#29 Stephan Schambach, Serial Entrepreneur and E-commerce Pioneer | Making It Real Podcast with Jan Brinckmann Making It Real

In today's episode we welcome Stephan Schambach, serial entrepreneur building market changing companies in the e-commerce space. Prior to his current software NewStore, providing Ominchannel-as-a-Service, Stephan launched Intershop and Demandware that was acquired for $2.8 billion by Salesforce. They say timining is everything, when launching a business. But what is the secret to get it right? How to narrow down focus and go big, when there are so many exciting opportunities? And once launched, how to find your first customers? He answers all these questions and shares his take on the NFT space as well as on the European investment ecosystem.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanschambach
https://www.newstore.com
linkedin.com/in/janbrinckmann

0:00 Intro

1:00 The energy that powers Stephan

03:03 Stephan's passion for building companies internationally

06:20 The challenges of starting international companies in Europe

09:30 Finding ideas for new ventures and executing them

14:00 How to determine the right time for launching a startup

18:10 The influence of the first customer

21:10 How to find the first customer

22:30 Trends to watch out for in the ecommerce space

25:30 Stephan's take on opportunities with NFTs

27:45 Raising venture capital in Europe and building a European tech stock exchange

32:45 Quick fire round: Middlename | Something broken that entrepreneurs should fix immediately | Technology that will transform the future | Core concept

33:52 Closing