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We are living in a world of exponential growth, social instabilities and radical innovations. The generations coming up have the urgent responsibility to not just react, but act through digitalization in order to retain this planet earth. Technology changes and digital innovations will help to start…

Max Elster


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    147 - Jonas Rinde: Building a hardware-software company in the audio industry, how to evaluate career opportunities, designing products and career advice for young people

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 52:59


    Today, we are introducing Jonas Rinde. He is the co-founder and CEO of Nomono, a cloud-based audio collaboration, and processing company built specifically for podcasters, broadcast journalists, audio storytellers, and many more. Audio workflow of the future. He has a long history of working in different industries and started working in the automobile industry due to his interest. Later, he led the R&D department at Tandberg, which was sold for 3.3 billion to Cisco where he became a board member of Cisco Systems in Norway. Continuously built and sold companies, and lastly with Huddly as the CEO. We talked about his way of choosing opportunities to work on, designing products, his new company Nomono, his thoughts about books, and his career advice.

    146 - Macro Situation for Startups and Founders, Useful Resources to read about it and Availability Cascades

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 43:28


    Everyone's talking about it. The economy has not been looking good. Max and Mike discuss the current macro situation and what it means for startups, employees, and society as a whole. Recommendations READ Andreesen Horowitz: https://future.a16z.com/framework-valuation-navigating-down-markets/ Y Combinator: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/19/yc-advises-founders-to-plan-for-the-worst/ Sequoia: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/sequoia-capital-plays-nostradamus-again/ LISTEN Craft ventures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBkzm4a7iY4 All-IN Podcast or YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezOIBfZcwbQ All-IN Podcast or YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcyec3pvAEY Let's Connect! Connect with Max Connect with Mike

    145 - Stephan Heller: A crazy 15-year startup journey incl. IPO and Scaling at Groupon, Building Watchmaster.com, Angel Investing and building a fund of fund vehicle now

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 50:19


    "There was so much pain that just went into this and so much blood, sweat, and tears, personal commitment, you know, working really for three, four years, not sleeping, not having a personal life in that sense. And suddenly this whole thing, that's to fall apart." It didn't take long for founder and entrepreneur Stephan Heller to move on and start something new after selling his previous company. In this episode, Stephan reflects on his experiences working with startups over the years and shares the lessons he's learned. We also learn about his current project, AlphaQ, which was founded with the goal of creating an innovative, unique fund of funds structure that has the vision of being listed on the stock exchange and thus democratizing access to venture capital. Learn more about AlphaQ Venture Capital: https://www.aqvc.com/ Stephan's Recommendations To read: Ray Dalio Books The Score Takes Care of Itself To watch: The Last Dance Let's Connect! Connect with Stephan Connect with Max Connect with Mike

    144 - Pascal Bieri, Founder of Planted: Building a Food-Tech company through plant-based protein with over 150 people across Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 35:04


    As the population grows exponentially and the demand for meat grows, producing meat has become increasingly unsustainable. Hungry to change that, Planted Foods has been revolutionizing the food chain. Pascal Bieri, one of its founders, joins us today and inspires us to rethink what we eat as he shares with us the whys and hows of producing meat from alternative proteins. Be part of the food revolution: https://en.eatplanted.com/karriere Where to find Pascal's recommendations: NPR Let's Connect! Connect with Pascal Connect with Max Connect with Mike

    143 - Saket Kumar, Founder of Vitt: Future of SaaS Financing, VC, Writing a novel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 52:49


    Is getting a novel published comparable to getting a startup funded? Saket Kumar answers this question in this week's episode. He freely takes us on an unexpected journey, from creating a novel to founding his current company. We also find out why he went from being a venture capitalist to becoming a founder and why he intends to stay for the long haul. Saket is the co-founder and CEO of Vitt, a company that provides fast and non-diluted funding for growing SaaS businesses. For three years, he worked as an early-stage venture capitalist. Learn more about Vitt: https://vitt.sh/ Read Saket's short stories: Book Recommendations: The Secret History by Donna Tartt Indigo by Ellen Bass How Music Works by David Byrne Let's Connect! Connect with Saket Connect with Mike Connect with Max

    142 - Favorite Gadgets and Managing Focus and Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 36:41


    “I can now focus on things that I'm more uniquely suited to and that I'm just way better at that bring me more joy.” That is one thing that effective energy management can do for you. This week, Max and Mike talk about energy management. They talk about what they do, including how they structure their day to be the most productive. In this episode, they also let us take a peek at some of their favorite gadgets! Read about Narratives, Commitments, and Tasks (NCTs): https://www.reforge.com/blog/set-better-goals-with-ncts-not-okrs Get the Gadgets: Leonardo To-Go Bottle Razer Blackshark V2 Pro Gaming Headset Rode PSA1 Boom Arm Elgato Key Light Felix Gray Blue Light Glasses Philips Hue Let's Connect! Connect with Max Connect with Mike

