Felix Assion

I am an intrinsically motivated person by nature – it doesn’t take much to inspire or “drive” me. My drive lies in understanding and solving complex problems and in constantly improving the status quo. Less abstractly speaking: I simply enjoy tackling topics and problems together with talented start-up teams that until recently were considered unsolvable.

What particularly fascinates me about this early phase is the focus on founding teams. In later phases, the focus is primarily on KPIs and financials – which, as a trained mathematician, naturally also has its appeal. But personally, I am particularly fascinated by the central question of whether a particular founding team has the necessary skills to turn a rough idea into a successful company in the medium and long term.

A few years ago, I would probably have answered that founders must first and foremost be visionary masterminds. Today, I am convinced that this alone is unfortunately usually not enough – rather, a high level of frustration tolerance and the ability to continuously adapt oneself and one’s own environment are essential additional success factors.

There are many things that I appreciate about “VC life”, even in direct comparison to my previous life as a founder: the extreme variety of technological topics, the daily dialogue with exciting personalities and the high degree of autonomy and independence. All in all, being both a founder and a VC investor is a great job – but at the moment, the job as an investor is just right for me!