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.
Listen in. Apply what matters. Build companies that last.
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Beginner's Mind
#46: Wolfgang Kienreich - An Introduction to Know-Center: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change all Industries
Here is my conversation with Wolfgang Kienreich, CBO of Know-Center.
Episode Links:
Article to the Episode: https://lsg2g.substack.com/p/46-an-introduction-to-know-center
Youtube: https://youtu.be/eTU5zROX5E4
Wolfgang Kienreich: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfgang-kienreich-8350b899/
Know Center: https://www.linkedin.com/company/know-center/
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Timestamps:
For those who want to listen to specific parts of the episode, here are the timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:45 What is Fact and What is Fiction in Artificial Intelligence?
05:45 Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Driving
07:30 AI in Language Translation and Understanding
11:00 AI in Education
12:20 How AI Improves Drug Discovery and Development
15:00 Analyzing Health Data under GDPR
16:55 How Wearable Technology Can Support Scientists to Get More Insights into the Development of Diseases
18:15 European North Star Projects in AI
20:45 Starting Point for SME Entrepreneurs in AI
24:00 The History of the KNOW Center
27:20 Industry Partners of the KNOW Center and Use Cases Developed with them
31:30 How Does AI Affect Labour?
34:05 Innovation Speed and AI
36:00 The Role of AI in Search
41:00 AI and Recommendation Management
43:00 Potential in Assisted Living
44:30 What is a Digital Twin?
47:35 Recommendation to SMEs to Approach KNOW Center
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