Our Entrepreneurs in Residence introduce themselves! Today: Saymon

Hi, I'm Saymon Gattnar! I study aerospace engineering at the University of Stuttgart and am the founder and developer of the personal productivity app PeakCorteX. 

As a child, I was already fascinated by the stories of great personalities, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, David Livingstone, Marie Curie or Nikola Tesla. I was curious to learn how a world explorer plans his journey into the unknown, how an inventor structures his day efficiently, and what strategies might underlie the success of an endeavor. I wanted to know what approach successful people take: How do they motivate themselves on a daily basis? How do they maintain their determination, their stamina, despite oodles of obstacles and not infrequently numerous failures?

Over time, the history books made way for books on self-management, productivity, and the art of thinking and executing. I devoured dozens of works, lectures and studies on the topic and began using many tools, such as bullet journals, sticky notes, mindmaps and productivity apps in my daily life. I wanted to summarize the essence of all the findings in a simple, clear and highly productive system. This is how the idea for PeakCorteX was born. An app that combines the most important proven principles of self-management and effectiveness in one tool.

Since November 2020, my app is available in a preliminary basic version in the Appstore. I am very pleased that there are already enthusiastic users in 38 countries around the world.

The "Entrepreneurs in Residence" program is a fantastic offer that provides fabulous support to a student who is also creating a startup. I am very excited to be an Entrepreneur in Residence and hope to inspire other students to take the startup adventure. For my time as a resident, I plan to bring the full version of my PeakCorteX app to market and then start marketing it globally with the support of ENI; especially I want to gain a foothold in the Asian market.