Entrepreneurial Realities
Entrepreneurial Realities is a podcast from TUM Venture Labs about the practical side of entrepreneurship that is rarely taught in university. It features stories and insights from founders, venture capitalists, and other leaders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The show explores real-world lessons, challenges, and strategies for building and growing ventures.
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#102 - From Physics Professor to Quantum Startup Founder, with Christopher Eichler (Quint Computing)
Christopher Eichler spent over a decade in academic physics, a PhD at ETH Zurich, a fellowship at Princeton, a senior scientist role back at ETH, and now a professorship at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Then he decided a university lab wasn't the right vehicle anymore, and founded Quint Computing to build the next generation of superconducting quantum processors.In this episode, Michael Machold, Oper
# 101 - Martin Giese, Founder, Business Angel, and B2B Sales expert
Martin Giese has spent 25 years at the centre of Munich's deep tech ecosystem — and he thinks most European founders have a blind spot that no incubator programme will fix: they can't sell.As Managing Director of XPRENEURS (now UTUM Accelerator) and guest lecturer at Stanford GSB, Martin has seen founders across three continents make the same mistake. In this episode, we dig into what Stanford fou
# 100 - Five Years of Building - Special episode with Three Amazing Founders,
This is our 100th episode — and we are not celebrating with a retrospective. We are celebrating with three founders who came back to tell us what actually happened.Flora Geske co-founded SUMM-AI, a GovTech company using AI to make public administration more accessible and efficient, and winner of the TUM Presidential Award. Pablo Palafox co-founded HappyRobot, a Y Combinator-backed agentic AI plat
# 99 - A Conversation with Adrian Locher, Co-Founder and General Partner of Merantix Capital
Adrian Locher co-founded Merantix Capital in Berlin in 2016 with machine-learning researcher Rasmus Rothe. What started as an AI studio has become one of Europe's most distinctive AI organisations: a venture studio that incubates companies from scratch, a campus hosting an entire ecosystem, and — as of June 2026 — a €100 million plus fund backing AI ventures across the continent.In this conver
# 98 - Tech at War: Lessons from Ukraine for the Next Generation of Defense Entrepreneurs — with Dimko Zhluktenko, Soldier, Founder, Entrepreneur
Defense tech is being rewritten in real time — not in labs or conference rooms, but on the frontlines of Ukraine.Join me in my conversation with with Dimko Zhluktenko — soldier, drone pilot , founder of Dzyga's Paw ($6M raised, 70+ countries), analyst at Ukraine's 413th Unmanned Systems Regiment RAID, and now founder of Hasta, a DefTech VC fund.Dimko has lived every dimension of defense te
# 97 - 200 new Shopfloor Apps in Six Months — A Conversation with Eden Chabanet and Johannes Mohren of Arctory
Meet Eden Chabanet and Johannes Moran, Co-Founder of Arctory.Arctory is a platform for shopfloor vibe coding which, since its inception, has been used in hundreds of applications. Join me as we discuss topics such as the role of vibe coding in demanding professional environments, positioning focused platforms versus generalist ones, the role of IT in a changing world, ... and how a German startu
# 96 - Meet Simon Wilhelm, CEO & Co-Founder of Scaile and learn how to be visible in the age of Gen AI
Join me in my conversation with Simon Wilhelm, CEO & Co-Founder of Scaile.Simon understood that classic SEO techniques no longer works. His startup helps companies get visibility. After a mere 6 months, he has secured 40 plus customers from multiple countries and shares learnings with us.
