Uwe Dreissigacker: How to Spend Startup Time Wisely

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This episode’s guest is Uwe Dreissigacker. He’s been creating companies since he was 14 years old, from online games, ad tech solutions, software-as-a-service, fintech, and no code tools. Today, he’s the founder of online invoicing tool Invoice Berry and WordPress alternative BlogHandy.

Beyond his depth of entrepreneurial ventures and skills, he’s no stranger to a good hiking trail or ski run, and has perfected the quintessential cafe, coffee and co-working photo. He’s also a fellow member and welcoming personality in the TrendsVC community.

Most importantly, this conversation gives you the perspective of a successful serial entrepreneur who has a track record of creating and hoisting startups and tools built for independent users.

Connect with Uwe Dreissigacker: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uwedreiss/Website: https://www.uwedreiss.com/

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) “Coming up”

(00:00:37) Introducing Uwe Dreissigacker

(00:01:20) How Uwe became a serial entrepreneur

(00:07:07) Intuitively iterating and “just get it out there”

(00:10:09) Quickly defining MVP or “minimum viable product”

(00:11:20) How to keep from “over engineering” early in projects

(00:14:35) Pride of participation versus leading the project

(00:20:36) The dangers of crowd pleasing too early

(00:24:45) Is creativity speeding up or slowing down?

(00:30:09) Why a technical perspective is valuable to creatives

(00:32:17) The double edged sword of lower barriers to entry

(00:35:00) How do you know when to build something to fit?

(00:43:18) What is a reasonable time window to hit MVP?

(00:48:27) What tools do you always reach for when building?

(00:55:54) What is your current creative north star?

(01:04:35) What advice would you give to yourself a year ago?

(01:07:01) Where to follow and connect with Uwe online

(01:08:22) Wrap up, thanks, and outro