Innovation Friday

To accelerator or not to accelerator? that is the question. Starting with two bootstrapped startups, Hana Mohan founded her 3rd company, MagicBell by firstly applying for the Y Combinator. So what changed her mind? How did this decision turn out? Let's listen to the episode to find out more about that. P.S: Hana also has a blog which I really enjoyed reading. Advice from Hana: Stay grounded, stay in contact with your customers and learn how to interpret it, how to process it, how to incorporate that into your product. Books: Your Brain at Work by David Rock contact Hana via Linkedin: @hanamohan more about the company: magicbell.com Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Today we have the pleasure to talk to Mathias Boissonot, from Singapore, co-founder and CEO of Handprint. Starting as a system engineer, Mathias is now building a technology that enables any company to become regenerative for the planet. We got inspired by his passion for solving environmental issues through Handprint. Hope you will get inspired too! Advice from Mathias: I would definitely advise early-stage entrepreneurs to have empathy at the core of their processes and especially product development. Articles and Books: For Any Product to be Successful, Empathy Is Key by Jon Kolko Les Yeux d'Elsa by Louis Aragon contact Mathias via Linkedin: @mathiasboissonot more about the company: handprint.tech Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

You know how they say…passion dictates action. For Boye Oshinaga passion is found in education. Since early on he has been interested in the human ability to learn. Boye founded his second start-up by combining education and technology. Gradely is an app that supports schools and educators in Africa to personalize their learning for kids. The app is using data from assessments to personalize resources and provide recommendations tailored to meet the requirements of the students. We got really intrigued by the sense of passion he has, the humble attitude, and his appreciation for life. Advice from Boye: You must understand sometimes when you're not yet in the limelight and you're just reading that book or writing that framework or thinking of that idea and drawing all those things on your paper. They matter as much as when you're now implementing them. So you have to have reverence for every single moment. Books: The Practicing Mind by Thomas Sterner The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle contact Boye via Linkedin: @boyeoshinaga more about the company: gradely.ng Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

In 2019 the „organic area made up 8.5 % of total EU agricultural land.” But how do you manage weeds in organic farming? The answer to this question is located in Latvia, where Janis Jasko developed together with his team a laser-focused weeding machine. Weedbot uses a high-precision laser to get rid of weeds in three simple steps. Janis has over 10 years of experience in research and development and all we can say is…it shows! More about his experience and the start-up in this episode. Advice from Janis: Moments when something is not working as planned happen. And the main idea or the main challenge is to move forward and not take it too seriously because we see technical things can go wrong and they often do. Books: Disciplined Entrepreneurship by Bill Aulet The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga contact Janis via Linkedin: @janisjasko more about the company: weedbot.eu Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Today's episode brings a lot of energy with it, Hakim Elakhrass is responsible for that. Who's Hakim? Glad you asked. He started off as a bioengineer and is now the co-founder and CEO of NannyML, a company that is building a tool for monitoring AI decisions. NannyML helps decision-makers understand how those decisions change over time and the impact those changes have on the business. But enough said you'll catch his good energy right after his first sentence from the episode. Advice from Hakim: I do find it very important to ask yourself, what type of organization do you want to build? and to make the decision very consciously. Books: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz contact Hakim via Linkedin: @hakimelakhrass more about the company: nannyml.com Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

I have read somewhere that when the why is clear, the how is easy. When I listened to our new episode with Greg McLardie, the founder of Two Hands, I realized this man's why is clear as day. But I'll let you hear his experience for yourself. Let me tell you something about his company before you start listening to the episode. Two Hands is a digital marketplace that connects the fishers and farmers directly with the restaurants, eliminating the middleman, and most importantly, food fraud. Advice from Greg: You don't realize it because it's inside you, but you've got the vision and you've got the beauty of where it's going to go. You need to have so much strong belief, self-belief and resilience, and persistence to pursue that dream. Books: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey and Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux contact Greg via Linkedin: @gregmclardie more about the company: 2hs.info Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

