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9. August 2024
How my EMBA at Frankfurt School led me to start my own business

Kari Foss-Persson

I'm Kari Foss-Persson, and my path to entrepreneurship began when I enrolled in the Executive MBA programme at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Initially aiming to deepen my understanding of business dynamics and leadership for my corporate legal role, I was inspired to start my own law firm – Vinland Immigration GmbH – where we help obtain US visas and green cards for companies, families, and individuals.
4. April 2025
Germany Startup Grants: A Guide to Free Money and Funding Options
Kristina Savina
In the early stages of launching a startup, securing funding can be one of the biggest challenges. While many entrepreneurs turn to investors, business angels, or private capital, there’s a better, often overlooked option: grants.
We didn’t start with a big vision—we found a massive problem in a niche we couldn’t ignore. By working closely with clinicians and our Medical Advisory Board, we uncovered a major issue: critical medical knowledge was scattered, outdated, buried in complexity and hard to access when it mattered most.
14. März 2025
LANDO: A Frankfurt Health-Tech Startup on a Mission to Redefine Patient Safety
Tom Godbersen
12. Februar 2025
The Essential Guide to Crafting a Winning Go-to-Market Strategy
Franz Deubner
Launching your startup without a clear Go-to-Market strategy is like setting out on a journey without a map. A GTM ensures you not only reach your target audience but also stay aligned with their needs and solve their problems. 
In 2023, global CO₂ emissions reached 37.4 Gt. To meet our climate goals, we need to reduce emissions to close to zero AND remove 7–9 Gt of CO₂ annually from the atmosphere. Current novel Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) methods removed a meagre 1.3 million tons (0.0013 Gt) in 2023. 
1. November 2024
Frankfurt School is brewing a Gigacorn
Gowtham Athem
2. April 2024
What makes a good business problem?

Francesca Palomo-Picache

Many startups fail because they focus too much on creating a product that seems profitable instead of first identifying whether a real problem exists. We’ve seen this happen a lot: founders build an app, promote it with fancy keywords like “AI-powered” and “revolutionary”, and then ultimately fail because people don’t need the app in the first place. To ensure your startup's success, you must prioritise identifying a significant problem to solve. Here are some concepts that could help you with this.
15. Februar 2021
Creating a Startup while Pursuing my Master's degree

Rene Morgan

It was of paramount importance to me to study at a Business School that adopts an international perspective. Rarely have I come across a more open-minded and diverse student base, such as at the Frankfurt School.
20. September 2024
How to find the right business solutions to problems
Francesca Isabella Palomo-Picache
You may have heard of the difference between an invention and an innovation; an innovation’s sole purpose is to be a solution to particular problems, while an invention is a solution that doesn’t necessarily solve a problem.
Newbee is an all-in-one mobile app designed to simplify integration for newcomers to a country. When people move to another country to start a new life, they face similar challenges regardless of their educational or professional background.
12. August 2024
Making Germany Home: The Inspiration Behind Newbee
Hande Turan Limon
2. August 2024
MEDICEO: The Digital Swiss Army Knife Transforming Daily Hospital Life
Tom Godbersen
The idea for MEDICEO was born from direct insights into the daily challenges faced by clinical staff, which they gained through family connections in the healthcare sector. These personal stories about the struggles and needs of doctors and nurses became the starting point for our mission to develop accessible solutions that sustainably improve daily clinical operations.
A startup can take up to a couple of years to launch… sometimes even longer! These delays are usually caused by long and tedious development periods, difficulty with understanding the market’s wants and needs (especially when potential customers give conflicting feedback), and founders’ anxiousness about releasing an imperfect product. 
5. Juni 2024
MVPs 101: Getting from Idea to Product
Francesca Isabella Palomo-Picache
9. Februar 2021
5 Gründe warum es sich lohnt, schon während des Studiums zu gründen

Markus Adler

Irgendwie passt es gut zusammen: Betriebswirtschaftslehre zu studieren und Gründer sein. Oft werden Fallbeispiele im Studium aus der Sicht des Geschäftsführers betrachtet. Warum nicht ein Start-Up gründen, berufsbegleitend während ich studiere?
6. Mai 2024
Turning Ideas into Impact: The Case of Ceres FieldCheck

Svyatoslav Gusev

There's something magical about early-stage startups that reminds me of the Flammarion engraving. I’ll tell a short tale of just one such project: Ceres FieldCheck – to answer a single question: how & when does an idea turn into a startup?
4. März 2024
The story behind the first pre-assembled solar carport in the world
Ole Möller
Yumoso embarked on a mission to create the world's first pre-assembled solar carport, addressing the growing need for large solar surfaces in the ongoing energy transition. Recognising untapped potential, our team identified parking areas, rooftops and open spaces as valuable sources of photovoltaic (PV) energy to pursue a greener future.
Embarking on a Master's in Applied Data Science at Frankfurt School has been a transformative journey, intertwining rigorous academic work with real-world professional experience. It has been a journey of growth, learning and self-discovery. It’s a challenging yet rewarding path that has taught me the importance of resilience, time management and strategic planning.
14. Februar 2024
Balancing work and study as a Master in Applied Data Science student
Christian Nikolov
How my EMBA at Frankfurt School led me to start my own business
9. August 2024
Kari Foss-Persson
Germany Startup Grants: A Guide to Free Money and Funding Options
4. April 2025
Kristina Savina
LANDO: A Frankfurt Health-Tech Startup on a Mission to Redefine Patient Safety
14. März 2025
Tom Godbersen
What makes a good business problem?
2. April 2024
Francesca Palomo-Picache
The Essential Guide to Crafting a Winning Go-to-Market Strategy
12. Februar 2025
Franz Deubner
Frankfurt School is brewing a Gigacorn
1. November 2024
Gowtham Athem
Creating a Startup while Pursuing my Master's degree
15. Februar 2021
Rene Morgan
How to find the right business solutions to problems
20. September 2024
Francesca Isabella Palomo-Picache
Making Germany Home: The Inspiration Behind Newbee
12. August 2024
Hande Turan Limon
5 Gründe warum es sich lohnt, schon während des Studiums zu gründen
9. Februar 2021
Markus Adler
MEDICEO: The Digital Swiss Army Knife Transforming Daily Hospital Life
2. August 2024
Tom Godbersen
MVPs 101: Getting from Idea to Product
5. Juni 2024
Francesca Isabella Palomo-Picache
Turning Ideas into Impact: The Case of Ceres FieldCheck
6. Mai 2024
Svyatoslav Gusev
The story behind the first pre-assembled solar carport in the world
4. März 2024
Ole Möller