Mission First - Entrepreneurs for future

If you are into greentech, product innovation, social entrepreneurship, developing a business in Africa, or simply into inspiring entrepreneurship. This episode is for you.

Which entrepreneur can say they risk their lives every day to have a positive impact on the planet?

My guest, Torsten Schreiber is the Founder & CEO of Africa GreenTec and four other companies which have the sole mission of empowering people to achieve self-determination and growth.

Torsten is a serial sustainable social entrepreneur and a politically active climate change activist.

He is also a mentee of Muhammad Yunus, walking the talk, getting his hands dirty in very dangerous places of the world to help those who really need it.

In this episode we will talk about Africa GreenTec. The company which brings clean electricity, water and cool chains to some of the most isolated and dangerous regions in Africa.

Benefits stretch beyond the commodities. These places become more stable, safer and economically attractive.

Africa GreenTec has:

⚡150 FTEs

⚡30 sites in 4 countries in Africa

⚡Assets for more than 25M euros

✅ 24.975 people supplied with electricity

✅ 2.080 max. Tons of CO2 saved

✅ 419 small businesses empowered to increase productivity

✅ They’ve celebrated access to electricity with 100.000+ people

Learn from the broad experience Torsten has to share on 💡How to use a bottom up approach to help African communities achieve economic growth 💡and at the same time safely build a business in a risky country.

You can find out more about:

- Why donations actually might hurt Africa’s development

- The benefits of high-quality German technology under harsh conditions

- How to involve users in the design of the solution

- Expect nothing, be lean

- How to find the right price point for your product

- What motivates people to become changemakers

- The rules of thumb to follow when in a risky country

This is episode 3 of a 3-episode mini-series.

Here is what you can find in each episode:

Episode 1/3: What’s the significance of sustainable business models? What does sustainable electricity brings to African communities?

Episode 2/3: How to use a bottom up approach? How as a for-profit-company to set the right price for the service provided?

Episode 3/3: How to safely build a business in a risky country?

Resources:

Torsten Linkedin">Linkedin

Africa GreenTec Website">Website

Africa GreenTec Community">Community

Africa GreenTec Crowdfunding">Crowdfunding

Africa GreenTec YouTube">YouTube

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If you are into greentech, product innovation, social entrepreneurship, developing a business in Africa, or simply into inspiring entrepreneurship. This episode is for you.

Which entrepreneur can say they risk their lives every day to have a positive impact on the planet?

My guest, Torsten Schreiber is the Founder & CEO of Africa GreenTec and four other companies which have the sole mission of empowering people to achieve self-determination and growth.

Torsten is a serial sustainable social entrepreneur and a politically active climate change activist.

He is also a mentee of Muhammad Yunus, walking the talk, getting his hands dirty in very dangerous places of the world to help those who really need it.

In this episode we will talk about Africa GreenTec. The company which brings clean electricity, water and cool chains to some of the most isolated and dangerous regions in Africa.

Benefits stretch beyond the commodities. These places become more stable, safer and economically attractive.

Africa GreenTec has:

⚡150 FTEs

⚡30 sites in 4 countries in Africa

⚡Assets for more than 25M euros

✅ 24.975 people supplied with electricity

✅ 2.080 max. Tons of CO2 saved

✅ 419 small businesses empowered to increase productivity

✅ They’ve celebrated access to electricity with 100.000+ people

Learn from the broad experience Torsten has to share on 💡How to use a bottom up approach to help African communities achieve economic growth 💡and at the same time safely build a business in a risky country.

You can find out more about:

- Why donations actually might hurt Africa’s development

- The benefits of high-quality German technology under harsh conditions

- How to involve users in the design of the solution

- Expect nothing, be lean

- How to find the right price point for your product

- What motivates people to become changemakers

- The rules of thumb to follow when in a risky country

This is episode 2 of a 3-episode mini-series.

Here is what you can find in each episode:

Episode 1/3: What’s the significance of sustainable business models? What does sustainable electricity brings to African communities?

Episode 2/3: How to use a bottom up approach? How as a for-profit-company to set the right price for the service provided?

