Mostly Awesome
Episodes
#51 Pip Klöckner: On Tech, Podcasting, AI and Building in Germany
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Pip Klöckner, tech analyst, angel investor, and host of Doppelgänger, Germany's leading tech podcast. Pip started doing ...
#50 Magnus Grünewald: On AI Sovereignty, Deep Tech Infrastructure and Building High-Performance Teams
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Magnus Grünewald, the 23-year-old founder and CEO of Lyceum, who recently raised a massive €10.3M pre-seed round ...
#49 André Petry: On Agency, Ambition, and Building Europe’s Industrial Future
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, André Petry, co-founder and CEO of Tacto, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about ambition, agency, and what it means to buil...
#48 Julia Gottfriedsen: On Future of Space Tech, AI in Climate Resilience, and Leadership
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Julia Gottfriedsen, Head of Data Science & AI at OroraTech, shares how space and artificial intelligence come together to address...
#47 Judith Dada and Hanno Renner: 11 years later - on what makes CDTM special
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special guest episode, Judith Dada (General Partner at La Famiglia) and Hanno Renner (Co-founder & CEO of Personio) join us to reflect on ...
#46 Erik Muttersbach: On building ambitiously, scaling wisely, and betting on Europe
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Muttersbach, co-founder of Forto and now Zauber AI, joins us to talk about what it takes to build globally competitive tech companies from Europe...
#45 Verena Pausder: Why Germany must bet on bold founders and digital education
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Verena Pausder joins us to talk about what Germany needs to truly scale innovation. We dive into how the next generation of founders is redefining wor...
#44 Gustaf Alströmer: What AI changes about startup wisdom from the last 20 years
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Gustaf Alströmer, YC Partner and former Head of Growth at Airbnb, to explore how AI is rewriting the playbook for e...
#43 Marc Klingen: On Building Trust, Shipping Fast, and Staying Open in AI
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Insights from Marc Klingen CEO and co-founder of Langfuse, the open-source LLM observability platform.In this episode, we dive Marc shares his journe...
#42 Clemens Meyer: On supporting nobel prize winning research teams
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Clemens Meyer, Technical Director @ Google DeepMind.This time we first dive into Clemens’ journey from startups to joining Deep...
#41 Viet Le: Building, selling, and investing at the application layer of AI
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Insights from Viet Le, an Early-Stage VC and Partner @ General Catalyst: Betting on Young, Naive Founders and Navigating the AI Hype In this episode,...
#40 Thomas Kirchner: How to scale up a hardware startup and sell it for hundreds of millions
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are talking to Thomas Kirchner. Thomas is an entrepreneur and founder of ProGlove, a company that sells smart gloves used in count...
#39 Hamza Tahir: From indie-hacking in Pakistan to raising $6.4 Million for his AI startup in Germany
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hamza Tahir is a software developer turned ML engineer. An indie hacker by heart, he loves ideating, implementing, and launching data-driven products....
#38 Gyri Reiersen: Secure a future for generations by achieving net zero emissions
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We just released a brand new episode of our podcast featuring an in-depth conversation with the co-founder and chief product officer of Tanso, Gyri Re...
Teaser Season 5 with our hosts Ruby, Claudia, and Ali!
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the new season of the Mostly Awesome podcast! Our first episode will drop on May 10, but before that we wanted to give you all a sneak prev...
#37 Gesa Biermann: Enabling sustainable forestry and making your grandma proud
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you think about trees, what comes to mind? In most of our heads, they are probably the prime example of “something good for the environment”....
#36 Johannes Hussak: Automating privacy related processes
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Johannes Hussak in our podcast, one of the co-founders of Kertos, a platform that automates data privacy operations. Always fascinat...
#35 Eva Spannagl: On leadership, angel investing and women's empowerment
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are excited to welcome Eva Spannagl, head of Strategy & Business Development at Moss, founder of Femstory, business angel, and personal i...
#34 Claudius Jablonka: On Venture Capital and Beyond
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you found a VC firm, really? Today we will talk to Claudius Jablonka, a former CDTM Centerling and Center assistant who co-founded 10x Founders...
