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Every edition we have sent, 202 of them, going back to 2024.
2026
60 editions
- Aug 25, 2026 How to grow fast without piling up org debt Tech Roundup
- Aug 18, 2026 How to know which prospects are worth a call Tech Roundup
- Aug 11, 2026 How to stand out when your CV looks like everyone else's Tech Roundup
- Aug 4, 2026 How to stay accountable for work you did not type Tech Roundup
- Jul 28, 2026 How to check if you had a productive week Tech Roundup
- Jul 21, 2026 How to hire when 242 people apply for every job Tech Roundup
- Jul 14, 2026 How to automate without creating faster chaos Tech Roundup
- Jul 7, 2026 How to get 3x the reach from content you already made Tech Roundup
- Jul 2, 2026 We never raised a Dollar in 16 years Episode Recap
- Jun 30, 2026 Why you don't have to move to SF Tech Roundup
- Jun 23, 2026 The most expensive lie in startups Tech Roundup
- Jun 16, 2026 Why you should not listen to the 996 founder routine Tech Roundup
- Jun 9, 2026 How great founders work themselves out of a job Tech Roundup
- Jun 4, 2026 We rebuilt the whole company every six months Special
- Jun 2, 2026 How to spot a top 5% early hire Tech Roundup
- May 28, 2026 Stop selling the science. Investors fund a product mindset. Episode Recap
- May 26, 2026 How to read your next term sheet Tech Roundup
- May 19, 2026 How to actually rank in AI search Tech Roundup
- May 12, 2026 How to deploy AI in our GTM motion Tech Roundup
- May 10, 2026 Current jobs in the Greater Cologne Area Special
- May 7, 2026 The best European VC category is compliance software Episode Recap
- May 5, 2026 How to manage your team more efficiently Tech Roundup
- Apr 30, 2026 55 Employees, 3 Million Users, $0 Marketing Budget. Then a Miro Exit. Episode Recap
- Apr 28, 2026 How to build a company with AI from the ground up Tech Roundup
- Apr 23, 2026 $14bn profit, 150 employees: the business model nobody talks about Episode Recap
- Apr 21, 2026 How to make sense of AI agents Tech Roundup
- Apr 16, 2026 Germany's AI edge is hiding in plain sight Episode Recap
- Apr 14, 2026 How to turn your codebase into your best support tool Tech Roundup
- Apr 9, 2026 14 of 18 European IPOs went to NASDAQ. That tells you everything. Episode Recap
- Apr 7, 2026 How to measure AI adoption in your company Tech Roundup
- Apr 2, 2026 They are building the next Google Episode Recap
- Mar 31, 2026 How to position your career for the AI era Tech Roundup
- Mar 26, 2026 The CEO-CFO playbook for buying companies without destroying them Episode Recap
- Mar 24, 2026 How to improve your email campaigns Tech Roundup
- Mar 19, 2026 The decision female founders face that no one prepares them for | Julia Bösch, Outfittery Episode Recap
- Mar 17, 2026 How to keep your friends when work gets crazy Tech Roundup
- Mar 12, 2026 How Robotics Startups Actually Survive | #1 Robotics Influencer Lukas Ziegler Episode Recap
- Mar 10, 2026 How to grow your LinkedIn audience Tech Roundup
- Mar 5, 2026 The SaaS playbook is dead. What replaces it? Andreas Goeldi, b2venture Episode Recap
- Mar 4, 2026 European Startups at Y Combinator: What 5,690 Companies Reveal About Europe's Tech Ecosystem Special
- Mar 3, 2026 How to become more productive Tech Roundup
- Feb 26, 2026 Europe can build trillion-euro companies | Tom Wehmeier, Atomico Episode Recap
- Feb 24, 2026 How to adopt AI in your company Tech Roundup
- Feb 19, 2026 The hire most founders make too late Episode Recap
- Feb 17, 2026 How to know if your new hire will work out Tech Roundup
- Feb 16, 2026 The New Hire Reality Check: A Founder's 90-Day Evaluation Framework Special
