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Skype a Founder #10: Philip Kamp, Auxmoney
Yes, we all know by now that Berlin is THE startup hub in Germany. But there are great startups in other cities, too. Hence we want to venture off the beaten path from time to time and present companies that are based outside the capital.
In this “Skype a Founder” episode I interview Philip Kamp, the co-founder of peer-to-peer lending platform Auxmoney, who sheds a light on the complexities and opportunities in crowdsourced lending. Find out how Auxmoney differentiates itself from competitors, how the platform can help you finance a new car, how the uncertainty of financial markets actually benefits them and what the advantages of running a company in Dusseldorf are.
Skype a founder #9: Ansgar Oberholz, Founder, Sankt Oberholz (includes a tour of the new “ko-working” space)
It is the place the New York Times calls “the center of the Berlin tech scene in the brick-and-mortar world”. Its guests are often referred to as the Digital Bohème. TechCrunch Europe held their meet-up here. And the Berliner Zeitung just recently argued that while the digital future once lay in Silicon Valley, it is now present at Café Oberholz in Berlin, a place full of people who dream to take the road nowadays frequently travelled of being a semi-professional coffee drinker to becoming a startup millionaire.
Meet Ansgar Oberholz the founder behind Berlin’s legendary Café and find out how an ex- ad-man turned a brothel into the epicenter of the Berlin tech scene.
Skype a founder #8: Edial Dekker, Founder & CEO, Gidsy (includes a private tour of their new office!)
Gidsy, together with Readmill, is surely one of the most anticipated new startups in Berlin. The p2p marketplace for authentic experiences is said to launch very soon, but organizers can already create their listings.
Former Etsy designers and founders of acclaimed design agency Your Neighbours, the founding team takes design seriously. Finally we are seeing a trend in Berlin towards functional AND beautiful design - it took long enough! A great example of their design work is their handbook on making the perfect listing on Gidsy.
The Skype A Founder interview above includes a private tour of their great, new office!
SKYPE A FOUNDER #7: Felix Petersen, Co-Founder & CEO, Amen
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This is the Best Interview With The CEO Of One Of The Greatest Fucking Apps In The World. Amen.
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TechBerlin in Fredland! Wrap-Up.
Las week, Fred Wilson was so kind and posted a Skype A Founder video interview on his influential blog AVC. Needless to say that he made my week doing so. I have been an avid reader of his blog for years and it has been a great source of knowledge to me. IMHO it is the best blog about startup financing and company building out there, period! It surely is the most popular with more than 240.000 monthly readers and 180.000 Twitter followers.
Unfortunately the audio on the video I originally sent to Fred was out of synch. Although I fixed it (you can see the fixed version here), the fixed version did not make it up on Fred’s blog. When I got worried about it, Jerry acting as the calming coach he is, replied:
“no worries. it makes for a more interesting video. ;-).”
Well, people just ended up listening to it i guess. Good old radio days!
To date there are 170 comments about the video on his blog :-). If you are interested in Jerry Colonna and maybe debating whether you should attend his seminar in Berlin, I recommend you scrolling through the comments.
Just one of the many interesting comments:
“… the most powerful tool a coach has is the question. Coaching is NOT advising or mentoring (although sometimes advice and mentoring is used)…coaching is really about helping the client get to the next level through inquiry.
And smart questions can come from someone who may not have had direct experience.” (Jerry Colonna)
More comments here.