They say work for a cause not for applause. Simon Sparber put the foundation of his bootstrap company Angles90, by creating a product from a handle from an old ski stick. After tons of testing and prototyping, the final product came out with the first dynamic training grips worldwide, which prevents injuries and activates new muscle fibers just by changing the position of the grip. Advice from Simon: Please be aware of who you hire and who you fire and remember that the smaller your team is the more important it is who the team consists of. Because yeah, every member can have a very huge impact. Books: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz contact Simon via Linkedin: @simonsparber more about the company: angles90.com Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Today it's about learning. We are glad to have Vlad Grigoriu, the founder of Code Of Talent, as a guest on this new episode. His company focuses on delivering an innovative platform that gives businesses a tool for continuously training their employees. Besides this, Vlad has 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. How important is learning? Is it fun after you become an adult? What is microlearning? These are all questions answered in our new episode. Advice from Vlad: I learned from my own experiences that you have to try to solve a big, bold, meaningful problem. It has to be a problem. Books: Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel contact Vlad via Linkedin: @vladgrigoriu more about the company: codeoftalent.com Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Let's take you to the ocean. Besides scuba diving, surfing, sailing and traveling the world, Patrick Schnettler also dedicates his time to his company 12Tides, which produces ocean-friendly snacks, for example, seaweed chips. Let's hear (in this episode) how Patrick's journey led to an entrepreneurial experience with the main focus on reducing our impact on the ocean, focusing on sustainable and nutrient-dense foods that support a healthy ocean ecosystem. Advice from Patrick: Be very humble and really seek the negative feedback and be willing to change based on that feedback. That's pretty, pretty important. Books: all the books that are written by Jacques-Yves Cousteau contact Patrick via Linkedin: @patrickschnettler more about the company: 12tides.com Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Every week counts in a startup. That advice comes straight from Audra Gold, the founder of Vurbl. She has a vast background in the tech and entrepreneur world, helping start ups build, grow and achieve through her consulting firm Product N. Vurbl, which is a creator-first, free streaming platform, helps content creators find and grow their audience. Audra says, the way we've set up Vurbl is to be very much like a YouTube framework. Advice from Audra: Go work for a lot of smart people. Books: Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday, Diet for a New America by John Robbins contact Audra via Linkedin: @audragold more about the company: vurbl.com Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

I have read somewhere that it's important to move with purpose and urgency. Josh Graham, the co-founder of EHAB is one of those humans who move with purpose. He is passionate about making a social and environmental impact. That's why he created EHAB, a weather risk management tool for the construction industry. He believes that innovation in construction can be a catalyst for improvement across the world. This industry faces a lot of risks due to weather changes: physical risks, project risks, administrative risks, health & safety risks, and many more. Can you build a purpose-driven start-up? How? What is a net-zero world? How can we get there? How does the construction industry impact climate change? These are all questions Josh answered in the new episode. Advice from Josh: Ask yourself, is this problem inspiring enough and exciting enough that I would want to work on it for the next 50 years? If the answer is no, then probably don't put your time into that. If the answer is yes, then it's a long, hard journey and start to learn and start to really try and understand, okay, what are the ways that this problem is being solved today? What are the new ways that problem could be solved? Books: Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World by Peter H. Diamandis contact Josh via Linkedin: @joshgraham more about the company: ehab.co Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Today you are gonna meet Neta Schreiber. She is a purpose-driven person and a passionate entrepreneur. Currently, she is a co-founder and CEO of SafeUP, which is building a community of women that support, protect each other, and prevent cases of assault, sexual, and physical harassment. Her platform helps a lot of women worldwide to feel safer. Advice from Neta: The most important thing is to be very determined by your problem. Like if you believe in your problem and you know that you are the one that needs to solve that, you need to go with that and not give up because most of the early startups that stopped working, you know, it's because they give up quickly. Books: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg contact Neta via Linkedin: @netaschreiber more about the company: safeup.co Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Trishna Nagrani from Panama co-founded Kaiku, a startup that aims at making early-stage funding smarter and faster, while she was in her last year of studies. Trishna has over three years of experience in the finance sector, currently also working as an investment analyst. Advice from Trishna: Always be fearless. Take that leap of faith. And I'm not saying it's going to get easier but at least it gives you the confidence to brave the mountains. Books: What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence by Stephen A. Schwarzman contact Trishna via Linkedin: @trishnanagrani more about the company: kaiku.co Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Vivian Nwakah is a serial entrepreneur and strategist with vast experience in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and energy space. Currently, Vivian is the CEO of Medsaf, which is a curated medication marketplace for African hospitals and pharmacies. Advice from Vivian: Just be very clear on the WHY you're building this company. Books: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens contact Vivian via Linkedin or e-mail: @vivannwakah or vivian@medsaf.com more about the company: medsaf.com Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Andrea recently started his entrepreneurial journey with Eat & Joy. He gave up his job at an electric scooter company in New York, returned to Milan, Italy, and together with his team developed an app that allows us to eat a gourmet lunch for as little as 5€. Advice from Andrea: Never stop believing in the value that you bring by creating a service. There will always be an opportunity out there. Books: The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup by Noam Wasserman contact Andrea via Linkedin: @andreamachdipalmstein more about the company: eatandjoy.life Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

