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Beginner's Mind
Blueprints for Builders and InvestorsHosted by Christian SoschnerFrom pre-seed to post-IPO, every company—especially in deep tech, biotech, AI, and climate tech—lives or dies by the frameworks it follows.On Beginner’s Mind, Christian Soschner uncovers the leadership principles…
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Beginner's Mind podcast overview
About Beginner's Mind
Blueprints for Builders and InvestorsHosted by Christian SoschnerFrom pre-seed to post-IPO, every company—especially in deep tech, biotech, AI, and climate tech—lives or dies by the frameworks it follows.On Beginner’s Mind, Christian Soschner uncovers the leadership principles behind the world’s most impactful companies—through deep-dive interviews, strategic book reviews, and patterns drawn from history’s greatest business, military, and political minds.With over 200 interviews, panels, and livestreams, the show ranks in the Top 10% globally—and is recognized as the #1 deep tech podcast. With 35+ years across M&A, company building, board roles, business schools, ultrarunning, and martial arts, Christian brings a rare lens:What it really takes to turn breakthrough science into business—how to grow it, lead it, and shape the world around it.🎙 Expect each episode to deliver:Founder & Investor Blueprints: How breakthrough technologies scale from lab to IPOHistorical & Biographical Frameworks: Timeless playbooks from the world's great buildersLeadership & Communication Mastery: Tools to inspire, persuade, and lead at scaleWhether you're building the next biotech success, investing in AI, or leading a climate tech company through hypergrowth—this podcast gives you the edge.Listen in. Apply what matters. Build companies that last.📬 Join the newsletter & community: https://lsg2g.substack.com/
Why Upseed includes it
The podcast focuses on leadership principles and frameworks for building and investing in deep tech, biotech, AI, and climate tech startups, making it highly relevant to the startup/VC ecosystem.
Who may find it useful
Founders, Investors may find this series useful. Its recurring topics include Deep Tech, Biotech, Ai Ml, Climate Tech, Startup Building, Venture Capital, Fundraising, Exits Ma.
Operational profile
Series profile
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- Series type
- Episodic
- Content type
- Audio
- Published by
- Christian Soschner
- Language
- English
- Geographic focus
- Global
- Last reviewed
- March 12, 2026
- Published episodes
- 216
- publisher-supplied series count
- Recent episodes linked
- 1
- admitted official episode destinations
- Series first published
- January 6, 2020
- publisher-supplied publication metadata
- Latest episode
- December 4, 2021
- latest official destination found
Publication metadata and latest official episode destinations · Independent Upseed startup-relevance assessment · March 12, 2026
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
March 12, 2026
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