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
#42: Johannes Sarx and Philipp Hainzl - LISA - Life Science in Austria
Have you ever wondered what role the small country Austria - located in the center of Europe - plays in Life Science?
Then listen to the managing directors of LISAvienna, Johannes Sarx, and Philipp Hainzl.
LISAvienna is a joint life science platform operated by Austria Wirtschaftsservice and the Vienna Business Agency. On behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs and the City of Vienna, it contributes to the advancement of life sciences in Vienna.
LISAvienna supports innovative biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device, and digital health companies in Vienna that develop and market new products, services, and processes. The platform links these companies with development partners and key customers.
As a central knowledge carrier, LISAvienna provides input for decisions to advance the life sciences in Vienna and contributes to positioning the city of Vienna as one of the leading European innovation centers.
If you want to learn more about the Life Science Hot Spots in the center of Europe, then this episode is for you.
In this talk we discussed the situation of Life Science in Austria and covered topics like
- Public Funding
- Life Science Conferences
- Infrastructure
- Access to global talent and
- private funding as well as the pharma industry.
Join us for a colloquial chat over Life Science and Entrepreneurship.
Conference in person in fall in Austria as discussed in the Episode:
The European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy (EFIB)will take place in #Vienna this year, and is themed “Delivering the EU Green Deal: Industrial biotechnology into business”. Join the dialogue on how biotech can enable a more circular and sustainable future. As EFIB’s local partner, LISAvienna is looking forward to connecting you to experts in the region. Mark your calendar for October 6-7, 2021 and join us at Austria Center Vienna - Internationales Kongresszentrum.
This is a great opportunity to grow your network.
Learn more about the regional expertise, potential partners and new products and services online. Many of these breakthrough innovations will be showcased at EFIB in Vienna.
Image: acv.at / begehungen.de
https://lnkd.in/euT5eRe
Speaker:
Christian Soschner
Johannes Sarx
Philipp Hainzl
Organizations:
CS Life Science Invest
LISAvienna
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