This Innovation Friday we have Olivia Bryanne Zank the founder and CEO of Benefactors a fintech factoring company in Rwanda. She is a product person, passionate about designing and iterating on products that work for a wide range of people. She's data-driven, having a solid background in statistics and economics. Advice from Olivia: It's important that we ask ourselves if we know how the organization itself is going to change and what that requires of management. Books: The End of Poverty by Jeffrey D. Sachs Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies by Reid Hoffman contact Olivia via Twitter: @oliviazank more about the company: benefactors.io Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

In this episode, we talked to Mihai Cepoi from Bucharest, Romania. He has over 5 years of entrepreneurial experience, with a strong background in enterprise sales and SAP accelerator alumni. Currently, he is the CEO of Jobful, an online recruiting platform based on efficiency and gamification. Advice from Mihai: Thinking of great ideas is worth nothing. Executing on okay ideas, it's what makes the entire difference. Books: Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want by Saying What You mean (Expert Thinking) by Kim Malone Scott contact Mihai via Linkedin or e-mail: mihaicepoi or mihai@jobful.ro more about the company: jobful.io Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Tomas Grönqvist is a former professional cyclist in Italy, who turned entrepreneur and consultant in the area of cycling and mobility management. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of MIOO. In this episode, we talk about the importance of mobility, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and faith. Advice from Tomas: You need to have a bright, clear vision of where and what do you want to have in the future. But at the same time, you need to confirm all the brutal facts of your current reality. Books: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King contact Tomas via Linkedin or e-mail: tomasgrönqvist or tomas@mioo.cc more about the company: mioo.cc Keep in touch with us! Linkedin: Innovation Friday Podcast Instagram: @innovationfridaypodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Gary Piazzon is the founder of Porter, a new breed of online travel agent matching you with the right hotels. He's a serial entrepreneur having previously started a direct-to-consumer subscription business and prop-tech business. He also has 11 years of experience with an FTSE 100 company working across product, marketing, business consulting, and finance roles. Gary Piazzon is the founder of Porter, a new breed of online travel agent matching you with the right hotels. Listen to this episode to find out more about the intention of the company. We also discussed topics like: how did the pandemic affect the company and investors. Advice from Gary: It's a great journey, but it's definitely not for everyone. Books: Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh contact Gary via Linkedin or e-mail: garypiazzon or gary@portertravel.co.uk more about the company: portertravel.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Vlad is a romanian tech entrepreneur with solid educational and professional experience in the UK and Denmark. He is highly passionate and engaged in innovation and entrepreneurship, trying to grow and to bring digitalization into niche markets. Vlad is the CEO and Co-Founder of Gumzzz, an innovative project in worldwide dentistry, aiming to bring a digital revolution in the way we, as consumers, and dental clinics, interact with the digital world from communication to fulfilling both parties' needs. In this new episode, we talk about the importance of getting to know yourself as a person, adding value to society, education, and the truth about entrepreneurship. Advice from Vlad: I think it's quite impressive to understand what type of entrepreneur you are. Resources: Bob Marley interview about richness and money contact Vlad via Linkedin: vladsuteu more about the company: gumzzz.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Together with Karoline Gross, we touched on some interesting themes: why networking is important, how did the pandemic affect Smartzer, or how to get contracts with big brands like Adidas, Sephora, and Burberry. Karoline graduated from pharmacology in London but she took a turn and got into the fashion industry. She moved to LA where she attended the New York film Academy and founded Black Pearl pictures, a video production company, focusing on documentaries related to the fashion industry. Now, she is based in London and is the founder and CEO of Smatzer, an interactive and shoppable video platform. Advice from Karoline: Really understand what is going on in each different part of the business. Books: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries contact Karoline via Linkedin: karolinegross or e-mail: karoline@smartzer.com more about the company: smartzer.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Happy New Year everyone! the first day of 2021 is a Friday and you know what that means...it's Innovation Friday time. Let's get to know the people behind the Innovation Friday Podcast. In this episode, you will discover the intentions and the drive behind our concept. Without further ado...let's listen! Books: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes contact Nadine via e-mail: nadine@innovationfriday.org contact Madalina via e-mail: madalina@annotly.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Happy holidays to all our listeners. On Christmas day we have Igor Susmelj as a guest. As the co-founder of Lightly AI, which is based in Zürich, he is „trying to make machine learning more efficient.” Advice from Igor: To not give up and just continue going. The keywords to this episode are: education, AI, active learning, and continuous growth. Books: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries contact Igor via Linkedin: igorsusmelj or e-mail: igor@lightly.ai more about the company: lightly.ai --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