#33 Vanessa Westphal: Changing nutrition habits for good
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some people say the entrepreneurial spirit is something you are born with. This is something that could be true for our guest in today’s episode, Va...
#32 Sebastian Schaal: Democratizing electronics production
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The startup ecosystem has seen many software startups over the last years, but how about a software startup that aims to ease the development of new e...
Teaser Season 4: New episodes with our hosts Julia and Jaclyn!
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the new season of the Mostly Awesome podcast! Our first episode will drop on October 4, but before that we wanted to give you all a sneak p...
#31 Vidya Madhavan: Rethinking the dating culture
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we welcome Vidya Madhavan, Founder and CEO of Schmooze, the dating app where you swipe memes instead of people. Coming from ...
# 30 Michelle Tian & Jennifer Phan: Empowering the creators of tomorrow
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this week’s episode Passionfroot is on the menu! The co-founders Jennifer Phan and Michelle Tian combine backgrounds in venture capital at Rocke...
#29 Maya Hari: Big tech, startups, and social media
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If we hear about living an almost nomadic life, we typically have a picture of a backpacker in mind, traveling the world. Our guest for today's episod...
#28 Joshua Cornelius & Mehmet Yilmaz: Fostering employee happiness
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua and Mehmet both studied Business Administration and Math in Munich. Together they founded Freeletics in 2013, which later rose to become a popu...
#27 Vlad Lata: Revolutionizing the healthcare industry
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, our guest is Vlad Lata. Vlad is not only a serial entrepreneur with founding experience at KONUX and Avi Medical but also a CDTM...
#26 Hessam Lavi: Shaping the climate-tech space
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we were delighted to have Hessam Lavi as our guest. Hessam is the CEO and Co-Founder of Climatiq, a company that engineers and d...
#25 Thomas Regier and Kivanc Semen: The future of data privacy
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Thomas Regier and Kivanc Semen - the founders of DataGuard. In 2017 they founded DataGuard together. And since then they h...
#24 Sona Chandra: A new paradigm in drug discovery
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are talking to Sona Chandra, the co-founder of Terra Lumina - an AI-based drug discovery platform. Sona is a qualified Biomedical...
#42 Hung Dang: Creating a new standard for Data
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we spoke to Hung Dang- an inspiring CDTM alumnus and the founder of Y42 - the company that is on the mission to build the most powerf...
#22 Arseniy Vershinin: Automating the people workflow at Personio
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arseniy Vershinin is a co-founder and CTO of Personio - Europe's leading one-stop HR platform for small and medium-sized businesses. It helps small bu...
#21 Awais Shafique: Changing the way people shop with the power of AI
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This time, we had a very exciting talk with Awais Shafique - the co-founder and CPO of a FashionTech startup presize.ai. After finishing his Bachelor...
#20 Dr. Sophie Chung: Medical Tourism - great healthcare should be accessible to all
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sophie Chung is the CEO and Founder of Qunomedical - a digital health platform with a focus on medical travel that helps patients find the right d...
Teaser Season 3: Launching episodes every 2nd Tuesday with our new hosts Keke and Maria!
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 3 of Mostly Awesome with our new hosts Keke and Maria! We are again talking to inspiring innovators from the world of entrepreneursh...
#19 Caroline Weimann: Politics - an important vehicle for social and ecological change
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Weimann is the founder and co-director of JoinPolitics. JoinPolitics aims to open unusual routes into politics by supporting and giving seed ...
#18 Daniel Metzler: It’s called hardware because its hard – founding in the aerospace industry
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Metzler is the co-founder and CEO of Isar Aerospace. Daniel studied mechanical engineering at TU Wien and aerospace engineering at TUM. During ...
#17 Daniel Besendorfer: Creating a mutual dialogue between business and technology
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Besendorfer is the CEO of Allianz Technology, the IT service provider of the Allianz Group. He studied economics in Freiburg and Boston and hol...
#16 Alev Canoglu: Promoting equal opportunities
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alev Canoglu is the founder of the Munich-based non-profit organisation Female Tech Leaders, which aims to empower women in STEM and leadership positi...
#15 Folkert Behrends: Balancing performance and recovery
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Folkert Behrends is a triathlete and professional coach. After an accident in 2008, doctors told him he might never be able to walk again. But 15 mont...
