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StartupGeist Podcast

In 2017 and 2018, I launched a successful podcast on entrepreneurship, startups and ‘passive income’. My goal with the StartupGeist Podcast was to get to know the personality, the entrepreneur behind the idea. Because businesses only become successful through effective leaders.

StartupGeist Podcast cover art: a smiling man in a denim shirt beside the show title and logo.

Here are the two favorite episodes (based on #listens):

  • Thomas Arend is a German serial entrepreneur from Silicon Valley who previously worked successfully as a senior product manager for Google, Twitter, and Mozilla. Thomas was one of our mentors in my first startup.
  • Holger Seim is the CEO of Blinkest. Next to Wunderlist and Soundcloud, Blinkest is one of the most successful startups in Berlin. I’ve known Holger since 2012 when we started our startups in parallel with our co-founders. We meet regularly for lunch and I recorded one of these meetings.
StartupGeist Podcast episode: My Dream Drives Me, Sometimes Crazy, with Peter Walde.
Im Gespräch mit Dr. Peter Walde, CEO@MapEgy
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How To Leverage the Quickest Path to Success, with Thomas Funke.
Im Gespräch mit Dr. Thomas Funke
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to PITCH Your Startup Idea, with Christoph Sollich.
Im Gespräch mit Christoph Sollich
StartupGeist Podcast episode: From almost Bankruptcy to Raising a $4 Million A-Round Investment, with Holger Seim.
Im Gespräch mit Holger Seim, CEO @Blinkest
StartupGeist Podcast episode: Entrepreneur Journey in Berlin from Café to High-Tech Startup, with Pedro Jardim.
Im Gespräch mit Pedro Jardim
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to TEST Your Startup Idea, with Jonathan Courtney.
Im Gespräch mit Jonathan Courtney, CEO @AJSmart
StartupGeist Podcast episode: 3 Reasons Why You MUST Work in Silicon Valley once, with Thomas Arend.
Im Gespräch mit Thomas Arend
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How Important Is Emotional Intelligence for Entrepreneurs?, with Mikko Alasaarela.
Im Gespräch mit Mikko Alasaarela
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How Up's & Down's Shape You LIFE, YOU Decide HOW, with John Wayne.
Im Gespräch mit John Wayne
StartupGeist Podcast episode: 10-Year Startup & Investor Journey in Berlin, with Fabian Westerheide.
Im Gespräch mit Fabian Westerheide (ein Follow-Up findest hier)
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to Recover From Almost Losing Your Startup, with Hannes Kloepper.
Im Gespräch mit Hannes Kloepper
StartupGeist Podcast episode: A Founder's Look into Berlin's biggest Tech Conference, TOA, with Niko Woischnik.
Im Gespräch mit Niko Woischnik
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How non-attachment to identities always help you succeed, with Simon Payne.
Im Gespräch mit Simon Payne
StartupGeist Podcast episode: Startup Accelerator, The New MBA?, with Alex Farcet.
Im Gespräch mit Alex Farcet
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to Accelerate Your Learning, with Javier Rincon.
Im Gespräch mit Javier Rincon
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to overcome limiting business building beliefs, with Thomas Jakel.
Im Gespräch mit ThomasJakel
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How Millions in Your Mid-twenties Impact You, with Zsolt Nemeth.
Im Gespräch mit Zsolt Nemeth
StartupGeist Podcast episode: Why Startup Cliches are actually true, with Ben Bolland.
Im Gespräch mit Ben Bolland
StartupGeist Podcast episode: Get to know "the superman from San Diego", with Danny Flood.
Im Gespräch mit Danny Flood
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How To Win Friends & Mentors, with Callum McVickers.
Im Gespräch mit Callum McVickers
StartupGeist Podcast episode: Creative Journey of Overcoming Cancer, Loss & Depression, with John Wilkinson.
Im Gespräch mit John Wilkinson
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to Build A Drop-Shipping Store For A Good Lifestyle, with Felipe Caceres.
Im Gespräch mit Felipe Caceres
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How I failed my way to success, with Nick Nerov.
Im Gespräch mit Nick Nerov
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to Build a +1M Agency in Your mid 20-ies, with Nick Danforth.
Im Gespräch mit Nick Danforth
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to Be A More Mindful Entrepreneur, with Songyi Lee.
Im Gespräch mit Songyi Lee
StartupGeist Podcast episode: Why Leaving Your Startup for a Bigger Opportunity Pays Off, with Philipp Stelzer.
Im Gespräch mit Philipp Stelzer
StartupGeist Podcast episode: Entrepreneurial Power Unleashed, with Mariana Pimenta.
Im Gespräch mit Mariana Pimenta
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How Building a Blog Transforms You & Speeds Up Your Career, with Laura Thomson.
Im Gespräch mit Laura Thomson
StartupGeist Podcast episode: In 6 Weeks, From 0 to PAID Freelancing, with Christopher R Dodd.
Im Gespräch mit Christopher R Dodd
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How To Turn Your Passion Into A Coaching Business, with Hugh Robinson.
Im Gespräch mit Hugh Robinson
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to Create a Vision & Believe in It, with Lora Tsankova.
Im Gespräch mit Lora Tsankova
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to Fix your Business & Romantic Relationships, with Clayton Olson.
Im Gespräch mit Clayton Olson
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to Do Business Development Right, with Inês Santos Silva.
Im Gespräch mit Inês Santos Silva
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How Up's & Down's Shape Your LIFE, YOU Decide HOW, with Alejandro Narvaez.
Im Gespräch mit Alejandro Narvaez
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to Build An Online-Business Without Ever Meeting Your Co-Founder, with Brian Kidwell.
Im Gespräch mit Brian Kidwell
StartupGeist Podcast episode: How to Publish 200 eBooks on Amazon, with Adrian Ingram.
Im Gespräch mit Adrian Ingram
StartupGeist Podcast episode: Entrepreneurship Professor Smart- & Madness, with Norris Krueger.
Im Gespräch mit Norris Krueger

The StartupGeist Journey

As an experiment, I started a series of coaching interviews with entrepreneur friends to document their journey, which often feels like an emotional rollercoaster. The interviews are in English and usually last 50 minutes.

This podcast is not your traditional show on Entrepreneurship with witty quotes about “failing fast and often,” but an honest look at the good, bad, and ugly. It is an experiment documenting the journeys of 6 entrepreneurs over time. Every week, one of them shares an update on how they plan to achieve their next goal or deal with overwhelm and self-doubt. Be part of a 1-1 coaching, so you learn from their challenges, mistakes, and success on building a business. Let’s embrace the never-ending journey that is overwhelming and exciting at the same time. You are not alone in this.
  • John Wilkinson, UK, digital nomad, design freelancer
  • Hugh Robinson, UK, digital nomad, coach
  • Mari Pimenta, Brazil, digital nomad, online coaching business
  • Callum McVickers, UK, digital nomad, e-commerce business
  • Adrian Ingram, Australia, digital nomad, publishing business, and online courses
  • Felipe Caceres, Canada, digital nomad, drop-shipping business