    141 - Morning Routines, Yearly Goal Settting, Differences NYC and San Francisco

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 38:48


    Unfortunately one of our guests needed to cancel last minute, we decided to record a duo episode with Mike and Max about things we're passionate about! We share thoughts on our morning routines, yearly goal setting, differences between NYC and San Francisco and many more things! Follow us on Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and wherever you would like to :)

    140 - Jay Rosenkrantz: One of world's-leading online poker player to now building a Web3 playground for writers, artists an collectors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 48:53


    Jay Rosenkrantz is using the Web3 world to build a playground for writers, artists,s and collectors. With his company Heroic Story, Jay and his brother are creating a new game, where players build stories and fantasy worlds together. Before, Jay was one of the leading online poker players in the world, coached poker player all over the world, created the most popular comedy series about poker which was featured on ESPN, and built the largest online poker training platform. HeroicStory Discord Jay on Linkedin Jay on Twitter

    139 - Vaitea Cowan, Co-Founder at Enapter, about their way of making green hydrogen accessible and affordable for everyone

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 50:39


    Our guest today tries to prevent the climate crisis using the power of Green Hydrogen. Vaitea is a co-founder of Enapter, an award-winning company that is productizing the usage of hydrogen. Enapter is hiring. If you want to help save the world and work with amazing people like Vaitea, apply here: https://www.enapter.com/careers Other things that were mentioned during the call: - The Earth Shot Prize: https://earthshotprize.org/ - The Wise Heart: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1920089.The_Wise_Heart Enapters Website Vaitea Cowan Linkedin

    138 - Albert Gajsak: Building an AI-powered Batmobile Hardware Product with Warner Bros, Educating Kids about Technology through Electronic Devices, Covid impact on Supply Chains

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 44:11


    We have Albert Gajsak as a guest on the podcast today. Albert is a young founder who combines hardware and software with a team of 20 to develop electronic devices. Essentially with the purpose of teaching kids more about technology. Since its launch in 2017, Circuitmess has sold over 50,000 products to over 30000 customers - all over the world. Currently, they are working with Warner Bros on a special launch of a Batmobile toy, called CircuitMess Batmobile™. The product raised over $100,000 on Kickstarter in just a few hours. Their products give kids the opportunity to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in a fun way. Together, Mike, Max, and Albert talked about the following topics: about CircuitMess' early beginnings and its passion for combining software and hardware. the joint project to develop a hardware product with Warner Bros and what it was like for him to work with a big corporate as a small startup Current challenges in the supply chain by Corona His first steps in VC fundraising We look forward to hearing from you. Feel free to get in touch with us on any channel. Circuitmess Website CircuitMess Batmobile Albert Gajsak on Linkedin VentureDeals Book

    137 - Finding Language Market Fit and Web3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 40:45


    Everyone knows finding product market fit. But what about the Language? There's a concept which was presented by OpenView about Language-Market Fit - we found it inspiring and shared it with you through this way here. Furthermore, we talk about first insights into Web3 and our viewpoint on it. Language Market Fit Model by OpenView Beginner Guide to Crypto: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/curious-beginner-guide-to-crypto https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/-guide-1-starting-with-bankless Book recommendation: Continuous Discovery by Teresa Torres Interview with Tim Ferris and Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant

    136 - Michael Bervell: Writing a book, Interviewing Jack Ma and leading entrepreneurs, African's Startup Ecosystem, Angel Investing and building a non-profit in his early days

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 53:55


    The nest guest is on board - Michael Bervell. MIchael is a Ghanaian-American angel-investor, entrepreneur, and author. He's the author of "Unlocking Unicorns", a book about the stories and habits of leading entrepreneurs in Asia, Africa and the Middle East (e.g. he personally interviewed Jack Ma for the book). In 2007, he co-founded the non-profit "Hugs for" where he funraised over 500,000 $ in materials and monetary donations and impacted over 300,000 youths around the world. Because of his work, Bervell was awarded the National Caring Award in 2015 (alongside Pope Francis, Dikembe Mutombo, and 7 others). He became the youngest President of the Harvard Club of Seattle and a former member of the Harvard Alumni Association after he studied in Harvard himself. His various efforts led to a diverse set of awards, such as the GE-Lloyd Trotter Scholar (2018), World Internet Conference Wuzhen Scholar (2017), Walter C. Klein Scholar (2017), United Health Foundation Scholar (2016), Deutsche Bank Rise Into Success Scholar (2016), Blacks at Microsoft Scholar (2016) and many more. We talked about this new book "Unlocking Unicorns", African's tech ecosystem, angel investing and many more topics. Michael's Website Unlocking Unicorns Book Source: Michael's Website

    135 - Mathias Klenk, Passbase Founder: The Role of identity verification in today's world, winning first investors, comparison US and German Universities

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 51:41


    We had the chance to interview another Founder again, namely the Founder and current CTO of Passbase, Mathias Klenk. Passbase's goal is to "empower the world with a digital identity system that puts you, the individual, first". Mathias and we talked about the role of a human identitity, the importance of it in today's world, winning the first investors and the differences between studying at Stanford vs. studying in a German university. Find out more about Passbase here: https://passbase.com/ And connect with Mathias on Linkedin here.

