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Does PropTech impact the property management environment?
In our recent insights posts, we gave an overview of the PropTech startups disrupting the German real estate market and dug into the segments Design & Build and Finance & Invest. Today we will dig deeper into the developments within the...
Will Cultured Meat and Meat Alternatives Disrupt the Food System?
Challenges of the meat industryThe global meat industry (currently worth approx. EUR 1 trillion) is at a tipping point driven by 3 global challenges: Supplying enough meat to feed an estimated 10 billion people by 2050. The global meat industry is...
VC Funding of the Finance & Investor Sector in PropTech – A German Overview
In the latest blogpost of our insight series on the real estate industry in Germany we took a closer look at the category Design & Build. In this article, we will elaborate on the category Finance & Invest within the real estate industry,...
Real Estate Innovation in Germany: Startups Digitizing the Construction Industry
Recent Developments in Designing & Building Real Estate - An OverviewWe recently kicked off a new insights series with a focus on the real estate industry in Germany. With new startups continually entering the market, the entire industry is in...
Response to Capital Study on Corporate Innovation in 2020
As the leading independent corporate venture builder in DACH, Stryber is at the forefront of driving the latest thinking on corporate innovation in Europe. We appreciate contributions that shape that thinking from all sides and were happy to see...
How PropTech is Disrupting the German Real Estate Market in 2020
Times of Crisis: An Opportunity For Disruption and DigitizationIf you were to look at the German real estate industry last year by reading the news clippings, you would probably think that there wasn't much to worry about. The biggest concerns were...
The Future of Food – Innovative Foodtech Startups Creating A More Sustainable Food System
The Future of Food in "Growing & Producing"- An Industry Itching to ShiftLarge companies need new disruptive business models in order to grow stronger - or grow at all. We discussed that in our last article on our digitization framework. With...
Digitization Framework 2020: Achieving Higher Efficiency and Growth
“Digitization” seems to be the buzzword of our time to unlock just about any business conversation, it’s literally omnipresent. And yet there is no established definition. Are you using this word correctly? Or are you simply wanting to jump on the...
D2C: Why Food & Beverage Giants Need To Turn To This Model Before It Is Too Late
The Race to Direct-To-Consumer (D2C) within Retail and CPG Brands (also known as Business-To-Consumer)E-commerce has shaped the retail experience, but one of the most dramatic changes has been the rise of D2C models, often referred to as “The...
Monthly Stryber Startup Watchlist August
A monthly series highlighting exciting Seed and Series A companies that have announced or raised their latest funding round in the last month and why I believe those ventures are worth to watch in the future. To not miss any update in the future,...
Monthly Stryber Startup Watchlist June
A monthly series highlighting exciting Seed and Series A companies that have announced or raised their latest funding round in the last month and why I believe those ventures are worth to watch in the future. To not miss any update in the future,...
Startup failure in Europe – Indepth Analysis
When you are involved in the startup world you might have heard someone claim that nine out of ten startups will fail. While the startup world always has agreed to this in general, there is no data to back this up. If you are a founder, an...
How company builders can help founders to get their startup off the ground
Most startups fail and we also have a good understanding of the main reasons, for that I like to refer to the famous TED talk from Bill Gross highlighting the top 5 success factors for startups: At Stryber we receive many applications for founder...
Monthly Stryber Startup Watchlist April
A monthly newsletter highlighting exciting Seed and Series A companies that have announced or raised their latest funding round in the last month and why I believe those ventures are worth to watch in the future. Subscribe to our...
Why you need to start with your company culture
I recently read a book — Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by journalist John Carreyrou. The book covers the rise and fall of the firm Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup headed by Elizabeth Holmes. In the book I...
Greenfield Product Management: Fantasy vs. Reality
Your inbox is overflowing with feature requests from every corner of your organization, the product enhancements you’ve committed to for the quarter are hopelessly behind schedule, and your development team is struggling with simple changes due to the complexity of your legacy product. Sound familiar?
Product Hiring: Finding the Person behind the Skillset
Wait, yet another article on hiring Product people? While there are admittedly a bevy of articles out there on how to hire good POs and what qualities to look for (or not to look for), the reality of product management life at a venture portfolio builder like Stryber means that the qualities that we look for end up being slightly different from other companies.
How to conduct efficient product discovery when building MVPs
Product discovery may be the most critical step in your product development process, and it might be even more important when building MVPs. Simply put, find the right thing to build and you’re definitely on the right track. But define the wrong...
4 invaluable skills for product owners to build successful MVPs
As company builder we launch a diverse range of digital products from scratch, such as online shops, B2B FinTech platforms, or digital health apps.
I turned my grooming session into a workshop
Note to self: Don’t buy post-its that need thumbtacks to stick to the wall.Here’s how it went. For me, one of the most impactful topics of 2019 in tech had nothing to do with AI, Machine Learning, AR/VR, or IOT. It was something that really should...