# 95 - Vibe coding for founders with Edgar Kussberg, Director of Product Management at Sonar
Do join the discussion I had with Edgar Kussberg about Vibe coding.Edgar is a former entrepreneur where he focused on product development and gradually turned in applying his market focused approach to code development.He is currently in charge of Product development at SonarSource, a Swiss scale up which is the leader in code validation tool. We discuss on what is the phenomenon of vibe coding, w
# 94 - Interview with Christine Carville and Marc Goldberg co-founders of Resilience Labs
Do join our conversation with Christine Carville and Marc Goldberg, co-founders of Resilience labs, now Cerebral, a this podcast first married couple.Both started Resilience labs in 2019 to bridge a gap in the American healthcare market by training new clinicians while providing accessible care to patients. By integrating proprietary education with AI-powered clinical tools, they professionalised
# 93 - A conversation with Sebastian Mallaby, author of "The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence"
The latest episode of Entrepreneurial Realities welcomes back Sebastian Mallaby, who joined the podcast once before to discuss The Power Law, his landmark account of the venture capital industry. This time, Sebastian returns with The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence — the result of three years of unprecedented access to Demis Hassabis and his inner ci
# 92 - AI, Startups and Sports. A conversation with Michael Brand and Jonas Dunkel
In this episode, I speak with Michael Brand, CEO of TraxSurf and Jonas Dunkel, CEO of DeepGolf, two German entrepreneurs applying AI to elite sport performance. Different sports but same ambition: replace guesswork with data, and help athletes improve with precision. A conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, and building something new far from the traditional hubs of surf and golf culture
# 91 - AI and Ethics with Rabbi Mois Navon
Rabbi Mois Navon is one of the founder engineer of MobilEye. He is also an advisor to the Israeli Government on the theme of AI and Ethics and a lecturer at ben Gourion University.Join us on our discussion on why ethical considerations profoundly matter for AI entrepreneurs and how to take these into considerations for your AI startups.
# 90 - What if waste could replace fossil resources?
Sebastian Bastek, co-founder of Valoron, takes you on a journey of transforming mixed waste into virgin-quality fuels and chemicals, scaling a bold climate tech vision from the lab to industry and literally turning trash into treasure.Dive into the breakthroughs, the entrepreneurial journey, and how Valoron is turning circular economy ideas into reality. Hosted by Lucia Lara from the Climate &
# 89 - Interview with Florian Doetzer, Managing Director TUM Venture Lab Aerospace and Defence
This episode concludes our special series during the Munich Security Conference, where we explore the entrepreneurial realities behind defense and dual-use innovation.We speak with my colleague Florian Doetzer, who is the Managing Director of the TUM Venture Lab for Aerospace and Defense. The name of Florian’slab was changed from Aerospace to Aerospace and Defense and announced at the MSC (
# 88 - Interview with Nicolas Tenzer, Senior French Policy Expert
This episode is part of our special series during the Munich Security Conference, where we explore the entrepreneurial realities behind defense and dual-use innovation. We speak with Nicolas Tenzer, a French senior policy expert who was among the first voices to warn of the dangers posed by Europe's sustained disinvestment in and neglect of its defense capabilities.Together, we explore the cur
# 87 - Drone Aid Collective, an entrepreneurial initiative to make an impact
This episode is part of our special series during the Munich Security Conference, where we explore the entrepreneurial realities behind defense and dual-use innovation.We are joined by Khrystyna Rozhenko and German Stelmakh, founders of Drone Aide Collective.Khrystyna and German explain how they have mobilized funding to support drone production for Ukraine and organized hands-on workshops across
# 86 - Oleksii Markhovskyi, on the reality of being a DefTech entrepreneur in Ukraine
This episode is part of our special series during the Munich Security Conference, where we explore the entrepreneurial realities behind defense and dual-use innovation. Dariia Rekun speaks with Oleksii Markhovskyi, co-founder of Ukrainian defense tech company Frontline Robotics, and Alina Kizlevych, who works on partnerships at Darkstar and brings deep experience working with defense startups.The
