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Startup Knockout Germany

Startup Knockout Germany

By Timo Higgs

Germany's startup scene is booming!
Join your Canadian host Timo for a gritty look into Europe's biggest economy while he navigates the world of German startups and helps you understand it all in context.

Every week we interview a new guest:
💡 Startups
💡 Investors
💡 Multipliers (incubators and accelerators)
💡 Industry experts
💡 Influencers

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B2B Startups CAN Create Sustainable Deal flow |Here's How 💸🚀

Startup Knockout GermanyAug 17, 2023

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32:40
B2B Startups CAN Create Sustainable Deal flow |Here's How 💸🚀

B2B Startups CAN Create Sustainable Deal flow |Here's How 💸🚀

Zoltan Vardy spent 20 years in the international corporate world, exited his own startup, and went on to found The Launch Code ( @launchcode9265 ), which reads like a professional playbook for creating sustainable B2B Deal Flow. He's worked with over 200 startups worldwide and shares his knowledge with us on the podcast about what startups SHOULD and SHOULD NOT be thinking about as they develop their sales pipeline.

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Zoltan's Special Offer:

https://zoltanvardy.com/podcast/

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⏱️ CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Intro to

1:08 - What Startups NEED TO KNOW about B2B sales that they usually don't

4:40 - Rabbit Deer and Elephant

7:01 - How lead generation has changed over last 5-10 years with new technology

9:48 - How The Launch Code looks at the structure of a startup

12:48 - Should startups hire sales people or train them themselves?

14:28 - How introverted founders can do sales

18:09 - How to prepare a startup for leaving home market and entering US or UK?

25:40 - When SHOULD a startup hire an experienced sales professional?

28:02 - WLD - Every startup getting a startup coach or mentor

30:50 - WLD Big Corporates doing more deals with startups that are riskier

31:21 - WLD Turning The Launch Code into a book

32:13 - Outro to

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https://youtu.be/X4uGyTpUPC8


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OUR GUEST - Zoltan Vardy:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoltanvardy/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-launch-code/


Website:

https://zoltanvardy.com/

https://thelaunchcode.net/

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#startups #b2bsales #startupmentor #zoltanvardy #thelaunchcode #startupgermany

Aug 17, 202332:40
Rise Europe Aims to Overtake the US's Startup Ecosystem | Marisa Schneider - UnternehmerTUM

Rise Europe Aims to Overtake the US's Startup Ecosystem | Marisa Schneider - UnternehmerTUM

How do you bring an entire continent's startup ecosystem to the next level and beyond?

Marisa Schneider from @UnternehmerTUMGmbH with their Rise Europe network aims to do exactly that. Bring together the biggest names in the European Startup Scene and Academia like ETH Zurich and Oxford University.


Watch this space to see how they could, in time, rival silicon valley! 🚀


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⏱️ CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Intro to the Episode: Rise Europe Aims to Overtake the US's Startup Ecosystem 🇺🇸🔫

1:02 - What is Rise Europe?

2:05 - We want to be on top, but we don't want to be alone on top

3:13 - The May 17th startup multiplier conference?

6:24 - German unicorn, French unicorn...this is what we want to get away from

7:16 - Every member nominates startups for the program

8:48 - What support do the startups get once accepted?

10:34 - What do startups give up for this strong network of multipliers?

11:56 - How to know when the EU has caught up to the US?

13:23 - How important is the absolute number of startups in Europe?

14:25 - What must institutions do for Europe to rise in startups?

16:20 - Europe's USP

18:05 - How to get in touch or follow Rise Europe?

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OUR GUEST - Marisa Schneider and UnternehmerTUM's Rise Europe:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/unternehmertum/


Website:

https://www.unternehmertum.de/landingpages/rise-europe

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#startups #europe #accelerator #incubator #unternehmertum #startupgermany

Aug 10, 202320:03
CONTENDER: From being scammed to CEO | Co-Tasker CEO Tarek Abousamra

CONTENDER: From being scammed to CEO | Co-Tasker CEO Tarek Abousamra

Co-Tasker was born when CEO Tarek had a horrible experience doing freelance work online. Since then he has invested his time and passion into building a platform that allows people to book a helping hand for any task, big or small, and puts trust at the forefront with data as his secret weapon ⚔️

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⏱️ CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Intro to

1:35 - I got scammed

2:00 - Building trust inside the company and with your users?

3:23 - A Typical Use Case - Home Improvements

4:53 - Collecting data EVEN BEFORE he needed it

6:15 - How is data helping shape Co-Tasker now?

7:36 - How did TechStars help Co-Tasker move forward?

9:13 - The Co-Tasker community and how they're building it

11:40 - The plan for Co-Tasker over the next year? RAISE FUNDS and expansion

12:16 - Outro to

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OUR GUEST ➡️ Co-Tasker:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/co-tasker/


Website:

https://www.co-tasker.com/


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https://twitter.com/Co_Tasker


TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@cotasker


Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/cotasker/


Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/CoTasker


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#startups #appdevelopment #digitaltransformation #coworking #startupgermany

Jul 20, 202312:51
ON-SITE CONTENDER: This Startup does the Dev Work For You when you Scale Up | Softup's Daniel Kazani

ON-SITE CONTENDER: This Startup does the Dev Work For You when you Scale Up | Softup's Daniel Kazani

Jul 13, 202305:05
ON-SITE CONTENDER: Climate Crisis Fix with Green Hydrogen | Turn2X's Dominik Schollenberger

ON-SITE CONTENDER: Climate Crisis Fix with Green Hydrogen | Turn2X's Dominik Schollenberger

Green Hydrogen is beginning to replace Natural Gas and Turn2X is leaning in. We interviewed CTO Dominik Schollenberger during out visit to  @werk122  to learn about some of the startups in their co-living and co-working space. Dominik gives us a look into the important green tech work they're doing to help with the climate crisis as well his experiences as a Co-Liver and Co-Worker at WERK1! ----------------------- ⏱️ CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro to Climate Crisis Fix with Green Hydrogen | Startup Turn2X 0:09 - What does Turn2X do in the green energy market? 0:59 - Who are their customers? 1:30 - Can green hydrogen switch out natural gas? 2:16 - Demo plant up and running. Seed funding is next 2:45 - Turn2X is one of the first in the WERK1 Co-Living space 3:05 - First impressions as more startups move in to Co-Living Space 3:29 - Advantages of being the Co-Working space at WERK1 4:09 - Challenges and goals for the next year 4:42 - Outro from What does Turn2X do in the green energy market? ----------------------- Find Us on Social Media: 📺 WATCH More on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@startupknockout LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-knockout/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/startupknockout Website: https://www.startupknockout.com/ OUR GUEST - Turn2X: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominik-schollenberger-14aa34ba/ Website: https://turn2x.com/ ----------------------- #startups #greentechnology #greenenergy #climatecrisis #hydrogen

Jul 12, 202305:03
CoLiving & CoWorking at WERK1 in Munich...ReMaking the Startup Experience | Luka Schnee WERK1 Operations Manager

CoLiving & CoWorking at WERK1 in Munich...ReMaking the Startup Experience | Luka Schnee WERK1 Operations Manager

CoLiving is a NEW concept being pioneered by WERK1, who are already known around Germany for their Incubator and CoWorking experience!