    134 - Asynchronous Working, Hiring, Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2021 44:00


    In this episode, we talked about asynchronous working with our teams and which tools we use, learnings from hiring people and books that we've recently read. Feel free to connect via Linkedin (leave a message) Max Mike

    133 - Eli Bressert, CEO & Co-Founder Origin: Building a travel company during COVID, San Francisco vs. Europe, Evaluating Machine Learning Opportunities in Products, Importance of Data Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 46:12


    Welcome back to the Feed Your Brain Podcast. Max and his co-host Mike interviewed another guest this time. Eli Bressert, Co-Founder and CEO of Origin. Origin provides you with the most personalized luxury trips based on who you are and what you want to experience next. Eli was a mentor at Singularity University, Head of Siri Platform Science & Insights at Apple, Head of Data Science at Convoy and worked in Data Engineering and Analytics. He studied Mathematics and Astronomy and did his PhD in Astronomy. Together with Eli, we talked about Eli studying Mathematics and Astronomy and his move into tech Building a travel company during COVID times Integrating Machine Learning into a new product and evaluating the opportunities of ML San Francisco vs. Amsterdam (Europe) as a startup hubspot ... any many more topics! Connect with Eli on all channels, find his Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elibressert/ - and check out his new company Origin here: https://www.origin.me/

    132 - How to raise a Seed Round

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 46:30


    Hi friends! For this episode we have chosen a little different format. For one reason. Mike just raised a 6.3 million seed round with his startup Blair. Since we have a lot of founders as listeners, we thought it would be exciting to take a look behind the curtain and understand how Mike and his team made it happen. So Max took the chance to ask him all the important questions about the round! Feel free to let us know on the social media channels if you enjoyed it. You can find us everywhere as @MaxElster and @MikeMahlkow. Talk soon!

    131 - Finding Your Personal Mission Statement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 25:36


    Hey listeners, Mike and I talk about the value of finding your personal mission statement and how it can help you with staying focused on the things that actually drive value and happiness for you personally - especially when building companies and products. We'd be glad to get your feedback and hear about strategies and methodologies of you finding your personal mission statement. Let us know via DMs or on Linkedin/Twitter how you found your vision/purpose! Looking forward to hearing from you. Max and Mike

    130 - Nikolaus Volk, CEO of Kyte: Uber for Rental Cars, Mobility, Machine Learning at Kyte, Studying at Stanford

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 56:15


    Nikolaus Volk is the Founder and CEO of Kyte, a San-Francisco based Startup that delivers rental cars to your home. They help everyone to access rental cars with the simplicity of Uber. A few facts about Nik: He studied at Stanford and TU Munich He worked at Uber for a few years Kyte raised 9m for their expansion Offices in Munich and San Francisco We talked about: The current mobility market and delivering an Uber for rental cars to the US market Importance of Machine Learning at Kyte Studying at Stanford vs. Studying in Germany Hiring the right people In case you like it, feel free to subscribe. :)

    129 - Hey friends, I'm back & What we can learn from AirBnB

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 43:48


    I haven't been here for while, however, I thought of publishing this episode to keep you up to date on what's happening. Startups, Sparks and Serendipity Podcast with Mike Mahlkow and myself Find me on Linkedin

    128 - ULTRALEARNING (focusing on entrepreneurs) with Scott Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 48:11


    128 - ULTRALEARNING (focusing on entrepreneurs) with Scott Young His new book Ultralearning

    127 - PR For Startups with Carl Kronika

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 43:15


    Carl Kronika is the 19-year-old founder of Copus. Copus is a leading PR agency, specialized on startups, in the Nordics and in Europe. Copus has around 10 employees and helps startups from all over to build up their PR strategy. Carl and I talk about the upsides of PR when to start PR as a general topic in a company how and when you can approach journalists for PR how to build relationships with journalists and PR people Did you enjoy the show? Leave us a comment on the socials, give a review or share it on your platforms! Would mean a lot :) SHOWNOTES Copus Agency Carl on Linkedin

