Jens de Buhr

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Always asked myself, if I can be happy …always? As an entrepreneur you are in the natural habit of optimizing all aspects of a project so why don’t optimize your life? After many years of learning about what makes us happy, I think it is only a transient state. But maybe we can feel even better … when we are in Flow! Flow is the state of consciousness in which we forget space and time, are maximally happy, motivated and efficient. In this state, we feel our best and achieve the most. What do we need to achieve this flow? Why is it so important for founders and managers? I talk about this in the podcast with editor Elena Todeva Listen in and share your best flow moments. #flow #flowmoment #success #performance #motivation #alignment #leadership #newwork #startup #vc #entrepreneurship

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Want to know why podcasts are now in their video era? And what podcast genres and categories still have potential to get noticed? Listen to this episode of ‚Digitale Vorreiter*innen‘ 🚀🏆 Thanks for the invitation! Christoph Vodafone Business and Podstars by OMR

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Remember those reunions where you reconnect with old friends, and suddenly it’s like no time has passed at all? That’s exactly how I feel about the upcoming Gründer- und Unternehmer:innenforum des sdw Alumni e.V. — except this time, the conversations will be about how we’re all out there shaping the world. 🌍✨ To say I’m excited doesn’t quite cut it. I’m grateful. Grateful for this community that’s been a cornerstone in my journey—not just in entrepreneurship, but in my growth as a person. Each one of us has vivid memories of the seminars, the academies - and yes also the parties (though those memories might sometimes be a bit more blurry) 😄 From exchanging big ideas to facing the ups and downs of business, the SDW family has been a constant source of inspiration, support and comradeship. 💆‍♂️💡 🎤 At the forum, I won’t just be speaking on my entrepreneurial journey and the insights on the joys and the many challenges of being an entrepreneur and lifelong learner. I’ll also be soaking up the wisdom from friends, fellow founders and changemakers. It feels like coming full circle—reconnecting with brilliant minds, hearing how everyone’s journey has evolved, and hopefully sparking some fresh ideas for what comes next. 👩🏼‍🔬 I’m ready for those real, honest conversations about what it means to take risks, build something from scratch, and keep learning every day. Looking forward to exchanging stories, laughs, and maybe even a few hard-earned lessons. Together we grow 🌱 #SDW #Entrepreneurship #Gratitude #FullCircle #LearningByDoing #Changemakers

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🌟 Exciting Times at 4GAMECHANGERS Festival 2024 in Vienna! 🌟 Day #1 has already set the stage with riveting debates around #AI, sparking the essential question: "HUMAN OR MACHINE - Who is in control?" …. This and many other questions were addressed in numerous discussions 👉 https://lnkd.in/dzAde_2j The energy is palpable as over 5000 visionaries who gather daily, to dive into a wealth of knowledge through inspiring speeches and interactive panels. #4GAMECHANGERS4GAMECHANGERS is truly the nexus where innovation meets inspiration, bridged by digitalization and entertainment! A huge shoutout to the organizers and partners for making this possible! InnovaticGroup. Create the Future Now innovaticgroup.com #4Gamechangers #TechChange #FutureIsNow #SustainableInnovation #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship #Investment #Networking #InnovaticGroup #BusinessGrowth #SustainableInnovation #GlobalImpact #Investors #BusinessAngels #VentureCapital #LPs #GPs #Innovation #DigitalRransformation #Digitalization #Startup #Scaleup

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🙋🏻‍♀️ 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 … 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙨, 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 & 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 ! 𝙒𝙝𝙮? 💡Even though women make 50% of our population, only 2 out of 10 women found a company in Germany. 💰Only 2% of Venture Capital goes into female founded companies. 👩🏻‍💻Only 15% of senior partners in VC firms are women. 📑 In the Innovation Agenda of the Startup-Verband we set the objective that every third startup in Germany should have a female co-founder by 2030. For this we need: 👉🏽 Visibility of female founders and investors through media, publications and networks such 2hearts, the Evangelistas, STRIVE Magazine, FRAUEN100 and many more. 👉🏽 Role Models and mentors who are willing to support and empower women who want to found or are already running their own company. 👉🏽 Funding into female founded companies supported by an increased number of senior female partners in VC firms and investment roles at large. 🙏🏽 Thank you Welt, Katja Deutsch, Alia Fahda (Contentway GmbH) for the important conversation on how to support and empower women in the German economy with focus on tech and startups! 🗞️ Link to the entire publication in the comments. #Gründergeist #Innovation #FemaleFounders #VentureCapital #Diversity

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Knowledge for a startup to find a good match with the right investors.