Billed as the Most Startup Friendly Place in Munich...WERK1...Let us in for a tour and a chat with Luka Schnee, the CoLiving Operations Manager tasked with turning this brand new building into a thriving community of startup founders.


This is why they're calling it:

"The Perfect SOFT LANDING for a Startup Entering the Munich Ecosystem"

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🗣️ OUR DISCUSSION:

1. What is WERK1 CoLiving and CoWorking?

2. How to apply?

3. What's the WHY behind the new CoLiving concept?

4. What's the experience going to be like on a typical day for CoLiving tenants?


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⏱️ CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Intro to Can WERK1 in Munich ReMake the Startup Experience in 2023?

0:45 - What's been happening over the past couple months leading up to opening?

1:13 - Coliving Apartment Description

1:49 - What comes next for CoWorking?

2:19 - What do people have to do to live in the CoLiving space?

2:36 - How to apply

3:25 - Do CoLivers need to have an association with Werk1 already?

3:59 - What's the difference between old and new CoWorking space?

4:38 - Why make a CoLiving space instead of more CoWorking?

5:20 - Typical day for a startup living in the CoLiving space and working in the CoWorking space

6:18 - What events are planned for the CoLiving and CoWorking spaces to build community?

7:02 - How long is someone allowed to live in the CoLiving space?

7:13 - Can you renew after 6 months?

8:15 - Outro to Can WERK1 in Munich ReMake the Startup Experience in 2023?

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OUR GUEST - WERK1:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/werk1/


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https://www.instagram.com/werk1_muc/


Website:

https://www.werk1.com/


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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yNfAuhSL39kockhmy_16A

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#startups #coliving #coworking #munich #startupgermany

Jul 07, 202308:51
Germany's Top Startup Accelerator on WHY Founders Fail | Eric Weber CEO of SpinLab The HHL Accelerator

Germany's Top Startup Accelerator on WHY Founders Fail | Eric Weber CEO of SpinLab The HHL Accelerator

Eric Weber, CEO & Founder of @spinlab-thehhlaccelerator2078 , quite probably Germany's Top Startup Accelerator, discusses with us WHY Founders Fail using a series of Founder Personas they've put together to help guide a startup's development, while enabling founders to recognise certain personality characteristics that can land them in hot water.

This was a FASCINATING conversation! 🤓

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Subscribe on YouTube for the rest of the Persona Videos COMING SOON!

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🎙️ IN OUR DISCUSSION:

1. How does SpinLab HHL stay on top of the Startup Accelerator Rankings?

2. How much should we trust venture capital investment as an indicator of startup success?

3. SpinLab is expanding and opening up accelerator tracks for specific verticals

4. Two of Eric's eight Personas for Founders That Often Fail


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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:


0:00 - Intro to Germany's Top Startup Accelerator on WHY Founders Fail

1:04 - What is SpinLab's secret sauce?

2:46 - How does SpinLab measure success for itself?

5:58 - How venture capital can be an indicator of likelihood of failure?

7:42 - How do investors move from wanting revenue before investing but growth after investing?

8:38 - SpinLab's spinoff accelerators Root Camp, Bitlab and more

11:41 - Synergies with farmers who they were already helping with renewables, now with Root Camp they help with Agri-business

13:08 - SpinLab promoting diversity through the diversity summer school

15:36 - Tips for startups thinking to apply to SpinLab

17:48 - 8 Personas of Startup Founders that fail

18:33 - Persona 1...Harry the Hustler

19:23 - What is the one characteristic that makes Harry fail?

23:13 - Persona 2...Ines Impact

27:34 - too much idealism makes you unable to get inside the head of your customers

28:09 - With the boom in impact startups, is the stereotypical impact startup founder persona changing?

29:45 - Still a stereotype in the investor community that impact means lower profit

31:38 - The changing face of cleantech and enviro business and how it puts pressure on existing businesses

34:00 - How does SpinLab use the personas when working with their startups?

37:17 - Outro from Germany's Top Startup Accelerator on WHY Founders Fail

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OUR GUEST - SpinLab The HHL Accelerator:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/spinlab---the-hhl-accelerator/


Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/spinlableipzig/


Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/SpinLabAccelerator


Twitter:

https://twitter.com/SpinLabLeipzig


YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7lFR7RJwaJSCiHpioZ1sZw


Website:

https://www.spinlab.co/

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#entrepreneurship #startups #accelerator #venturecapital #startupgermany

Jun 29, 202338:38
Is Analog/Digital Hybrid the Future in 2023! 💾🚀

Is Analog/Digital Hybrid the Future in 2023! 💾🚀

Did you know that 70% of the chips in your mobile are analog?

I didn't either until I talked with Sven Köppel of Anabrid Technologies, a German startup who are creating an analog chip for the future that combines the flexibility of digital, with the power and security of analog.


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🎙️ In Our Discussion:

1. What is NEW about Analog Technology?

2. How can Analog help with Security?

3. What are the downsides of Analog that startup Anabrid is working to change?

4. Anabrid now and into the future...selling and raising a funding round for the future of their startup


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⏱️ Timestamps


0:00 - Intro to AI What? Analog/Digital Hybrid is the FUTURE in 2023

0:27 - What is New Analog Technology from Anabrid?

1:18 - How does analog computing help with security?

3:32 - A use case...VERY complex computing problems

5:31 - What are the downsides to analog computing?

7:41 - Building an analog system with economies of scale, like digital is now

9:39 - Anabrid is already on the marketing selling, and raising a Series A round

11:15 - Anabrid's priorities for the next 12 months

11:53 - Outro AI What? Analog/Digital Hybrid is the FUTURE in 2023

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OUR GUEST - Sven Köppel and Anabrid:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sven-k%C3%B6ppelstein/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/anabrid/


Website:

https://www.anabrid.com/


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#entrepreneurship #startups #growthstage #analog #startupgermany

Jun 23, 202312:29
CONTENDER: Startup Offers Home Office as a Service 🤩

CONTENDER: Startup Offers Home Office as a Service 🤩

So what is Home Office as a Service and how is it solving the growing problems of isolation, health and well-being problems inherent to working from home?


