From the age of ten, Adeline Caiado was tormented by excruciating menstrual pain, thinking– and being made to feel – that this was normal. Speaking of the experience now, the 31-year-old, soft-spoken Brazilian describes having to wake up on the first day of her period in...
Martina Viduka is not quite sure what it was that first sparked her untiring passion for geriatric care, but what she does know is that there has always been a part of her that has felt drawn to and inspired by older generations. “It’s funny, I...
Mentors and Coaches are the backbone of our incubator program. They share valuable advice, support with access to their network, take time to listen to startup challenges and promote our incubator teams tremendously. More than 50 mentors support the first cohort of the Vision Health...
Design Thinking, Business Model Canvas, Personas - you might have heard about it but do you really know how to apply design thinking and lean startup methods. In the beginning of the incubation program all teams have been invited to refresh their knowledge and apply...
Each Month our Incubator teams present their ideas to investors, editors, product experts and fellow entrepreneurs in a short online session - 3 min pitch, 3 min Q&A. Every critical question, every outside perspective is the foundation for further improvement. Each months, experts take time...
There are more than 140 coworking spaces in Berlin - some are huge with thousands of members, some are small and have a special sector focus. Which one would become our crib? In December our incubator team visited close to 15 spaces. At the end we...
Effective tools for communication in teams There are multiple benefits that can be obtained by just communicating appropriately within teams and groups. These can go from the maintenance of good interpersonal relations to the development and transparency of a business. In fact, communication allows people to...
One thing is certain, the business world moves fast and so do startups! Among all the challenges a startup faces are: adaptability to new changes, a need to find the balance between organizing themselves as a team and be flexible enough to overcome obstacles in their...
The past month has been an exciting time to say the least for Jonas Keil and Ines Räth (the founders of mila.health). During a time when most of the world has stalled, mila.health is needed more than ever. Due to covid-19 and all the ways...
If you were to ask me a month ago what would be my biggest worry about a possible worldwide lockdown I would answer the lack of connectivity. All facets of society benefit from the diversity of people and ideas, the fact that we don’t all...