Entrepreneurial Realities

Raffaela Rein, an influential entrepreneur and board member in the startup world, shares her dynamic journey from finance to tech. She discusses the critical differences between B2B and B2C, emphasizing customer engagement and the challenges of market focus. Raffaela highlights the importance of fostering innovation in Germany and compares it to France's supportive strategies. She also encourages empowering young female entrepreneurs, stressing mentorship and the value of nurturing relationships for long-term success.

Do join me as I discuss with Sebastian Mallaby on the history of Venture Capital. Sebastian is the writer of the Power Law. This book which is on recommended list for the lecture I teach at TUM on VCs. It an outstanding analysis of the unique and still misunderstood dynamics of Venture Funding. It is an absolute must-hear (and the book is a must-read) for all interested in better understanding entrepreneurship.

Please meet David Oldeen. David is the CEO of Co-founder of Sizekick. His startup uses AI to enable e-commerce customers to validate that the clothes they are buying are of the right size so as to reduce costly and environment-unfriendly returns. Discover his journey, why he had an unusual but very apt source of financing for his startup, where they are and how they are expanding.

This is our first episode straight from the Valley with Rocky Yu entrepreneur, VC and now founder of Hillsborough AGI House. Do not miss our discussion to understand why AGI House is such a powerhouse, how the AI opportunity is evolving, why the Valley is so special for Entrepreneurship and what we have to do in Munich.

Please meet Pablo Palafox. He is the CEO and Co-founder of HappyRobot, one of the most successful TUM Software and AI Venture Lab Alumni. Discover his experience of going to the US, doing a major Pivot and reaping the benefits of focusing with intensity on a very specific problem for the freight industry in the US.

Join me In this episode where we discuss with Matthias Röder, CEO of the Karajan Institute. In this fascinating interview, we discuss his work, how artists can embrace technology and particularly AI to enhance their creativity, classical music and entrepreneurship.

We are joined this week by Julien Weissenberg. Julien is Zurich based and the founder of Deep Tech Experts. He is also playing an active role with leading organisations such as the World Economic Forum and Inno-Suisse. More importantly, he is working with many Swiss leading VCs and Innovation Agencies as the expert they call to assess the quality of the technology of AI startups they want to invest in. ... So he is really someone you want to be asked to meet.

Do join me in my fascinating conversation with Niclas Molinder. I met Niclas at the 2024 DLD Munich Conference where he gave a remarquable presentation of creation of music using AI tools. In addition to his activities as a musician (he has worked with Abba, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga ..), Niclas is also a founder of SessionStudio and has launched CLIP to help creators manage their Intellectual Property. Together, we discuss on his career but also on how AI is impacting the music industry.

Please join us in our discussion with Bernhard Neumann. Bernhard is a dear friend and a brand strategist whose recent work focuses on the concept of personal branding. We discuss why this really matters and particularly for younger entrepreneurs and is part of their journey.

For this end of year 2023, Antoine Leboyer receives Leon Merkel, Founder and CEO of Bumpee. Leon is one of the rare entrepreneurs who have already sold their startups. This is a rare experience. Do hear our discussion on the lessons of this great adventure.