Niao Wu, cofounder of the German Startup Onyo, talks with us about being an early stage startup fixing home office problems using community and furniture 🙃, and the importance of finding a good cofounder!


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🎙️ In Our Discussion:

1. The problems of working remotely compared to being at the office

2. What is home office as a service?

3. How important it is the core team does sales and finding a strong cofounder

4. The next 12 months...experimentation and sales growth


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⏱️ Timestamps


0:00 - Intro to CONTENDER | This Startup Offers Home Office as a Service?

0:19 - Onyo..Working ON YO terms

0:57 - Comparing working conditions at home to working in offices

1:48 - Getting back aches from working at home

2:13 - Onyo...digital platform to help companies take care of their people

2:36 - Onyo...home office as a service

4:37 - What stage is Onyo at?

4:56 - One year in and making sales

5:13 - Something Niao has learned she wish she knew at the beginning

5:23 - Need a strong cofounder. Take the time to find one.

5:59 - Everyone in the core team needs to do sales

6:47 - Future plans for the next 6-12 months

6:56 - Sales sales sales

7:04 - Experimentation and user research

7:43 - Hypothesis testing and monetisation

8:43 - Outro CONTENDER | This Startup Offers Home Office as a Service?

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OUR GUEST - ONYO and Niao Wu:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/onyogmbh/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/niao-wu-38942885/


Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/onyo_workstyle/


Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/onyo.io/


Twitter:

https://twitter.com/onyo_workstyle


YouTube @onyo7452 :

https://www.youtube.com/@onyo7452


Website:

https://www.onyo.io/

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#startups #growthstage #homeoffice #worklife #startupgermany

Jun 15, 202309:03
The Network Startups Dream Of ➡️ XPRENEURS Incubator & Munich Urban Colab!

The Network Startups Dream Of ➡️ XPRENEURS Incubator & Munich Urban Colab!

👏🏻 The Munich Urban Colab puts startups together in same building as government and BIG private industry with no barriers or hierarchy.

Water cooler moments galore!


👏🏻 The XPRENEURS Incubator Program has begun offering industry-specific tracks made to give the kind of vertical-focused help they need


👤 Dr Leo Martinez is an exited founder himself who now mentors startups at the XPRENEURS program from @UnternehmerTUMGmbH , situated in the Munich Urban Colab.

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🎙️ In Our Discussion:


1. Leo's Work with startups at the XPRENEURS Incubator

2. The Munich Urban Colab is networking center helping startups thrive!

3. The Details of the XPRENEURS Program

4. NEW! Industry tracks for specific startup help at the XPRENEURS Incubator

5. Problems startups face going forward that the incubator is helping with


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⏱️ Timestamps

0:00 - Intro The Network Startups Dream Of ➡️ XPRENEURS Incubator & MUC

0:29 - Leo's journey from Mexico to Germany, building and exiting a startup, and coming back to TUM

1:55 - How closely does Leo work with the startups at XPRENEURS?

3:07 - Is Leo assigned teams that match with his skillset?

3:50 - Does anyone go through the XPRENEURS program twice?

4:20 - How long has UnternehmerTUM been at the Munich Urban Colab?

4:57 - What is the Munich Urban Colab?

6:13 - Why would a startup choose to work at the Munich Urban Colab?

7:36 - What is the main advantage for a startup of having private partnerships with them in the Colab?

9:27 - What is the XPRENEURS Incubator program?

10:34 - What stage should a startup be at when it leaves the XPRENEURS program?

12:13 - What changes has Leo seen since starting at the XPRENEURS program?

14:26 - Why did XPRENEURS create specific industry tracks for startups to follow?

15:56 - How XPRENEURS makes the program specific to each startup

16:42 - Are there more industry tracks already planned?

17:15 - What are some problems startups are experiencing that XPRENEURS aims to help with in the future?

18:58 - Does the German ecosystem need to support angel investors more?

19:43 - What is Leo excited about going forward?

20:33 - Outro The Network Startups Dream Of ➡️ XPRENEURS Incubator & MUC

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OUR GUEST - Dr Leo Martinez:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanleonardo/


Website:

https://xpreneurs.io/

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#startups #growthstage #incubator #munich #startupgermany

Jun 14, 202321:00
The Secret to Unlocking Cost-Effective Materials Research with AI | ExoMatter.ai Interview

The Secret to Unlocking Cost-Effective Materials Research with AI | ExoMatter.ai Interview

This Munich startups says it has the Secret to Unlocking Cost-Effective Materials Research with AI


Here is our conversation with Barbara Prähofer from ExoMatter on how the XPRENEURS program at the Munich Urban Colab have been breaking down barriers for them on their journey to make materials science digitally driven by artificial intelligence

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📺 WATCH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LxsX9JmbtnI

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🎙️ In Our Discussion:


1. EXOMATTER - Who are they and what problem do they solve?

2. The details of how they're using artificial intelligence and machine learning to change materials science

3. The data science and data sets that are necessary

4. How XPRENEURS and The Munich Urban Colab has broken down barriers

5. Advice for early startups


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⏱️ Timestamps

0:00 - Intro The Secret to Unlocking Cost-Effective Materials Research with AI

0:29 - What problem does ExoMatter solve?

0:52 - Concrete example of ExoMatter's business case - Battery Producers

1:28 - AI Based calculations on materials permutations

1:41 - How do deal with the needed processing power for the machine learning calculations

2:12 - What stage is ExoMatter at right now? Help from the Helmholz Institution

3:02 - Capital secured, takeoff time! Where do they want to be in 5 years?

3:33 - ExoMatter's Vision

3:52 - Starting in renewable energies but can go to so many different sectors

4:11 - What kind of datasets are necessary for this?

4:59 - How has ExoMatter benefitted from the XPRENEURS Incubator?

6:25 - Would not be alive were it not for XPRENEURS and Munich Urban Colab networking opportunities

7:33 - Lack of hierarchy to networking at the Colabs

7:49 - Don't need any more mentoring or coaching, you need access

8:38 - One piece of advice for startups...don't be shy

9:24 - Outro The Secret to Unlocking Cost-Effective Materials Research with AI

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OUR GUEST - Exomatter:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/exomatter/


Website:

https://exomatter.ai/

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#startups #growthstage #machinelearning #datascientist #startupgermany #materialscience

May 31, 202309:43
ANNOUNCEMENT - We're adding new formats! 🤓🙌🏻

ANNOUNCEMENT - We're adding new formats! 🤓🙌🏻

As mentioned in last week's episode, we'll be changing things up a bit with some new formats.

