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.
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- 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.
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Beginner's Mind
#60: Astrid Woollard, Dusica Lukac, Matthias Tarasiewicz, Irénée Robin - This was 2021 - A Year in Review Part 1/7
This is Part 1 of the 7,5 hours conversations marathon before Christmas with speakers from previous podcast episodes and business partners of the host and co-host of the Podcast.
In this episode, we talk about
- Covid19
- Cryptocurrencies
- Cybersecurity and
- Merger & Acquisition
I hope you enjoy the conversation the same way as I did.
Who are the Experts in this episode:
Video to the episode: https://youtu.be/s3R93Dmoy6U
Timestamps:
(00:00) Opening
(03:15) Astrid Woollard – Foundation of SMAPE Capital and Blockchain Technology
(04:31) How to Manage 80-100 Opportunities per month
(05:39) Focus of SMAPE Capital
(08:00) What is DAO?
(08:35) Selling of one of the First Copies of the US Constitution for 42.5 Million Dollar
(10:30) Potential of DAO in Fundraising for Startups
(11:30) Astrid’s Outlook for 2022
(13:00) Price Predictions for BTC and ETH for 2022
(14:15) Dusica Lukac”The Transaction Diva” – M&A in 2021
(20:30) M&A in Crypto in 2022
(22:30) Great Transactions in 2022
(24:30) Outlook for 2022
(26:00) Which Sector will Dominate 2022?
(28:15) Matthias Tarasiewicz – Covid 19 and Cybersecurity
(36:30) How to Raise Awareness for the Need of Cybersecurity?
(40:00) Messenger Services like Whatsapp, Telegram or Signal and Cybersecurity
(42:15) How Billionaire Entrepreneurs Influence the Public Opinion about Tech
(44:15) Irénée Robin – Vaccines and Therapeutics against SARS CoV 2
(46:45) Expectations on the development of travel restrictions
(47:30) How Did the Drug Development and Vaccine Space evolve since September 2020?
(48:30) The 3 Legs of a Pandemic Response
(55:15) The Success of Pharma in the Pandemic Response
(58:30) Difference Between Tamiflu and c Antiviral Drugs for the SARS CoV 2 Response
(01:03:40) Matthias Tarasiewicz - Supply Chain Issues as a Result of the Pandemic – Hardware, Chips, Drugs
(01:08:40) Supply Chains in Pharma in 2021
(01:11:45) Open Sourcing Medical Devices
(01:13:00) Why Did the Development of Therapeutics Take Longer Than Vaccines?
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