Of the many things we’ve learned over the last year and a half at APX, the most positive has been that a remote-first approach has allowed us to invest in even more great companies without losing the personal connection with our portfolio founders.
Does it still make sense for APX…
For the entire month of April, APX will dedicate its social media channels to showcase and spotlight sustainability through our network.
Every year on April 22, Earth Day serves as a significant anniversary of the modern environmental movement. More than ever, it also serves as a reminder to all of…
At APX, our dream is systemically investing in the best founder teams.
We launched APX in 2018 as a tailor-made accelerator program succeeding the Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator (AS PnP), which from 2013 to 2017 was the first investor in more than 100 startups, including fintech unicorn N26…
There are lots of questions around early-stage venture capital. Here are some thoughts of Tilman and me on how very early stage valuation works.
Some preconditions for this to work:
What makes a startup a venture case? Good question — people have written entire books on this. In a nutshell…
I just finished reading Unignorable by Oliver Aust. I read it over the last few days, and as I had a few days off, I worked a bit on my “reading system.”
Oliver’s book is about building your personal brand, and one of the things to do is sharing. This…
Going from idea to execution is easier said than done. Or it simply doesn’t work. With reality always looking different than anticipated, this should not be frustrating. Instead, it should be motivating to emphasize the missing link in the middle: strategy.
At APX, we love to share best practices. One…
This is my speech at HHL Handelshochschule Leipzig. Since I gave it in German and the translator asked for a transcript I have written it down. I have published it on my blog already some days ago but I want to share it here as well.
Festrede HHL
25. August…
Yesterday we had the second founder confessions session here at APX. Anne Kjaer Riechert talked with the audience and Corinne and Robert about ReDI School. While Anne was in discussion with us she did one of her favourite things to relax: Ikebana. There were lots of learnings shared and discussed…
serial starter, APX.ac Axel Springer Porsche MD, Bahlsen Board, betterplace.org co-founder, Berliner Stadtmission, tech enthusiast. joerg.campsite.bio
