Terese Alstin

Founder

“I searched for the perfect occupation.” Terese Alstin always knew she wanted to work creatively and found her mission in industrial design. She developed the invisible bycicle helmet “Hövding” and founded a company based on that idea. The coolest thing about her job? "To save lives. You can’t get better motivation than that.”

Erik Bovee

Founder, General Partner

Erik Bovee, founder and general partner of Speed Invest, loves smart teams and Godzilla. Erik thinks, he has an unusual story. He started the engineering school, where he decided to become teacher. He therefore switched to philosophy and literature. However, after finishing studies he joined a friend's startup, which became very successful in the end. Since then, Eric has been steadily involved in technology businesses.

Adam Cheyer

Co-Founder, SIRI

“It doesn’t matter what the subject is. Find who is the best teacher, in any subject. It’s always about the people." Adam Cheyer is Co-Founder of three companies so far. One of them is Siri, an intelligent personal assistant app which is used all over the world. The challenge each Startup has to deal with? “The most important thing and maybe the hardest thing is to work on the most important thing.”

Peter Brandner

CTO

“Sometimes people are really good in bullshitting, in telling you some stories and building up images of themselves. It will break down. You can not keep this.“ Peter Brandner values authenticity and enthusiasm and so he would recommend his 14-year-old self. The CTO of Braintribe knows which skills are essential for his job: “Communication is key, if you are working with people all over the world.”