We're gonna focus on three pillars:

  1. Startup Profiles - Short form interviews that zero in on startup learnings and their amazing ideas
  2. Commentary - Presenting to you our learnings in context
  3. Expert Interviews - Longer form interviews with experts who can give a broader overview of the German Startup Ecosystem

Any comments or suggestions, feel free to get in touch Info@StartupKnockout.com

Catch ya soon

- Timo 😉

May 18, 202300:59
#14 THIS is why Urban Farming and a Values-Driven Company are so NECESSARY in 2023 | Daniel Bosman from Our Greenery

#14 THIS is why Urban Farming and a Values-Driven Company are so NECESSARY in 2023 | Daniel Bosman from Our Greenery

Urban farming is fast becoming an economic necessity for some, and at Our Greenery, Daniel Bosman and his team are creating a platform that is functional, fashionable, feel-good and fosters a sense of community amongst urban gardeners.


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In Today’s Discussion:


1. SERIAL FOUNDER REVOLUTIONISING URBAN FARMING

Daniel has done some amazing things as an entrepreneur and now he's pointing his gaze and changing how the world thinks about urban farming


2. OUR GREENERY AND INDOOR GARDENING

A functional and fashionable garden in your home is fast becoming a platform for a growing community


3. VALUES DRIVEN FROM STARTUP TO FINISH

Daniel explains how the values he eschews make sense in a business context as well


4. PITCHING TIPS FROM THE LEAGUE LEADER

Daniel has never lost a pitch competition. He shares with us some of his secret sauce.


5. WIN LOSE OR DRAW

1 - Urban Farming products in major German supermarkets

2 - Inflation causing more people to grow kitchen gardens at home

3 - Indoor Gardens becoming a fashion piece, not just functional

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Intro

2:04 - Crazy life story, what made you want to start Our Greenery?

3:34 - How (not) green China's cities can be

4:59 - What is Urban Farming as you see it?

7:19 - Is the Raumgarten a B2C product? What's your target market?

8:54 - How you developed such a values-driven business?

11:01 - The why behind a values-driven business

12:52 - Salary transparency at Our Greenery

17:49 - Why building a community around Our Greenery is important

19:15 - Offering services without always looking for fees, very refreshing

21:41 - Pitching tips from Startup Coach Daniel

22:49 - WLD Urban Farming products in major German supermarkets

24:25 - WLD Inflation causing more people to grow kitchen gardens at home

25:17 - WLD Indoor Gardens becoming a fashion piece, not just functional

26:30 - Outro

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OUR GUEST: Our Greenery


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https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-bosman-og/


Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/ourgreenery_de/


Website:

https://ourgreenery.com/

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#startups #germany #entrepreneurship #urbanfarming #ourgreenery #raumgarten

May 11, 202327:12
#13 Startups, don't make this B2B sales mistake! 🙅‍♀️

#13 Startups, don't make this B2B sales mistake! 🙅‍♀️

Startups used to do their sales just like large companies: KPIs, break up the sales funnel, focus on returns. According to Regine Harr, this is just WRONG! Instead, focus on the relationships when you're starting out, she says, with her ROAR^WHY methodology, the returns will follow 🚀


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In Today’s Discussion:


1. SALES IN STARTUPS AND ENTERPRISES MUST BE DIFFERENT

Startups often want to copy what large companies do, but sales is one area where they should not mirror enterprise sales techniques. Instead, says Regine Harr, try this...


2. THE ROAR^WHY METHODOLOGY

Regine lays out her proven framework for startup sales


3. FIRST 10 CUSTOMERS? NO PROBLEM!

The first 10 are the most crucial and Regine explains her 3 step process for making sure they're the absolute right fit


4. KEEPING PERSONAL AND COMPANY LIFE IN BALANCE

Through years of mentoring and coaching startups, a founder's ability to keep on trucking is mission critical. Regine talks about how to identify and avoid burnout


5. WIN LOSE OR DRAW

1 - B2B Sales and Startup Sales requiring completely different training

2 - KPIs becoming a thing of the past

3 - Every Startup seeing sales mentorship or training as necessity

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Intro

0:49 - Difference between B2B Sales and Startup Sales

2:55 - Selling shared values, identity and energy

5:00 - ROAR^Why Methodology for Sales in Startups

7:48 - Ongoing investment from the ROAR^WHY Methodology

9:27 - Authenticity from ROAR^WHY Methodology

11:31 - How deep does your experience need to be with the problem to start fixing it?

12:06 - What if you're just a customer, is that enough depth of understanding the problem?

14:23 - Circling back because of higher energy

15:54 - How to find your first 10 customers?

17:35 - Should these first 10 be paying customers at the beginning?

19:51 - How to decide using your WHY if a business is right for you?

22:04 - Thing number 3 in how to find first 10 customers

22:31 - Recap of the 3 To-Dos for finding first 10 customers

23:10 - What is a burnout?

23:57 - How to keep personal and company life in balance

24:04 - WLD B2B Sales and Startup Sales requiring completely different training

25:27 - WLD KPIs becoming a thing of the past

27:54 - WLD Every Startup seeing sales mentorship or training as necessity

28:18 - Outro

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FIND US ONLINE!


🎙️ LISTEN on Your Favourite Podcast App:

https://anchor.fm/startupknockout


Twitter:

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LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-knockout/


Website:

https://www.startupknockout.com/


And from our Guest - Regine Harr of Sales360:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/regine-harr-91012215/


Website:

http://www.sales-360.com/

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#startups #germany #entrepreneurship #sales #startupsales

May 04, 202328:55
#12 What can we expect from the Age of AR? | AR Experts

#12 What can we expect from the Age of AR? | AR Experts

AR has been around for a while but it's finally having its day! Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger shares his 20 years of experience and what we can expect with augmented reality now and in the future ---------------------- In Today’s Discussion:


1. AR DIDN'T START OR END WITH GOOGLE GLASS

Björn gives us the insider view on what happened to a much hyped technology and why it didn't disappear the way you think it did


2. GIRI - THE APP THAT'LL END INSTRUCTION MANUALS

The GIRI app from AR Experts is 10x-ing the ease and speed of training workers, eliminating the need for paper manuals...maybe even instructional YouTube videos


3. GERMANY AND THE AXIS OF AR

German-speaking countries were among the first to push AR forward. But how is the German Startup Ecosystem still helping maintain its spot as an Augmented Reality Giant?


4. WIN LOSE OR DRAW

1 - AR being used by normal people nearly every day

2 - AR ready glasses becoming a consumer good again

3 - AR becoming standardised the way Wifi is standardised


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CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

0:42 - History of Augmented Reality and AR Experts

2:54 - Why Google Glass didn't work

5:32 - Axis of AR the DACH Countries driving AR development

6:01 - When will AR come back to customer facing instead of B2B

7:22 - Use cases from GIRI

9:41 - AR Coffee maker example

11:05 - How much time can GIRI typically save a company?