on our bonus episode, we have as a guest the inventor of Pictionary, Rob Angel. He's seeking to motivate people and inspire them with his story. We can surely say he inspired us with this journey and we think it will inspire you too. Because as Rob says "everybody has something to contribute." Some advice from Rob: If you know something's wrong, well then go the other direction. If you know something's right, then go full steam ahead. Book: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz contact Rob via social media: @RobAngel more about him: robangel.com order his new book The Game Changer on Amazon here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Today we have a guest from Lithuania, Dovydas Matuliauskas who is CFO & co-founder at Ligence "a health tech company that is building quite an exciting software for heart ultrasound image analysis". There are some interesting things you might pick up from this episode. Advice from Dovydas: Do your homework, be sure to do your homework. The keywords to this episode are: investors, risk, pitching, heart, competition, ai, and team members. Books: Lean Startup by Eric Ries contact Dovydas via Linkedin: dovydasmatuliauskas more about the company: ligence.io --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

This week's episode features Simon Ilzhöfer, a former investment banker turned entrepreneur based in Frankfurt, and Bernhard Schlegel, who loves building stuff: Not only with code (front- and backends, brewery controls) but also in the physical world (welding BBQ equipment and building camper vans). Together they built monmedi, a platform that brings medical workers and hospitals together. We talk about what it means to be a temporary employee in the healthcare system, how to build an MVP, and why it is important to have clear role definitions. Advice from Bernhard and Simon Have a clear distinction of tasks; it helps you to avoid conflicts. and Don't stay behind closed doors. Talk to people, do interviews, reach out to potential customers and users. See what really drives them and if your idea makes any sense to them. Bernhard and Simon also share their experience and struggles with building the MVP, the tools they used, what mistakes they made and how we could avoid doing them. Books: Running Lean by Ash Maurya The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Florian Dostert is in his early twenties and, when faced with making the decision between continuing his economics studies or working full time for the business he co-founded, he decided in favor of SALES2B. We talk about hard decisions, such as pausing the studies or dropping a customer, about honesty, values, and efficiency. Advice from Florian: I think the most important thing is stop overthinking. Just do it. Start. He also shares with us his experience with a dishonest supplier, when he was to fast in judging people, and how he fixed it. Join us on: apple podcasts anchor podbean spotify google podcasts Resources mentioned in the podcast: Books: Start with Why by Simon Sinek --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Liz is finishing her PhD in Bio-Chemical Engineering and is one of the co-founders of Poliloop. Their mission is to provide an eco-friendly and scalable answer to the plastic problem, so that our environment doesn't have to suffer. In this episode, we talk about the hard process of developing a bacteria cocktail that consumes plastic and the rewarding moments after they discovered it. Advice from Liz: Don't be scared into complacency. Just go with it. Trust your intuition because it's telling you something for a reason and go with it. Take the chance. It might not work out. Chances are it might not. But when it does work out, it's so amazing and you feel that you're building something for yourself and for your loved ones. So I recommend everyone who has a great idea and who has this spirit of entrepreneurship. Just try and don't be afraid of failing. Liz is also shares with us her experience during the days when Krisztina Lévay and she were putting a lot of hours in the lab. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Do More Faster by David Cohen and Brad Feld --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Annette was recognized by Forbes as one of the ‘top 10 female tech founders to watch In Africa' back in 2014. She is an international speaker inspiring people and companies all around the world to do things differently. Currently she the founder of flexyforce, the easiest way to onboard, contract and manage payouts — for any kind of supplier. In this episode, about lessons learned the hard way and what it means to be an entrepreneur and leader when the company is in hot water. Advice from Annette The best work and ways of achieving a goal is to actually just remain incredibly focused and do one thing at a time and do it really well rather than running around like a headless chicken. This was one piece of advice. Annette also shares with us her experience, when she had to decide if she continues with her co-founder or not. We also discuss about the importance of protecting the business. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Books: Zero to One by Peter Thiel, Blake Master The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams (Translator) Tools: https://clubhouse.io — project management www.xero.com — accounting software --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Theo is one of the co-founders of Equalista, which is building the first gender equality learning app. In this episode, we talk about social innovation, alternative business models, and benevolent & casual sexism and how to react to it. Please support her on kickstarter to make the world more equal. Advice from Theo Be very careful which advice you are listening to. Look for mentors, but really look whether you share the same values, whether you share the same vision for the type of company that you want to build. Look at the people that you're taking advice from and trust your intuition. This was one piece of advice. Theo also shares what happened when they hired a “bad fit”. Resources mentioned in the podcast: The Secrets of Sand Hill Road by Scott Kupor Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux What Works: Gender Equality by Design by Iris Bohnet --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Chris Bello is an entrepreneur, a real estate investor, and agent from Houston, Texas. He is also hosting the Entrepreneur Motivation Podcast. In this episode, we talk about how to stay motivated, routines, and hard decisions. Advice from Chris Get focused. You have to pick something and stick with it. This was the first piece of advice. He also elaborates on finding a mentor, adding value to others, having a morning routine, and networking. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Productivity Hacks offered by Chris Bello The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Together with Tim Rath we talk about the benefits of social media advertising and how to measure the success of an advertising campaign. He started as an instagram influencer and is now one of the co-founders of Yoyaba. Advice from Tim There are so many entrepreneurs, and especially freelancers, that I see focusing on making the perfect business card, the most amazing looking websites. And they go to all possible events. But what you should focus on are the activities that produce cashflow. Because only when you produce cash cashflow, you should allow yourself to spend time with all these other things. You must focus on the money making activities first. Recommended book: The third door -- Alex Banayan ( goodreads link ) Follow Tim on instagram: timsfits --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Frederik Tholey and Tobias Groß made a small business from their passion of playing Santa, Weihnachtsmann2Go. In this episode, you will find out how they build up their business and rewarding Santa's job can be. Advice from Frederik & Tobias Cooperate with others in a way that can benefit you both and be willing to get your hands dirty. If you need to, hand out flyers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Andra from Reelwurld (amongst others, she is quite active when it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship), this week's guest, believes in equal access to knowledge and technology. She is working continuously on enabling human-centered innovation through technology and knowledge transfer at a global scale. Advice from Andra Stay true to yourself, always. Go and try out your idea as soon as possible, learn from that. Don't give up. It sounds very dramatic, but if you believe in it, other people will too. You have to be the first one to believe in it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