- Feb 12, 2026 Why Hiring Fast Is the Most Expensive Mistake Founders Keep Making Episode Recap
- Feb 10, 2026 How to avoid a burnout Tech Roundup
- Feb 9, 2026 How to protect your mental health Special
- Feb 5, 2026 The Most Dangerous KPI in Startup Life | Adrian Locher Episode Recap
- Feb 3, 2026 Join us: We're looking for a working student or part-time team member Special
- Feb 3, 2026 How to increase your productivity Tech Roundup
- Jan 29, 2026 Europe Isn’t Losing the AI Race, It’s Avoiding the Hard Parts with Judith Dada, Visionaries Club Episode Recap
- Jan 27, 2026 How to hire at the right moment Tech Roundup
- Jan 22, 2026 Why execution is now the true differentiator with OpenAI's Laura Modiano Episode Recap
- Jan 20, 2026 How to have a top performer mindset Tech Roundup
- Jan 15, 2026 Why the Last Mile Breaks Most Robotics Startups with Roland Siegwart, Professor at ETH Zurich Episode Recap
- Jan 13, 2026 The one thing your personal brand should not miss Tech Roundup
- Jan 8, 2026 How founders build (or break) trust in high-stakes moments Episode Recap
- Jan 6, 2026 How to drive leads from AI chatbots Tech Roundup
2025
97 editions
- Dec 30, 2025 The best of Follow the Gradient in 2025 Tech Roundup
- Dec 25, 2025 What we learned from interviewing 50+ guests Episode Recap
- Dec 23, 2025 The one review you should never skip Tech Roundup
- Dec 18, 2025 Why “Wait and See” Is a Losing Strategy for European Founders Episode Recap
- Dec 16, 2025 How to ship features with quality and speed Tech Roundup
- Dec 11, 2025 Why you don't need HR until 200 people Episode Recap
- Dec 9, 2025 How to give great interviews Tech Roundup
- Dec 4, 2025 Why Speed, Not Intelligence, Kills Scientist-Founders Episode Recap
- Dec 2, 2025 How to get media coverage for your funding round Tech Roundup
- Dec 2, 2025 Working Student(s): Growth & Content Special
- Nov 27, 2025 When High Performance Is Actually Avoidance Episode Recap
- Nov 25, 2025 How to run your Q4 strategy review Tech Roundup
- Nov 20, 2025 Not all angels have wings Episode Recap
- Nov 18, 2025 How to get introductions to investors Tech Roundup
- Nov 13, 2025 Europe Doesn’t Lack Talent, It Lacks Permission Episode Recap
- Nov 11, 2025 Why your most valuable team members self-educate Tech Roundup
- Nov 6, 2025 When research is too ambitious to stay in the lab Episode Recap
- Nov 4, 2025 How to reach PMF faster Tech Roundup
- Oct 30, 2025 Automating your Backoffice with AI Episode Recap
- Oct 28, 2025 How to spot high agency people for your startup Tech Roundup
- Oct 23, 2025 Bold Moves, Not Baby Steps Episode Recap
- Oct 21, 2025 How to reduce your frustration working in sales Tech Roundup
- Oct 14, 2025 How to make your team your ambassadors Tech Roundup
- Oct 9, 2025 Scaling through retention Episode Recap
- Oct 7, 2025 How to upgrade your sales game Tech Roundup
- Oct 2, 2025 Europe Doesn’t Lack Ambition, It Lacks Infrastructure Episode Recap
- Sep 30, 2025 Which AI apps boost your daily work? Tech Roundup
- Sep 25, 2025 From Ecosystems to Moonshots Episode Recap
- Sep 23, 2025 How to hire for a role you don't understand Tech Roundup
- Sep 18, 2025 Radical Responsibility in Leadership Episode Recap
- Sep 16, 2025 How to run performance reviews Tech Roundup
- Sep 11, 2025 The Finance Leader’s Playbook Episode Recap
- Sep 9, 2025 The killer questions to use in interviews Tech Roundup
- Sep 4, 2025 From Asparagus Fields to Silicon Valley Episode Recap
- Sep 2, 2025 What your investor updates are missing Tech Roundup
- Aug 28, 2025 People over pitch decks Episode Recap
- Aug 26, 2025 The growth hack to leverage your CEO Tech Roundup
