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Feed Your Brain Podcast

by Max Elster and Mike Mahlkow

We are living in a world of exponential growth, social instabilities and radical innovations. The generations coming up have the urgent responsibility to not just react, but act through digitalization in order to retain this planet earth. Technology changes and digital innovations will help to start the journey efficiently. In order to document which technologies will change the way how we enjoy living and which leadership tactics will be needed, Max and Mike interview different thought leaders on the topics.

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  1. 147 - Jonas Rinde: Building a hardware-software company in the audio industry, how to evaluate career opportunities, designing products and career advice for young people

    Today, we are introducing Jonas Rinde. He is the co-founder and CEO of Nomono, a cloud-based audio collaboration, and processing company built specifically for podcasters, broadcast journalists, audio storytellers, and many more. Audio workflow of the future. He has a long history of working in...

  2. 146 - Macro Situation for Startups and Founders, Useful Resources to read about it and Availability Cascades

    Everyone's talking about it. The economy has not been looking good. Max and Mike discuss the current macro situation and what it means for startups, employees, and society as a whole. Recommendations READ Andreesen Horowitz: https://future.a16z.com/framework-valuation-navigating-down-markets/ Y...

  3. 145 - Stephan Heller: A crazy 15-year startup journey incl. IPO and Scaling at Groupon, Building Watchmaster.com, Angel Investing and building a fund of fund vehicle now

    "There was so much pain that just went into this and so much blood, sweat, and tears, personal commitment, you know, working really for three, four years, not sleeping, not having a personal life in that sense. And suddenly this whole thing, that's to fall apart." It didn't take long for founder...

  4. 144 - Pascal Bieri, Founder of Planted: Building a Food-Tech company through plant-based protein with over 150 people across Europe

    As the population grows exponentially and the demand for meat grows, producing meat has become increasingly unsustainable. Hungry to change that, Planted Foods has been revolutionizing the food chain. Pascal Bieri, one of its founders, joins us today and inspires us to rethink what we eat as he...

  5. 143 - Saket Kumar, Founder of Vitt: Future of SaaS Financing, VC, Writing a novel

    Is getting a novel published comparable to getting a startup funded? Saket Kumar answers this question in this week’s episode. He freely takes us on an unexpected journey, from creating a novel to founding his current company. We also find out why he went from being a venture capitalist to…

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  6. 142 - Favorite Gadgets and Managing Focus and Energy

    “I can now focus on things that I'm more uniquely suited to and that I'm just way better at that bring me more joy.” That is one thing that effective energy management can do for you. This week, Max and Mike talk about energy management. They talk about what they do, including how they structure...

  7. 141 - Morning Routines, Yearly Goal Settting, Differences NYC and San Francisco

    Unfortunately one of our guests needed to cancel last minute, we decided to record a duo episode with Mike and Max about things we're passionate about! We share thoughts on our morning routines, yearly goal setting, differences between NYC and San Francisco and many more things! Follow us on...

  8. 140 - Jay Rosenkrantz: One of world's-leading online poker player to now building a Web3 playground for writers, artists an collectors

    Jay Rosenkrantz is using the Web3 world to build a playground for writers, artists,s and collectors. With his company Heroic Story, Jay and his brother are creating a new game, where players build stories and fantasy worlds together. Before, Jay was one of the leading online poker players in the...

  9. 139 - Vaitea Cowan, Co-Founder at Enapter, about their way of making green hydrogen accessible and affordable for everyone

    Our guest today tries to prevent the climate crisis using the power of Green Hydrogen. Vaitea is a co-founder of Enapter, an award-winning company that is productizing the usage of hydrogen. Enapter is hiring. If you want to help save the world and work with amazing people like Vaitea, apply…

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  10. 138 - Albert Gajsak: Building an AI-powered Batmobile Hardware Product with Warner Bros, Educating Kids about Technology through Electronic Devices, Covid impact on Supply Chains

    We have Albert Gajsak as a guest on the podcast today. Albert is a young founder who combines hardware and software with a team of 20 to develop electronic devices. Essentially with the purpose of teaching kids more about technology. Since its launch in 2017, Circuitmess has sold over 50,000...

