WERK1 Blog

Do you want to stay up to date on WERK1 Startups & Alumni as well as what’s going on in the startup ecosystem? On our blog, we regularly report on success stories, provide helpful tips for founders and conduct exciting interviews with people from the startup environment.

Olaf Jacobi (A)

15. January 2026

Partners of Basic Ventures. I bring over 25 years of experience as a manager, entrepreneur and investor. As a VC I invested in over 100

Peter Mutzenbecher

15. December 2025

Hi, I am Peter, I am 54 years young and have two kids (12 and 16). I come with more than 20 years of leadership

Lisa Wiesenfeld

10. December 2025

With 11+ years in digital transformation – from global companies to early-stage startups – I help founders and teams grow into confident leaders, build resilient

Charlotte Altmann

1. December 2025

Mit über 15 Jahren Erfahrung in Marketing, Vertrieb und Führung berate ich B2B-Unternehmen bei der Skalierung und Transformation ihres SaaS-Geschäfts in der DACH-Region. Ich unterstütze

Heiko Müller (A)

1. December 2025

Adopting AI: Driving Change with Empathy and Strategic Vision With over 15 years of international leadership experience across Germany, the UK, and the USA, I

Niklas Held

1. December 2025

I have over ten years of experience in executive search and support founders with practical insights in the areas of sales, recruiting, and HR. After

Rolf Giesbert (A)

28. November 2025

Driving innovation, boosting leadership, shaping the strategy. I had the opportunity to experience the big corporate world in Siemens and Nokia, in various roles in

Rebecca Könitzer (A)

28. November 2025

For 15 years I’ve worked at the intersection of strategic growth, innovation, and organizational design — helping companies of all sizes navigate complexity, scale with

Bernhard Schimunek

21. November 2025

Ich kann helfen aus innovativen Ideen Software- und KI-Lösungen zu kreieren, die mit modernsten Technologien erfolgreich umgesetzt und digital skaliert werden können.

Daniel Schmitt-Haverkamp (A)

20. November 2025

Ich bin Unternehmer, Business Angel und Sparringspartner für Startups. Was mich antreibt: gute Ideen groß machen – und Gründer:innen helfen, die typischen Fehler nicht selbst