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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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#65 - Paul Polterauer, Philipp Peinsold, Markus Raunig - This was 2021 - A year in Review 6/7

January 26, 2022 • Christian Soschner • Season 3 • Episode 6

Part 6 of the Year in Review Recording.

1 hour minutes of inspiring conversations with speakers from previous podcast episodes and business partners of the hosts.

What was hot in 2021, and what do our speakers expect for 2022?

In this episode, we talk about