13:17 - What does the UX look like for a typical worker using GIRI?

17:06 - How many customers are using glasses compared with their cell phone?

19:26 - Will more people use glasses in the future?

20:35 - Where does most AR development take place now?

21:29 - Is the German Startup Ecosystem helping enough to develop AR?

24:51 - WLD AR being used by normal people every day

26:10 - WLD AR-Ready Glasses becoming a consumer good withing 5-10 years

26:33 - WLD AR becoming standardised the way Wifi is

28:04 - Outro

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FIND US ONLINE!


Audio Only Podcast:

https://anchor.fm/startupknockout


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Website:

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And from our Guest - Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger of AR Experts:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/AR-Experts.de/


Website:

https://www.AR-Experts.de

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#startps #germany #entrepreneurship #augmentedreality #ar

Apr 28, 202328:27
#11 Startup Mentors Evolving Across Ecosystems | Emily Koolen

#11 Startup Mentors Evolving Across Ecosystems | Emily Koolen

It's becoming almost a MUST in the startup world now: Mentorship!

It's taking on many forms and changing in many ways across regions and ecosystems which is exactly what Emily Koolen from Horizon37 has a view into.


In this episode, everything you need to know about startup and scaleup mentorship in 2023!

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In Today’s Discussion:


1. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO COACH A STARTUP

Emily takes us through the various models she uses including mentorship, coaching and non-executive directorship.


2. WHY STARTUPS NEED THIS

We learn about the most often seen skillset gaps and blind spots that mentorship NEEDS to fill and why accelerators everywhere are gathering mentors to them like moths to a flame


3. MENTORSHIP LOOKS DIFFERENT ACROSS REGIONS AND ECOSYSTEMS

Emily prefers to look at regions and verticals rather than nations when describing how mentorship and coaching is developing around the startup world. And she has good reason why!


4. WIN LOSE OR DRAW

1 - German startup mentors beginning to mentor outside of Germany within the next 5 years

2 - One of the startups you mentor becoming a unicorn or even a decacorn

3 - Universities or business colleges offering courses in how to be a Non-Executive Director

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CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

0:42 - Mentor, Coach, Non-Executive-Director, how do you choose which to use with each startup?

2:37 - How can startups recognise that they need coaching?

4:08 - Top 3 skillset holes that Emily sees in startups

7:03 - How to know when to drop deligate tasks that you must do as an early startup?

9:11 - What are some of the new demands on startup executives that weren't there before?

11:54 - Do you see differences in expectations in different cultures?

14:31 - How do you help someone when you see they're getting burnt out?

16:13 - What is a Non Executive Director ?

19:21 - Example of how Emily as an NED helped a startup

20:30 - Difference between mentoring, consulting and coaching

21:07 - Is there a prescribed science for mentoring startups?

23:19 - Most Accelerators now boast providing access to mentorship

24:07 - 2nd most common startup killer is conflicts within founder's team

25:03 - How are different countries trying to help startups succeed

30:59 - WLD German Startup mentors mentoring outside of Germany in the next 5 year

31:55 - WLD A startup Emily mentors becoming a unicorn or decacorn

32:24 - WLD Universities or colleges offering courses in startup mentoring or NED

24:47 - Outro

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FIND US ONLINE!


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LinkedIn:

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Website:

https://www.startupknockout.com/


And from our Guest - Emily Koolen of Horizon37:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/Horizon37/


Website:

https://horizon37.co.uk


Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Horizon37Method

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#startups #mentorship #startupmentor #startupcoaching #scaleupcoaching

Apr 20, 202335:39
#10 Germany MUST change for Migrant Startups | Migrapreneur

#10 Germany MUST change for Migrant Startups | Migrapreneur

You probably wouldn't believe Ana Álvarez when she lists how much Germany still needs to do before they are truly an inviting place to do business as an entrepreneur. As CEO of Migrapreneur, Ana is helping Germany identify these blind spots, and taking migrants by the hand as they attempt to navigate the murky waters of German bureaucracy, and perhaps one day, change it.

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In Today’s Discussion:


1. GERMANY IS NOT READY FOR MIGRANTS TO THRIVE

Ana shares her story of arriving with a dearth of experience and still experienced the struggle that spawned Migrapreneur


2. BRIGHT SPOTS AND NECESSITIES

There are good things happening, but not enough and not fast enough, is the message Migrapreneur wants us to understand.


3. MIGRAPRENEUR STEPS IN TO HELP

With plans to expand more into the digital world with their upcoming platform, Ana shares more about how Migrapreneur is helping migrant entrepreneurs to fulfil their potential


4. STORIES FROM THE MIGRANT STARTUP WORLD

Ana shares with us one of her favourite stories from the world of migrant entrepreneurs; arriving as a refugee and creating an award-winning (still thriving) business


5. WIN LOSE or DRAW

Our guest gives us their predictions for…

1 - Germany one day making it into the Top 10 ranking of Ease Of Doing Business

2 - Germany having multi-lingual support at all government offices

3 - Germany one day becoming multi-cultural enough that people stop thinking about it


FIND US ONLINE!


YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@startupknockout


Twitter:

https://twitter.com/startupknockout


TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@startupknockout


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-knockout/



And from our Guest - MIGRAPRENEUR:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/Migrapreneur/


Website:

https://migrapreneur.org/


Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/Migrapreneur/

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#startuppodcast #germany #impactstartup #migrants #entrepreneurs

Apr 14, 202328:33
#9 Cubemos shows the Mittelstand that ESG is the NEXT Competitive Advantage

#9 Cubemos shows the Mittelstand that ESG is the NEXT Competitive Advantage

ESG is fast becoming a MUST instead of a Nice-to-have and at the centre of the German Mittelstand adopting pro-social practices is Dr. Christopher Scheubel and Cubemos

Join our conversation as he explains more about how this movement is changing the face of German business

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In Today’s Discussion:


1. AN UNUSUAL BEGINNING FOR SOME DATA NERDS

It won't surprise you to find out how delightfully obsessed Cubemos is with data, the heart and soul of any ESG Program. And it goes deep, colouring the quirky beginnings of the company.


2. THE MITTELSTAND IS ADOPTING ESG, BUT...

Perhaps not quite in the way you'd imagine. Regulation is not the driving force here, it's something else entirely. German business is getting ahead of the curve.


3. CUBEMOS MAKES ESG A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Dr. Scheubel runs us through some typical use cases and the myriad advantages to creating the kind of transparency and metric-oriented ESG programming that Cubemos is advocating.


