Leuphana Startup School: Founders' Talk III — "How I Scaled & What I'd Do Differently"
Learn AI. Build Products. Start Companies.
10. Jun
Growth, team building and honest lessons learnt
Time & Location
Wednesday, 10 June 2026 | 4.00 pm – 5.30 pm
Leuphana University Lüneburg | C25.019 (Trafos)
Universitätsallee 1, 21335 Lüneburg
REGISTRATION
Participation is free of charge.
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The third Founders’ Talk is the most honest: a founder talks about the scaling phase — what almost went wrong, how the team has changed, and what you only understand in hindsight. A realistic perspective on what comes after the MVP.
What will you take away from it?
- An honest perspective on growth, failure and the real life of a founder
- Realistic expectations for your own start-up journey
- Orientation: What comes after the prototype?
Agenda
- Founder tells the scaling story: growth and hard lessons
- What almost killed the business?
- Team, money and the mental reality
- Interactive Q&A
- Reflection: “If you knew everything — would you still go for it?”
To ensure that no customer contact is lost
Edelstein AI’s portfolio comprises chatbots, voicebots and other smart tools for automating business processes. Within the company, Johannes is responsible for all technical implementation and product development. Marie oversees organisational processes and manages, amongst other things, the finances as well as customer and partner relations. One of their first successful projects was a collaboration with the museums in Lüneburg, which the company is now using as a springboard to tap into new target groups and markets.
Special Feature: The Leuphana AI Hackathon
3 days, one team and the power of AI. From 26–28 June, we’re transforming the library foyer into a hotbed of innovation. Whether you bring your own idea or join a team to solve others’ challenges: use state-of-the-art AI tools to build working prototypes in record time. Inclusive, intensive and completely free of charge – sign up now!
