This week’s article features an interview with High-Tech SeedLab’s very own Ahmed Mostafa. Together with Anna Buchmann, they both make up the coaching team at our 10-month accelerator program for early-stage startups. Having interviewed Anna and now Ahmed about their role as startup coaches, it becomes obvious that there is not one single right way…
One of the main benefits of the High-Tech SeedLab is the tailored support we offer to early-stage startups. Every team of founders has a designated startup coach who is willing to pull up her sleeves and really deep dive into the biggest bottlenecks.Last week’s article laid out the differentiations between what it means to be…
The High-Tech SeedLab accelerator program in Berlin just recently kicked off 2021 with the new cohort. The kick-off event set the stage for all founders to (virtually) get together as a community and to build the foundation to support each other throughout the year. Now, it’s up to our startup coaches to onboard each team…
Gone are the days where 9-5 jobs were the norm. And where your first job was the one you kept for decades. Instead, the rise of technology and remote work as ‘digital nomads’ is challenging traditional forms of employment. We are witnessing a shift from full-time employment to freelancing, working part-time, and independent contracting –…
For the first time in its history, the European Commission is making direct investments of overall €178m into 42 startups from around the continent. Under the new European Innovation Council, companies from the EIC Accelerator Pilot are selected to receive between €500,000 and €15m, with ownership stakes ranging from 10% to 25%. There are currently…
Our recent Demo Day marked a worthy ending to our 2020 acceleration program. It’s time to say goodbye to our wonderful batch and say hello to the 2021 teams soon. After receiving over 100 promising applications we are now about to select and decide who will be joining our program running February – November next…
For the start, let me guide you through a thought experiment: Imagine you are riding a trolley. Suddenly, you see five people ahead standing on your track. You want to hit the brakes to avoid crashing into these people but realize that the trolley’s brakes aren’t working. You then happen to find yourself next to…
In part 1 of this blog series I shared a few key things that startups should be aware of when it comes to data protection. We covered cold calling, the privacy notice and cookies amongst others. Next let’s have a look at further aspects such as documentation that you should start thinking about. This is…
Young entrepreneurs tend to put data protection aside because it seems somewhat of a nuisance. But truth is: implementing data protection measures right at the early stage of your startup will be beneficial in the long run. Don’t do it like Delivery Hero who got one of the highest GDPR fines ever imposed in Germany…
All nations of the world face an existential threat as climate change and environmental degradation forge ahead. To overcome these challenges, the European Union (EU) developed the ‘Green Deal’, a strategy to make the EU’s economy more sustainable. The main points of the action plan include moving to a clean and circular economy, as well…