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Jonie Oostveen & JADS Playground Incubator

We talked to Jonie Oostveen, the Venture builder at JADS Playground Startup Incubator. They aim to help students get their startups off the ground. While focusing on JADS students, the Playground is an open incubator, meaning that students from other universities and working professionals interested… Read more

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Dutch Startup Changemakers: Nalden

Ronald Hans aka Nalden first came to prominence with his pioneering blog, Nalden.net, which he started as a teenager. He co-founded WeTransfer, bootstrapped it to profitability, raised $25M, opened an office in LA and left a decade later. In addition to WeTransfer, he is the… Read more

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German Startup Changemakers: Will Fischer

Will Fischer, the Managing Partner at Voxdale, is passionate about solving the world’s hardest problems in unique ways. He’s worked in the fields of aerospace, nanotechnology, semiconductor equipment, robotics, mechatronics, consumer products, and smart furniture. He spent years working at startups and founding two of… Read more

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German Startup Changemakers: Michael Asshauer

We interviewed Michael Asshauer, founder of Machen and Talentmagnet. Over the last decade, he learned many small but highly effective hacks and tricks from founders, leaders and managers from all over the world. His mission is to pass this knowledge to other entrepreneurs. Find out how he… Read more

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German Startup Changemakers: Michael Schmitt

We interviewed Michael Schmitt, the CEO of mii.ventures and founder of Gravitales GmbH. His mission is to provide new ways of creating value through marketing technologies and innovation practices. Find out how he entered the startup world, what it is about entrepreneurship that particularly attracts him,… Read more

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German Startup Changemakers: Gilg Frick

We had a chat with Gilg Frick, the founder of NPIRE, a creative agency with a focus on brand identity, design, and communication. The creative freedom of making something from scratch, having his venture, and his purpose always fascinated Gilg. Today, he is involved in… Read more