# 85 - Agile DefTech: Artem Moroz from Brave 1 on Ukraine's 3-Month Development Cycles
This episode is part of our special series during the Munich Security Conference, where we explore the entrepreneurial realities behind defense and dual-use innovation.Anastasia Lala, pipeline manager at the TUM Venture Lab Aerospace and Defense, speaks with Artem Moroz , Head of Investments at Brave 1 — a Ukrainian government initiative designed to fast-track DefTech solutions through asymmetr
# 84 - Building Europe's Defense Tech, One Hackathon at a Time, Benjamin Wolba Co-Founder of EDTH
This episode is part of our special series during the Munich Security Conference, where we explore the entrepreneurial realities behind defense and dual-use innovation.We speak with Benjamin Wolba, co-founder of the EuropeanDefense Tech Hub .Benjamin co-created what has become Europe's largest network of defense tech hackathons — bringing together engineers, students, researchers, and early-st
#83 – From Consulting to AI Startups: Execution, Reality & Building in Europe
Former BCG consultants and now founders Benedikt Wiechers and Michael Spira share an honest, behind-the-scenes perspective on their transition from consulting to entrepreneurship — and what it really takes to build AI-driven companies in Europe.The conversation explores the realities of leaving a secure consulting career, why execution quickly matters more than strategy once you start building, an
#82 - Building Computers That Run on Light: Samarth Vadia’s Deep Tech Journey
AI’s energy hunger is exploding — but can photonic computing unlock a sustainable future for AI? Samarth Vadia, CEO & Co-founder of Linque, shares his path from quantum research to founding a deep tech start-up, tackling one of AI’s biggest challenges: exploding energy use in data centers. Discover how computers that run on light could transform data centers, make AI more energy-efficient and
#81 - From Founding to Exit in 18 Months: CareMates’ Success Story
Can a start-up really go from founding to a successful exit in just 18 months? Dylan, founder of CareMates, proves it is possible. In this special end-of-year episode, Antoine and co-host Magnus dive deep into Dylan’s journey — from bootstrapping and rapid scaling to navigating unexpected challenges and achieving a successful exit.This episode covers:How to draft a winning EXIST applicationHow B2B
#80 -Impact investing in Kyiv - A conversation with Ryan Grant Little
Please meet Ryan Grant Little. Ryan reaches out from Kyiv where he has moved to support Defence startups in the country where it really matters.Do join us for an inspiring presentation to better understand the dynamics of Defence Technology, why this really matters to us all in Europe and hear how Ryan has genuine impact.Ryan and I met beginning of this month at the first Defence Hackathon organis
#79 -Supporting startups from the Arab Diaspora - A conversation with Fadwa Ouardani and Omar Hedeya
We are joined today by two Venture Capitalists, Fadwa Ouardani and Omar Hedeya.Fadwa and Omar explain what brought them to the world of venture capital and also the initiative of "Habbitis" to support founders from the Arab Diaspora.
#78 - Reinvention at the Bayreuth Festival: The First AI powered Ring des Nibelungen
Meet Marcus Lobbes, visionary director of the Dortmund Academie of Theater and Digitalisation. Marcus will be the curator at the Richard Wagner Bayreuth Festival for the first ever AI powered production of the Ring des Nibelungen, bringing artificial intelligence into the world's most prestigious Wagner opera Festival.In this episode of Entrepreneurial Realities, discover how Marcus merges artisti
#77 – Can a PhD turn into a start-up? A researcher himself proves it can.
Lucia, our new host, talks with Dr. Andreas Weiss, CTO of Qkera, about turning his PhD research into next-gen battery materials to advance future energy storage. From lab experiments to scaling a startup, Andreas shares the surprises, challenges, and lessons learned along the way.
# 76 - Do excessive funding destroy startups creativity? A discussion with Prof. Maria Roche from Harvard Business School.
Prof. Maria Roche from Harvard Business School talks with Antoine Leboyer about her research showing how limited resources can push startups to be more creative and experimental. Maria also shares her own story to becoming a professor at Harvard — and what she’s learned about what truly drives innovation.
