Whether a business model is sound is decided by the numbers, not by the idea. That is where the review starts: with the business models, business plans and financial plans of small and medium-sized companies, technical businesses and people who want to become self-employed.
Thirty years between the workshop, industry, my own startup and consulting.
Two perspectives on the same project: does the technology hold up, and does the business pay off? The basis is a degree in microelectronics and information technology (Diplom-Ingenieur FH), plus an Executive MBA from the Technical University of Munich focused on Business Creation and Innovation, which is exactly the question of how a technology becomes a business. Parts of the programme took place at the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley.
Then came practice. As co-founder and COO of a hardware startup for laser cutters, the path led from the prototype through crowdfunding of 1.06 million US dollars to series production, with suppliers, a team and complaints. Since 2020 this experience has carried on in the Executive MBA programme of the Technical University of Munich and at UnternehmerTUM.
Analyse first, then calculate, then decide. If a project does not work in its current form, you will hear it from me, even when that speaks against my own engagement.
For small and medium-sized companies working on their business model, sales, organisation or financing. Registered in the BAFA programme „Förderung von Unternehmensberatungen für KMU“ (business consulting for SMEs), through which companies can apply for a grant.
Where does AI really pay off in your business, and where are you burning budget? Use cases are assessed technically and economically, instead of selling you a tool.
You want to become self-employed and are looking for someone who runs the numbers honestly with you? From the first idea to a plan that holds up. In many cases the coaching is publicly financed through a voucher.
The process is the same for every engagement, whether it concerns an existing company or a new business.
Five completed engagements, described anonymously: starting point, approach, scope and result. On request and with the clients' consent, reference contacts are available.
A first call costs you half an hour and nothing else. If I am not the right person, I will tell you.