    126 with Wall-Street Bestselling Author Nir Eyal

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 45:51


    Nir Eyal is a known face in the tech- and entrepreneurship scene. He is a Wallstreet-Bestselling Author of the book 'Hooked - How To Build Habit Performing Products', a long-time entrepreneur and an angel investor in different tech startups like Anchor, Eventbrite or ProductHunt. In addition to that, he has been teaching at Stanford Graduate School of Business and has helped different tech companies take their way around building products. Besides all that, he has just published a new book a couple of days ago called 'Indistractable - How To Control Your Attention And Choose Your Life'. It's all about understanding the psychology of us not doing the right things and clear ideas on how we can become more productive and more focused in what we do every single day. I have had the chance to read it and I was blown away by the way he breaks down distraction to major concepts and helps with definite methods to bring more traction in life when it comes to doing the right tasks. Enjoy the ride! Shownotes: Nir's Website Buy his new book here You can find Nir @nireyal and me @maxelster.

    124 with Long-Time Marketing Icon Ted Rubin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2019 47:24


    Ted Rubin has been been in the marketing space for decades now. In 1997, he started out working for Seth Godin at Yoyodyne where his career in the online industry began. Besides learning a lot from Seth, he went through the whole process of Yoyodyne being acquired in 1998 by Yahoo as well. He served as the Social Media advisor to Big Fuel Communications which was also acquired in 2011 to the Publicis Group, OpenSky (also acquired by Alibaba) and many others where he either took part as the CMO or led his marketing view on the Advisory Boards of several companies. In addition to that, he was named Forbes Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers and has written books about the "Return on Relationships" and "The Age Of Influence". He is currently writing another book with John Andrews, titled Retail Relevancy. We chat about his path and his personal learnings working together with Seth as well the power of building long-term relationships his concrete tips of building a startup through the power of marketing practically Enjoy the chat!

    123 - A World Of Digital Assistants - My Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 20:17


    New Podcast EP: My Thoughts on A Future World Of Digital Assistants Digital Assistants such as Amazon Alexa or the Google Assistant have become a big role in the daily life's of millions of people. Every 5th person in the US has access to a smart speaker nowadays. But - how will a future of digital assistants look like? And what do they have to with a shift happening in regards to human-machine interaction and Transhumanism? I conducted my thoughts in a short 20 minute podcast since I also researched and wrote my thesis about the topic of digital assistants. I would be honored if you check it out and let your thoughts on here now... what is your view on the future of digital assistants? Comment below…

    122 mit Jan Halberstadt von TIER Mobility: Wie baut man eine E-Scooter Firma operativ in den Städten auf?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 43:40


    Was muss operativ beim Roll-Out einer E-Scooter Marke in den Städten beachtet werden? E-Scooter und die Mobilitätslösung für die letzte Meile sind nun allen bekannt. Um operativ in die Prozesse der letzten Wochen und Monate tiefer einblicken zu können, habe ich Jan Halberstadt von TIER Mobility angefragt.Nach seiner Zeit als Head of Sales Germany bei Deliveroo fing er bei TIER an, um die Städte Köln und Bonn aufzubauen - in einer brutalen Geschwindigkeit natürlich.. Jan und ich bauen darauf auf und sprechen über sein Interesse, nach der spannenden Rolle bei Deliveroo ins nächste Startup zu springen, über die operativen Prozesse, die notwendig sind und waren, um die E-Scooter tagtäglich in die Städte zu bringen und über die Aufgaben, die notwendig waren mit der Politik, der Stadt und vielen anderen Kontaktpunkten, um die E-Scooter wortwörtlich überhaupt "ins Rollen zu bringen" Viel Spaß mit der Episode. Geb uns gerne eine Bewertung auf iTunes oder verlinke uns auf den Socials.

    121 with Taylor Ryan: Marketing in 2019, Connecting Corporates and Startups, Learnings from building different startups

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 41:00


    121 with Taylor Ryan: Marketing in 2019, Connecting Corporates and Startups, Learnings from building different startups

    120 with Philipp Skogstad: President and CEO at Mercedes Benz Research & Development North America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 53:56


    Philipp leads all the endeavours related to future and innovation topics at Mercedes-Benz in North America and has a big outlook on everything related to change management and innovation processes.

    119 mit Sven Oliver Pink als Gründer von Fond Of: Wie baut man mit 200 Mitarbeitern eine gesunde und potenzialentfaltende Kultur auf?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2019 51:31


    Sven-Oliver Pink gründete im Jahr 2010 die Firma Fond Of. Mit mittlerweile über 200 Mitarbeitern und führenden Produkten hat er es im Gründerteam geschafft, eine weiterhin großartige und potenzialentfaltende Kultur aufzubauen. Wie er das geschafft hat...