# 75 - What roles do Startups play for Defense: a conversation with Inflection.XYZ Partner Jonathan Luther-Bergquist
This week, Dariia Rekun, Pipeline manager at the SW/AI Venture Lab interviews Jonathan Luther-Bergquist, partner at Inflection XYZ, for a deep dive into venture capital with a focus on deep tech and defense – two areas gaining significant importance in Europe.Explore Inflection's thesis-driven approach centered on sovereignty and compute, understanding how controlling these resources is vital for
# 74 - OneTutor: a startup for Students by Students (and One Professor ...)
We are diving into a remarkable story of innovation born at the Technical University of Munich — OneTutor — an AI-powered tutoring platform that’s reshaping how students learn, without replacing the human role of educators.I sat down with the founders — Philipp Cisistian, Jann Winter and Professor Alexander Pretschner, who built OneTutor from the ground up, combining cutting-edge AI with real peda
#73 - Torah and Technology: Lessons of Building Trustworthy AI at Sefaria
In September 2023, Israel's Sefaria, Munich's AppliedAI Institute and the Venture Lab joined forces to explore how AI could enhance Torah study. After months of embedding, prototyping, gathering feedback, and fine-tuning, Sefaria is preparing to roll out new AI-powered features in the second half of the year—making them available to the million-plus users who rely on their platform.This marks a si
#72 - Learn from Paul Graham, Vice President Customer Centric Innovation, Mastercard Europe
Please meet Paul Graham, Vice President of Customer Centric Innovation at Mastercard Europe. In today’s episode, Paul will share his insights on Mastercard’s collaborations with startups, highlighting the innovative strides in the payment sector. With a wealth of experience, he’ll discuss Mastercard’s strategies for nurturing startup relationships and delve into the evolving landscape of financial
#71 - The Venture Lab Life Science Cluster
Three TUM Venture Labs. One shared mission. In this episode, we dive into the Life Science Cluster at TUM Venture Labs – and explore how they are redefining their role within the biotech ecosystem with Maria Sievert, MD of the Healthcare Venture Lab, Sabine Oldemeyer, OD of the ChemSPACE Venture Lab and Roman Werner, MD of the AgriFood & Biotech Venture lab. Discover how close collaboration ac
#70 - Academia meet Entrepreneurship, a conversation with TUM Professors Daniel Cremers, Stephan Gunnemann and Reinhard Heckel
We are joined today by three AI luminaries from the Technical University of Munich: Professors Daniel Cremers, Stephan Günnemann, and Reinhard Heckel.These distinguished scholars aren't just leading prestigious academic chairs at TUM—they're actively shaping the business landscape through their entrepreneurial ventures.Join us for a fascinating conversation as they share their unique perspectives
#69 - (Very) fast cars and (Very) cool tech: a conversation with Simon Sagmeister, lead of the TUM Autonomous Motorport
Please meet Simon Sagmeister. Simon is the lead in the TUM Autonomous Motorsport project. Simon and his exceptional team have consistently dominated the Autonomous Challenge, outperforming 20 elite universities from across the globe.Discover the unique constraints and cutting-edge solutions behind developing high-performance autonomous racing software. Simon reveals how his team pushes the boundar
#68 - Learn from Eugene Huang, Founder of Prorata.ai
Eugene Huang is founder of https://www.prorata.ai/. I heard of Prorata after listening to legendary investor and entrepreneur Bill Gross at the Munich DLD conference. Prorata completely changes the concept of intellectual property for Generative AI. It is a radical game changer which I strongly believe will have a systemic impact on stabilising business models for AI applications.Do listen to what
# 67 - Learn from Jonathan Lowenhar, "CEO Whisperer" and Founder of Enjoy the Work
Please meet Jonathan Lowenhar.
Jonathan lives in California based. He has been an executive in large organisations, a Private Equity investor and a repeat founder.
He has since started Enjoy the work where, not unlike what we do at the Venture Lab, he supports founders in all aspects of their entrepreneurial journey.
# 66 - Learn from Kevin Berghoff, CEO of Quantum Diamonds
Please meet Kevin Berghoff.
Kevin is the CEO of Quantum Diamonds and an Alumni of the team of the Venture Labs.
Discover Quantum Diamonds's technology and projects. But more importantly, do hear how they are transforming DeepTech research from Munich's Technical University into a leading player in the global semiconductor industry.
# 65 - Learn from another successful entrepreneur, Vladimir Keil from Asklio
Please meet Vladimir Keil, CEO and co-Founder of AskLio.
Vladimir is a serial entrepreneur whose latest startup, Asklio, is an AI powered procurement assistant. Asklio is a proud Y-Combinator Alumni and has strong momentum.
