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
#16 How to Network Strategically
We are the average of the five people we spent the most time with. Or are we the opposite?
Listen in this podcast episode how Daria Tataj sees it. Daria is THE number one networking expert in Europe.
Daria Tataj is a researcher, Ph.D., keynote speaker, author, and world expert on innovation networks.
After having reached more than 30.000 decision-makers around the world through her work helping companies, governments, and cities to foster innovation through the strategic use of networks,
Daria has now decided to share her knowledge with you in one Program, the Network Thinking Training.
She is also one of the founding board members of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (https://eit.europa.eu/)
Do you want to get in touch with Daria?
Join her next networking webinar: https://tatajinnovation.com/forhealth/
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Book:
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Speaker:
Christian Soschner (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiansoschner/)
Daria Tataj (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariatataj/)
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