Episode 3/3: How to safely build a business in a risky country?

Resources:

Torsten Linkedin">Linkedin

Africa GreenTec Website">Website

Africa GreenTec Community">Community

Africa GreenTec Crowdfunding">Crowdfunding

Africa GreenTec YouTube">YouTube

Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here   

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Instagram - here 

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If you are into greentech, product innovation, social entrepreneurship, developing a business in Africa, or simply into inspiring entrepreneurship. This episode is for you.

Which entrepreneur can say they risk their lives every day to have a positive impact on the planet?

My guest, Torsten Schreiber is the Founder & CEO of Africa GreenTec and four other companies which have the sole mission of empowering people to achieve self-determination and growth.

Torsten is a serial sustainable social entrepreneur and a politically active climate change activist.

He is also a mentee of Muhammad Yunus, walking the talk, getting his hands dirty in very dangerous places of the world to help those who really need it.

In this episode we will talk about Africa GreenTec. The company which brings clean electricity, water and cool chains to some of the most isolated and dangerous regions in Africa.

Benefits stretch beyond the commodities. These places become more stable, safer and economically attractive.

Africa GreenTec has:

⚡150 FTEs

⚡30 sites in 4 countries in Africa

⚡Assets for more than 25M euros

✅ 24.975 people supplied with electricity

✅ 2.080 max. Tons of CO2 saved

✅ 419 small businesses empowered to increase productivity

✅ They’ve celebrated access to electricity with 100.000+ people

Learn from the broad experience Torsten has to share on 💡How to use a bottom up approach to help African communities achieve economic growth 💡and at the same time safely build a business in a risky country.

You can find out more about:

- Why donations actually might hurt Africa’s development

- The benefits of high-quality German technology under harsh conditions

- How to involve users in the design of the solution

- Expect nothing, be lean

- How to find the right price point for your product

- What motivates people to become changemakers

- The rules of thumb to follow when in a risky country

This is episode 1 of a 3-episode mini-series.

Here is what you can find in each episode:

Episode 1/3: What’s the significance of sustainable business models? What does sustainable electricity brings to African communities?

Episode 2/3: How to use a bottom up approach? How as a for-profit-company to set the right price for the service provided?

Episode 3/3: How to safely build a business in a risky country?

Resources:

Torsten Linkedin">Linkedin

Africa GreenTec Website">Website

Africa GreenTec Community">Community

Africa GreenTec Crowdfunding">Crowdfunding

Africa GreenTec YouTube">YouTube

Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here  

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Instagram - here 

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If you are into carbon credit, business, agriculture, product & business model innovation, or simply scaling up your team, this is the right episode for you.

Robin Saluoks is the CEO & co-founder of eAgronom.

eAgronom is a platform which brings economic benefits to sustainable farmers.

Farmers get paid for improving their soil and sequestrating carbon.

🚀 In 2021 eAgronom onboarded 150 farmers who contributed to remove 100k tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere

🚀 They raised a series A round of $7 million

🚀 72 FTEs across the world, less than half of them in Estonia

In this mini-series you will learn:

Part 1:

- What’s the difference between carbon credits and carbon neutral

Part 2:

- How to see opportunities where others see obstacles

Part 3:

- How to introduce a new attractive business model to the farming industry?

Part 4:

- How to stay focused on your vision?

- How to get new talents to join your company?

This episode is Part 4 of a four-part series of our conversation with Robin, make sure you check out Part 1, Part  2 and Part 3 

Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here 

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Connect with us on Linkedin > here 

Instagram - here 

Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

If you are into carbon credit, business, agriculture, product & business model innovation, or simply scaling up your team, this is the right episode for you.

Robin Saluoks is the CEO & co-founder of eAgronom.

eAgronom is a platform which brings economic benefits to sustainable farmers.

Farmers get paid for improving their soil and sequestrating carbon.