This week episode features Manuel Korfmann from eazy. Manuel is especially interested in hardware and making computers accessible to all people. That is why he is going to build a portable computer for less than 10 euros. Advice from Manuel Before starting a company, a person should try to live on no money the longest they can. […] To understand how much 25 cents can mean to a person. Understand the difference between 1 euro and 10 cents. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

This week's episode of Innovation Friday welcomes Georgina from Wolfpack Digital. Georgina is interested in psychology, tech, and business management. Through entrepreneurship she could bring all her interests and skills together. You'll find out how they build an application to help people fight gambling addiction. As she just came from Slush Shanghai, she gives us some impressions from the event. Together with her co-founders, they organized a treasure hunt for their team, with the treasure being… Persevere. It may sound like a cliche, but what I would like to tell myself if I met myself five years ago, is not to be discouraged by the fact that the actions I take today generate immediate results. Advice from Georgina Persevere. It may sound like a cliche, but what I would like to tell myself if I met myself five years ago, is not to be discouraged by the fact that the actions I take today generate immediate results. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

The third episode of Innovation Friday is an interesting discussion with Mircea Popa from medicai. Mircea is a second time entrepreneur. Together with his team, they enabling patient-doctor collaboration, imaging investigations, online storage and sharing.. We talk about how it is to build medical solutions that include cloud storage, which obstacles you can expect, what to expect when you go fundraising, and how rewarding a thank you can be. Advice Mircea gives us some pieces of advice: One of them is: build something of value, then you don't have any issue raising money. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

The second episode of Innovation Friday is a friendly discussion with Katrin Reuter from trackle. She started started the company based on a personal need: track the body temperature to understand her fertility. We talk about how it is to building medical hardware, which obstacles you can expect, how you can tackle the, and how free an entrepreneur really is. Advice At the end, she shares two pieces of advice, for us, the fellow entrepreneurs: one of them is: have women representing their view in every product and every project team and wherever it's possible. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

A friendly discussion with Sebastian Cerone from LESS Industries makes the very first episode of Innovation Friday. He started in Argentina, attended an accelerator in Chile, moved to Australia, and is living now in Gdansk, Poland. We talk about the early struggles of being an entrepreneur, but also about the time when he organized one of the biggest robotics events in Latin America. It's fascinating! At the end, he also shares two pieces of advice, for us, the fellow entrepreneurs: the first one is sell, sell, sell, sell. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message

Every Friday you will get the chance to hear about the struggles, the most difficult and most fulfilling moments of fellow entrepreneurs. Listen to this episode to find out what it is about. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationfriday/message