Join us to understand Vladimir's business philosophy and particularly why increasing the number satisfied customers is addicitive.
# 64 - Learn for a successful entrepreneur, Raffaela Rein,
Please meet Raffaela Rein, Entrepreneur, Board member and amongst the most influential women in startups and VC by Startups EU.
We discuss together on her journey, entrepreneurship, B2C versus and B2B and how to foster entrepreneurship in Germany.
# 63 // The history of Venture Capital, a conversation with Sebastian Mallaby, autor of the Power Laws
Do join me as I discuss with Sebastian Mallaby on the history of Venture Capital.
Sebastian is the writer of the Power Law.
This book which is on recommended list for the lecture I teach at TUM on VCs. It an outstanding analysis of the unique and still misunderstood dynamics of Venture Funding.
It is an absolute must-hear (and the book is a must-read) for all interested in better understanding en
#62 // Learn from another successful entrepreneur, David Oldeen, CEO of Sizekick
Please meet David Oldeen.David is the CEO of Co-founder of Sizekick. His startup uses AI to enable e-commerce customers to validate that the clothes they are buying are of the right size so as to reduce costly and environment-unfriendly returns.Discover his journey, why he had an unusual but very apt source of financing for his startup, where they are and how they are expanding.
#61 // Direct from the Valley, meet Rocky Yu, founder of AGIhouse
This is our first episode straight from the Valley with Rocky Yu entrepreneur, VC and now founder of Hillsborough AGI House.
Do not miss our discussion to understand why AGI House is such a powerhouse, how the AI opportunity is evolving, why the Valley is so special for Entrepreneurship and what we have to do in Munich.
#60 // Learn from a (very) successful entrepreneur, Pablo Palafox, CEO of Happyrobot
Please meet Pablo Palafox.
He is the CEO and Co-founder of HappyRobot, one of the most successful TUM Software and AI Venture Lab Alumni.
Discover his experience of going to the US, doing a major Pivot and reaping the benefits of focusing with intensity on a very specific problem for the freight industry in the US.
#59 // AI and Music, a discussion with Matthias Röder, CEO of the Karajan Institute
Join me In this episode where we discuss with Matthias Röder, CEO of the Karajan Institute.
In this fascinating interview, we discuss his work, how artists can embrace technology and particularly AI to enhance their creativity, classical music and entrepreneurship.
#58 // Why you want to be asked to meet Julien Weissenberg
We are joined this week by Julien Weissenberg.
Julien is Zurich based and the founder of Deep Tech Experts. He is also playing an active role with leading organisations such as the World Economic Forum and Inno-Suisse.
More importantly, he is working with many Swiss leading VCs and Innovation Agencies as the expert they call to assess the quality of the technology of AI startups they want to inve
#57 // Learn from Niclas Molinder, (extraordinary) musician and an AI entrepreneur
Do join me in my fascinating conversation with Niclas Molinder.
I met Niclas at the 2024 DLD Munich Conference where he gave a remarquable presentation of creation of music using AI tools.
In addition to his activities as a musician (he has worked with Abba, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga ..), Niclas is also a founder of SessionStudio and has launched CLIP to help creators manage their Intellectual
#56 // Learn to leverage Personal Branding for your startup with Bernhard Neumann
Please join us in our discussion with Bernhard Neumann.
Bernhard is a dear friend and a brand strategist whose recent work focuses on the concept of personal branding. We discuss why this really matters and particularly for younger entrepreneurs and is part of their journey.
#55 // Learn from a (successful) entrepreneur: Leon Merkel, CEO of Bumpee
For this end of year 2023, Antoine Leboyer receives Leon Merkel, Founder and CEO of Bumpee.
Leon is one of the rare entrepreneurs who have already sold their startups. This is a rare experience. Do hear our discussion on the lessons of this great adventure.
#54 // Are entrepreneurs happy: A conversation with Valentin Schelhaas from Zentor
Please join us for our end of year podcast, a conversation with Valentin Schelhaas, CEO of Zentor on ... Happiness.
