Kristo Käärmann

“I figured out quickly, it is very hard to fix really large companies on the inside, so I thought: Maybe we can compete with them.” After being a Management Consultant, Kristo Käärmann founded his own company, TransferWise. “We can make moving money from country to country really cheap, really fast and quite convenient for the users.”

David Noël

“Always be good to people”, would be one of David Noel’s advices for his 14-year-old self. The Vice president community at SoundCloud and his team empower the users to connect around the sounds. The coolest thing about his job? “Hearing how much people love SoundCloud every day is like the first time you hear it. Hearing that over and over again never gets old.”

Izan Peris Martí

“It is so cool to have this exploration spirit and to make a difference.” Izan Peris Marti is an Aerospace Engineer. The high political influence in his job may be a limitation of the whole industry. What he likes about his job is that “you have such a holistic view of the engineering problem and the solution that you are proposing.”

Bobak Ferdowsi

”My favorite technical aspect is honestly the fact that I always get to learn new things.” Bobak Ferdowsi, NASA's "Mohawk Guy", works as a System Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. What he likes on his job is that his ”workplace is also a community.” He enjoys the technical stuff but “what makes everyday exciting to be there is the fact that these people are such a pleasure to work with.”

Steli Efti

“Knowing that we make a difference in many amazing companies around the world is definitely the coolest thing in my job.” Efti Steli is CEO of The Close.io, his company helps their business partners to learn and profit from their software, blog and content. The important thing for him is to “care about the quality of what you do and the people you work with.”

Stefan Glänzer

Als 14-jähriger die erste Firma gegründet, später promoviert, mit Freunden ein Medienunternehmen gegründet, ein Online-Auktionshaus ins Leben gerufen und verkauft - Stefan Glänzer war in seinem Leben bisher alles andere als faul. Nach einer zweijährigen Pause begann er mit Last.fm abermals sich unternehmerisch zu verwirklichen und ist heute als Early-Stage Investor tätig.

Felix Petersen

Felix Petersen ist CEO and Co-Founder von Amen. "Verstehe, was die User wollen und bleibe am Puls der Zeit!" rät Gründer und Geschäftsführer Felix Petersen. Denn: "So kannst du dein Produkt kontinuierlich verbessern und neue Features entwickeln".