- Aug 21, 2025 How to get into Y Combinator Episode Recap
- Aug 19, 2025 How to get a journalist to place your story Tech Roundup
- Aug 18, 2025 Q3 Events Special
- Aug 12, 2025 How to take control of your day Tech Roundup
- Aug 5, 2025 The sales playbook you were missing Tech Roundup
- Jul 29, 2025 Why finding your co-founder is harder than dating Tech Roundup
- Jul 22, 2025 How do you drive up team performance? Tech Roundup
- Jul 17, 2025 Most startups die by suicide, not murder Episode Recap
- Jul 15, 2025 The listening tour you never did Tech Roundup
- Jul 10, 2025 From science risk to market proof Episode Recap
- Jul 8, 2025 We celebrate One Year of Follow the Gradient! Tech Roundup
- Jul 3, 2025 Keeping your sanity with stoicism Episode Recap
- Jul 1, 2025 Stop begging for case studies, make your customers brag for you Tech Roundup
- Jun 26, 2025 From art school to $40M ARR – with no money, no network, and no plan B Episode Recap
- Jun 24, 2025 How to do the right onboarding Tech Roundup
- Jun 17, 2025 The two questions that make or break your GTM strategy Tech Roundup
- Jun 12, 2025 How AI is actually changing go-to-market (and what most teams are still getting wrong) Episode Recap
- Jun 10, 2025 What’s the hype around 996? Tech Roundup
- Jun 5, 2025 How startups really get OKRs wrong (and what to do instead) Episode Recap
- Jun 3, 2025 How to hire for excellence Tech Roundup
- May 29, 2025 Designing for tomorrow, hiring today Episode Recap
- May 27, 2025 How to leverage your sales champions Tech Roundup
- May 22, 2025 What keeps you up at night? We’re bringing it to Season 3. Episode Recap
- May 20, 2025 How five questions lead to your ICP Tech Roundup
- May 13, 2025 This sh*tshow deck gets you A-players only Tech Roundup
- May 6, 2025 The board deck template you've been missing Tech Roundup
- May 1, 2025 The other side of startup life Episode Recap
- Apr 29, 2025 How to generate traffic in the chatbot age Tech Roundup
- Apr 24, 2025 Go big or go home: Lessons from SumUp’s Early Days Episode Recap
- Apr 22, 2025 Do meeting recordings affect your team? Tech Roundup
- Apr 17, 2025 The bold move that saved his company Episode Recap
- Apr 15, 2025 How to engage with your Board Tech Roundup
- Apr 10, 2025 Robots, grit and one really dark night in 2012 Episode Recap
- Apr 8, 2025 The WTF list you never made Tech Roundup
- Apr 3, 2025 Machines and materials: scaling a hardware business Episode Recap
- Apr 1, 2025 Why focus is the key to success Tech Roundup
- Mar 27, 2025 The ultimate growth unlocks Episode Recap
- Mar 25, 2025 How to nail Enterprise Sales Tech Roundup
- Mar 20, 2025 From Zero to 100k users in 8 months Episode Recap
- Mar 18, 2025 The successful way to land a (startup) job Tech Roundup
- Mar 13, 2025 How to create a successful startup board Episode Recap
- Mar 11, 2025 The skip-level questions you never asked Tech Roundup
- Mar 6, 2025 Building trust and making tough decisions Episode Recap
- Mar 4, 2025 The end of software engineering? Tech Roundup
- Feb 27, 2025 Leadership and culture when scaling engineering teams Episode Recap
- Feb 25, 2025 How to avoid building stuff nobody wants Tech Roundup
- Feb 20, 2025 VC vs. bootstrapping Episode Recap
- Feb 18, 2025 Struggling to hire? Your VC could be the problem. Or the solution. Tech Roundup
- Feb 13, 2025 The startup grind that almost broke this founder Episode Recap
- Feb 11, 2025 The smart vs. the hard workers Tech Roundup
- Feb 6, 2025 What no one tells you when you exit Episode Recap
- Feb 4, 2025 Pursue your dream, yet make money Tech Roundup
