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
#24: How Young Scientist Are Trained Towards Entrepreneurship in Oxford
Listen to my inspiring conversation with Vassilis Ragoussis about initiatives that support young scientists to become Entrepreneurs.
We dived deep into the entrepreneurial Life Science Eco-System in Oxford, Europe, and the United States.
If you want to know what the Eco-System in Oxford is doing for young scientist entrepreneurs, this podcast is for you.
Learn more about Oxford University Biotech Society and Oxford Foundry.
Vassilis is an avid networker and a Ph.D. student at the University of Oxford studying Clinical Medicine. His research requires to analyze large amounts of next-generation sequencing data using bioinformatics and computational analysis. In addition, he critically and objectively assesses his findings, validating any discoveries with functional experiments. During his time at Boston University and Oxford University, he competed at the highest level of rowing, dedicating 30+ hours a week to training and competing, gaining a profound understanding and tremendous respect for teamwork, time management, and team leadership. He has a strong interest in venture capital, life science consulting, and medical device innovations.
Speaker:
Christian Soschner
Vassilis Ragoussis
Organizations:
CS Life Science Invest (https://lnkd.in/eyhWK7H)
Oxford Foundry
Oxford University Biotech Society
University of Oxford
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