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Beirat für Startups #34 Ein Beirat kann grundsätzlich für Startups von großem Vorteil sein. Wie immer, ist es eine Entscheidung, in der es auf den Einzelfall ankommt. 🛣 Einige Gründe hierzu behandele ich wöchentlich in meiner Beitragsreihe : Zum letzten Post der Reihe: https://lnkd.in/dfQsdEuf The Benefits of a Biotech Advisory Board 🧪🔬 As a leader in the biotech industry, I'm excited to share the advantages of having a strong advisory board with expertise in biotechnology. 💡 Cutting-Edge Insights 🔍 An advisory board composed of seasoned biotech professionals can provide invaluable, up-to-date insights into the latest industry trends, technological advancements, and regulatory changes. Their deep knowledge and experience can help guide your strategic decision-making and ensure your company stays ahead of the curve. 🧠 Specialized Expertise 🔬 Biotech advisory board members bring a wealth of specialized expertise across various disciplines, such as drug development, clinical trials, regulatory affairs, and commercialization. Their diverse backgrounds can help you navigate the complex and ever-evolving biotech landscape more effectively, ultimately driving your company's success. 🧪 Networking and Connections 🤝 A well-connected biotech advisory board can open doors to new partnerships, collaborations, and funding opportunities. Their extensive industry networks can introduce you to key stakeholders, potential investors, and strategic partners, expanding your reach and unlocking new avenues for growth. 🌐 Credibility and Validation 👍 Having respected biotech experts on your advisory board can significantly boost your company's credibility and validation in the eyes of investors, regulatory bodies, and potential partners. This can be particularly valuable when seeking funding, navigating the regulatory landscape, or engaging with industry leaders. 🏆 Objective Guidance 🧭 An advisory board provides an outside perspective and objective guidance, which can be invaluable in navigating complex business decisions. Their impartial insights can help you identify blind spots, mitigate risks, and make more informed choices that align with your company's long-term goals. 🧠 By leveraging the expertise and experience of a biotech advisory board, you can unlock a competitive edge, drive innovation, and accelerate your company's growth in the dynamic biotech industry. 🚀 #advisoryboard #board #scaleup

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Starke Kooperation 🚀

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AI will of course not only revolutionize news production. Join this session to get more insights, how AI is beneficial in #healthcare and other industries. #wearecgi #ai

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💡What if it does work? Well, from today on I will be able to find out. As a team of strategy consultants and data experts in the sports & entertainment business we are becoming part of Two Circles and will build up the Germany entity. What are we up to? We will grow the value of Sports & Entertainment: 🔥 … for brands by offering a comprehensive suite of partnership marketing services. From partnership strategy, concept creation, activation, to precise measurement: our audience-centric approach - grounded in unparalleled fan insights - enabling brands to make the most effective partnership decisions 🏀🏈🥎 … for rightsholders where our strategic approach will enhance audience engagement and drive commercial value through both direct-to-consumer (D2C) and business-to-business (B2B) revenue streams 🏟️ …for event organizers for whom we will cover the full event lifecycle, from strategy and bidding to hosting and delivering on commercial targets, increasing fan attendance, intensifying fan experience and measuring the impact of the event. 🙏 A huge thank you to an incredible team at Two Circles who made this possible, especially to Gareth Balch Kristian Gotsch Bettina Baer Mattis Wetzel Kerrie McShea Eyan Sham Tim Thomas Michael Woodcock Iain Sexton Bedford Thomas and my „partners in crime“ Dr. Jan Dreisbach and Lars Stegelmann. Let‘s go 🚀

