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Beginner's Mind

by Christian Soschner

Blueprints for Builders and Investors

Hosted by Christian Soschner


From 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 250 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 IPO
  • Historical & Biographical Frameworks: Timeless playbooks from the world's great builders
  • Leadership & Communication Mastery: Tools to inspire, persuade, and lead at scale


Whether 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.


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#182 - How to Lead When You Don't Know Where You Are Going: 4 Lessons from Ben Horowitz (Part 2 of 2)

What does it mean when the most respected adviser in Silicon Valley tells you that you are the best chief executive he works with, while your company ...

58m
•Sep 8, 2026

#181 - When Things Fall Apart: 3 Lessons from Ben Horowitz on Leading Through the Struggle (Part 1 of 2)

What do you do on the morning when there are no good moves left?In March 2001, Ben Horowitz took Loudcloud public in the middle of the dot-com collaps...

49m
•Aug 30, 2026

EP 180: Eric Ries | Why Good Companies Go Bad After Success

What happens when the moment a company finally succeeds is the moment it becomes most likely to be destroyed? Most founders assume the market rewards ...

1h 03m
•Aug 3, 2026

EP 179: Joško Bobanović | Why Venture Capital Fights Human Instinct

What happens when the instinct to help a struggling company is exactly what prevents the strongest companies from succeeding? Venture capital forces i...

2h 19m
•Jul 25, 2026

#178 - The Elon Musk Method: 7 Rules for Building What the Market Thinks Is Impossible

How can a company have the right numbers and still reach the wrong strategic conclusion?In 2017, Volkswagen’s chief executive mocked Tesla as one of t...

56m
•Jul 12, 2026

EP 177: Alberto Chalon | Liquidity Before the IPO Window Opens

Private companies are staying private longer, and that changes who gets liquidity, when, and why.Founders, employees, and early investors can wait a d...

1h 43m
•Jun 22, 2026