Opinion

Magazine Opinion Billion-dollar deals, scandals and a tenfold unicorn: the 2021 year in review From German Decacorn to a sexist start-up. The year had a lot to offer, a look back at the biggest success stories - and upsets.
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff Lars-Thorben Niggehoff
Magazine Opinion On a personal note: Goodbye, Michael. Michael Völter leaves the Stuttgart Stock Exchange. A short farewell letter.
Dr. Julius Tennert Dr. Julius Tennert
Magazine Opinion Why it's (not) cool to be the first startup employee Being there from the very beginning, building "something big", playing a major role in shaping an idea and at the same time seizing the very big opportunity for your own career and financial independence... Sounds...
Bettina Engert Bettina Engert
Magazine Opinion Have courage for new working models Founders should not spend a lot of time debating the pros and cons of home offices and the like, but simply go for it, writes Eric Demuth in his guest article.
Eric Demuth Eric Demuth
Magazine Opinion Superman in a kebab frenzy Netflix tells the story of Art+Com in "The Billion Dollar Code." The series paints a romantic picture of a time in transition. However, the journey through time is marred by a few unfortunate decisions by the producers.
Jan Hendrik Reichenbacher Jan Hendrik Reichenbacher 18.10.2021
Magazine Opinion How much show must there be? On the one hand, founders practice omnipresence and adept "personal branding", on the other hand, smart ideas fail due to a lack of (self-)sales talent. Our guest author Bettina Engert writes on the question of how...
Bettina Engert Bettina Engert 11.10.2021
Magazine Opinion There is no way around employee share ownership Our guest author Eric Demuth calls for the creation of uniform regulations for employee share ownership in Europe at long last. Otherwise, start-ups would not be able to attract good employees.
Eric Demuth Eric Demuth 06.09.2021
Magazine Opinion The right dare has to be learned Before the federal elections, most of the major parties promised to combat the lack of venture capital in Germany. That sounds welcome at first. But whether the situation for start-ups will actually improve in the...
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff Lars-Thorben Niggehoff 20.08.2021
Magazine Opinion Why no one needs sham advisory boards In the wake of the BJDW's disastrous position paper, Bitpanda CEO Eric Demuth accuses the panel of refusing to work, rips the self-promotion of founders on Instagram and TV, and faults many for building an autocratic...
Nils Wischmeyer Nils Wischmeyer 19.07.2021
Magazine Opinion A disservice to all The Young Digital Economy Advisory Board uses the darkest autocratic rhetoric in its thesis paper. The excuses do nothing to ease the tension. In the end, all start-ups will suffer.
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff Lars-Thorben Niggehoff 13.07.2021
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