Christian Woese

How Robotics Startups Actually Survive | #1 Robotics Influencer Lukas Ziegler

Thursday Podcast

Mar 12, 2026

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5 min read

How Robotics Startups Actually Survive | #1 Robotics Influencer Lukas Ziegler

🎙️ Robotics evangelist Lukas Ziegler on what kills hardware startups

Christian Woese, +1

Tuesday Newsletter

Mar 10, 2026

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13 min read

How to grow your LinkedIn audience

Plus: Are tech workers leaving the US?

Christian Woese, +1

The SaaS playbook is dead. What replaces it? Andreas Goeldi, b2venture

Thursday Podcast

Mar 5, 2026

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8 min read

The SaaS playbook is dead. What replaces it? Andreas Goeldi, b2venture

🎙️ Andreas Goeldi on the worst ideas in AI right now

Christian Woese, +1

European Startups at Y Combinator: What 5,690 Companies Reveal About Europe's Tech Ecosystem

Intelligence

Mar 4, 2026

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13 min read

European Startups at Y Combinator: What 5,690 Companies Reveal About Europe's Tech Ecosystem

We analyzed every Y Combinator company ever funded to understand where European tech stands. And where it's heading.

Christian Woese, +1

Tuesday Newsletter

Mar 3, 2026

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11 min read

How to become more productive

Plus: The most underappreciated founder quality

Christian Woese, +1

Europe can build trillion-euro companies | Tom Wehmeier, Atomico

Thursday Podcast

Feb 26, 2026

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7 min read

Europe can build trillion-euro companies | Tom Wehmeier, Atomico

🎙️ Atomico's Tom Wehmeier on what 11 years of data actually reveal

Christian Woese, +1

Tuesday Newsletter

Feb 24, 2026

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10 min read

How to adopt AI in your company

Plus: What is the 20x startup?

Christian Woese, +1

Thursday Podcast

Feb 19, 2026

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7 min read

The hire most founders make too late

🎙️ Kate Connolly on the order of scaling yourself

Melanie Gabriel, +1

Tuesday Newsletter

Feb 17, 2026

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11 min read

How to know if your new hire will work out

Plus: The paychecks of European founders

Christian Woese, +1

The New Hire Reality Check: A Founder's 90-Day Evaluation Framework

Resource

Feb 16, 2026

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13 min read

The New Hire Reality Check: A Founder's 90-Day Evaluation Framework

A framework for founders and leaders who want to build teams that actually work

Christian Woese, +1

Why Hiring Fast Is the Most Expensive Mistake Founders Keep Making

Thursday Podcast

Feb 12, 2026

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6 min read

Why Hiring Fast Is the Most Expensive Mistake Founders Keep Making

🎙️ Dex CEO and ex-Atomico Talent Partner Paddy Lambros on why rushed hires compound dysfunction

Christian Woese, +1

Tuesday Newsletter

Feb 10, 2026

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10 min read

How to avoid a burnout

Plus: Is Europe losing the AI race?

Christian Woese, +1

Resource

Feb 9, 2026

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11 min read

How to protect your mental health

A self-assessment for individuals who suspect they're running on fumes

Christian Woese, +1

The Most Dangerous KPI in Startup Life | Adrian Locher

Thursday Podcast

Feb 5, 2026

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7 min read

The Most Dangerous KPI in Startup Life | Adrian Locher

🎙️ Serial founder Adrian Locher on the moment grind turns into collapse

Christian Woese, +1

Join us: We're looking for a working student or part-time team member

Job ad

Feb 3, 2026

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4 min read

Join us: We're looking for a working student or part-time team member

Part-time · Flexible start · Zürich or remote (EU-compatible)

Christian Woese, +1

Tuesday Newsletter

Feb 3, 2026

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9 min read

How to increase your productivity

Plus: What is the key trait of successful founders?

Melanie Gabriel, +1

Europe Isn’t Losing the AI Race, It’s Avoiding the Hard Parts with Judith Dada, Visionaries Club

Thursday Podcast

Jan 29, 2026

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6 min read

Europe Isn’t Losing the AI Race, It’s Avoiding the Hard Parts with Judith Dada, Visionaries Club

🎙️ Judith Dada of Visionaries Club on why giving up on models and infrastructure is a strategic mistake

Christian Woese, +1

Tuesday Newsletter

Jan 27, 2026

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10 min read

How to hire at the right moment

Plus: Should you build in Europe, and sell in the US?

Christian Woese, +1

Why execution is now the true differentiator with OpenAI's Laura Modiano

Thursday Podcast

Jan 22, 2026

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5 min read

Why execution is now the true differentiator with OpenAI's Laura Modiano

🎙️ OpenAI’s Laura Modiano on why three-week cycles quietly died for serious founders

Christian Woese, +1

Tuesday Newsletter

Jan 20, 2026

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10 min read

How to have a top performer mindset

Plus: Why the imposter syndrome is a sign of personal growth

Melanie Gabriel, +1

Why the Last Mile Breaks Most Robotics Startups with Roland Siegwart, Professor at ETH Zurich

Thursday Podcast

Jan 15, 2026

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6 min read

Why the Last Mile Breaks Most Robotics Startups with Roland Siegwart, Professor at ETH Zurich

🎙️ ETH robotics pioneer Roland Siegwart on getting from research to revenue

Melanie Gabriel, +1

Tuesday Newsletter

Jan 13, 2026

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10 min read

The one thing your personal brand should not miss

Plus: How AI changes the skills that matter most

Melanie Gabriel, +1

How founders build (or break) trust in high-stakes moments

Thursday Podcast

Jan 8, 2026

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7 min read

How founders build (or break) trust in high-stakes moments

🎙️ HV Capital's Lina Chong on the role of emotional honesty, hard decisions, and self-awareness in startup leadership.

Melanie Gabriel, +1

Tuesday Newsletter

Jan 6, 2026

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10 min read

How to drive leads from AI chatbots

Plus: Why personal brands are the next growth hack

Melanie Gabriel, +1

Tuesday Newsletter

Dec 30, 2025

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6 min read

The best of Follow the Gradient in 2025

Your favourite pieces of 2025

Christian Woese, +1