- Jan 30, 2025 The power of being underestimated Episode Recap
- Jan 28, 2025 Love letters that transform your team dynamics Tech Roundup
- Jan 23, 2025 Navigating uncertainty: Lessons from a solo founder Episode Recap
- Jan 21, 2025 Should you get nervous about competition? Tech Roundup
- Jan 16, 2025 From profit to scale: Growing a payments business Episode Recap
- Jan 14, 2025 The largest Series A in Europe ever Tech Roundup
- Jan 9, 2025 Stop dreaming, start doing: Bootstrapping a fashion brand Episode Recap
- Jan 7, 2025 Is your pitch deck ready for the AI era? Tech Roundup
2024
45 editions
- Dec 31, 2024 The Year in Review Tech Roundup
- Dec 24, 2024 Love the problem, not the solution Tech Roundup
- Dec 17, 2024 Are you running on “dirty energy”? Tech Roundup
- Dec 12, 2024 End of year episode: Thank you for an amazing Season One Episode Recap
- Dec 10, 2024 Why crowded markets can be good Tech Roundup
- Dec 5, 2024 How to hire the best-in-class Episode Recap
- Dec 3, 2024 When will Europe have a Trillion Dollar company? Tech Roundup
- Nov 28, 2024 Why your startup needs a patent strategy Episode Recap
- Nov 26, 2024 What comes after ARR? Tech Roundup
- Nov 21, 2024 Startup Rebranding 101: When, Why, and How to Get It Right Episode Recap
- Nov 19, 2024 Is FOMO the best way to convince a VC? Tech Roundup
- Nov 14, 2024 How do you find PMF? Episode Recap
- Nov 12, 2024 Why prospects aren't buying - even when they need it Tech Roundup
- Nov 7, 2024 Is venture capital right for your startup? Episode Recap
- Nov 5, 2024 Europe's unfair advantages Tech Roundup
- Oct 31, 2024 Crisis Comms & Storytelling Essentials Every Startup Needs Episode Recap
- Oct 29, 2024 How to rock your GTM strategy Tech Roundup
- Oct 24, 2024 Scaling without losing your startup's soul Episode Recap
- Oct 22, 2024 Does your team have the right size? Tech Roundup
- Oct 17, 2024 Startup Legal Essentials: Protecting your company's future Episode Recap
- Oct 15, 2024 The smart way to pick your next startup job Tech Roundup
- Oct 10, 2024 Why most startup leaders fail—and how you can succeed Episode Recap
- Oct 8, 2024 ‘I don’t have time’ is a myth - here’s why Tech Roundup
- Oct 3, 2024 Francine Gervazio on how to prepare your startup for an exit Episode Recap
- Oct 1, 2024 Key advice for a financing round Tech Roundup
- Sep 26, 2024 Our first podcast episode is out! Episode Recap
- Sep 24, 2024 Do you need to work long hours to be successful? Tech Roundup
- Sep 17, 2024 Where to find your new startup idea Tech Roundup
- Sep 10, 2024 Will fundraising improve? Tech Roundup
- Sep 3, 2024 Key metrics investors look for Tech Roundup
- Aug 27, 2024 How do you define success? Tech Roundup
- Aug 20, 2024 The dark side of tech tools Tech Roundup
- Aug 13, 2024 Google Search deemed a monopoly Tech Roundup
- Aug 6, 2024 Fundraising: Is it a man’s world? Tech Roundup
- Jul 30, 2024 The five factors of longevity for founders Tech Roundup
- Jul 23, 2024 How to cold-email a VC Tech Roundup
- Jul 16, 2024 "People do not take enough risk" Tech Roundup
- Jul 9, 2024 Profitability is still the cool kid Tech Roundup
- Jul 2, 2024 Your best friend is now an AI bot Tech Roundup
- Jun 25, 2024 Will superintelligence be safe? Tech Roundup
- Jun 18, 2024 Meta to use your social posts to train AI Tech Roundup
- Jun 11, 2024 Will Switzerland become the leading DeepTech nation? Tech Roundup
- Jun 4, 2024 Google got leaked and wants you to eat stones Tech Roundup
- May 28, 2024 Cringe or the best b2b marketing ever? Tech Roundup
- May 21, 2024 Scarlet Johansson hits out at OpenAI Tech Roundup
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