#14 Saskia Bruysten on social businesses – using economic thinking to generate social impact
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Saskia Bruysten is co-founder and CEO of Yunus Social Business. After studying economics at EBS and LSE, Saskia started her career at Boston Consultin...
#13 Hana Milanov: A career in academia - a different perspective on entrepreneurship
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hana Milanov is a Professor of International Entrepreneurship at the Technical University of Munich and an active board member and mentor at CDTM. Han...
#12 Jakob Assmann: Why we need more entrepreneurs to avoid a climate crisis
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jakob is the founder of Greengas Concepts and Polarstern Energie, which are pioneers in developing sustainable energy and heating solutions. He is als...
#11 Veronika Riederle: From consulting to entrepreneurship - building something that matters to you
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Veronika Riederle is the Founder and CEO of Demodesk, an intelligent meeting platform for remote sales that was supported by Y-Combinator. Veronika st...
#10 Dan Ram: Host, speaker & coach - falling in love with what you are becoming
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Ram is a speaker, motivational coach and event host. He has hosted some of the biggest innovation and tech events, such as Bits & Pretzels, and ha...
#09 Anna Alex: Sustainable entrepreneurship - how to align purpose with profit
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Alex is the co-founder and COO of Planetly, a tech startup on a mission to help build a carbon neutral economy. Previously, she co-founded Outfit...
#08 Nino Ulsamer: Serial Entrepreneur – the winded road to build a successful startup
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nino Ulsamer is a serial entrepreneur and currently CTO of StashAway in Singapore, a digital wealth management platform that personalizes financial pl...
Teaser Season 2: Launching episodes every 2nd Wednesday with our new hosts Lisa and Tim!
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 2 of Mostly Awesome with our new hosts Lisa and Tim! We are again talking to inspiring innovators from the world of entrepreneurship...
#07 Carsten Maschmeyer: Die Anfänge des TV Löwen – Vom Verkaufstalent zum Gründer und Investor
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carsten Maschmeyer ist erfolgreicher Gründer, Investor, Bestsellerautor und Juror in der TV-Show "Die Höhle der Löwen". Als Jäger nach den besten ...
#06 Laura Lewandowski: Disruptive journalism – how to tell stories that sell
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Lewandowski is a Top 30 under 30 journalist, columnist (Business Insider), podcast host (Innovator Sessions by Red Bull), and co-founder of the ...
#05 Prof. Klaus Diepold: Diversity in tech – how to bust the myths and change perceptions of STEM careers
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Klaus Diepold is a professor for data processing at the department for electrical and computer engineering at TUM, Former TUM’s Senior Vice Presiden...
#04 Katharina Mayer: The social-impact entrepreneur – fast forward after the DHDL deal
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Katharina Mayer is the Founder and CEO of the social start-up Kuchentratsch. Translated the company name means „Cake Tittle-Tattle“ and this gives...
#03 Sven Schmidt: VC Brain und Gründer Mastermind – kontrovers, gefeiert und heiß debattiert
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sven Schmidt ist Geschäftsführer und CMO bei der Machineseeker Group und Serial Entrepreneur. Er war Mitgründer des Wagniskapital-finanzierten Unte...
#03 Sven Schmidt: VC Brain and Entrepreneurial Mastermind – meet the controversial yet admired business analyst
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sven Schmidt is Managing Director and CMO at Machineseeker Group and a serial entrepreneur. He co-founded venture-backed Verwandt, which was sold to A...
#02 Judith Dada: Rising star in VC - why you should expose yourself to high-risk high-reward opportunities
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Judith Dada is a partner and managing director of La Famiglia, a women-led Berlin-based VC firm that invests in seed-stage B2B tech startups. In this ...
#01 Hanno Renner: Halfway to unicorn status - what it takes to scale a startup
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hanno Renner is the founder and CEO of Personio, an HR SaaS company on its way to becoming Germany's next unicorn. As a passionate skipper, Hanno tell...
#00 Teaser - new episodes launching bi-weekly on Wednesdays!
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Mostly Awesome, a podcast by CDTM in Munich, launching new episodes bi-weekly on Wednesdays on all platforms where you can listen to a podc...