Quick Coffee

In this week’s Quick Coffee we are talking about the importance of finding the “right” investor. Why is this decision important? What are the key investor attributes one should look out for? Why are humbleness and open communication two of the most important traits to consider? Looking back on our experience as both founders and angel investors we aim to discuss the issue from two angles. If you are excited to hear what our ideal investor would look like, grab a coffee and listen in! Our episode overview (00:00:00) New starters at Sonic and new blossom office in Berlin is taking shape (00:04:05) The importance of finding a “fitting” investor (00:06:50) Choosing an investor is choosing the right person to work with (00:09:35) Humbleness as an important investor trait (00:10:35) Look for an investor’s brand, what is the one thing they are really good at (00:13:35) The best investors communicate openly, balancing disagreeing and committing (00:19:30) Personal relationships matter, look at investors as co-founders 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/ https://twitter.com/patrickhaede Find Felix on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haasfelix/ https://twitter.com/fhaasj

In this week’s Quick Coffee we are talking about the fundamental principles of fundraising. When is a good time to start a fundraising process? Who are the ideal investors? Why is it crucial to fully understand the end to end fundraising process before starting conversations with investors? We are super excited about this episode, and are sharing some of our most valuable lessons that we have learned over the past few years. You’ll find everything about the interaction with investors all the way down to closing your first funding round. As always let us know what you think and we are looking forward to receiving your feedback and thoughts. Our episode overview (00:00:00) Pat in his off week and Felix about his upcoming Cape Town trip (00:03:40) Kicking off the episode, introduction to principles of fundraising (00:06:02) The things we learned the hard way about working with investors (00:10:30) Choosing the right people as investors (00:14:10) How has our perspective on fundraising changed? (00:19:32) How to get in touch with new investors? (00:23:30) Summary of the most underestimated principles 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/ https://twitter.com/patrickhaede Find Felix on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haasfelix/ https://twitter.com/fhaasj

In this week’s Quick Coffee we are talking about difficult times as a startup team or startup founders. How do we think about failure? What are examples from our past in which we went through difficult times? And what would we recommend a struggling startup team from today’s perspective? Grab a coffee and listen in! Our episode overview (00:00:00) Updates from Pat, Felix, Sonic and Blossom (00:03:30) Kicking off the episode, why it relevant to talk about this topic? (00:05:00) Defining failure in the startup environment (00:09:30) Talking about difficult times at Mapify as an example (00:13:10) Being honest to yourself and the team as a founder (00:16:31) Our recommendations to a struggling startup team (00:19:20) What it means to uphold values and be a great leader in difficult times (00:22:40) Wrapup and see you 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/ https://twitter.com/patrickhaede Find Felix on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haasfelix/ https://twitter.com/fhaasj

In this week’s Quick Coffee we are talking about our learings from being second time founders. We are covering questions like: What kind of a company do I want to build? When is the right timing to start fundraising? Does it make sense to bootstrap my business? We are super excited about this episode since it is a refelction of our own experiences and a collection of tons of learnings. Entrepreneurship is such a rollercoaster but the more you do it the better you become at it. Grab a coffee and listen in! We are looking forward to receiving your feedback! Our episode overview (00:00:00) Intro to the topic and quick coffee chat (00:02:05) GLS Launch and Blossom Office (00:09:42) Patterns of being a second time founder (00:11:00) What kind of company do you want to build? (00:14:02) What it means to raise funding from investors (00:16:24) Who you should start a company with (00:20:00) Starting a business without any capital 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/ https://twitter.com/patrickhaede Find Felix on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haasfelix/ https://twitter.com/fhaasj

In this week’s Quick Coffee, we are talking about emotional product design. We are very excited about this topic since it perfectly caters to our vision of building remarkable products. In this episode, we are talking about the different stages to go through in order to build trust and delight. We are looking forward to getting your feedback! Grab a coffee and listen in! Our episode overview (00:00:00) Quick coffee chat about how we use our Podcast as a learning platform (00:04:50) Intro to emotional design and why it is relevant (00:06:23) Definition of emotional product design (00:08:48) Stages of emotional product design (00:11:48) How to build trust and deslight with users (00:17:18) How Tesla is handeling intimacy and reliability (00:20:23) The different stages of building delightful products 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/ https://twitter.com/patrickhaede Find Felix on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haasfelix/ https://twitter.com/fhaasj