    118 mit Robin Moser von Eyecandylab: 2.5 Jahre Review als First Time Founder und Zukunft von AR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2019 45:28


    Episode 118, Ladies and Gentlemen. Robin Moser ist als Gründer von Eyecandylab zu Gast. Eyecandylab hat seinen Hauptsitz in San Francisco und entwickelt eine AR-Linse für Videos, welches jedem Content Creator die Möglichkeit liefert, ein AR-Linse über jedes Video zu legen. Über die 2.5 Jahre als Gründer hat Robin es geschafft, Partner wie Nickolodeon, ProSieben Sat 1, SoftBank, NBC Universal und Techstars zu gewinnen. Wir sprechen über seine Erfahrungen als First-Time Founder, den Beweggrund raus aus Deutschland direkt in die USA zu gehen und über Status Quo und Zukunft von AR. Für alle Gründer sicherlich auch ein spannendes Thema, um zu erfahren, wie Robin seien Entscheidungen getroffen hat.

    117 mit Dr. Aaron Brückner: Model, Autor und Berater in einer Person

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 50:06


    Aaron Brückner modelte mit den bekanntesten Fotografen, schreibt mit den Top-Verlagen seine Bücher und hilft mittelständischen und großen Unternehmen als Berater.Aaron ist promovierter Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, internationales Fotomodell und Autor mehrere Bücher mit Top-Verlagen. Sein Ziel als Berater ist es heute, Unternehmen und Persönlichkeiten dabei zu helfen, sich in ihrer beruflichen Umgebung zu entfalten. Mit 24 Jahren veröffentlichte er sein erstes Buch, gemeinsam mit dem Springer Verlag, über das Thema der Operativen Exzellenz und lässt einige Jahre später ein weiteres folgen mit dem Titel "Lean Management". Mit seinem letzten Werk "Sei der CEO deines Lebens" verknüpft er Beraterstrategien und -Taktiken für das persönliche Wachstum eines Menschen. In seiner Modellkarriere arbeitete er u.a. mit Mario Testino als Starfotograf (brachte z.B. Kate Moss groß heraus) und stand mit Toni Garrn am Set - das alles auch neben dem Studium. Heute, neben all den Themen, beschäftigt er sich wesentlich damit, Persönlichkeiten in Unternehmen zu entwickeln, um es diesen zu ermöglichen, gerne und erfüllt zur Arbeit zu kommen und dokumentiert hier seine Reise auch in seinem "Andersmacher-Podcast". Hört rein - spannende Story. SHOWNOTESAaron's Webseite (Podcast, Informationen, ..)

    116 mit Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner: Top 30 Ökonom in Deutschland (FAZ) und Head of Frankfurt School Blockchain Center über den Status Quo und die Zukunft der Blockchain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 52:42


    Prof. Dr Philipp Sandner gehört mit seinen 39 Jahren zu den absoluten Vordenkern der Finanzindustrie. Philipp leitet das anerkannte Frankfurt School Blockchain Center an der Frankfurt School of Finance, wurde von der FAZ zu den Top 30 Ökonomen in Deutschland und von der Capital zu den "40 unter 40" ausgezeichnet. Darüber hinaus ist er Mitglied des FinTech-Rats des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen von Olaf Scholz und im Blockchain Observatory der Europäischen Union. Neben seiner Rolle als Professor und Blockchain-Enthusiast, ist er auch Investor in diverse Startups im Bereich der neuartigen Technologie hinter der Blockchain und dient auf diversen Veranstaltungen und Fernsehsendern als Ansprechpartner für dieses Thema.Philipp und ich nutzen diese Grundlage, um über seinen Lebensweg, seine Passion für das Thema der Blockchain und aber auch die Technologie und Zukunftschancen hinter der Blockchain zu sprechen. Darüber hinaus berühren wir die Thematik, wie man es heute schaffen kann, auch mögliche Scam-Modelle in der Blockchain Industrie zu identifizieren und welche Ressourcen sinnvoll sind, um sich mit dem Thema erstmalig und tiefergehend auseinanderzusetzen. Viel Spaß bei der Episode. Lasst Philipp (twitter: @philippsandner) und mich (twitter: @maxelster) wissen, wie euch die Episode gefallen hat. Beste Grüße & bis bald, Max ___info@maxelster.com SHOWNOTESPhilipp Sandner Philipp's Linkedin AccountPhilipp's Twitter AccountLiechtensteinische Gesetz

    115 with Christoph Windheuser: Global Head of Artificial Intelligence at ThoughtWorks about 30 years of working in the AI field

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2019 54:20


    Christoph Windheuser is a long-term face of the discipline of Artificial Intelligence. In the late 80s and early 90s, he studied Neural Networks in Bonn and at the Carnegie Mellon University in the States. Besides also taking courses about neural networks in Tokyo, he finished his Phd in Paris about the topic of speech recognition. A time in which the AI winter had been present. Nevertheless, Christoph, kept his eyes on the topic for the last 30 years and since then explored the scene in different companies. He became the Director of IT at SAP, stayed there for 11 years, led a bigger team at Capgemini and the consulting team at GS1 Germany, before he then joined ThoughtWorks as the Global Head of Artificial Intelligence. A true believer in the power of Artificial Intelligence and especially with the view for cooperations that are interested in actually developing AI strategies around their business - whether it's the German Mittelstand, bigger corporations or startups. Christoph and I chat about his exciting story of becoming the person he is today, the potential of AI infusing companies with a different speed and interesting resources around the topic of machine learning. Enjoy the episode.