Valentin and I were guests at the first conference on Mental Health and Entrepreneurship where he gave a revealing presentation.
I reached out to him so that we could discuss it in the context of Entrepreneurship to understand if and how entrepreneurs can also be as good on their ve
#53 // Learn from a Startup Expert: A conversation with Bernhard Horst , head of BMW Startup Garage
Do join my colleague Nic Knapp in our interview with Bernhard Horst, head of the BMW Startup Garage, as we discuss on multiple topics, where innovation in the automotive industry will come from, Startups around the world and how to engage with his organisation.
Please note that we had a few seconds where we were disconnected (around 8:30 ...) but all the rest of the conversation is perfectly audib
#52 // Special Episode: What happened at OpenAI ? A conversation with Harvard Business School Professor Andy Wu
Welcome to a very Special Episode:
Harvard Business School Professor Andy Wu and Antoine Leboyer step back from the events of the last days with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman being fired and joining, along with a likely high number of OpenAI employees and discuss on a big variety of topics: Non profit and for profit board, what this means for the industry, what this means for Microsoft, ...
#51 // AI Business Models and Strategy with Harvard Business School Professor Andy Wu
Andy Wu is Harvard Business School Professor of Strategy with a focus on new technologies.
He also is the holder of multiple patents so in other words, he really has a grasp of strategy and technology.
Join us as we discuss the implications of AI for Businesses, new business models, who are going to be the winners in the new world and what AI startups should take into account ...
#50// Special Episode: Mental Health and Entrepreneurship
For the 50th Episode of the series, we do not have a guest.
This podcast is the audio of a conference I did at the Global Tech Shapers on Mental Health and Entrepreneurship.
It is a "first person testimony" of my personal journey as a founder and the mental health struggles I had to face: I was diagnosed with PTSD.
My objective is to describe what happened to me but beyond this, also
#49 // Why founders dynamics really matter, a conversation with Pr Noam Wasserman
Join us today for a conversation with Pr Noam Wasserman, Dean of the Yeshiva University, former Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Harvard Business School and writer of The founder's Dilemnas.
Pr Wasserman has done an extensive and regular studies of thousands of startups in IT and Life Science. He takes us through some of the key choices founders face at the very beginning of their startu
#48 // Innovation and empowerment with Katrin Redmann, the COO of SAP Paris
Join us this week with Katrin Redmann, the COO of SAP Paris, as she shares insights tailored for first-time entrepreneurs like YOU. Hosted by Svenja Enchelmaier, dive into topics from unearthing your motivation, resilience in entrepreneurship, to the transformative power of female networks and the magic of teamwork in innovation. Kickstart your entrepreneurial journey with a dose of real-world wis
#47 // Meet extraordinary founders: Alexa Sinyachova from Moeco
Dive into the extraordinary journey of https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexasinyachova/https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexasinyachova/ on this enlightening episode of "Entrepreneurial Realities," presented by Antoine Leboyer, MD of the SW and AI TUM Venture Lab.
Alexa, a leading entrepreneur, community builder, and mother, shares her wealth of knowledge and insights from her dynamic career.
#46 // Revolutionizing Healthcare: Unveiling Entrepreneurial Visions and Ventures
In this compelling episode of Entrepreneurial Realities, host Antoine delves into the world of healthcare innovation with esteemed guests Marina Leonie Moskvina and Dominik Pförringer. Join them as they explore the exciting realm of (digital) innovation in healthcare and shed light on the entrepreneurial endeavours that are shaping the future of the industry.
Marina Leonie Moskvina, Operating Dire
#45 // Unleashing AI: A Discussion on Ethics, Regulation, and Business Models with Jacy Reese Anthis
In this captivating episode, Antoine Leboyer, MD of the SW/AI TUM Venture Lab, engages in a thought-provoking discussion with esteemed sociologist Jacy Reese Anthis, founder of the Sentience Institute.