  11. 137 - Finding Language Market Fit and Web3

    Everyone knows finding product market fit. But what about the Language? There's a concept which was presented by OpenView about Language-Market Fit - we found it inspiring and shared it with you through this way here. Furthermore, we talk about first insights into Web3 and our viewpoint on it....

  12. 136 - Michael Bervell: Writing a book, Interviewing Jack Ma and leading entrepreneurs, African's Startup Ecosystem, Angel Investing and building a non-profit in his early days

    The nest guest is on board - Michael Bervell. MIchael is a Ghanaian-American angel-investor, entrepreneur, and author. He's the author of "Unlocking Unicorns", a book about the stories and habits of leading entrepreneurs in Asia, Africa and the Middle East (e.g. he personally interviewed Jack Ma...

  13. 135 - Mathias Klenk, Passbase Founder: The Role of identity verification in today's world, winning first investors, comparison US and German Universities

    We had the chance to interview another Founder again, namely the Founder and current CTO of Passbase, Mathias Klenk. Passbase's goal is to "empower the world with a digital identity system that puts you, the individual, first". Mathias and we talked about the role of a human identitity, the...

  14. 134 - Asynchronous Working, Hiring, Books

    In this episode, we talked about asynchronous working with our teams and which tools we use, learnings from hiring people and books that we've recently read. Feel free to connect via Linkedin (leave a message) Max Mike

  15. 133 - Eli Bressert, CEO & Co-Founder Origin: Building a travel company during COVID, San Francisco vs. Europe, Evaluating Machine Learning Opportunities in Products, Importance of Data Science

    Welcome back to the Feed Your Brain Podcast. Max and his co-host Mike interviewed another guest this time. Eli Bressert, Co-Founder and CEO of Origin. Origin provides you with the most personalized luxury trips based on who you are and what you want to experience next. Eli was a mentor at...

  16. 132 - How to raise a Seed Round

    Hi friends! For this episode we have chosen a little different format. For one reason. Mike just raised a 6.3 million seed round with his startup Blair. Since we have a lot of founders as listeners, we thought it would be exciting to take a look behind the curtain and understand how Mike and his...

  17. 131 - Finding Your Personal Mission Statement

    Hey listeners, Mike and I talk about the value of finding your personal mission statement and how it can help you with staying focused on the things that actually drive value and happiness for you personally - especially when building companies and products. We'd be glad to get your feedback and...

  18. 130 - Nikolaus Volk, CEO of Kyte: Uber for Rental Cars, Mobility, Machine Learning at Kyte, Studying at Stanford

    Nikolaus Volk is the Founder and CEO of Kyte, a San-Francisco based Startup that delivers rental cars to your home. They help everyone to access rental cars with the simplicity of Uber. A few facts about Nik: He studied at Stanford and TU Munich He worked at Uber for a few years Kyte raised 9m…

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  19. 129 - Hey friends, I'm back & What we can learn from AirBnB

    I haven't been here for while, however, I thought of publishing this episode to keep you up to date on what's happening. Startups, Sparks and Serendipity Podcast with Mike Mahlkow and myself Find me on Linkedin

  20. 128 - ULTRALEARNING (focusing on entrepreneurs) with Scott Young

    128 - ULTRALEARNING (focusing on entrepreneurs) with Scott Young His new book Ultralearning

  21. 127 - PR For Startups with Carl Kronika

    Carl Kronika is the 19-year-old founder of Copus. Copus is a leading PR agency, specialized on startups, in the Nordics and in Europe. Copus has around 10 employees and helps startups from all over to build up their PR strategy. Carl and I talk about the upsides of PR when to start PR as a…

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  22. 126 with Wall-Street Bestselling Author Nir Eyal

    Nir Eyal is a known face in the tech- and entrepreneurship scene. He is a Wallstreet-Bestselling Author of the book 'Hooked - How To Build Habit Performing Products', a long-time entrepreneur and an angel investor in different tech startups like Anchor, Eventbrite or ProductHunt. In addition to...