    114 with Rod Dowler: Former European High Tech Partner at KMPG and CEO of several tech companies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2019 43:41


    Rod Dowler has been in the technology space for decades. Rod has been the former European High Tech Partner of KPMG and now invests in companies and cares about the future of humanity. He led the European High Technology practice at KMPG as a Partner, ran his consultancy before that for 15 years and has invested in different companies. In addition to that, Rod became the CEO of ZoomF, the first search engine in the UK which was sold in 2008. One of his investments cares about a treatment to slow down the process of Alzheimer. Besides helping young students at the London School of Economics, he still, after his retirement, serves as the CEO of the Industry Forum in London. SHOWNOTESRod Dowler on LinkedInArticle about Trust by Rod Book: Michael Lewis - The Fifth Risk

    113 with David Schnurman, President of the EO Organization in New York and Founder of LawLine: How do you focus to accelerate success?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2019 49:50


    David Schnurman is the President of the Entrepreneurs Organization in New York and the Co-founder of Lawline, the largest provider of online education for the legal services in the US. We will chat about his journey to become an entrepreneur.

    112 with the Inventor of the Taser and CEO of Axon, Rick Smith: How do you use technology to prevent people from killing?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 50:50


    Rick Smith, as the founder and CEO of Axon, is passionate to end killing on a global basis through technology and technological advancements. Incredible mission - keep listening.

    111 with Award-Winning Author and UX Specialist Jeff Gothelf: How do you set up an organization to deliver high-quality products?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2019 39:13


    Jeff Gothelf is a well-known author who among others wrote the award-winning book "Lean UX". Jeff helps organisations build better products and executives build the cultures in order to build great products.

    110 mit Starmind Gründer Pascal Kaufmann: Was hat künstliche Intelligenz mit der Struktur des Gehirn zu tun?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2019 36:06


    Pascal Kaufmann ist studierter Neurowissenschaftler und Mitgründer von Starmind. Starmind ist eine KI für Menschen: Ob für Mitarbeiter oder Community-Mitglieder, sie bauen eine hochmoderne KI, die mit Neurowissenschaften angereichert ist, damit die Organisationen von morgen ihre kollektive menschliche Intelligenz nutzen können. Unter den Kunden werden etliche Fortune 500 gezählt - mittlerweile hat Starmind drei Standorte und über 80 Mitarbeiter. Durch seine Vergangenheit in den Neurowissenschaften sieht er die Entwicklungen der künstlichen Intelligenz aus einer zusätzlich sehr spannenden Brille. Über mehrere Jahre konnte er die Gehirnstrukturen, gemeinsam mit anderen Wissenschaftlern, analysieren, um hier erste Schlüsse für einen Zusammenhang Gehirn zu Maschine zu ziehen. Müssen die Menschen wirklich ernst das Gehirn verstehen, um eine vollumfänglich intelligente Maschine zu entwickeln?Pascal hat hierzu einige Antworten! Heute entwickelt er mit Starmind ein KI-Startup mit mittlerweile 80 Mitarbeitern an drei Standorten, bei dem es darum geht, Mitarbeiter in Unternehmen mit der kollektiven menschlichen Intelligenz einer Organisation anzureichern. Eine sehr spannende Organisation, die es mit der Software schafft, bedeutendes Wissen aus der Organisation zu extrahieren für die Mitarbeiter, die die Information brauchen. Viel Spaß bei der Episode #110. ShownotesMindfire StiftungStarmind.aiLife 3.0AI Declaration - Montreal Eberhard Schöneburg Vortrag

    109 with Misha Yurchenko about doing business in Tokyo, blockchain ecosystems and personal fulfillment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 44:34


    Misha Yurchenko is a Tokyo-based blogger and entrepreneur interested in the blockchain industry and the development of personal fulfillment!

