Oct 04 2022 37 mins
In today’s episode we are joined by Jan-Soeren Zinke, an early stage investor at IRIS based in Berlin. Jan has spent a number of years in his early twenties working in VC and with startups, and was also part of the Founding Team of Innovators Room. Jan speaks about why he strongly believes that working on side-projects is the best way to differentiate oneself when applying to a VC fund, and also touches on the German startup ecosystem.
In this episode you’ll learn:
– The Growing German Startup Ecosystem
– How to break into VC in your early 20s
– How to build and maintain VC relationships
– The importance of side-projects
In this episode you’ll learn:
– The Growing German Startup Ecosystem
– How to break into VC in your early 20s
– How to build and maintain VC relationships
– The importance of side-projects