1. Please briefly introduce yourself and your current job.
My name is Matthias Mildt, as an industrial designer, startup builder and startup coach I have been working with and in startups for more than 4 years. At ENI, I work in the field of "Community Management", which is about how we can present the Gründermotor brand as a benefit topic in current - as well as alumni - teams and thus create an attractive Gründermotor seal of approval for startups.
2. How did you get involved in entrepreneurship?
Immediately after my studies, I worked with teams in and outside of corporations in various innovation formats: advancing, validating and falsifying start-ups, filing patents and constantly learning from project to project.
3. What tip would you give to students who are enthusiastic about founding a company, or who have already taken the first steps towards self-employment?
Before you start, try to validate the product or service as much as possible. To do this, attend accelerators such as ASAP or - depending on how far you are with your project development - the master class. Setting up a business is not that difficult: having the right team and a holistic business model in place is the basis. Until then, there are many ups and downs.
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Melanie Minderjahn
Research Associate, PR Manager