    108 mit dem ehem. Rocket Internet Kommunikationschef und Earlybird Partner Andreas Winiarski

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2019 53:25


    Andreas Winiarski gehört zu den bekanntesten Thought Leadern in der Digitalszene als ehemaliger PR-Chef von Rocket Internet, VC-Partner bei Earlybird und jetziger Chairman von awesome capital. Zurzeit ist er öfter in China, da er mit awesome die Synergie aus China und Europa für Startups öffnen möchte als VC-Fund. Wer mehr über die Unterschiede China/Deutschland, seine goldenen Nuggets im VC-Funding, die Erfahrungen im Rocket Konzern und die Zusammenarbeit mit den Samwer Brüdern und aber auch über die Bedeutung von empathischer Führung in einem Unternehmen lernen möchte, sollte dies nicht verpassen. SHOWNOTESEmotionale Intelligenz von Daniel GolemanDer Fürst von MachiavelliEvernoteAndreas Winiarski on InstagramAndreas Winiarski on LinkedInDanke fürs Zuhören! Lasst uns wissen, wenn ihr zuhört! :) Beste GrüßeMax

    107 mit Philip Müller als COO von WunderFleet: Die Zukunft der Mobilität und der Einfluss von Technologie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 50:45


    107 mit Philip Müller als COO von WunderFleet: Die Zukunft der Mobilität und der Einfluss von Technologie

    106 mit AI-Experte und VC-Investor Fabian Westerheide: Wie können wir in Deutschland die Technologie der künstlichen Intelligenz in sinnhafte Geschäftsmodelle umwandeln?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2019 48:28


    Fabian Westerheide als führender Experte der künstlichen Intelligenz spricht mit mir über die notwendigen Schritte, die wir in Deutschland machen müssen, um sinnhafte Geschäftsmodelle beruhend auf AI zu entwickeln.

    105 mit Daniel G. Siegel als Digitalexperte und ehemaliger Gründer der weltweit führenden Modedesigner Plattform Not Just A Label

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2019 56:04


    Daniel G. Siegel ist als Digitalexperte, Speaker und Gründer der weltweit führenden Platform für Modedesigner Not Just A Label zu Gast. Wir sprechen über die Möglichkeiten des Taekwondo, die üblichen Fehler aus der Positionierung und effiziente Digitalwebsites. SHOWNOTESDaniel G. Siegel's Webseite The Anatomy of a Perfect Website Finding the Right Job for Your Product von Clayton ChristensenJobs To Be Done Doug Engelbart's Mother of all DemosBuch: The Brain AuditMilkshake Story Airtable Tool

    104 mit Michael Buck und Niklas Hagenbeck von Convidera: Die wichtigsten Elemente für einen digitalen Unternehmermut aus 6 Jahren Beratungserfahrung

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 44:06


    Die Convidera ist eine aus über 90 Personen bestehende, führende Digitalberatung mit Kunden wie der Deutschen Post DHL Group, Vodafone oder vielen Mittelständlern wie z.B. GIRA oder Viessmann.Das Unternehmen ist in der Lage, über eigene Entwickler, Designer, UX Experten und Business-affinen Menschen komplette Digitalprojekte mitzusteuern und zu begleiten. Diese Erfahrung wollte ich komprimiert für diesen Podcast euch zur Verfügung stellen. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören! SHOWNOTESBuch: The Hard Things About Hard Things von Ben Horrowitz Buch: Pragmatismus Prinzip von Dirk Gehlen Buch: Viktor Frankl - Man Searching for Meaning Convidera WebseiteDigitaler Unternehmermut Podcast Mich könnt ihr auch auf Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn und Instagram finden unter @maxelster.

    102 mit Digitalpionier Karl Heinz Land: Wie wandeln neue Technologie die Entwicklung der Gesellschaft?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 66:06


    Karl Heinz Land ist einer der Digitalpioniere der ersten Stunde in Deutschland. Seit über 35 Jahren gestaltet er aktiv die Digitalisierung mit Führungspositionen bei Oracle, BusinessObjects (SAP) oder auch MicroStrategy. Zudem gründete er diverse Unternehmen im Digital- und Techbereich und investierte selber in diverse Technologiestartups. Schon 2006 benannten das World Economic Forum und auch das Time Magazine ihn als Technology Pioneer. Darüber hinaus startete er 2014 seine eigene Strategie- und Digitalberatung mit der neuland in Köln. Technologie wandelt die Gesellschaft. Etwas, was wir immer wieder hier im Podcast beobachten. Karl-Heinz fasste dies in seinen diversen Büchern ebenfalls spannend zusammen, zuletzt in seinem aktuellsten Buch Erde 5.0 - die Zukunft provozieren. Wir sprechen zusammen über das Jahr 2018 als weiteres Jahr im digitalen Wandel, den Einfluss der Digitalisierung und den neuen Technologien auf unsere Gesellschaft und die Idee hinter seinem Buch und der globalen Initiative Erde 5.0. Hört rein, wirklich sehr spannend. SHOWNOTESKarl - Heinz Land Webseite Sein eigenes Buch Erde 5.0 - Die Zukunft provozieren Erde 5.0 Initiative - Beitreten? Buch: Homo Deus von Yuval Noah HarariStudie: Die Grenzen des Wachstums von Club of Rome von 1972Meldet euch gerne bei mir bei Fragen oder Ideen für weitere Gäste. Bin immer offen! Freue mich. Am besten per Mail an info@maxelster.com oder per Facebook oder Twitter. All the best! Max

