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Lyra × Product Counsel 9–11 October 2026 · Remote build
A weekend to build something useful with AI. Work solo or in a team of up to four, then show the new ability you’ve unlocked for someone.
Luma registration is currently full. Waitlist requests are open.
Product Counsel workshop Sydney · Thursday 15 October 2026
How Australia’s unicorn builders would do it again in the age of AI.
What would they keep? What would they change? What would they never do again? Join us for a candid conversation with the product people who have built and scaled exceptional Australian companies.
Registration 1:30–2:00 pm · Session 2:00–3:30 pm (Sydney/AEDT).
This session is full. Join the waitlist on Luma for a place if one becomes available.
People we've learned from
Anthropic's Mia Carroll and Carly Ryan joined Rod Hamilton to discuss AI product building, evaluation and pricing.
Previous Live Events have featured Adam Jacobs, Rob Kawalsky and Mindy Eiermann in Sydney, and Craig Rees, Kirsten Mann and Kendra Vant in Melbourne.
Explore past eventsReferral-only, vouched and deliberately small. Bring the calls that are hard to make alone, learn from people who have carried similar responsibility, and sharpen your judgement through Working Sessions, dinners, Field Notes and Live Events.
Stay close to the lessons and people shaping Australian product. Subscribe to Field Notes for new writing. The WhatsApp community, quarterly drinks and priority event access are organised separately.
Bring the problem you are wrestling with. Work it through with product leaders who have faced the same stage, trade-offs and pressure, then leave with sharper options you can use straight away.
Learn from the decisions, mistakes and turning points that rarely make the conference stage. Written with Counsel members who earned the lesson firsthand.
Hear respected Australian product leaders unpack what changed their minds, what failed and what they would do differently. Come for useful thinking and meet the room afterwards.
Sit down with a dozen peers and go deep on one question, off the record. Leave with honest perspective from people who understand the call you are making.
In the members' words
"Rod has set an amazing tone, so we can have the real conversations and use the collective intelligence to get things working better."
"It's rare to find a group that shares the real product journey, not just the shiny bits. Every session gives me at least one idea I can use straight away."
"Candid experiences from others who've walked this path give me perspective, practical guidance, and the confidence to lead at this level."
By referral and a vouch from someone already in the room. Tell us who is referring you when you apply.
Field Notes is open to everyone. Subscribe for new writing by email. Access to the curated WhatsApp community is arranged separately.
