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Timing: Is 'now' a good time to start your company?

Timing: Is 'now' a good time to start your company?

34m 50s

In the first episode of the new season of 'The Early Stages Podcast by APX', we learn why now may actually be a great time to start a company and how you as a founder can assess this.

Step Six: Grow Your Idea

Step Six: Grow Your Idea

27m 43s

In the sixth and last episode, host Julia meets Anna Banicevic, co-founder of the global boat rental platform Zizoo, Hendrik Schriefer, Co-Founder of the people development platform Sharpist (both APX alumni), and APX Director of Finance & Portfolio, Melanie Schröder. They talk about the challenges of growth and how to find the right speed.

Step Five: Accelerate!

Step Five: Accelerate!

28m 41s

In the fifth episode of our podcast series, our host Julia meets Rapha Steil, Co-Founder of Quin, Evgeniya Polo, Co-Founder of Emmora and APX Alumni as well as Robert Martin, Venture Manager at Porsche Digital and advisor to startups in the APX portfolio. They talk about their experiences with accelerator programs.

Step Four: Let's Talk About Money

Step Four: Let's Talk About Money

29m 42s

In the fourth episode of our podcast series „The Early Stages“, our host Julia meets Maximilian Willert, Co-Founder and Managing Director of HYRE, and Sebastian Rieder, Co-Founder of Betafashion, as well as Tilman Kemper, Head of Venture Development at APX, to talk money.

Step Three: Taking the Leap

Step Three: Taking the Leap

29m 11s

In the third episode, our host Julia meets Jonas Vossler, Co-Founder of Flow Lab, Dimitri Gärtner, Co-Founder of Framen, and APX Investment manager Maja Markowitz. Julia picks their brains about the mindset you need and pitfalls to overcome when committing to an idea and turning it into a business.

Step Two: Building A Team

Step Two: Building A Team

30m 7s

In the second episode of our podcast series „The Early Stages“, our host Julia meets Lukas Rintelen, Co-Founder of RecTag, Kris Laumann, Co-Founder of Dilecy and Jörg Rheinboldt, who is one of the founding managing directors of APX. They discuss the challenges of finding the right teammates and share the strategies they use. No matter what idea you have and in which area you want to start up — answering this question will determine your future success: With whom do you want to start your business?

Step One: The Puzzle Pieces

Step One: The Puzzle Pieces

19m 47s

In the first episode, our host Julia meets Eliza-Marija Hirvensalo, Co-Founder at Dogo, Linda Ahrens, Co-Founder of Unown, and Yoni Goldwasser, Director of Venture Development at APX, to talk about the earliest stage of the startup journey: the ideation phase.