increase automation and productivity of the team and programme.
  • Designed a monthly reporting concept for the supply chain team of Amazon Vendor Services.

Founders AssociatePAVAO

Nov 2020 – Aug 2021 · Karlsruhe

  • Recruited the first team of software engineers.
  • Researched user needs and competition; designed and prototyped the web app and a circular economy system.
  • Built and launched pavao.app.
  • Worked with the founders on the business case, research, testing, design, pitching and organisational structure from day one.
  • Ran DevOps and admin for the internal tech stack.

Education

B.Sc. Business Administration

University of Applied Sciences Albstadt-Sigmaringen · 2019 – 2022

GPA 3.3. Thesis: analysing the usage of workplace instant messaging software in startups to develop recommendations for current and future founders.

Erasmus semester

Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Finland · 2021

International Business and Business Administration, with a focus on esports.

B.Sc. Cybersecurity

Saarland University · 2014 – 2016

Without degree.

Volunteer tutor

naklar.io · 2021

Tutored school kids from grades 5 to 12 during lockdown, through a platform that aims to democratise access to education.

Skills

Product

Strategy, Discovery, Delivery, Operations, Marketing, Go-to-market, Stakeholder management

Technical

SQL, HTML, 3D graphics and rendering, API design, Data visualization

Tools

Jira, Figma, Adobe CC

Languages

German, native, English, fluent, Finnish, basic

Certificates

Professional Scrum Master I

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