Elevate, because life is
Health as primary asset, longevity as filter, AI arbitrage of the German Mittelstand as the playing field.
One decision.
“Responsibility — held by self-compassion.”
The principle
For every action, every choice, every outcome. Since that decision I systematically improve what is within my reach — as friend, partner, human being.
The foundation
Health is my primary asset. Disciplined routine, measured blood markers, hard training phases, sleep as a KPI. The precondition for the twenty years of work still ahead. No body, no output. No routine, no productivity.
The work
Themes: health, longevity, AI arbitrage of the German Mittelstand.
Before
Three years of building my own ventures in the US, ended 2024. Hardest school of my life — and the sharpest filter for every decision today.
How I decide.
— Radical candor.
Direct, not cruel. What matters gets surfaced early, explicitly, respectfully. Strength and loyalty beat niceness.
— Meritocracy.
Decisions along competence, proximity to the problem, quality of argument — not title, not hierarchy, not volume.
— Data over feelings.
Feedback loops as religion. When data contradicts intuition, data is usually closer to the truth. Intuition is trainable, not oracular.
— Rational optimism.
Pessimism is intellectually lazy. Real optimists work on solutions instead of admiring problems.
— Humanism.
No lies, no gossip, no games with people. Anyone who breaks this loses my trust — permanently.
Outside of work.
Discipline outside work is a prerequisite, not a counterweight. The muscles I need for building, I train in the morning.
Write me, if
- you want to build cool things
- you have book recommendations for me
- you want to do sports together
- you want to talk about opera
- you want to discuss politics
- you simply think alike — I am always glad to meet friendly, like-minded people
Not the right person for
- pure networking calls without a concrete topic
- opportunism, egoism, dishonest intentions