In this week’s Quick Coffee we are talking about startups, and corporates. We are exploring the interesting question of whether startups can become corporate on the inside, and what being “corporate” even means specifically. We define factors that make a startup turn corporate, and we outline what founders can do to prevent that from happening. If you want to know what makes a startup effective and fast, grab a coffee and listen in!

Our episode overview

(00:00:00) Intro to the episode, personal updates from Felix and Pat, trips to Berlin and Copenhagen

(00:05:05) Opening the episode, why do startups turn “corporate”? How do we define being “corporate”?

(00:10:20) Exploring the core characteristics of what it means to be corporate

(00:13:26) Deep dive into the four main factors that can turn a startup environment into a corporate environment

(00:17:40) What should founders do to ensure innovation, culture and speed in their startup?

(00:24:24) Episode wrapup and see you all next week!

Want to connect with us? We look forward to hearing from you on Twitter at @QuickCoffeeVC or at https://quickcoffee.vc.

Find Pat on LinkedIn and Twitter:

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

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Find Felix on LinkedIn and Twitter:

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

https://twitter.com/fhaasj