Join them as they unravel the complexities surrounding AI, diving into the realms of ethics, regulation, and innovative business models. From exploring the societal impact of AI to dissecting the
#44 // Unleashing AI and Generative AI with Simon Greenman
Join Antoine as he engages in a captivating conversation with Simon Greenman, an AI expert with a passion for pushing the boundaries of technology. Simon, a Partner at Best Practice AI and a Global AI Council member at the World Economic Forum, shares his deep insights into the world of AI and its transformative potential. From his co-founding role at MapQuest to his expertise in generative AI, Si
#43 // Thriving as an Anxious Achiever: Insights from Morra Aarons-Mele
In this episode of "Entrepreneurial Realities," host Antoine sits down with Morra Aarons-Mele, a renowned workplace mental health speaker, entrepreneur, and host of the Anxious Achiever podcast. Join the conversation as they delve into the challenges faced by anxious entrepreneurs and explore strategies for not just surviving, but thriving as an entrepreneur with anxiety. Morra shares he
#42 // The Fallout from Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse and Its Impact on the Tech Industry
Welcome to another episode of Entrepreneurial Realities! Today, we're joined by Meg Langan, a seasoned professional with a diverse background in commercial and investment banking, as well as biotech and software startups. Based in New York, Meg brings a unique perspective to the table as we delve into the latest developments at Silicon Valley Bank.
During our conversation with Meg, we'll
#41 // Navigating the Challenges of Entrepreneurship: Insights from Michael Eckhardt of the Chasm Institute
Welcome to the third season of Entrepreneurial Realities, the podcast for startup founders at the Munich Technical University. Our guest today is Michael Eckhardt, Chairman of the Chasm Institute, a high-tech consulting firm founded by Geoffrey Moore, author of the classic book "Crossing the Chasm." Michael is a highly experienced entrepreneur and advisor to companies in the technology industry. I
#40 // Learn from an thought leader: Disruptive Innovation in the age of Startups w/ Prof. Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Professor at Harvard Business School
This week's episode is our end-of-the-year-special: Antoine discusses with Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Professor at Harvard Business School, on the concept of disruptive innovation formalised by Pr Clayton M. Christensen and the implications for today's start-ups as well as established companies.
#39 // Learn from an investor: Dr. Marcus Erken, co-founder and managing partner of Sunfish Partners
“Everything is relative in the startup world” - Dr. Marcus Erken
🔊 This week's episode of the TUM Venture Labs podcast features investor and entrepreneur Dr. Marcus Erken.
Marcus is a co-founder and managing partner of Sunfish Partners, an early-stage deep tech VC based in #Warsaw and #Berlin.
Together with Jan Mittendorf they speak about
the challenges of setting up a VC fund and the investment
#38 // Learn from an entrepreneur and investor: Bruce Linton, CEO and Co-Founder of Canopy Growth
In this episode, Antoine interviews Bruce Linton, Legendary Canadian CEO and Co-Founder of Canopy Growth, the world largest Cannabis company.
We discuss a wide range of topics that go beyond Canopy Growth, how to grow companies, spot huge disruptions and the coming revolution on psychedelics for mental health treatment.
#37 // Learn from an investor: Rafael Laguna de la Vera, Director of the federal agency SPRIND
In this week's episode, Antoine talks to Rafael Laguna de la Vera, Co-Founder, and Director of the federal agency SPRIND.
SPRIND is a German civil version of the US agency DARPA which focuses on helping local founders to achieve ambitious disrupting innovations.
#36 // Learn from thought leaders: Web3 with Annette Doms
In anticipation of the MUC.XYZ, we interview Annette Doms, founder of MUC/labs, and one of the world best authority on NFT and Web 3 opportunities.
#35 // Learn from thought leaders and entrepreneurs: MUC.XYC and Web3
The next MUC.XYC conference will be held November 9th at the Munich Urban Colab in partnership with the TUM Venture Lab.
This is a special episode where we interview the organisers of this conference: Daniel Kliche, Anton Hiller, Dirk Stauder and Christoph Langewisch.
And we hope you can all join us on November 9th.