4. CUBEMOS AND ESG...A MARRIAGE INTO THE FUTURE

Cubemos has designs on becoming THE go-to company for sustainability. See how


5. WIN LOSE or DRAW

Our guest gives us their predictions for…

1 - The vast majority of German companies having ESG programs within the next 10 years

2 - Enviro, Social and Governance programs all individually becoming too big to still be lumped together as one acronym

3 - Germany reaching its Climate Action Goals of a 55% reduction in CO2 by 2030

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FIND US ONLINE!


Audio Only Podcast:

https://anchor.fm/startupknockout


Twitter:

https://twitter.com/startupknockout


TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@startupknockout


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-knockout/



And from our Guest - CUBEMOS:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/Cubemos/


YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@cubemos-gmbh


#startup #germany #startupgermany #impactinvesting #cubemos #esg

Apr 05, 202335:19
#8 Amazon Smile GONE! Berlin Startup steps in, ends fundraising 🎗️💰 | Impact Startup Mini-Series1/3

#8 Amazon Smile GONE! Berlin Startup steps in, ends fundraising 🎗️💰 | Impact Startup Mini-Series1/3

What if a charity never had to fundraise again?

CoolBeez, a startup based in Berlin, Germany might bring about exactly that future by stepping in the hole left by Amazon Smile closing down.

Watch to find out how...🤓

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🥊 STARTUP KNOCKOUT GERMANY PODCAST 🥊

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In Today’s Discussion:


1. A SHANGHAI BUSINESS ON WECHAT, TELL US MORE

Galia recounts her first startup from her days in Shanghai, China. Selling on the gigantic platform WeChat


2. THE BERLIN STARTUP ECOSYSTEM & THE FOUNDER’S INSTITUTE

Berlin is the heart of the German Startup Scene and the Founder’s Institute is often at the centre of it. Galia explains how it helped CoolBeez and how other first-time founders can benefit from their grueling program.


3. THE COOLBEEZ BUSINESS MODEL, NO MORE FUNDRAISING

CoolBeez is working to eliminate fundraising and make charities their own form of influencer


4. COOLBEEZ IS SAVING CHARITIES FROM THE AMAZON SMILE CLOSING

Amazon Smile has closed down. Now it’s CoolBeez’s turn to pick up the pieces by grabbing their clientele and improving on the Amazon Smile model


5. WIN LOSE or DRAW

Our guest gives us their predictions for…

1 - CoolBeez joining another accelerator or multiplier organization

2 - Philanthropy in general taking a big hit during an economic downturn

3 - Germany becoming a center of impact-focused startups

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FIND US ONLINE!


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Twitter:

https://twitter.com/startupknockout


TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@startupknockout


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-knockout/



And from our Guest - COOLBEEZ:


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/CoolBeez/


Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/coolbeez.de

https://www.facebook.com/coolbeez.italia

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/coolbeez_ita/

https://www.instagram.com/coolbeez_de/


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#startup #germany #impactinvesting #nonprofits #startuppodcast

Mar 30, 202325:47
#7 A New Kind of EV Battery is Smashing Range Anxiety  ||  Munich Based DeepTech Startup Bavertis 🔋⚡️

#7 A New Kind of EV Battery is Smashing Range Anxiety || Munich Based DeepTech Startup Bavertis 🔋⚡️

Range anxiety? Not for long.

Bavertis is a German startup on the rise with electric vehicle battery tech that is changing the game completely.


✔ Increasing battery life up to 80%

✔ Increasing range by 60-80%

✔ Grid feed-in ready so you can use your car like a battery for your home

-------------------------------------------- 🥊 STARTUP KNOCKOUT GERMANY 🥊 --------------------------------------------


In Today’s Discussion:


1. AN ENGINEER AND AN MBA WALK INTO A BAR AT CHRISTMAS

The way startups come together. Niclas tells a story of old friends coming together again after years apart.


2. FROM PhD PROJECT TO DYNAMIC STARTUP

How do you take an idea from academic research through prototyping and into the market. Here's a hint...they had help from the Startup Ecosystem here in Germany.


3. EV BATTERIES NEED A SERIOUS UPDATE

The existing tech was brilliant when it was created, but for today's use it needs a re-think. Niclas talks about how electric vehicle batteries need a 3 pronged update to vastly increase range and battery life.


4. COMPETITION WITH THE BIG PLAYERS AND NEXT STEPS

Bavertis is moving quickly into production and partnerships with one eye on the competition and the other on moving forward with momentum. In this section Niclas gives us a teaser of what their strategic approach will be.


5. WIN LOSE or DRAW

We play our game with Niclas and he gets to chime in on:

1- New sales of gas-powered vehicles becoming illegal EU-wide in the next 10 years

2 - A partnership or merger of Bavertis with one of the biggest car makers like Ford, Honda or Mercedes

3 - EVs becoming cheaper than any gas-powered cars


FIND US ONLINE!


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https://www.youtube.com/@startupknockout


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LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-knockout/



And from our Guest - BAVERTIS:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/bavertis/

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#startup #germany #emobility #batterytechnology #startuppodcast #greentech

Mar 24, 202331:05
#6 - Munich-based Startup CEO Federico Acosta Will Make You Rethink Eye Surgery

#6 - Munich-based Startup CEO Federico Acosta Will Make You Rethink Eye Surgery

You wouldn't believe me if I told you how analogue eye surgery still is, even today! 👁️🥼💾
Custom Surgical is changing all that by helping doctors turn their old, analogue equipment into smart equipment, and CEO Federico Acosta is at the center of it.

This enables a whole range of new capabilities to name a few:
✔ Making eye surgery more exact
✔ Solving the growing cataract crisis with Augmented Reality
✔ Using big data to train AI and large language models for better diagnoses

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🥊 STARTUP KNOCKOUT GERMANY 🥊
💥 Hard-hitting Learnings from The German Startup Scene  
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In Today’s Discussion:


1. THE ENGINEER TURNED ENTREPRENEUR
Federico Acosta has been in thousands of surgeries as a clinical application specialist. It's only fitting that he founded the startup Custom Surgical to fix some of the problems he watched doctors struggle with


2. DEMOCRATISING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
The flagship product, MicroREC is a simple engineering wonder that attaches to analogue microscopes turning them instantly into fully digital, smart medical equipment. But that's not all!


3. CUSTOM SURGICAL TACKLES THE CATARACT EPIDEMIC WITH AUGMENTED REALITY
Nearly everyone on earth will need cataract surgery at some point in their lives. Problem is, most won't get it. With their MicroART product, Federico and Custom Surgical are fixing this problem, and by the way, producing enough data to train AI large language models for future next steps


4. FEDERICO WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO COME TO GERMANY
Starting with a foot in German culture back in Colombia, he did his masters at TUM and has been a growing part of the MedTech ecosystem in Munich


5. WIN LOSE or DRAW
We play our game with Federico and he gets to chime in on:

   1- AI helping patients, not just doctors, understand their diagnoses better

   2 - Augmented Reality making cataract surgery feasible for non-doctors

   3 - Cataracts being eliminated as a cause of blindness

   4 - Glasses, one day, becoming a thing of the past

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FIND US ONLINE!

