Entrepreneurial Realities

Eugene Huang is founder of https://www.prorata.ai/. I heard of Prorata after listening to legendary investor and entrepreneur Bill Gross at the Munich DLD conference. Prorata completely changes the concept of intellectual property for Generative AI. It is a radical game changer which I strongly believe will have a systemic impact on stabilising business models for AI applications.Do listen to what they are doing, GenAI is not going to be the same after.

Please meet Jonathan Lowenhar. Jonathan lives in California based. He has been an executive in large organisations, a Private Equity investor and a repeat founder. He has since started Enjoy the work where, not unlike what we do at the Venture Lab, he supports founders in all aspects of their entrepreneurial journey.

Please meet Kevin Berghoff. Kevin is the CEO of Quantum Diamonds and an Alumni of the team of the Venture Labs. Discover Quantum Diamonds's technology and projects. But more importantly, do hear how they are transforming DeepTech research from Munich's Technical University into a leading player in the global semiconductor industry.

Please meet Vladimir Keil, CEO and co-Founder of AskLio. Vladimir is a serial entrepreneur whose latest startup, Asklio, is an AI powered procurement assistant. Asklio is a proud Y-Combinator Alumni and has strong momentum. Join us to understand Vladimir's business philosophy and particularly why increasing the number satisfied customers is addicitive.

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.