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 over 200 interviews, panels, and livestreams, the show ranks in the Top 10% globally—and is recognized as the #1 deep tech podcast.
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 IPO
- Historical & Biographical Frameworks: Timeless playbooks from the world's great builders
- Leadership & 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.
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Beginner's Mind
#19: Bruno Montanari - The Life Science Investors Perspective
Since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, more and more people got interested in the Life Science Industry.
Scientists worldwide have worked together for decades and centuries to solve the world's most severe health problems.
In the last decades, a unique Eco-System of start-ups, investors, industrial partners, and public funding organizations evolved out of this search for finding cures against the world's most complex diseases.
In this episode, you will hear:
How important is building strong relationships?
How does this Life Science Value Eco System function in 2020?
How do companies, investors, and Start-Ups interact with each other?
What roles does the player have?
How do investors life look like?
And how do Start-Ups approach investors?
Speaker:
Bruno Montanari (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruno-montanari-882559/)
Christian Soschner (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiansoschner/)
Companies:
CS Life Science Invest (https://www.cslifescienceinvest.com/)
Seroba Life Sciences (https://www.linkedin.com/company/serobalifesciences/)
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