#34 // Learn from an entrepreneur: Jan Goetz, CEO and Co-Founder of IQM Quantum Computers
In this episode, Jan Goetz, CEO and Co-Founder of IQM Quantum Computers is interviewed by Antoine to discuss the huge opportunities opended by Quantum Computing, IQM's latest raise and the challenges and opportunities of having such a Venture in Europe.
#33 // Learn from an entrepreneur: Zied Bahrouni, CEO and Co-Founder of Motius
In this week's episode, Jan Mittendorf meets Zied Bahrouni, the CEO and Co-Founder of Motius. Zied and Jan talk about the challenges many deep tech founders face and how Zied came from working at BMW and founding a company to starting his own venture fund Spacewalk.
#32 // Learn from entrepreneurs: Flora Geske, CEO & Co-Founder of SUMM and Miloš Zlatković, CEO and Founder of Mily Technologies
Welcome back to Season 2 of Entreprneurial Realities! In this week's episode, Antoine meets Flora Geske, the CEO and Co-Founder of SUMM, and Miloš Zlatković, CEO and Founder of Mily Technologies. Flora and Miloš talk about their journey from their first idea to successfully aquire first paying customers.
#31 // Learn from an entrepreneur: Fabian Warmdt, CEO & Co-Founder of Glocally (YC W22)
In this week's episode, Antoine meets Fabian Warmdt, the CEO and Co-Founder of Glocally (YC W22). Fabian and Antoine talk about Glocally and Fabian's personal and professional experiences of his time in the Y-Combinator.
#30 // Learn from a VC investor: Andreas Goeldi, Partner at btov Partners
For the first time since many years we are in an economic downturn. This could be due to many reasons: Interest rates are rising, uncertainties in Supply Chain, the war in Ukraine, ... but whatever, this is likely to be the first time that young entrepreneurs will face such a situation.
This will impact both existing funded startups which will need to plan for uncertainty and not growth at
#29 // Learn from an entrepreneur: Jochen Engert, Co-Founder and CEO at FlixMobility
In this week's episode, Antoine meets Jochen Engert, Co-Founder and CEO at FlixMobility. Antoine and Jochen are talking about the story of Flixmobility to becoming a dominant player in Germany before going abroad to evolve into a global leader.
#28 // Learn form an entrepreneur: Florian Scherl, Founder at FAST AI Movies
In this week's episode, Antoine meets Florian Scherl, founder of FAST AI Movies. Florian founded his company while being 17years old and still being a pupil. Florian takes us on his journey of how he learned coding identified the opportunity for FAST AI Movies, but also of the importance of intensely listening to what your customers want.
#27 // Learn from an entrepreneur: Mathijs Heutinck, Founder at Venturelytic
In this week's episode, Antoine meets Mathijs Heutinck, Founder of Venturelytic. Mathijs and Antoine talk about the story of Venturelytic as well as how founders can keep relations with interested VCs.
#26 // Learn from entrepreneurs: Dénes Honus, CCO metr Building Management Systems
In this week's episode, Antoine and Christos, MD TUM Venture Labs Built Environment, meet Dénes Honus, a serial entrepreneur and currently Chief Commercial Officer of metr Building Management Systems. Together, they elaborate on the importance of built environment for societal challenges and the corresponding megatrends that shape the industry.
#25 // Learn from entrepreneurs: Patrick Strunkmann-Meister, Founder and CEO of BAO
In this week's episode, Antoine meets Patrick Strunkmann-Meister, the Founder and CEO of BAO. Patrick tells about his experiences as an XPRENEURS mentor and tips on how young founders can identify the true value of their technical solutions and convince potential customers.
#24 // Learn from thought leaders: Ravi Venkatesan and "What the Heck Do I Do with My Life?"
On this week’s podcast, Antoine interviews Ravi Venkatesan. Ravi was last on this podcast on episode #14 as the founder of GAME (Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship to illustrate how entrepreneurship can be a force for social good.
Ravi is not here in his new capacity as Chairman of The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, he is back this week to speak about his latest book: “What t
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Together with Antoine, we deep-dived into:
Infineon’s Digital Agenda
the vast potential of AI for the semiconductor industry
how innovation cooperation works for the benefit of both: start-ups and Infin
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