Nicola Filzmoser’s Post

Great to be coach for Vision Health Pioneers Incubator 's current cohort of early-stage founders! I'm excited to dive deeper into the design thinking process, focusing on understanding users through empathy, being open to fail and iterate in order to find a solution that solves clear needs. And especially because I am passionate about improving and innovating in the health sector. Looking forward to getting to know the founders and their unique ideas! Thank you Kseniia Choni for brining me on board and Neeva Kaliebe for onboarding me smoothly.

What an incredible demo day from the startups at SIBB Startups Incubator! 🎉 Huge congratulations to all the teams who delivered fantastic pitches after a rigorous 10-month program. Your growth and the innovative projects you presented yesterday were truly inspiring! Special shoutout to the amazing SIBB team: Urte Zahn, Ron SIBB, Etta Dannemann, and Mario Liebrenz. Your support and expertise shone through in the impressive progress of the cohort. 🌟 I'm also thrilled to collaborate with you on the SIBB Startup Bootcamp, an 8-week pre-incubator program by EIT Digital, uniquely offered in Germany by SIBB Startup. Both programs embody the core values of SIBB Startup—diversity, mentorship, wellbeing, and championing female founders. It’s a privilege to witness and contribute to this spirit in my workshops and sessions with each team. And thank you to Le Wagon Germany and Eduardo Roldan Isaac for hosting this great evening. For those at the early stages of their entrepreneurial journey, SIBB’s applications for the next Incubator cohort are still open until July 11th. Don’t miss this chance to accelerate your startup! #Entrepreneurship #Incubator #StartupCoach #StartupBootcamp #Pitch #Mentorship #FemaleFounders ZULA Patentiv sci2sci Robotikos Hannah Ziemer

How would you deliver your value proposition if not through your current or planned product? Here‘s the thing. We love thinking in solutions. We get stuck on ideas and then want to build them asap 💡 ⚙ Let me challenge you to something new, as I did during my recent workshop with startup teams at SIBB (EIT Digital) Startup Bootcamp: Think about how you can deliver your value proposition in a simpler, quicker way than building it. How can you do it manually? How would you do it if you wouldn't have anyone to build it? The possibilities are endless. YOU could be the AI finding the right answers to your customers questions. You could stitch together existing, separate tools to explore what a platform would look like. Don‘t just think of a prototype or an MVP as one tiny part of your product but a simplified version of your value proposition. What do you come up with? Let me know about creative experiments in the comments or connect to chat about them. 📸 My virtual workshop setup & a sunny behind the scenes. #Innovation #Experiments #Entrepreneurship #TestingBusinessIdeas #IdeaValidation

How might we improve Sustainable Urban Mobility in Berlin? Maybe with a “good”, data-enhanced BVG app or smart glasses? Last week Wednesday, we explored that challenge in an Ideation Hackathon that I organised at Le Wagon Germany's offices, and we were amazed by the creative energy during the evening! Huge thanks to LeWagon and Eduardo Roldan Isaac for partnering with us and providing the perfect space 🙌 We brought together a dynamic mix of innovative minds from various backgrounds including tech, data science, UX/UI, product design, entrepreneurship, and business. The energy in the room was palpable as we embarked on a 30-minute sprint to tackle the challenge of 'Sustainable Urban Mobility in Berlin.' Stimulated by some thought-provoking questions, our teams came up with fantastic pitches, including ideas around: - Virtual commuting - Smart glasses guiding your navigation - A new, “good” & data enhanced BVG App The creativity and enthusiasm were truly inspiring, and who knows, there might be something there for further exploration! 🌟 Congratulations to the winning team Marc Saad, Munnawar Hashim & Bryan Quandt. What's Next? 📅 Save the Date: Our next Ideation Hackathon will be on July 10th. Location to be announced soon. Already excited? Sign up now! (link in the comments) 🤝 Get Involved: Interested in setting up an Ideation Hackathon together with us and posing your own challenge? Let's connect and discuss how we can make it happen! Thank you again to everyone who participated and made this event a success. Looking forward to innovating with you all again soon! 🚀✨ #Hackathon #Innovation #Ideation #SustainableMobility #Berlin #TechCommunity #Ideation #Entrepreneurship

We had a fantastic Ideation Hackathon yesterday, tackling the challenge of Sustainable Urban Mobility - winning team: Guiding Glass who came up with an innovative and creative idea on a wearable 💡 🚀 More from SolutionHack and the next event date to tackle challenges in diverse teams soon.