  23. 124 with Long-Time Marketing Icon Ted Rubin

    Ted Rubin has been been in the marketing space for decades now. In 1997, he started out working for Seth Godin at Yoyodyne where his career in the online industry began. Besides learning a lot from Seth, he went through the whole process of Yoyodyne being acquired in 1998 by Yahoo as well. He...

  24. 123 - A World Of Digital Assistants - My Thoughts

    New Podcast EP: My Thoughts on A Future World Of Digital Assistants Digital Assistants such as Amazon Alexa or the Google Assistant have become a big role in the daily life’s of millions of people. Every 5th person in the US has access to a smart speaker nowadays. But - how will a future of…

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  25. 122 mit Jan Halberstadt von TIER Mobility: Wie baut man eine E-Scooter Firma operativ in den Städten auf?

    Was muss operativ beim Roll-Out einer E-Scooter Marke in den Städten beachtet werden? E-Scooter und die Mobilitätslösung für die letzte Meile sind nun allen bekannt. Um operativ in die Prozesse der letzten Wochen und Monate tiefer einblicken zu können, habe ich Jan Halberstadt von TIER Mobility...

  26. 121 with Taylor Ryan: Marketing in 2019, Connecting Corporates and Startups, Learnings from building different startups

    121 with Taylor Ryan: Marketing in 2019, Connecting Corporates and Startups, Learnings from building different startups

  27. 120 with Philipp Skogstad: President and CEO at Mercedes Benz Research & Development North America

    Philipp leads all the endeavours related to future and innovation topics at Mercedes-Benz in North America and has a big outlook on everything related to change management and innovation processes.

  28. 119 mit Sven Oliver Pink als Gründer von Fond Of: Wie baut man mit 200 Mitarbeitern eine gesunde und potenzialentfaltende Kultur auf?

    Sven-Oliver Pink gründete im Jahr 2010 die Firma Fond Of. Mit mittlerweile über 200 Mitarbeitern und führenden Produkten hat er es im Gründerteam geschafft, eine weiterhin großartige und potenzialentfaltende Kultur aufzubauen. Wie er das geschafft hat...

  29. 118 mit Robin Moser von Eyecandylab: 2.5 Jahre Review als First Time Founder und Zukunft von AR

    Episode 118, Ladies and Gentlemen. Robin Moser ist als Gründer von Eyecandylab zu Gast. Eyecandylab hat seinen Hauptsitz in San Francisco und entwickelt eine AR-Linse für Videos, welches jedem Content Creator die Möglichkeit liefert, ein AR-Linse über jedes Video zu legen. Über die 2.5 Jahre als...

  30. 117 mit Dr. Aaron Brückner: Model, Autor und Berater in einer Person

    Aaron Brückner modelte mit den bekanntesten Fotografen, schreibt mit den Top-Verlagen seine Bücher und hilft mittelständischen und großen Unternehmen als Berater.Aaron ist promovierter Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, internationales Fotomodell und Autor mehrere Bücher mit Top-Verlagen. Sein Ziel als...

  31. 116 mit Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner: Top 30 Ökonom in Deutschland (FAZ) und Head of Frankfurt School Blockchain Center über den Status Quo und die Zukunft der Blockchain

    Prof. Dr Philipp Sandner gehört mit seinen 39 Jahren zu den absoluten Vordenkern der Finanzindustrie. Philipp leitet das anerkannte Frankfurt School Blockchain Center an der Frankfurt School of Finance, wurde von der FAZ zu den Top 30 Ökonomen in Deutschland und von der Capital zu den "40 unter…

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  32. 115 with Christoph Windheuser: Global Head of Artificial Intelligence at ThoughtWorks about 30 years of working in the AI field

    Christoph Windheuser is a long-term face of the discipline of Artificial Intelligence. In the late 80s and early 90s, he studied Neural Networks in Bonn and at the Carnegie Mellon University in the States. Besides also taking courses about neural networks in Tokyo, he finished his Phd in Paris...

