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Deep Tech Germany™, powered by Startuprad.io, explores the scientific breakthroughs and deep technologies shaping Europe’s future. Hosted by Joe Menninger, this podcast dives into the convergence of research, engineering, and venture capital — where pioneering ideas evolve into scalable companies. Every episode uncovers how scientists, founders, and investors in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (... more

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COBY’s approach to child-facing voice AI treats safety, privacy, and trust as architecture decisions. The system earns trust before prompting coping conversations, enforces pre-release safety gates through adversarial simulations and expert validatio... more

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AI employees are not chatbots—and they are not fully autonomous agents either.

In this episode, Dr. Oliver Dlugosch, Managing Director at ADA AI, explains how AI employees execute full business workflows, why human-in-the-loop dominates real deploym... more

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AI employees are viable now for bounded operational workflows. Dr. Oliver Dlugosch explains why back office work resisted automation, where agentic systems win first, why “full autonomy” is a dangerous target, and how guardrails plus context capture ... more

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Management doesn’t fail because leaders lack intent, talent, or vision.

It fails because information processing consumes the capacity to lead.

In this episode, Adrien Treccani, CEO of Supervised and former founder of Metaco, explains why organizati... more

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Dr. Oliver Dlugosch
Co-founder of ADA AI and Razor Group, with experience managing large-scale e-commerce operations
ADA AI
Episode: ADA AI: AI Employees Replace Back Office Workflows
Adrien Treccani
Founder and CEO of Supervised
Supervised
Episode: When Management Becomes the Bottleneck
Ghazaleh Madani
Co-founder and CEO of CanChips, a Potsdam-based biotech startup.
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Episode: How Tumor-on-a-Chip Technology Is Transforming Cancer Treatment and Drug Testing
Irene Klemm
Co-founder and co-CEO of Edurino, recognized for her contributions to hybrid learning and early childhood education.
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Episode: How Edurino Built Europe’s Hybrid Learning Revolution for Kids
Irene Rosique
Co-founder and CEO of Nuvio Planet, a climate tech platform spun out of BASF.
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Episode: How Climate Tech SaaS Is Ending Greenwashing | Irene Rosique, Nuvio Planet
Jan Liphardt
Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University and founder of OpenMind
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Episode: OpenMind Robotics: Revolutionizing AI Companionship with Open Source Software
Til Klein
CEO and Managing Partner of Identity VC
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Episode: Breaking Norms: Identity VC Invests in LGBTQ+ Founders
Greg Beato
Co-author of the book Superagency and seasoned journalist
Episode: You Might Also Like: Possible
Tony Ulwick
Founder and CEO of Strategyn and creator of the outcome-driven innovation process.
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Episode: Jobs to Be Done: Unlocking Product Success with Tony Ulwick

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Joe Menninger
Host of Deep Tech Germany, focusing on scientific breakthroughs and deep technologies shaping Europe's future.

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AI Employees Are a Design Decision, Not a Hiring One
Q: How do you see the balance between human teams and AI employees evolving over the next five years?
The balance will shift towards less repetitive tasks being done by humans, allowing them to focus on creativity and higher-level decision making with the assistance of AI.
AI Employees Are a Design Decision, Not a Hiring One
Q: What advice would you give to early-stage founders who want to build AI-ready operational structures?
Founders should start by defining their business purpose and value before integrating AI, allowing AI to scale and improve their operations once they have established the fundamentals.
ADA AI: AI Employees Replace Back Office Workflows
Q: What was the hardest technical or operational challenge in building AI employees?
The biggest challenge is grasping context, as many rules are in the heads of the operators and not documented.
ADA AI: AI Employees Replace Back Office Workflows
Q: What sparked the idea of an AI employee?
The thought emerged during the journey of Razor Group, seeing the limits of traditional operations and the need for improved automation.
When Management Becomes the Bottleneck
Q: What was the first moment you realized the organization itself had become the constraint?
Adrien realized the organization had become the constraint when he found himself overwhelmed with too many direct reports, leading to inefficiencies and a bottleneck in decision-making.

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Exploring the profound impacts of deep technology, this series highlights the innovative breakthroughs shaping Europe's future across sectors such as AI, robotics, and biotechnology. Each episode merges insights from scientists, entrepreneurs, and investors from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (the DACH region) to illustrate how cutting-edge research transforms into viable business opportunities. The show emphasizes a wide range of themes including industrial applications of artificial intelligence, advancements in robotics and automation, quantum computing, and sustainability through climate innovations. Listeners gain access to actionable insights that bridge the gap between complex scientific concepts and scalable business solutions, m... more

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