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Twitter:
https://twitter.com/startupknockout


TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@startupknockout


LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-knockout/


And from our Guest - CUSTOM SURGICAL:

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/customsurgical/


Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/customsurgical/

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#startup #germany #medtech #opthalmology #startuppodcast

Mar 16, 202328:11
#5 Watch me kill Passwords 🔐🥊💥 || Corbado CEO Vincent Delitz loves Passkeys

#5 Watch me kill Passwords 🔐🥊💥 || Corbado CEO Vincent Delitz loves Passkeys

We all hate passwords! And so, our password slaying hero: Corbado! 🗡️🛡️
Vincent Delitz is on a mission to make sure we never need passwords again, and also increase ⤴️ our level of security using Passkeys 🔐

Find out how this new age of cyber security is taking shape in our interview with Vincent🎙️


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🥊 STARTUP KNOCKOUT GERMANY 🥊
💥 Hard-hitting Learnings from The German Startup Scene
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In Today’s Discussion:


1. WHY VINCENT LEFT BIG CONSULTING OFFERS TO START CORBADO
Though his career is still young, Vincent has worked with the likes of KPMG, BCG, Lufthansa and even Celonis! Here he details why.


2. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH PASSWORDS...AND HOW WILL PASSKEYS KILL THEM?
Vincent explains some of the technical aspects and we separate out some of the jargon.
And of course, why Passkeys were so hard to implement before, but not anymore thanks to Corbado.


3. CORBADO NOW AND FUTURE
Vincent let's us in on his plans for his young company and how Corbado's attacking cyber threats.


4. VINCENT'S NOT THAT INTERESTED IN THE MUNICH STARTUP SCENE
Here he tells us why it's not always necessary to be part of an accelerator.


5. WIN LOSE or DRAW
We play our game with Vincent and he gets to chime in on:

   1 - ChatGPT and other Large Language Models making it easier for cyber criminals by lowering the barrier to entry

   2 - Passwords die completely, and they become one of those things you tell your kids about and they don’t know what you’re talking about

   3 - Corbado being the ones to kill passwords 

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FIND US ONLINE!

YouTube Full Episode:
https://youtu.be/UpoM8NGSvns


Twitter:
https://twitter.com/startupknockout


TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@startupknockout


LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-knockout/


AND FROM OUR GUEST - CORBADO:

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/corbado_tech


LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/corbado


Github:
https://github.com/corbado

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ATTRIBUTIONS

Thanks to all you creators out there! Without you, this would just be me talking. And nobody wants to see that 😜


Images
• Boxing Glove Vector: Image by https://www.vectorportal.com"" Vectorportal.com

• Boxing Ring in Stadium ""iStock.com Boxing ring. stock photo by Artur Didyk.""


Sounds 

• [Boxing Bell Signals] by Herkules92 freesound.org""

• [soft quick punch] by https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/...

• [weak hit impact] by https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/...

• [Bamboo Swing, A7] by InspectorJ freesound.org""

• [Hip Hop] It by BlackTrendMusic

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#startup  #germany  #podcast   #passkeys #passwordless

Mar 08, 202329:27
#4 Engineer re-tools Love, Food - Noelia Gonzalez vs Convenience Food 🥗♥️ 🤜🤜 🍔🍕

#4 Engineer re-tools Love, Food - Noelia Gonzalez vs Convenience Food 🥗♥️ 🤜🤜 🍔🍕

"So, let me get this straight...someone will come to my house and cook for me?
  ...AND clean?
    ...AND do the shopping? 

Show me, SHOW ME NOW!! 🤗

Noelia Gonzalez Vila is the CEO and Founder of Joy and Meal, a Munich-based startup that's taking this Spanish, former mechanical engineer for the ride of her life! 

She talked to us about being an entrepreneur in Germany and how she picked a fight with convenience food for the good of families and line cooks everywhere!
🤜🍕🍔


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🥊 STARTUP KNOCKOUT GERMANY 🥊
💥 Hard-hitting Learnings from The German Startup Scene 

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In Today’s Discussion:


1. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER VEERS FROM TRADITIONAL PLAN

Noelia built a career building systems for some big players in German-speaking countries. 

But it wasn't fast enough, nor innovative enough for her. She explains the move to FoodTech.


2. THE BEGINNINGS OF JOY AND MEAL

So how does an engineer approach a FoodTech startup. By building systems, of course! 

Noelia takes us through the early days and the accelerators that gave Joy and Meal a leg up. 


3. JOY AND MEAL BUILDS AND ADJUSTS TO CHANGING MARKET SIGNALS

Never straightforward, that's the mantra of every startup. Joy and Meal takes on new talent to help it pivot to a clear signal from the market. 


4. GERMAN CORPORATE vs SPAIN'S

Germany can hold it's head high when it comes to autonomy, but still has some work to do getting women into positions of responsibility when it comes to engineering.


5. WIN LOSE or DRAW

We shoot some concepts at Noelia and she gives us her thoughts and predictions:

     1)  Joy and Meal expanding to more cities in Germany in the next year

     2) The traditional German diet becoming less prevalent in Germany in the next 5-10 years

     3) Joy and Meal becoming the next Airbnb of startups that at first seem counterintuitive, but become normal eventually

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FIND US ONLINE!


YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@startupknockout

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/startupknockout

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LinkedIn:
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Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/startupknockout/


AND FROM OUR GUEST - JOY and MEAL:

JOY and MEAL on LinkedIn:
https://www.LinkedIn.com/company/Joy-and-Meal/

JOY and MEAL Website:
https://joyandmeal.com

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ATTRIBUTIONS

Thanks to all you creators out there!
Without you, this would just be me talking. And nobody wants to see that 😜


Sounds 

• [Boxing Bell Signals] by Herkules92 freesound.org""

• [soft quick punch] by https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/...

• [weak hit impact] by https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/...

• [Bamboo Swing, A7] by InspectorJ freesound.org""

• [Hip Hop] It by BlackTrendMusic


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#startup  #germany  #podcast   #foodtechnology #womanpower

Mar 01, 202330:57
#3 From Sales to CEO | Derek Barrilleaux vs Post-Production Chaos | Startup Knockout Germany

#3 From Sales to CEO | Derek Barrilleaux vs Post-Production Chaos | Startup Knockout Germany

Derek Barrilleaux, CEO of Projective Technology There wasn’t much in sales Derek hadn’t done before he took the top job at Projective. It seemed a natural next step to lead this up and comer, but it’s never as easy as all that. Derek takes us through the victories and landmines as his company aims to smooth out the chaos that is media post-production. 

