"Competition is one of the best things that can happen because you know that it works"

Our Intro is based on Quantum Jazz’s piece “Orbiting a distant planet”, published under Creative Commons

Our Guest:

• Luka Ivicevic (https://www.linkedin.com/in/luka-ivicevic/), is a serial entrepreneur, who already sold sneakers in his early teens. He was a contributor to the NY      Observer and co-founder of one of Germany’s most successful neobanks, Berlin-based Penta, he exited with his co-founders to FinLeap.

"If you don’t have competition, that is a red flag."

The Host:

• Jörn is a podcaster, startup scout and entrepreneur, who is based in Frankfurt, Germany. He has a background of more than 12 years of management consulting, with a focus on financial services and capital markets, mainly in Europe. He hosts an English startup podcast, covering the German startup scene (https://linktr.ee/startupradio) You can learn more about Jörn “Joe” here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joernmenninger/

"Before starting Index, I was guilty of not having any rules"

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Further “Listenings” and Readings

Investor Brad Feld on How Nietzsche Empowers the Entrepreneur on the Podcast The Daily Stoic https://dailystoic.com/brad-feld/

Gibbs Rules https://ncis.fandom.com/wiki/Gibbs%27s_Rules

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Twitter Jörn: https://twitter.com/JoeMenninger

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