Beginner's Mind
Blueprints for Builders and Investors Hosted by Christian Soschner From pre-seed to post-IPO, every company—especially in deep tech, biotech, AI, and climate tech—lives or dies by the frameworks it follows. On Beginner’s Mind, Christian Soschner uncovers the leadership principles behind the world’s most impactful companies—through deep-dive interviews, strategic book reviews, and patterns drawn from history’s greatest business, military, and political minds. With 35+ years across M&A, company building, board roles, business schools, ultrarunning, and martial arts, Christian brings a rare lens: What it really takes to turn breakthrough science into business—how to grow it, lead it, and shape the world around it. 🎙 Expect each episode to deliver:Founder & Investor Blueprints: How breakthrough technologies scale from lab to IPOHistorical & Biographical Frameworks: Timeless playbooks from the world's great buildersLeadership & Communication Mastery: Tools to inspire, persuade, and lead at scale Whether you're building the next biotech success, investing in AI, or leading a climate tech company through hypergrowth—this podcast gives you the edge. Listen in. Apply what matters. Build companies that last. 📬 Join the newsletter & community: https://lsg2g.substack.com/
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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 jus
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 reveal
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
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
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 radica
#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 boo