In our fourth episode, we navigate the story of Gernot Sümmermann, his entrepreneurship journey, and his passion for co-founding not one but three very impactful Startups, he turned his passion and skills into high-value business model co-founded by a team of University students in RWTH Aachen University, Germany.

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Gernot Sümmermann

His 1st Startup: Cynteract (Gamification in Rehabilitation Glove)

https://cynteract.com/en/

2nd Startup RefresherBoxx: The future of hygiene and washing

https://refresherboxx.com/

3rd Startup: Autak wheelchair

https://autak.org/

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

03:31 How did helping a friend who had a stroke at age of 15 years old inspired him to build a VR rehab glove?

08:38 How he started figuring out Business Plan and Funding, and make the team?

13:53 Getting over major obstacles in product certification, obstacles, and bringing the glove to patients?

20:05 How the glove helped patients to get rehab glove at home instead of revisiting hospitals?

28:41 What is the story behind naming the Company "Cynteract"?

32:23 How and where to get the rehabilitation glove?

36:55 intermission: How he has 3 startups and what "istoria.podcast" mean?

39:05 The 2nd Startup story RefresherBoxx, The future of hygiene and washing.

45:00 Refresherbox product philosophy, reducing water waste and practical environment initiative

1:00:50 Why replace current washing machines with RefresherBox? Fridays for the future?

1:02:52 How to Bring ideas to life, change the world and overcome obstacles innovatively?

1:05:43 How did being open changes and to criticism improved one startup and lead to more?

1:08:59 The story of the 3rd Startup Autak wheelchair, and what the German word Autak means?

1:20:00 How to manage life, 3 startups, money expectations vs reality, studying and motivation resources, books, and more

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