On my Way

Exiting times at OmW! I am currently changing the format to in person conversations. As this requires a new skill-set to be learned and the guest-list to be changed, it results in fewer episodes at the current moment. I believe it brings quite a change in output quality though and I hope that also comes across. I would appreciate your feedback on this, either per PM or in the Episode Q&A (on S...

Diyala is the founder and head of Vento , the Venture Building Program/Startup-Accelerator of Exor Ventures in Italy. Listen to a conversation about founders, entrepreneurship and startups. We discuss Diyala’s learnings from recruiting and mentoring dozens of founders, her take on characteristics of successful venture entrepreneurs, her learnings on early stage entrepreneurship, what to look out f...

Katrine is a recent Stanford MBA and MIT Computer Science alumna, and a former strategy consultant and product manager. We discuss Kat's blog Learn with Kat , the relevance of communication and group dynamics at work and Kat's experience with hiring processes as a product manager. Kat also gives her opinion on the difference in the culture of MIT vs. Stanford and lots of advice on product...

Othman is a current Ed-Tech Founder and an alumni of Stanford’s MSc. in Education Data Science. We are talking about his time at Stanford, his data science work with the Moroccan Ministry of Education, as well as educational challenges in Morocco and around the world. —— LINKS MENTIONED Stanford MSc. in Education Data Science: ⁠https://ed.stanford.edu/eds⁠ Othman's work on student dropout pred...

Ohad is a successful founder and business angel based in San Diego, California. Since leaving Israel for the US in 2011 he has held roles at Google, Ezoic , Smith.ai and his own company Kahoona . This episode includes two core elements: Founding and Israel. Ohad starts off with giving insights into his own track record and his approach to entrepreneurship. We then talk about why Israel has more un...

Lorenz is a journalist at the ORF, Austria’s largest journalistic organization, and a sports commentator. Additionally, he co-hosts the comedy podcast Erlesene Dummheiten which is currently in its third season. In this episode, we dive into Lorenz's daily routine in radio, his early 3 AM starts, the evolution of his podcast to a YouTube channel, sports commentating and how he gathers the will...

Michael is the current CEO of Silana , a robotic startup with the goal to automate the fashion industry. Listen to the journey of Silana, the state of the art of clothing manufacturing, fast-fashion, the new EU legislation and pollution. —— Enjoying OmW? Then please leave a rating at the top! —— JÜRGEN’S CURRENT BOOK LIST: Originals by Adam Grant: ⁠ https://www.amazon.com/Originals-How-Non-Conform...

Alex and I met after she gave a keynote about Quantum Computing, at age 17 at the We Are Developer conference. Besides public speaking, Alex is pursuing her MSc. in Drug Development & Regulatory Affairs, and explores the tiny universe around us. Listen to an energizing conversation about her fascination with the sciences, a new perspective on mathematics, a definition of "bad science&quot...

Sam is a fundraising manager for Save the Children and an incoming volunteer at the Peace Corps in Lesotho. We talk about Save the Children and the not-for-profit sector, Lesotho and the Peace Corps and have fun, sharing traveling stories and safety tips. If you have questions for Sam, get in touch on instagram ( sgaspar.jpg ) —— Enjoying OmW? Then please leave us a rating at the top! —— JÜRGEN’S...

Nico is a Senior Analyst at the Venture Capital firm FoodLabs , an Early Stage VC investor and venture studio for food, sustainability and health. We kick it off lightly with how Nico got to work at FoodLabs, what the company does and what his typical day looks like. In the second half of the podcast Nico answers all the questions I had about VCs and how they think: What do VCs look for in their f...

Dominik is a successful solo-preneur and indie-hacker. He develops apps like HelpKit and Casetools.app . Check out his company page https://sevendegrees.io/ for more. Dominik's first appearance on OmW can be found here. Listen to a conversation fully loaded with talk about performance, routines, and Dominik's account on his first three years as a digital nomad. Starting minute 01:18:00 Dom...

Nick is a global citizen, who loves art and business. He holds a graduate degree from UCL and is an Alumnus of the Vento Venture Originator. Listen to us having a lot of fun while discussing venture backed entrepreneurship, bias in AI applications, beer and Nicks upcoming art show. Follow Nick on his artist account for more: https://www.instagram.com/woolleynickart/ — Want to support OmW? Leave a...

