BAD1 Special: Laserphysiker und Rapper

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Nicolai hat einen PhD in Laserphysik, ist Ex-Rapper und erwirtschaftet 5 Millionen Jahresumsatz, komplett ohne Investoren. Nicolai Klemke hat Neural Frames vom Strichmännchen-Video zum globalen KI-Musikvideo-Tool gebootstrappt. Wir packen aus, wie er ohne einen Cent Funding in einem Jahr 6x gewachsen ist. Du lernst, warum er früh eine harte Paywall zieht, konsequent auf die Nicht-Kunden hört, und warum er jedes Fundraising für einen getarnten Kredit hält.Timestamps:00:00 - Vom Laserphysik-PhD und Rapper zum Gründer 02:00 - Der ChatGPT-Moment Ende 2022: Wie Neural Frames entstand 03:27 - Things that don't scale: Product-Market-Fit über Calendly-Calls 05:43 - 5 Mio. ARR, 12 Leute, komplett gebootstrappt 06:14 - Der Unlock: Warum man auf die hören muss, die nicht kaufen 08:14 - Paywall statt Freemium: Pricing aus dem Bootstrap-Mindset 10:34 - Eine AI-Company 2026 bootstrappen, während alle Millionen raisen 14:01 - ChatGPT schlägt Google und Meta Ads: Was die Daten zeigen 19:24 - Contrarian Belief: „Funding ist nur ein Kredit"Nicolai Klemke's Links: 💼 LinkedIn: / nicolai-klemke-a0b13a8b 💻 Neural Frames: https://www.neuralframes.com/de🔗 Mehr Founder Mode: 📺 Alle Folgen: www.foundermode.show 💬 Founder Mode Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/F4hnoTUICPYKAWXkE1hfYp?mode=gi_t🔔 Abonnieren für wöchentliche Gründerstories

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Nicolai hat einen PhD in Laserphysik, ist Ex-Rapper und erwirtschaftet 5 Millionen Jahresumsatz, komplett ohne Investoren. Nicolai Klemke hat Neural Frames vom Strichmännchen-Video zum globalen KI-Musikvideo-Tool gebootstrappt. Wir packen aus, wie...

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