Eric Weber, CEO & Founder of @spinlab-thehhlaccelerator2078 , quite probably Germany's Top Startup Accelerator, discusses with us WHY Founders Fail using a series of Founder Personas they've put together to help guide a startup's development, while enabling founders to recognise certain personality characteristics that can land them in hot water.

This was a FASCINATING conversation! 🤓

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🎙️ IN OUR DISCUSSION:

1. How does SpinLab HHL stay on top of the Startup Accelerator Rankings?

2. How much should we trust venture capital investment as an indicator of startup success?

3. SpinLab is expanding and opening up accelerator tracks for specific verticals

4. Two of Eric's eight Personas for Founders That Often Fail

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro to Germany's Top Startup Accelerator on WHY Founders Fail

1:04 - What is SpinLab's secret sauce?

2:46 - How does SpinLab measure success for itself?

5:58 - How venture capital can be an indicator of likelihood of failure?

7:42 - How do investors move from wanting revenue before investing but growth after investing?

8:38 - SpinLab's spinoff accelerators Root Camp, Bitlab and more

11:41 - Synergies with farmers who they were already helping with renewables, now with Root Camp they help with Agri-business

13:08 - SpinLab promoting diversity through the diversity summer school

15:36 - Tips for startups thinking to apply to SpinLab

17:48 - 8 Personas of Startup Founders that fail

18:33 - Persona 1...Harry the Hustler

19:23 - What is the one characteristic that makes Harry fail?

23:13 - Persona 2...Ines Impact

27:34 - too much idealism makes you unable to get inside the head of your customers

28:09 - With the boom in impact startups, is the stereotypical impact startup founder persona changing?

29:45 - Still a stereotype in the investor community that impact means lower profit

31:38 - The changing face of cleantech and enviro business and how it puts pressure on existing businesses

34:00 - How does SpinLab use the personas when working with their startups?

37:17 - Outro from Germany's Top Startup Accelerator on WHY Founders Fail

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