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StartupGeist Blog

From 2015 to 2018, I summarised my startup experiences and knowledge from my work on the Startup Genome and Startup Ecosystem Reports on the StartupGeist blog. I also documented the entrepreneurship journey of entrepreneurs through 100+ interviews on my StartupGeist podcast. Finally, I would like to share some valuable entrepreneurship and startup tips and links with you.

Danny Holtschke in a denim shirt, beside a card reading: Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.

I’m glad you’re stopping by StartupGeist!

Can I tell you a secret? No! I’ll do it anyway …

-I only really started to LIVE as an entrepreneur.

And you can do that too!

Do you want to start something? But you don’t know how!

I would like to recommend 2 approaches – active or passive.

I started passively and became more confident and courageous because I built up knowledge. The knowledge gave me a ‘hypocritical’ security.

Looking back, I would start actively with small projects right away. If only I had had the courage I have today…

(1) Active: Learning by doing

Be brave and implement your ideas immediately. Read the following articles:

  • Wie du Unternehmer wirst! (Teil 1)
  • Wie du Unternehmer wirst! (Teil 2)
  • 25 Wege passives Einkommen und Geld im Internet zu verdienen (Teil 3)

(2) Passive: Read and dream

  • 3-teilige Artikelserie: Mein unternehmerisches Erwachen
  • Mein erstes Startup: Ein Erfahrungsbericht
  • Warum Unternehmer sein die beste Art ist, persönlich zu wachsen
  • Warum du noch kein Startup starten solltest
  • Deine 3 möglichen Rollen in einem Startup
  • Wie finde ich den richtigen Mitgründer?
  • Wie finanziere ich mein Startup?
  • Wie du deinen StartupGeist entwickelst

Are you just interested in #startups?

  • Was ist ein Startup?
  • Was ist Entrepreneurship?
  • Welche Phasen durchläuft ein Startup?
  • Was macht Startups erfolgreich?
  • Warum scheitern so viele Startups?
  • Welchen gesellschaftlichen Stellenwert haben Startups?
  • Berlins Entwicklung zum Internet Startup Mekka

Enjoy your reading!

PS: As always, if you have any questions, feedback or asks, please email me dh [at] danny holtschke [dot] com.