In this week’s Quick Coffee we are talking about alternatives to OKRs. We are starting with a recap to episode 22, and why we believe OKRs are ineffective for a wide range of startups. But what is the alternative? How would it be implemented? And what kind of experiences have we made with different goal setting and measurement frameworks? Grab a coffee and listen in! Our episode overview (00:00:00) Coffee chat and Blossom’s new design space (00:03:00) Kickoff and short recap to episode 22 (00:05:34) The importance of staying close to your users and customers (00:10:34) Understanding measurement for the pre Product Market Fit phase (00:12:30) What is the alternative? How should you be measuring? (00:21:27) Summary and see you 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/ https://twitter.com/patrickhaede Find Felix on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haasfelix/ https://twitter.com/fhaasj

In this week’s Quick Coffee we are talking about OKRs, the legendary goal setting and measurement framework. How have we seen them being implemented in different startup contexts? Why have we come to believe they are incredibly ineffective for most startups? And what would we recommend to founders and teams today? Grab a coffee and listen in! Our episode overview (00:00:00) Opening and how things are going! (00:02:45) Why is this topic relevant? Why are we talking about OKRs? (00:05:00) Our reflections on how OKRs were implemented at Mapify (00:07:05) Introduction: What is the OKR framework? (00:12:50) The fundamental issues with the OKR framework in startups (00:16:40) How can measurement instead be effecitve in startups? (00:21:40) Wrapup and outlook to 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/ https://twitter.com/patrickhaede Find Felix on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haasfelix/ https://twitter.com/fhaasj

In this week’s Quick Coffee we are talking about balancing priorities in life. But before we start diving into this topic, we spend some time reflecting on a crazy week with the launch of Sonic and Blossom. How did we experience these weeks? What did we observe about balancing priorities, even during these launch days? And what are we doing today to balance priorities better? Grab a coffee and listen in! Our episode overview (00:00:00) Welcome to Quick Coffee, our review of a crazy launch week (00:09:45) Introduction to today’s topic: Balancing priorities (00:10:50) Why is balancing different priorities so difficult (00:19:00) Some methods we use to balance wearing different hats in life (00:23:00) Wrapping it up and see you next week Want to connect with us? We look forward to hearing from you on Twitter at @QuickCoffeeVC or at quickcoffee.vc Find Pat on LinkedIn and Twitter: www.linkedin.com/in/patrickhaede/ twitter.com/patrickhaede Find Felix on LinkedIn and Twitter: www.linkedin.com/in/haasfelix/ twitter.com/fhaasj

In this week’s Quick Coffee we are talking about the two new companies we are launching: Sonic and Blossom. Where did the ideas for them come from? Since when have we been working on them? What is the vision of Sonic and Blossom? And what are we planning for 2023 and beyond? Grab a coffee and listen in! Want to connect with us? We look forward to hearing from you on Twitter at @QuickCoffeeVC or at quickcoffee.vc Find Pat on LinkedIn and Twitter: www.linkedin.com/in/patrickhaede/ twitter.com/patrickhaede Find Felix on LinkedIn and Twitter: www.linkedin.com/in/haasfelix/ twitter.com/fhaasj

Welcome back and happy new year, everyone! In this week’s Quick Coffee we are talking about what it means to be a founder. Why did we start out becoming entrepreneurs? What surprises have the last years brought for us? How would we define being a founder today? And what should someone thinking about starting a project or company consider? Grab a coffee and listen in! **Our episode overview** (00:00:00) Welcome back, happy new year and coffee chat (00:03:13) How Pat and Felix became entrepreneurs (00:08:00) The things we have been surprised with since becoming founders (00:11:46) How we would define being a founder today (00:18:30) What someone considering to become a founder should think about (00:23:50) Wrap up and see you 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/ https://twitter.com/patrickhaede Find Felix on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haasfelix/ https://twitter.com/fhaasj