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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