🚀 In 2021 eAgronom onboarded 150 farmers who contributed to remove 100k tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere

🚀 They raised a series A round of $7 million

🚀 72 FTEs across the world, less than half of them in Estonia

In this mini-series you will learn:

Part 1:

- What’s the difference between carbon credits and carbon neutral

Part 2:

- How to see opportunities where others see obstacles

Part 3:

- How to introduce a new attractive business model to the farming industry?

Part 4:

- How to stay focused on your vision?

- How to get new talents to join your company?

This episode is Part 3 of a four-part series of our conversation with Robin, make sure you check out Part 1 and Part 2 

Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here 

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Connect with us on Linkedin > here 

Instagram - here 

Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

If you are into carbon credit, business, agriculture, product & business model innovation, or simply scaling up your team, this is the right episode for you.

Robin Saluoks is the CEO & co-founder of eAgronom.

eAgronom is a platform which brings economic benefits to sustainable farmers.

Farmers get paid for improving their soil and sequestrating carbon.

🚀 In 2021 eAgronom onboarded 150 farmers who contributed to remove 100k tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere

🚀 They raised a series A round of $7 million

🚀 72 FTEs across the world, less than half of them in Estonia

In this mini-series you will learn:

Part 1:

- What’s the difference between carbon credits and carbon neutral

Part 2:

- How to see opportunities where others see obstacles

Part 3:

- How to introduce a new attractive business model to the farming industry?

Part 4:

- How to stay focused on your vision?

- How to get new talents to join your company?

This episode is Part 2 of a four-part series of our conversation with Robin, make sure you check out Part 1 here 

Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here 

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Connect with us on Linkedin > here 

Instagram - here 

Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

If you are into carbon credit, business, agriculture, product & business model innovation, or simply scaling up your team, this is the right episode for you.

Robin Saluoks is the CEO & co-founder of eAgronom.

eAgronom is a platform which brings economic benefits to sustainable farmers.

Farmers get paid for improving their soil and sequestrating carbon.

🚀 In 2021 eAgronom onboarded 150 farmers who contributed to remove 100k tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere

🚀 They raised a series A round of $7 million

🚀 72 FTEs across the world, less than half of them in Estonia

In this mini-series you will learn:

Part 1:

- What’s the difference between carbon credits and carbon neutral

Part 2:

- How to see opportunities where others see obstacles

Part 3:

- How to introduce a new attractive business model to the farming industry?

Part 4:

- How to stay focused on your vision?

- How to get new talents to join your company?

This episode is Part 1 of a four-part series of our conversation with Robin, make sure you check out Part 2 here 

Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here 

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Connect with us on Linkedin > here 

Instagram - here 

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This is the best-of from Mission First, the podcast-masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!

Kick back and listen to some of their best advice from Seasons 1 and 2.

New episodes will be available in September 2022.

Christoph Berger is the founder and CEO of Vilisto and Planet Sustainability. With Vilisto, Christoph has developed a digital heat management system with self-learning radiator thermostats which reduce CO2 emissions & heating costs by up to 32%.

Learn from his experience on How to recruit the right team for a seed round?

Listen to the full episode here - Mission First episode 10 

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This is the best-of from Mission First, the podcast-masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!

Kick back and listen to some of their best advice from Seasons 1 and 2.

New episodes will be available in September 2022.

Robert Schrimpff is a serial entrepreneur. He has been the founder, CEO, or director of six companies, mostly in the energy sector. He has a huge entrepreneurship and business experience.

In 2015 he took the bet to start a new company called Solar for Schools.

Have you ever wondered: How long should you keep trying to sell your product before you give up? Well, here is what Robert has learned through his experience.

Listen to the full episode here - Mission First episode 9 

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This is the best-of from Mission First, the podcast-masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!

Kick back and listen to some of their best advice from Seasons 1 and 2.

New episodes will be available in September 2022.

Franziska Schmid is the Co-Founder and CEO at JUNGE TÜFTLER. With her companies, Franzi and her team teach technology through events, workshops, and webinars to kids and teenagers in Germany, who have learned that way how to become young tinkerers and inventors.

Learn how she drives entrepreneurial spirit throughout the organization with holocracy, transparency and flexibility.

Listen to the full episode here - Mission First episode 4 

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