4 Must Read Business Books on Sustainability
We’re excited to share four definitive sustainability books that continue to inspire our work and give us hope in repurposing startups to imagine and shape a sustainable future.
An interview with Fabio Volkmann, Co-Founder of the Climate Farmers Academy
We are continuing our blog series from last year where we interview program participants to learn more about their inspirations, business ideas, and also to share tips with future entrepreneurs. The first interviewee of this year’s edition is Fabio Volkmann, Co-Founder of the Climate Farmers Academy, an educational content platform to help farmers transition to…
Can early-stage startups be drivers of a more sustainable future?
Early-stage startups have the unique chance to included sustainability into their processes, strategies, and business model. But it’s not as easy as it might sound.
Meet the High-Tech SeedLab 2021 Batch
After receiving over 100 applications to join the High-Tech SeedLab program in 2021 we not only learned a lot about current trends but also selected 21 aspiring founders to become our 2021 batch. And it’s time to showcase! By now our in-house startup coaches Anna and Ahmed have made great progress with the overall 8…
Understanding the Murky World of Employee Stock Option Pools in Germany
Phantom Shares also called Virtual Stock Option Plans (VSOP) are more pragmatic in Germany and have been the go-to method by which most startups (> 80%) choose to give employees ownership interest.
The Fantastic Bioplastic Finder
Editor’s Note: This article has been created in collaboration with Circuteria, one of the startup teams of the High-Tech SeedLab accelerator program 2021. In the consumer products industry, there still remains a lack of information and understanding in regards to sustainability. For example, many manufacturers want to make more sustainable products with biopolymers, but often…
On Deck: The Modern Educational Institution for the Future of Work
On Deck had identified a crucial need in working people’s lives: “the need for lifelong learning with a blend of community that is more interactive than online education, much less expensive than an MBA, and also fit in the flow of their daily lives”.
How to write a privacy policy
There is no way around writing privacy policies today. Whether it is for your website, for client agreements or in preparation for signing the contract with a new employee. As a result of the GDPR companies now have to inform people the moment they directly use their personal data or also when they receive it…
The Dispersion of Creativity
One feature that the Pandemic has underscored is the rapid acceleration of existing trends in tech, particularly dispersion.
Clubhouse Review My Humble Opinion After Using it for 3 Weeks
Clubhouse is an audio-based social media platform probably spreading like wildfire in “elite circles” near you, recently in the EMEA region. That’s due to a strategy currently focused on expanding its user base in the region, doubling down on Germany and the UK through an invite-only system.