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𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 «Mastering both parts - making something smart and brief - sharpens thinking, saves time an cuts through the noise.» If brevity is the soul of wit, smart brevity is key to communication that sticks! 🙌👍 ––– We - Nordjungs GmbH - welcome the mindset behind Smart Brevity and will integrate it even more consistently into our work for our customers in future. True to the motto for our fractionalised and fast-moving digital age: «less is - almost always - more». Everything remains different. Stay curious. ––– Read more about «the power of saying more with less» - by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz . Highly readable and recommendable!!! #BrainBranded #JanOliverHess

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The venture capital industry is experiencing a comeback: Over 500 funding rounds of two million dollars or more were closed by European startups in the first quarter of 2024, according to Dealroom. This represents an increase from 24 percent (Q4, 2021) to 43 percent (Q1, 2024) in Series A funding rounds. The crucial question is, how do founders manage to quickly move from the seed phase to Series A in today’s highly competitive landscape? The essential tools for this can now be found in a new book, titled “Series A Blueprint: A Guide for Seed-Stage Founders“ written by my amazing colleagues from XAnge in collaboration with HV Capital, Carta Zendesk, Amazon Web Services (AWS), torq.partners and featuring tips from dozens of experienced founders. https://lnkd.in/dzx622hB

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Last week, WEPA Ventures partnered with WEPA Stiftung and WHU Institut für Familienunternehmen und Mittelstand for a unique gathering. We invited a selected group of family entrepreneurs, family officers, founders, VCs, and business angels to our office in Düsseldorf to discuss startup investments by family businesses and family offices. With every participant bringing valuable practical experience, the atmosphere was highly engaging and trustful. Alongside keynotes and panel discussions, we had lively debates that covered a wide range of topics. Here are my three key takeaways: 💡 Multiple Approaches to Investing: Most participants shared more than one approach to startup investments that is currently actively pursued by their organization. While there is certainly a bias due to the preselection of attendees, this signals a growing maturity of VC investments by family businesses and family offices in Germany. Notably, around 50% of participants manage more than 10 investments in their current role, which underlines this perspective. 💡Direct Involvement of Entrepreneurial Families: The discussions reaffirmed the critical role of direct family involvement. Ideally, entrepreneurial families are crafting investment setups that are attractive to both founders and VC co-investors, while maintaining the trust of their family peers or core organizations. Combining execution speed with the value brought by industrial networks or core business capabilities is key to being a valued investor in the early-stage VC ecosystem. 💡Feedback on Keynote about my PhD Research: The initial findings from my PhD research received positive feedback from other practitioners. You might say, "Didn’t you interview them in the first place?" True, but stepping away from interviewer role allowed me to share what I had derived from the research, and it was rewarding to hear that the abstraction and models resonated well. To everyone who participated and supported—you know who you are—thank you so much for the insightful discussions and your valuable input! We’ll continue to foster these exchanges. I’m also more than eager to hear more perspectives on this topic. If you’re interested in a chat, please feel free to reach out!

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🚀 EXIST Business Startup Grant: Is Your Team Eligible? Thinking of applying for the EXIST Business Startup Grant? Watch our video guide to see if your team meets the criteria! 🌟Ready to turn your innovative ideas into reality? We're here to help! 📩 Contact the HTW Startup team at [email protected] – let's make it happen! #Startups #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #HTWBerlin #EXISTGrant

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Start-ups in Europe: a light at the end of the tunnel - finally!    This article by Nadine Schimroszik in Handelsblatt gives reason for hope for the tech ecosystem, as it summarises a development that has been tentatively emerging for some time: The number of new #start-ups in Germany is growing again, by 17 per cent, as shown by a comparison of the first quarter of 2024 with the same quarter of the previous year.   💡It is particularly interesting to see that most investments are being made in AI. An unmistakable sign that they continue to be a driver of innovation for the German startup ecosystem.   We recently came to a similar conclusion with my team, as part of our analysis of the German startup landscape. Our conclusion: more and more funding are being mobilised for ♻️ #Greentech business ideas that are based on AI-based technologies and have a positive impact on our planet. More info on our research at IRIS can be found in Startup Insider`s Investors Report 2024: https://lnkd.in/dU-5AMPz More info on Nadine’s insightful article here: https://lnkd.in/depicwGA

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