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
#35: Why You Don’t Need to Quit Your Job to Be an Entrepreneur
This one is an episode for the go-getters and never-giveupers.
Astrid and Christian had great fun talking with Essa Saulat, Chief Growth Officer of the Austrian digital health company Symptoma.
Essa is a seasoned entrepreneur and helped many start-ups getting off the ground.
In this episode, he shares his life story of overcoming adversity, keeping moving forward relentlessly, and ultimately changing his world and the worlds of many people he met in his life for the better.
He shares in unambiguous words the most important question every entrepreneur needs to confront frequently.
When you look at the most successful founders and companies globally, they all have clarity and a strong answer to this key question of entrepreneurship.
Enjoy the show.
Link to the Video of the Recording:
YouTube
Speaker:
Astrid Woollard
Christian Soschner
Essa Saulat
Organizations:
CS Life Science Invest
Scytale Ventures
Symptoma
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