Ivana is singer, ESCP alumna and current project manager at Forever Day One. Listen to a conversation about purpose and work and how the music industry is silently undergoing a financial revolution. Follow Ivana on Instagram for more: https://www.instagram.com/ivanacld/ —— Enjoying OmW? Then don’t forget to follow! —— LINKS MENTIONED: Scott Galloway - Do not follow your passion: https://www.cnn.co...

Peter is the Co-Founder of KÜHBREIN ( https://www.kuehbreinmost.at/ ), a Cider Start-up in Austria, that has won several international awards, including the “World Best Cider 2023” award. Furthermore, Peter is an advocate and supporter of environmental responsibility initiatives. Listen to Peter’s KÜHBREIN success-story and how they are reviving a forgotten product, his experience on 2 Minuten 2 M...

Pietro is the Co-Founder of Plino (plino.it) and a current participant in Vento, a Venture Builder in Italy. Enjoy a conversation about digital CFOs, the definition of success, billionaires and a conversation about startups more broadly. 
Get in touch https://www.linkedin.com/in/pietro-galimberti/ plino.ai@gmail.com — 
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Chiara is the Co-Founder and CTO of Eoliann, a climate-tech startup that helps businesses predict climate risks based on satellite data and machine learning models (https://www.eoliann.com/). Listen to our conversation about the origin of her company, the need for great climate models and her thoughts and decision making on organizational behavior. Want to talk to Chiara? Feel free to reach out to...

Lukas is a former professional musician and a current Strategy Consultant at Google. There he runs the “Peak Performance” workshop-series that helps Googlers to develop better principles for their physical and mental health. In our conversation Lukas breaks down his peak performance methodology and gives insights into his practices for healthy body, mind and emotions. Get in touch with him on Link...

Eric is a Software Engineer at Meta, building large language models (LLMs) and a part-time Electrical Engineering student at Stanford. If you want to understand what is happening around the ChatGPT hype this episode is for you. Listen to us discuss the current state of LLMs like GPT and LAMA, AI applications he anticipates, as well as ethical concerns about this new technology. — 
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Shlok is a CS graduate from Georgia Tech and a Software Engineer at Salesforce in San Francisco. Enjoy a conversation about learning, utilitarianism & personal principles, mindset, cultural differences and dealing with the paradox of choice in your career. [Recorded on March 5th 2023] — Content mentioned “Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning” by Peter C. Brown https://www.amazon.c...

Anvit is a graduate from Minerva University and currently pursuing his M.S. in Education Data Science at Stanford.  Growing up in the US and India, Anvit has a lot to share about different educational and economic systems. Hear him break down his experience at Minerva, the worlds most innovative university, and our conversation about cultural differences, skill based education and how to esca...

Mirko is a personal finance enthusiast and FinTech co-founder from Turin, Italy. His startup 360Track aims to be a one-stop platform to give people a clear overview of their personal finances and investments.  Listen to the first 12 month of his startup journey, living in the Italian version of a startup-garage, how he got his first 50 users and his advice for anyone who is getting started ([...

Megan is a computational neuroscience graduate from Brown University and a current project manager at Confiant. Join our conversation about podcasting, creating on TikTok for fun, company scams and Megan's experience at CES, the worlds biggest tech conference.  — 
 Enjoying OmW? Then don’t forget to follow! —  Megan Ly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-ly-4a64ba77/ Bad Bets Podcast: htt...

Patrick is the current founder associate at Sprad.io, an Austrian startup that helps companies drive employee referrals.  Enjoy hearing about the early office culture at Sprad, a discussion about values and principles, how to create happiness for others, and our experiences interacting with people on social media.  — 
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Daniel Santos is a Portuguese digital designer, focusing on graphic designs, video creation and 3D animations (www.danielsantos.co).  He recently returned back home after a year in Medellin, Columbia, where he worked as a freelancer.  Listen to his stories about getting mugged and how he utilizes curiosity to become a better designer, as well as broad discussions about personal social ne...

Georg Weber is an ex-Venture Capitalist focused on early stage startups. Enjoy our conversation about social contracts, life-changing books, stoicism overcoming resistance and more. [Recorded on January 11th 2023] — 
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