The Most Awesome Founder Podcast

In this episode, we introduce Tristan Kromer - San Francisco-based entrepreneur, innovation advisor, and Lean Startup guru. Tristan's journey is a fascinating one - from touring musician to marketing executive, startup coach to innovation advisor for massive multinational companies. Today we're discussing Tristan's unique and circuitous career trajectory, what Lean really means in different contex...

In this episode (recorded in November 2019), we introduce Erik Schäfer, serial entrepreneur, investor, advisor, and part of WHU's first graduating class of 1988. This guy has done some stuff. From founding a consultancy while in uni to linking German capital to early Silicon Valley companies; from building mines in Australia to greenhouses in China, Erik is one of WHU's true O.G. entrepreneurs.  ...

In this episode (recorded in January 2020), we introduce Dr. Martin Heibel,  WHU  alum, serial entrepreneur, ecosystem builder, and currently, cofounder and Managing Director of Ciara - a virtual assistant for sales development reps and inside sales teams.   We're discussing Martin's journey from WHU to LMU, building the LMU Entrepreneurship Center and XPRENEURS , and founding two successful compa...

In this episode (recorded in October 2019), we introduce Jannes Fischer - WHU  alum, Forbes 30 under 30 , and Founder/CEO of Zenhomes (with its brands Vermietet.de and Hausio ), Europe's fastest growing digital property management platform. We're talking about Jannes' amazing journey from WHU to small business owner, Rocket Internet to solo entrepreneur, as well as his deep commitments to problem...

In this episode (recorded in November 2019), we introduce Tobi Tschötsch - Founder & Managing Director of Contorion - a B2B online marketplace for industrial and trade supplies. We're talking about Tobi's fascinating startup journey from WHU to Rocket Internet/CityDeal/Groupon to founder of a company acquired for over 100 million Euros. So if you're looking to hear an incredible founder journey; i...

In this episode, we introduce Thiago Cäsar, Head of Business Development of  Cansativa , the leading importer and wholesaler of medical cannabis in Germany.  Thiago is responsible for ensuring supply from all over the world in this extremely regulated industry. One can only imagine the conversation Thiago had with his family when he decided to transition from the German automotive industry to the...

In this episode(recorded in November 2019), we introduce Stephan Schubert, WHU alum and founder of Onvista and IS.Teledata, to name a few. He is currently founder and Managing Partner of STS Ventures , an investment firm he established to manage his business angel activities.    Since the late 1990s, Stephan has invested in numerous technology startups and is one of the most active and experienced...

In this episode, we introduce Verena Hubertz, WHU alum and cofounder of Kitchen Stories . Kitchen Stories provides delicious, step-by-step photo and video recipes through their beautiful and user-friendly web and mobile applications.    Verena and her cofounder Mengting met as business students at WHU and bonded over their love of food. Their friendship and complementary approaches to work and bus...

Jag Singh is Managing Director of Techstars Berlin and one of Europe's most active angel investors. He is the former MD of the METRO Retail Accelerator, founder of numerous companies, mathematician, political strategist, ad-man, and a true global citizen who is fluent in six languages.  Jag is the founder of YouFundMe, MessageSpace, Wess Digital, and LabourHome. He was an advisor to Hillary Clinto...

Philipp von Hammerstein is an entrepreneur, educator, software developer, and WHU alum who has spent the past decade either founding or growing technology ventures. He holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from WHU and full-stack developer certification from Le Wagon Coding Bootcamp.  When Philipp and I first met, he was General Manager of Le Wagon Berlin and VP of Global Operations for the L...

Dr Tim Thabe is an entrepreneur, credit finance guru, and cofounder of SME lending platform, creditshelf . After nearly a decade in credit risk management with a number of global banks in Germany and Switzerland, Tim decided to take on the Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA program - which helped pave the way for his rocketfueled entrepreneurial journey.    In 2015, Tim left the comforts of the banking wor...

Patrick Vogel is an entrepreneur, investor, and longtime friend from my family's hometown of Lindau. He is a cofounder of Autonomos, an early-to-market autonomous driving company that was acquired by global mapping giant, TomTom in 2017.    Patrick's journey to entrepreneurship is an interesting one, spinning a startup out of the Free University of Berlin with a group of university researchers. Pr...

Dr. Marco Vietor is an entrepreneur, investor, and proud alumni of WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management. He is cofounder of audibene (aka Hear.com), the world's largest online seller of hearing aids. Since launching in 2011, audibene now employs over 1000 people, grosses over $100m in revenue each year, and has offices across the globe serving millions of customers facing the ever-growing challe...

Sven Greulich is a technology lawyer that advises companies on complex, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, and general corporate counseling. His clients include tech companies of all stages as well as investors at all points of a company's life cycle. He also counsels major corporations on their European expansion projects.   With a dual backgrou...

Joerg Rheinboldt is Managing Director of APX, the Axel Springer/Porsche Plug and Play Accelerator. Joerg's entrepreneurial journey began in 1994 when he founded his first company, Denkwerk. He later went on to cofound Alando AG (with Oliver Samwer), which was acquired by eBay barely six months after launching. He then spent the next five 5 years as the Managing Director of eBay Germany before cofo...