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Interviews "We want to serve 400 million people" Kowry Energy founder Ndiarka Mbodji explains how her start-up manages projects in southern Africa from thousands of kilometres away and the importance of local partners.
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff Lars-Thorben Niggehoff
Interviews Sponsored Bavest #FintechPortraits Securities analysis using artificial intelligence - the two founders of bavest show how it works.
Magdalena Hinze Magdalena Hinze
Interviews Knowledge "We too make mistakes in initial selection". Christian Hoppe is co-managing director of Silicon Valley Bank, which specialises in start-up financing. In the interview, he talks about overvalued fintechs, why sometimes a beer mat is enough for the presentation...
Nils Wischmeyer Nils Wischmeyer
Interviews Startup of the month Finance baby! ETFs, shares, pension provision - for many people, these are topics that you have heard of before, but you don't really know what they are all about. The two founders of the Stuttgart-based start-up finance baby! now...
Magdalena Hinze Magdalena Hinze
Interviews Knowledge "Founders who do everything themselves are just wasting valuable time" HQLabs boss Tobias Hagenau has built a start-up within a start-up. He explains in an interview how this works and where pitfalls lurk.
Nils Wischmeyer Nils Wischmeyer 25.06.2021
Interviews Knowledge "Anyone can do a glossy pitch deck, it's not an art anymore". The accounting start-up sevDesk has raised 50 million euros from investors. Here, CEO Fabian Silberer talks for the first time about how to land a US investor, why he no longer has to pitch, and gives tips on how...
Nils Wischmeyer Nils Wischmeyer 22.06.2021
Interviews Knowledge How to run a start-up completely remotely Jonas Stamm founded his start-up in Schleswig, but has scattered most of his employees around the globe. Here he reveals his tips and tools for digital collaboration without a shared office.
Nils Wischmeyer Nils Wischmeyer 14.06.2021
Interviews Holidu boss Siebers: these are the ultimate crisis tips from the flagship founder Holidu has managed to look better after the pandemic than before. This has recently also convinced investors. Holidu CEO Johannes Siebers talks about his tips and secrets for founders.
Nils Wischmeyer Nils Wischmeyer 07.06.2021
Interviews Sponsored Banxware #FintechPortraits Miriam Wohlfarth founded her first start-up in the middle of the financial crisis in 2009. Her second start-up followed during the Corona crisis. We talk to her about how one of the first female fintech founders...
Magdalena Hinze Magdalena Hinze 04.06.2021
Interviews "We need a people's e-bike" Sven Schneider and André Thiele have jumped into a growth market with Smafo. The start-up produces and sells its own e-bike and also offers leasing and subscription models.
Jan Schulte Jan Schulte 03.06.2021
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