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Beginner's Mind
Christian Soschner
209 episodes
13 hours ago
Europe leads the world in discovery — yet too often, its breakthroughs never become global companies. Billions in research funding turn into patents, not products. While others build empires from ideas, Europe risks becoming the world’s laboratory — brilliant, but broke. That’s the paradox at the heart of this conversation. In this episode, Karl Nehammer, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and former Chancellor of Austria, joins Christian Soschner live at BIO-Europe 2025 to ...
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Europe leads the world in discovery — yet too often, its breakthroughs never become global companies. Billions in research funding turn into patents, not products. While others build empires from ideas, Europe risks becoming the world’s laboratory — brilliant, but broke. That’s the paradox at the heart of this conversation. In this episode, Karl Nehammer, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and former Chancellor of Austria, joins Christian Soschner live at BIO-Europe 2025 to ...
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Episodes (20/209)
Beginner's Mind
EP 166 - Karl Nehammer: Why Europe Fails to Scale – And How the EIB Plans to Fix It
Europe leads the world in discovery — yet too often, its breakthroughs never become global companies. Billions in research funding turn into patents, not products. While others build empires from ideas, Europe risks becoming the world’s laboratory — brilliant, but broke. That’s the paradox at the heart of this conversation. In this episode, Karl Nehammer, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and former Chancellor of Austria, joins Christian Soschner live at BIO-Europe 2025 to ...
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7 hours ago
20 minutes

Beginner's Mind
EP 165 – Jason Foster: 153 Rejections Later — What Every Founder Must Learn About Resilience
Most founders dream of raising millions. Few survive the 153 “no’s” it takes to get there. Behind every biotech breakthrough lies exhaustion — late-night calls, failed rounds, and investors who walk away at the finish line. What separates the ones who make it isn’t luck or timing — it’s resilience built into process. In this episode, Jason Foster, CEO of Ori Biotech, shares how he transformed relentless rejection into a billion-dollar trajectory. From rebuilding cell-therapy manufacturing to ...
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1 week ago
2 hours 5 minutes

Beginner's Mind
EP 164 - Kat Kozyrytska: AI in Pharma Is a Yesterday Problem – Why Ethical Frameworks Can’t Wait
Imagine waking up to find your company’s most valuable IP leaked—not by hackers, but by the very AI tools you trusted. This isn’t a distant scenario; it’s happening inside pharma and biotech right now. And the cost isn’t just financial—it’s patient lives, broken trust, and an industry on the edge of losing credibility. In this episode, Kat Kozyrytska shares how leaders can act before invisible risks become catastrophic. From her personal journey in post-Soviet Ukraine to building framew...
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1 month ago
2 hours 18 minutes

Beginner's Mind
#163: The NVIDIA Way — 7 Scaling Lessons from Jensen Huang’s Playbook
Most founders obsess over products. Jensen Huang built a $3 trillion company by obsessing over inevitabilities. This episode unpacks The NVIDIA Way by Tae Kim—the definitive account of how NVIDIA went from near-death startup to the world’s most valuable chipmaker. More than a history, it’s a manual for founders and VCs navigating the messy, high-stakes stretch between Series A and IPO. But this isn’t just about NVIDIA. It’s about you—if you’re scaling in deep tech, wher...
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1 month ago
46 minutes

Beginner's Mind
Marc Penkala | Why Being Wrong is the Secret to Venture Success (SPARK20 – 139)
How do you succeed in a business where being wrong is the norm? Marc Penkala has lived both sides of the table: as an entrepreneur who built, sold, and failed with companies—and now as a venture capitalist running his own fund. What makes his story different is the radical honesty about what actually drives success in venture: failure, timing, and taking risks that look stupid at first. This Spark20 episode distills Marc’s hard-earned lessons into a 20-minute masterclass for founders, investo...
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2 months ago
20 minutes

Beginner's Mind
EP 162 - Alex Oppenheimer: The Secret Investors Use Before Writing the First Check
Here’s the harsh truth: If your business model can’t survive a spreadsheet, it won’t survive the market. Every year, ambitious founders pour months into product, pitch, and brand—yet the single biggest reason startups die isn’t funding, it’s flawed modeling. What are the four variables investors use to spot winners before anyone else? In this episode, investor and hands-on builder Alex Oppenheimer (Founder & GP at Verissimo Ventures, ex-Facebook IPO, ex-NEA, Monday.com advisor) reveals wh...
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3 months ago
1 hour 25 minutes