  33. 114 with Rod Dowler: Former European High Tech Partner at KMPG and CEO of several tech companies

    Rod Dowler has been in the technology space for decades. Rod has been the former European High Tech Partner of KPMG and now invests in companies and cares about the future of humanity. He led the European High Technology practice at KMPG as a Partner, ran his consultancy before that for 15 years...

  34. 113 with David Schnurman, President of the EO Organization in New York and Founder of LawLine: How do you focus to accelerate success?

    David Schnurman is the President of the Entrepreneurs Organization in New York and the Co-founder of Lawline, the largest provider of online education for the legal services in the US. We will chat about his journey to become an entrepreneur.

  35. 112 with the Inventor of the Taser and CEO of Axon, Rick Smith: How do you use technology to prevent people from killing?

    Rick Smith, as the founder and CEO of Axon, is passionate to end killing on a global basis through technology and technological advancements. Incredible mission - keep listening.

  36. 111 with Award-Winning Author and UX Specialist Jeff Gothelf: How do you set up an organization to deliver high-quality products?

    Jeff Gothelf is a well-known author who among others wrote the award-winning book "Lean UX". Jeff helps organisations build better products and executives build the cultures in order to build great products.

  37. 110 mit Starmind Gründer Pascal Kaufmann: Was hat künstliche Intelligenz mit der Struktur des Gehirn zu tun?

    Pascal Kaufmann ist studierter Neurowissenschaftler und Mitgründer von Starmind. Starmind ist eine KI für Menschen: Ob für Mitarbeiter oder Community-Mitglieder, sie bauen eine hochmoderne KI, die mit Neurowissenschaften angereichert ist, damit die Organisationen von morgen ihre kollektive...

  38. 109 with Misha Yurchenko about doing business in Tokyo, blockchain ecosystems and personal fulfillment

    Misha Yurchenko is a Tokyo-based blogger and entrepreneur interested in the blockchain industry and the development of personal fulfillment!

  39. 108 mit dem ehem. Rocket Internet Kommunikationschef und Earlybird Partner Andreas Winiarski

    Andreas Winiarski gehört zu den bekanntesten Thought Leadern in der Digitalszene als ehemaliger PR-Chef von Rocket Internet, VC-Partner bei Earlybird und jetziger Chairman von awesome capital. Zurzeit ist er öfter in China, da er mit awesome die Synergie aus China und Europa für Startups öffnen...

  40. 107 mit Philip Müller als COO von WunderFleet: Die Zukunft der Mobilität und der Einfluss von Technologie

    107 mit Philip Müller als COO von WunderFleet: Die Zukunft der Mobilität und der Einfluss von Technologie

  41. 106 mit AI-Experte und VC-Investor Fabian Westerheide: Wie können wir in Deutschland die Technologie der künstlichen Intelligenz in sinnhafte Geschäftsmodelle umwandeln?

    Fabian Westerheide als führender Experte der künstlichen Intelligenz spricht mit mir über die notwendigen Schritte, die wir in Deutschland machen müssen, um sinnhafte Geschäftsmodelle beruhend auf AI zu entwickeln.