    101 mit Florian Kollewijn von dem Sozialunternehmen Chancen eG: Bildungsfinanzierung in Afrika und Deutschland neu gestalten!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2018 42:53


    Florian Kollewijn ist ein langer Weggefährte. Schon vor einigen Jahren konnte ich beobachten, wie Florian und das Team die Chancen eG gegründet haben, um Bildungsfinanzierung in Deutschland und mittlerweile auch in Afrika neu gestalten.

    100 with K-SWISS President Barney Waters

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 45:19


    THANK YOU FOR 100 EPISODES!!! For the 100th anniversary, I wanted to invite Barney as the President of K-Swiss to talk about the Ups and Downs of a cultural brand that has fundamentally impacted my life since I'm 8 years old.K-Swiss is not just a cultural brand to lots of us. It's a brand that has experienced ups and downs. Through a positioning of the market of my audience, which is entrepreneurship and through collaborations with GaryVee for example, K-Swiss is reaching for the moon again. The brand has got lots of awareness the last couple of years and fundamentally lots of credits go to the President behind the brand which is Barney Waters. K-Swiss focuses on the CEOs wearing sneakers. It's supposed to be the brand for the entrepreneurs of the future. How is K-Swiss executing on this powerful idea? Barney will tell us more in the interview. It's been a blast, enjoy! If you like it, please let me a review on iTunes - it would be more than appreciated! :-) SHOWNOTESK-Swiss WebsiteCEOs wear Sneakers Podcast by K-SwissBarney on InstagramBook: The One ThingBook: The Power of NowThank you for listening. Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn @maxelster. All the best!

    099 with Cannabis Startup Founder Jo Teichmann from Ceden: how is cannabis impacting the startup industry?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 59:20


    Cannabis-Startups have been a new hype of today's current startup ecosystem. Ceden has been of the successful ideas. Jo Teichmann talks about his view on the industry and his startup Ceden.

    098 mit Dr. David Klett vom Klett Verlag als traditionsreiches Familienunternehmen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 45:49


    Deutsche Familienunternehmen sind weiterhin ein wichtiger und essenzieller Bestandteil der deutschen Wirtschaft. Doch was bedeutet es eigentlich wirklich, über mehr als ein Jahrhundert ein Unternehmen weiterzuentwickeln?Dr. David Klett als MD des Klett Verlags gibt Einblick in die spannenden Geschichten des Familienunternehmens, welches 1897 gegründet wurde. Sogar die amerikanische Militärregierung ist Teil der Geschichte - nicht abwegig bei dem Gedanken, dass das Unternehmen zwei Weltkriege hinter sich hat. Der Klett Verlag ist jedem in Deutschland bekannt. Doch, dass das Unternehmen etliche weitere Standorte weltweit verteilt hat, ist wenigen bekannt. Wie diese organisiert werden und welche Schritte für das Unternehmen in den Zeiten der Digitalisierung wichtig sind, erfahrt ihr im Interview. Enjoy!

    097 mit dem Chief Digital Officer der Deutschen Telekom: Nils Stamm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 55:18


    Die Telekom steht in einem großen digitalen Wandel. Viele neue Geschäftsmodelle, ein Kulturwandel und viele spannende Herausforderungen. Um dies näher zu beleuchten, habe ich den Digitalchef der Deutschen Telekom eingeladen. Hört rein!

    096 mit Dr. Philipp Seegers von Candidate Select GmbH:: Wie ein eigener Algorithmus Studienabschlüsse vergleichbar macht

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 46:14


    Candidate Select macht es Unternehmen möglich, akademische Abschlüsse fair miteinander zu vergleichen. Inwiefern sie einen eigenen Algorithmus entwickelt haben und wie Philipp auf die Zukunft der Bildung setzt, erfahrt ihr im Interview.

    095 with Andrew McGarrity: former White House Chief Protocol Officer and Thrivist Founder

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 59:05


    Andrew McGarrity joins the Feed Your Brain Podcast. Andrew, after respectively studying in Cape Town for example, he was the Chief Protocol Officer in the White House for George W. Bush - meaning that he organized all incomings for President Bush and organized all outgoings for President Bush. After he then stopped his station there, he started the company Thrivist which enables digital online learning at primary schools. A fantastic topic. He exited the company and still works for it as the CEO. Lots of stories and interesting insights. Check Thrivist here Connect with me on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @maxelster.

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