We’re a Berlin-based team with a remote-first culture.
Describe yourself in 5 words
Observant, Multi-tasker, Food-motivated, Martini-connoisseur, Dot-connector.
Hiba
What did you build before joining Formidable?
I’ve been a fractional CPO for early-stage startups, at K1U on internal innovation products, and before that at Switch (now Level), which pivoted from B2C to corporate health benefits. Earlier, event tech at E180’s Braindate and a stint at the incubator District 3. Before all of that, I was a bartender, still maybe one of my favourite jobs! Product has always been in my DNA, but I’ve touched many parts of every business I’ve worked on. I don’t know any other way to build.
Hiba
What is something about the Formidable team that is different from other places you have worked?
It’s the most AI-forward team I’ve worked with, a healthy embrace of the tools without quite being "AI-pilled". Everyone works in their own lane but moves freely between them; you’re expected to just solve problems. That means asks for help and handoffs have to be explicit rather than assumed, which takes real accountability and communication. For a team still getting to know each other, we’re already doing that well.
Hiba
Which book, movie or story had a big impact on you?
Star Trek: The Next Generation. I have no idea how I started watching it, but I got completely obsessed! Every character somehow well-crafted, funny, and corny all at once. What stuck with me was the mission: out there to explore, learn, and build bridges between cultures rather than to conquer. The camaraderie of a crew doing something no one’s done before really resonated.
Hiba
Describe yourself in 5 words
Yoga. Movies. Ice Cream. Reggae.
Danii
What did you build before joining Formidable?
Worked at some Berlin startups, founded my own once. Most recently I worked at a German corporate, building RAG pipelines, AI-powered document processing, and EvalOps for agentic systems.
Danii
What is something about the Formidable team that is different from other places you have worked?
Most eye-level culture I have experienced so far. We trust each other that we do our best and work together towards a common goal.
Danii
Which book, movie or story had a big impact on you?
A biography that introduced me to the writings and ideas of Albert Camus.
Danii
Describe yourself in 5 words
Kind, Sharp, Funny, Creative, Ambitious.
Manu
What did you build before joining Formidable?
The earliest projects I was involved in as a Product Manager were back in a QBasic club in primary school in the early 90s, testing and iterating on the helicopter game dynamics together with the 11-year-old engineers. That aspect of my life has never changed. Whether in adtech in big tech or deep tech in a startup, I’ve always worked with the brightest engineers defining and solving problems in creative ways.
Manu
What is something about the Formidable team that is different from other places you have worked?
We don’t talk about the weather, unless there’s actually something interesting going on. Then we go deep on weather 😀 and have to stop ourselves from starting to solve weather-related problems.
Manu
Which book, movie or story had a big impact on you?
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s probably got most things more or less accurately. Life is absurd, enjoy it while waiting for the Vogons.
Manu
Describe yourself in 5 words
Observant, Multi-tasker, Food-motivated, Martini-connoisseur, Dot-connector.
Hiba






