Sorry guys, this is Joe and I had a fat finger. I deleted this episode from our hosting service by accident. It was originally published in April 2022 and here we publish it again. 

“Over my career I have had more than 5.000 employees”Mitch Gray, Author of 'How to Hire and Keep Great People'

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

Our Guest:

• Mitch Gray is an entrepreneur, author, and podcast host. His focus in all activities is on hiring the best people. He published the book 'How to Hire and Keep Great People' and is for more than 7 years now a leadership and development guide, helping companies to hire great people and keep them

The Host:

• Jörn is a podcaster, startup scout, consultant, and entrepreneur, who is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He has a background of more than 12 years of management consulting but spends most of his time helping international investors and corporations to find, cooperate with and invest in startups in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 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/

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“Over my career, I have had more than 5.000 employees” Mitch Gray, Author of 'How to Hire and Keep Great People'

This is the second interview with Mitch on HR topics. In the first episode (which was published just before this one) we talked about hiring people. Now we talk about the strategies behind hiring.

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

Our Guest:

• Mitch Gray is an entrepreneur, author, and podcast host. His focus in all activities is on hiring the best people. He published the book 'How to Hire and Keep Great People' and is for more than 7 years now a leadership and development guide, helping companies to hire great people and keep them

The Host:

• Jörn is a podcaster, startup scout, consultant, and entrepreneur, who is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He has a background of more than 12 years of management consulting but spends most of his time helping international investors and corporations to find, cooperate with and invest in startups in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. He hosts an English startup podcast, covering the German startup scene (https://linktr.ee/startupradio) You can learn more about “Joe” here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joernmenninger/

You can suggest questions here, use #startingy

Twitter Michelle: https://twitter.com/salutemichelle

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

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This is the second interview with Mitch on HR topics. In the first episode (which was published just before this one) we talked about hiring people. Now we talk about the strategies behind hiring.

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

Our Guest:

The Host:

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

Our Guest:

• Lizia Santos (https://www.linkedin.com/in/liziasantos/) lives in Miami. She is the mother of three very active boys and the founder of Citycatt (https://www.citycatt.com/). Being a founder of Citycatt, she works with a global base of local scouts spread across all time zones. She tells us about her rules and experiences as a mother and multi-time-zone entrepreneur.
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The Host:

• Jörn is a podcaster, startup scout, consultant and entrepreneur, who is based in Frankfurt, Germany. He has a background of more than 12 years of management consulting but spends most of his time helping international investors and corporations to find, cooperate and invest in startups in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 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/

You can suggest questions here, use #startingy

Twitter Michelle: https://twitter.com/salutemichelle

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“This one conversation blew my mind. He was not only running one business but multiple businesses”

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

Our Guest:

• Peter Hart (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-hart-94373435/) is in his early 30s, but already running 12 businesses, most well know likely his brand Dr. Severin (https://drseverin.com/) or Pythia.ai (https://www.pythia-ai.de/). 

The Host:

• Jörn is a podcaster, startup scout, consultant, and entrepreneur, who is based in Frankfurt, Germany. He has a      background of more than 12 years of management consulting, but spends most      of his time to help international investors and corporations to find,      cooperate and invest in startups in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. 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/

You can suggest questions here, use #startingy

Twitter Michelle: https://twitter.com/salutemichelle

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

Our Guest:

• Darlington Onyeagoro (https://www.linkedin.com/in/darlington-onyeagoro-64046634/) is the CEO and Co-Founder of Aladdin (https://www.aladdin.ng/), a digital bank operating in Nigeria. They have aspirations to connect all African countries into one ecosystem run by either Aladdin directly or jointly with local partners. At the time of the recording, they are running a crowdfunding campaign (https://wefunder.com/aladdin). 

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/

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

The Hosts:

• Michelle, a radio, and podcast      host based in Silicon Valley. She is a lawyer by training and has been      working in and with many startups, especially fintech and blockchain.      Currently she is working for several non-profit organizations and      startups. Michelle is the host of the Stanford Radio Show “Laptop Radio (Wednesdays 2-4 PM)”, which is also      available as a podcast (https://linktr.ee/laptopradio). You can learn more about      Michelle here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laptopradio/

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Further Readings 😊

· Joern’s foodstagram page: https://www.instagram.com/abakup/

· Feuerzangenbowle (Brandy Punch): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feuerzangenbowle

· You can sign up here for Joern’s new project: https://startupraven.com/

“The goal is: Cover 100.000 houses with solar cells each year”

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

Our Guest:

• Alex Melzer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/almelzer/),      the founder and CEO of Zolar (https://www.zolar.de/). Zolar helps homeowners to get solar cells on the roof of their house, by helping them to plan and work with a network of installation partners. They also enable homeowners to rent solar cells for their houses with Zolar Wow.

The Host of this Episode:

• 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/

You can suggest questions here, use #startingy

Twitter Michelle: https://twitter.com/salutemichelle

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