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Startup Knockout Germany: Smacking you in the face with The German Startup Scene!

FULL VIDEO EPISODES on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@startupknockout

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In Today’s Discussion:

1. THE (SALES) JOURNEY BEGINS
Derek’s start in the many facets of sales and marketing, and what he’s brought with him from that world.

2. FLAVOURSYS, THE STARTUP SPRING BOARD
Before it became Projective, FlavourSys was Derek’s first foray into the startup world.
Derek takes us through a misaligned start that eventually led to a re-branding and new beginning as CEO.

3. PROJECTIVE PULLS ITSELF UP BY ITS BOOTSTRAPS
With a few major successes, Projective establishes itself as a player to be reckoned with in the media post-production world.
Victories and stumbling blocks, but always moving forward. 

4. A VIEW TO THE WEST WITH A FOOT IN THE OLD COUNTRY
Lessons from adapting to the German corporate world when you’ve still got American expectations. 

5. WIN LOSE or DRAW
We shoot some concepts at Derek and he gives us his thoughts and predictions about how they’ll turn out:
    1) All media creation moving into the cloud in the next 5 years
    2) Germany becoming a major force in content creation
    3) Sales and Product department valuing each other equally

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FIND US ONLINE!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/startupknockout

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startupknockout

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-knockout/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@startupknockout


AND OUR GUEST:  

https://www.linkedin.com/company/projective-technology/

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ATTRIBUTIONS

Sounds   • [Boxing Bell Signals] by Herkules92 freesound.org" • [soft quick punch] by https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/punch/ • [weak hit impact] by https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/punch/ • [Bamboo Swing, A7] by InspectorJ freesound.org" • [Hip Hop] It by BlackTrendMusic

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#startup #germanstartup #germany #entrepreneur #sales #enterprise

Feb 15, 202323:40
#2 Ryan Sherrard vs eCommerce | Startup Knockout Germany Podcast

#2 Ryan Sherrard vs eCommerce | Startup Knockout Germany Podcast

Ryan Sherrard is a scientist, or rather, he was. Until he set down his PhD and became a star in the world of eCommerce. We go along on his hero’s journey from small town Canada, through academia, BioTech and an exit that’ll make any brand on Amazon cry tears of jealousy. Come with us, subscribe and share share share!


FULL VIDEO EPISODES on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@startupknockout


1. THE BEGINNING OF THE HERO’S JOURNEY
How he started in hardcore science at LMU and The Max Planck Institute studying RNA, moved into the world of innovative BioTech startups and found a home in eCommerce building private label brands. 

2. THE LEAP FROM SCIENTIST TO eCOMMERCE GURU
Ryan sets aside his PhD and dives head first into the world of eCommerce, bringing his unique science-y skillset with him. Everyone loves a nerd! 

3. EXIT!!! NOT SO EASY TO LEAVE THEIR BABY
The process of exiting a company seems straight-forward, but it’s not. Ryan takes us their the bumps and beautiful moments. 

4. GO FORTH AND MULTIPLY
Ryan and his business partner help other brands find the higher gear that they managed, building a portfolio of brands. 

5. WIN LOSE or DRAW
We shoot some concepts at Ryan and he gives us his thoughts and predictions about how they’ll turn out Amazon’s top spot, a return to private label brands, eCommerce taking over Germany


FIND US ONLINE! 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/startupknockout  

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startupknockout 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-knockout/

AND OUR GUEST RYAN: 

Ryan Sherrard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansherrard/

Apply to join DAVAN Strategic’s closed Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/davangroup


ATTRIBUTIONS
Thanks to all you creators out there!
Without you, this would just be me talking. And nobody wants to see that 😜  

• [Boxing Bell Signals] by Herkules92 freesound.org"
• [soft quick punch] by [soft quick punch] by https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/punch/
• [weak hit impact] by [weak hit impact] by https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/punch/
• [Bamboo Swing, A7] by InspectorJ freesound.org"
• [Hip Hop] It by BlackTrendMusic


#startup #germanstartup #germany #entrepreneur #podcast #biotechnology #ecommerce

Feb 10, 202328:52
#1 Julian Boyce vs Crypto Arbitrage | Startup Knockout Germany

#1 Julian Boyce vs Crypto Arbitrage | Startup Knockout Germany

Startup Knockout Germany: Smacking you in the face with The German Startup Scene!

Julian Boyce has been in software development for nearly 20 years, working with names like Yahoo! and The Technical University of Munich.

He’s set his sights on Web3 and decentralised finance, making a new startup project out of crypto arbitrage.

Jules breaks down for us the ins and outs of DeFi and crypto currencies and how his project is finding some intriguing opportunities in new markets.

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Whenever you SHARE & SUBSCRIBE our magic, floating boxing gloves begin to clap 😜🥊

FULL VIDEO EPISODES on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@startupknockout

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1. JULES’S BACKGROUND

How the story all started and how he came to be an American living in Munich working in DeFi


2. WEB3 OVERVIEW

An introduction for the uninitiated to the difference between centralised and de-centralised finance and crypto

What is crypto being used for these days?


3. CRYPTO EXCHANGES AND ARBITRAGE

What are crypto exchanges and what’s the current state of the markets?

What is the difference between a centralised exchange and a de-centralised exchange?

How do you assess transparency in a de-centralised exchange?

What is crypto arbitrage and how do you make a business out of it?


4. JULES’S CURRENT CRYPTO ARBITRAGE PROJECT

How do you make a business out it?

What are some of the restrictions and guidelines his team uses to ensure a good balance between risk and predictability?


5. WIN LOSE or DRAW

We shoot some Web3 concepts at Jules and he gives us his thoughts and predictions about how they’ll turn out

Bitcoin, large commercial banks using crypto, crypto being used for everyday purchases, EU crypto regulation

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FIND US ONLINE

Website:
https://www.startupknockout.com/

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/startupknockout

TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@startupknockout

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-knockout/


OUR GUEST JULIAN:

Follow Julian Boyce on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-boyce-web3/

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• [Boxing Bell Signals] by Herkules92 freesound.org"
• [soft quick punch] by https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/punch/
• [weak hit impact] by https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/punch/
• [Bamboo Swing, A7] by InspectorJ freesound.org"
• [Hip Hop] It by BlackTrendMusic

#startup #GermanStartup #germany #entrepreneur #cryptoarbitrage #defi #web3 #podcast

Feb 01, 202327:07