Beginner's Mind
EP 161 - Enis Hulli: VC Secrets Exposed: Why Only US-Based Startups Dominate (and How to Beat the Odds)
Why do Europe’s brightest founders still feel forced to leave for Silicon Valley—no matter how much money or talent we pour into the region? Every year, ambitious startups across Europe and CEE struggle to scale—not for lack of ideas, but because of invisible barriers that keep global success out of reach. Is it really just about capital—or is there a deeper mindset and playbook that only a handful of founders ever discover? In this episode, venture insider Enis Hulli (General Partner a...
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3 months ago
2 hours

Beginner's Mind
EP 160 - Vadim Fedotov: Elevate Your Wellbeing: How Data-Driven Choices Create Peak Performance
Still trying to optimize your health with guesswork and generic advice? Most people settle for “one-size-fits-all” supplements and hope for the best-missing out on the breakthroughs that only real data and personalization can offer. In a world flooded with empty promises, few realize how quickly tailored, science-backed solutions can transform energy, focus, and longevity. Enter Vadim Fedotov—ex-pro athlete, CEO, and co-founder of Bioniq, the health tech company bringing truly personalized ca...
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4 months ago
1 hour 37 minutes

Beginner's Mind
Angeli Möller | Building the Future of Health with Precision, Vision, and Heart (SPARK20 – 142)
How do you lead at the cutting edge of health, data, and AI—while staying deeply human? Angeli Möller has led global data science teams across pharma giants, co-founded one of Europe’s most ambitious AI alliances, and now builds high-performance biotech strategies with precision. But what truly sets her apart isn’t just her technical fluency—it’s her clarity, courage, and care in how she builds teams, solves problems, and pushes the boundaries of innovation. In this episode, Angeli opens up a...
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4 months ago
23 minutes

Beginner's Mind
#159: No Rules Rules — 7 Culture Principles That Made Netflix Unstoppable
Most founders add layers to gain control. Reed Hastings built an empire by removing them. This episode unpacks No Rules Rules—the leadership playbook behind Netflix’s rise from a DVD mail service to a global entertainment powerhouse. Co-authored by founder Reed Hastings and INSEAD professor Erin Meyer, the book reveals how to scale not through policy, but through trust, talent density, and extreme transparency. But this isn’t just about Netflix. It’s about you—if you’re buil...
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5 months ago
52 minutes

Beginner's Mind
EP 158 - Rafael Rosengarten: Why 90% of Cancer Drugs Fail — and the Radical AI Fix You’ve Never Heard Of
Most cancer drugs fail. Not because the science is wrong—because we’re solving the wrong problems. The cost? Over $2 billion per failure. And for the patient waiting on a miracle—there’s no second chance. Behind the headlines of “precision medicine,” there’s a deeper story nobody’s telling. Until now. 🎯 Enter Rafael Rosengarten, the scientist-turned-founder who’s rewriting the rules of drug development. In this gripping conversation, we unpack how RNA, AI, and deep empathy c...
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5 months ago
2 hours

Beginner's Mind
EP 157 - Fabrizio Conicella: Why Europe Keeps Losing the Next Breakthroughs in Medicine
Europe has the science. The talent. The breakthroughs. But when an idea feels too uncertain, our systems shut it down before it has a chance to breathe. And with every safe bet… we quietly lose the next cure, the next Car-T, the next AI that could change everything. 🚨 Risk-aversion, fragmentation, and bureaucracy are draining Europe’s innovation power—and nobody dares to name it out loud. But Fabrizio Conicella, VP of Open Innovation at Chiesi Group, isn’t holding back. 💡 In this ...
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6 months ago
2 hours

Beginner's Mind
EP 156 - Janos Pasztor: The Most Controversial Fix for Climate Change
What if the only way to save the planet... is to cool it? Not figuratively—literally. Because the heatwaves, floods, and fires you’ve seen so far? They’re just the beginning. 🌍 Emissions keep rising. Global cooperation is slowing. And the window to act is closing fast. Now, world leaders are quietly weighing a radical idea: Should we artificially cool Earth before it’s too late? 💥 In this explosive episode, we dive into the most controversial climate strategy on the table today: solar...
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6 months ago
2 hours 59 minutes

