
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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Episodes
EP 160 - Vadim Fedotov: Elevate Your Wellbeing: How Data-Driven Choices Create Peak Performance

Angeli Möller | Building the Future of Health with Precision, Vision, and Heart (SPARK20 – 142)

#159: No Rules Rules — 7 Culture Principles That Made Netflix Unstoppable
EP 158 - Rafael Rosengarten: Why 90% of Cancer Drugs Fail — and the Radical AI Fix You’ve Never Heard Of

EP 157 - Fabrizio Conicella: Why Europe Keeps Losing the Next Breakthroughs in Medicine

EP 156 - Janos Pasztor: The Most Controversial Fix for Climate Change

#155: Ray Dalio’s Playbook — 7 Principles for Building Scalable, Resilient Companies
Suzanne Heywood | From Shipwreck to Boardroom Leadership (SPARK20 - 133)

EP 154 - Kristina Levan: Why Life-Saving Therapies Aren’t Reaching Patients—And How to Fix It

EP 153 - Christopher Uhde: The Biotech IPO Boom is Over. Now What?

EP 152 - Alex Dang: Billion-Dollar Bets: Why VC’s Best Decisions Go Against the Crowd

#151: Mastering Uncertainty – 7 Venture Secrets to Thriving in Chaos
Dan Bowyer: Rethinking Venture Capital with Superseed VC (SPARK 20 – 125)
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EP 150: 2024 in Review: 9 Bold Steps Toward a Brighter 2025

EP 149: Marina Schmidt - How Do We Feed 10 Billion People Without Destroying the Planet?

Doerte Hirschberg: Investing in Climate Solutions and Transforming Industries (SPARK20 - 114)
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#148: Think Long-Term, Thrive Always: 7 Lessons From Investing Titans
SPARK 20 - 109: Philipp Baaske, CEO of Nanotemper

EP 147: DC Palter - Why Startups Face the 'Pit of Hell': The Truth About Securing Funding

EP 146: Bio Europe - Will Europe’s Biotech Future Survive? Inside the Funding and Talent Exodus

EP 145: Shlomo Noy - Why Healthcare Innovation Fails Without the Right Strategy

#144: 9 Life-Changing Principles from Charlie Munger: Smarter Investing and Decision-Making
EP 143: Jordi Ferrer Rendé - Is Healthcare Destroying the Planet? The Shocking Truth About CO2 Emissions

EP 142: Angeli Moeller - Why AI Isn’t Transforming Healthcare Like It Should

EP 141: Alessandro Morra - How AI-Powered Robotics Will Transform Security—Are You Prepared for the Future?