Hosting a 30min Ideation Hackathon at Le Wagon Germany on Wednesday! The goal? Encourage innovative thinking, new connections between tech and business experts, and stimulating a mindset of ideation 💫 When: 12th June 2024, 6.30pm Where: Rudi-Dutschke Straße 26, 10969 Berlin Le Wagon Germany Thank you, Eduardo Roldan Isaac, for supporting this 🙏 Grab the last tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eDNxiQSg.. See you on Wednesday!

"People cannot predict their own behaviour." What we hear in customer interviews is not necessarily an indicator for how people will behave. Especially when it comes to their willingness to pay; it's just a starting point. We have to do experiments to learn about actual behaviour. In my recent Workshop at SIBB Startups, I helped the startup teams delve into the intricacies of customer jobs, pains, and gains, setting the stage with key assumptions. The task at the end: conduct 8 customer discovery interviews over two weeks to validate (or invalidate) these assumptions. 💡 One of the standout lessons? Customers often can't predict their own actions. What they say in interviews is just the beginning. The real insights come from observing and experimenting to uncover true behaviour patterns. 🌟 Here’s a pro tip: Instead of relying solely on what customers say they will do, ask about what they currently do and the solutions they've already paid for. This approach paints a more accurate picture of their genuine needs and habits. By embracing this strategy, you can develop products that genuinely resonate with your target audience, paving the way for a more successful market fit. #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #CustomerDiscovery #Interviews #UserResearch Thank you, Etta, for the picture during this busy day. And thanks to the rest of the SIBB Startups team, Urte, Ron & Mario, for this fantastic program. ---------------------------------------- I deliver workshops and coaching for (aspiring) entrepreneurs & companies to guide them from innovative idea to validated business case. Are you a program manager in an incubator, accelerator, university, or company? Or an entrepreneur looking for support? Let’s connect.

It was a pleasure to support cohort 6 of the Vision Health Pioneers Incubator , I really enjoyed learning about their innovative ideas for a healthier tomorrow and can't wait to see what's coming up for cohort 7. A wonderful program with fantastic support from inspiring women like Kseniia Choni and 🇺🇦 Maren Lesche ✨

“The stage belongs to women but everyone‘s invited.” - Dr. Larysa Visengeriyeva A quote that stuck from yesterday’s Female Founder Day at BHT Startup Hub. The event was a fantastic blend of shared experiences, startup pitches, and female empowerment ✨💪 Congratulations Bastian Behrmann, Nadia Hagemann and the rest of your team for putting this together! Two main take aways: 1. Get out there with your pitch as quickly as you can 🎤 - It was fantastic to see very early stage ideas being pitched from female entrepreneurs of the EXIST program. Pitching early on is not only practice for you but can open a lot of doors for your customer discovery, connecting to potential users and customers. Not for selling to them but to get their feedback & insights. Which is key at an early stage. 2. The communities & networks supporting female entrepreneurs out there are incredible 🦸♀️ - There is a lot happening. A lot of women building initiatives, programs, communities to empower other female entrepreneurs. Some great connections I made are below 👇 It was great to connect with exciting projects and programs. I really enjoyed: - Meeting Nicola Cronin from Girls in Tech - Germany, a fantastic community empowering women in the tech domain. - Learning about Frauenalia gUG from Nathalie Le Bescond, a network supporting migrants in finding their way into work be it as employees or business owners. - Connecting with Sandra Thumm from The Berlin School of Economics and Law and Lena Scholpp from HTW Startup, both universities offering the Berlin Startup Stipend for aspiring entrepreneurs. A fantastic opportunity to turn your idea into a product & venture. - Wonderful to catch up with Stephanie von Behr. We met shortly a few years ago before she moved on to her fantastic company Founderland so it was great to meet again. #Startup #FemaleFounders #Empowerment #Entrepreneurship #Innovation --- I deliver workshops and coaching for (aspiring) entrepreneurs & companies to guide them from innovative idea to validated business case. Are you a program manager in an incubator, accelerator, university, or company? Or an entrepreneur looking for support? Let’s connect.