Beginner's Mind
#155: Ray Dalio’s Playbook — 7 Principles for Building Scalable, Resilient Companies
What if your business ran like a well-designed machine—one that could evolve, self-correct, and outperform your competition over decades? In this episode, I unpack Principles by Ray Dalio, the billionaire investor and founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund. It’s not a traditional business book—it’s a blueprint for decision-making, culture design, and long-term scaling, rooted in clarity, transparency, and radical self-honesty. This episode is built for venture ...
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7 months ago
56 minutes

Beginner's Mind
Suzanne Heywood | From Shipwreck to Boardroom Leadership (SPARK20 - 133)
What does it take to turn extreme adversity into extraordinary leadership? Suzanne Heywood’s life reads like a novel—shipwrecked at seven, isolated at sea for a decade, forging her father’s signature to survive, and ultimately earning a place at Oxford through sheer determination. Today, she’s a top executive and investor, steering multi-billion-dollar companies with resilience, clarity, and innovation. In this episode, Suzanne shares the defining moments that shaped her, the mindset that hel...
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7 months ago
21 minutes

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EP 154 - Kristina Levan: Why Life-Saving Therapies Aren’t Reaching Patients—And How to Fix It
ATMPs, gene therapies, and cancer breakthroughs are here—but outdated regulations, high costs, and logistical bottlenecks are blocking access. What needs to change for hospitals to deliver these cures to patients who need them most? 💡 Here’s the harsh reality: Patients are waiting, but hospitals aren’t ready.The science exists, but regulations haven’t caught up.The treatments work, but they’re too expensive to scale.So what’s the solution? And who’s taking action? 📌 In this episode, Kristina ...
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8 months ago
1 hour 51 minutes

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EP 153 - Christopher Uhde: The Biotech IPO Boom is Over. Now What?
In 2021, biotech IPOs were soaring. Valuations hit record highs. Investors were throwing money at anything that moved. Then… the market crashed. Funding dried up. Growth stalled. Biotech founders and investors were left scrambling. So what really happened? And more importantly—how do you navigate what’s next? 📌 In this episode, Christopher Uhde—Senior Pharma & Biotech Equity Analyst at SEB—breaks down the brutal realities of biotech IPOs, investor sentiment, and the high-stakes game of su...
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8 months ago
2 hours 2 minutes

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EP 152 - Alex Dang: Billion-Dollar Bets: Why VC’s Best Decisions Go Against the Crowd
🚀 Most investors chase consensus. The best ones? They bet against it. If everyone agrees on an investment, it’s probably not bold enough. That’s why the greatest venture capitalists don’t just follow trends—they seek out the hidden outliers that redefine industries. But how do they spot the next Amazon, Google, or Tesla before anyone else? And why do so many leaders play it safe and miss out? 📌 In this episode, Alex Dang—former Amazon and McKinsey leader—breaks down how elite investors think,...
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9 months ago
2 hours 6 minutes

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#151: Mastering Uncertainty – 7 Venture Secrets to Thriving in Chaos
What if your greatest asset in business was how you think under pressure? In this episode, I dive into The Venture Mindset by Alex Dang and Ilya Strebulaev, unpacking seven transformative lessons drawn from the world of venture capital and deep-tech entrepreneurship. These principles aren’t just for investors—they’re a roadmap for anyone navigating uncertainty, from startup founders to corporate innovators. Alex Dang, a veteran innovator, and Ilya Strebulaev, a leading academic in ventur...
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9 months ago
46 minutes

Beginner's Mind
Dan Bowyer: Rethinking Venture Capital with Superseed VC (SPARK 20 – 125)
What does it take to redefine venture capital while empowering founders to disrupt industries and drive meaningful change? Meet Dan Bowyer, a bold investor from Superseed VC reshaping the game with a no-nonsense approach and a passion for impactful innovation.In this episode, Dan shares his journey from entrepreneur to VC and dives deep into what’s wrong with traditional venture capital. He reveals the personality traits that define world-changing founders, the importance of customer obsessio...
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10 months ago
23 minutes

Beginner's Mind
Europe leads the world in discovery — yet too often, its breakthroughs never become global companies. Billions in research funding turn into patents, not products. While others build empires from ideas, Europe risks becoming the world’s laboratory — brilliant, but broke. That’s the paradox at the heart of this conversation. In this episode, Karl Nehammer, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and former Chancellor of Austria, joins Christian Soschner live at BIO-Europe 2025 to ...