  42. 105 mit Daniel G. Siegel als Digitalexperte und ehemaliger Gründer der weltweit führenden Modedesigner Plattform Not Just A Label

    Daniel G. Siegel ist als Digitalexperte, Speaker und Gründer der weltweit führenden Platform für Modedesigner Not Just A Label zu Gast. Wir sprechen über die Möglichkeiten des Taekwondo, die üblichen Fehler aus der Positionierung und effiziente Digitalwebsites. SHOWNOTESDaniel G. Siegel's…

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  43. 104 mit Michael Buck und Niklas Hagenbeck von Convidera: Die wichtigsten Elemente für einen digitalen Unternehmermut aus 6 Jahren Beratungserfahrung

    Die Convidera ist eine aus über 90 Personen bestehende, führende Digitalberatung mit Kunden wie der Deutschen Post DHL Group, Vodafone oder vielen Mittelständlern wie z.B. GIRA oder Viessmann.Das Unternehmen ist in der Lage, über eigene Entwickler, Designer, UX Experten und Business-affinen...

  44. 102 mit Digitalpionier Karl Heinz Land: Wie wandeln neue Technologie die Entwicklung der Gesellschaft?

    Karl Heinz Land ist einer der Digitalpioniere der ersten Stunde in Deutschland. Seit über 35 Jahren gestaltet er aktiv die Digitalisierung mit Führungspositionen bei Oracle, BusinessObjects (SAP) oder auch MicroStrategy. Zudem gründete er diverse Unternehmen im Digital- und Techbereich und...

  45. 101 mit Florian Kollewijn von dem Sozialunternehmen Chancen eG: Bildungsfinanzierung in Afrika und Deutschland neu gestalten!

    Florian Kollewijn ist ein langer Weggefährte. Schon vor einigen Jahren konnte ich beobachten, wie Florian und das Team die Chancen eG gegründet haben, um Bildungsfinanzierung in Deutschland und mittlerweile auch in Afrika neu gestalten.

  46. 100 with K-SWISS President Barney Waters

    THANK YOU FOR 100 EPISODES!!! For the 100th anniversary, I wanted to invite Barney as the President of K-Swiss to talk about the Ups and Downs of a cultural brand that has fundamentally impacted my life since I'm 8 years old.K-Swiss is not just a cultural brand to lots of us. It's a brand that…

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  47. 099 with Cannabis Startup Founder Jo Teichmann from Ceden: how is cannabis impacting the startup industry?

    Cannabis-Startups have been a new hype of today's current startup ecosystem. Ceden has been of the successful ideas. Jo Teichmann talks about his view on the industry and his startup Ceden.

  48. 098 mit Dr. David Klett vom Klett Verlag als traditionsreiches Familienunternehmen

    Deutsche Familienunternehmen sind weiterhin ein wichtiger und essenzieller Bestandteil der deutschen Wirtschaft. Doch was bedeutet es eigentlich wirklich, über mehr als ein Jahrhundert ein Unternehmen weiterzuentwickeln?Dr. David Klett als MD des Klett Verlags gibt Einblick in die spannenden...

  49. 097 mit dem Chief Digital Officer der Deutschen Telekom: Nils Stamm

    Die Telekom steht in einem großen digitalen Wandel. Viele neue Geschäftsmodelle, ein Kulturwandel und viele spannende Herausforderungen. Um dies näher zu beleuchten, habe ich den Digitalchef der Deutschen Telekom eingeladen. Hört rein!

  50. 096 mit Dr. Philipp Seegers von Candidate Select GmbH:: Wie ein eigener Algorithmus Studienabschlüsse vergleichbar macht

    Candidate Select macht es Unternehmen möglich, akademische Abschlüsse fair miteinander zu vergleichen. Inwiefern sie einen eigenen Algorithmus entwickelt haben und wie Philipp auf die Zukunft der Bildung setzt, erfahrt ihr im Interview.

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We are living in a world of exponential growth, social instabilities and radical innovations. The generations coming up have the urgent responsibility to not just react, but act through digitalization in order to retain this planet earth. Technology changes and digital innovations will help to start the journey efficiently. In order to document which technologies will change the way how we enjoy living and which leadership tactics will be needed, Max and Mike interview different thought leaders on the topics.

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Max Elster and Mike Mahlkow

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