#3 Tim Schumacher | Serial Entrepreneur
Tim Schumacher is an entrepreneur since he got his first computer 30 years ago and started coding as a kid. He has founded and lead various companies, including Sedo.com, Eyeo.com (makers of Adblock Plus) and, most recently, the SaaS.group. He also enjoys investing into start ups and mentoring the next generation of founders, especially climate tech founders, where together with Ecosia.org he is building WorldFund.vc Tim Schumacher, Serial Entrepreneur | Making It Real Podcast with Jan Brinckmann | Episode #3 00:00 How Tim got into the Entrepreneurship world 01:49 How Tim was selling his first product at 17 years old 02:55 The start of Sedo.com in 2000 05:08 How much equity Tim would advise founders to give an early investor 06:21 Going from an idea to a business by solving your own need 08:38 Should you create a business plan for your venture? 09:22 How to start a marketplace business 13:58 How to drive traffic to your business website 16:46 Tim about finding his complementary co-founders 19:39 Vesting for founding teams 21:46 The main mistakes Tim sees founders make as an investor 25:30 What founders should look out for 27:27 What Tim especially focuses on when investing in a startup 30:48 The most exciting topic for Tim in Entrepreneurship 33:22 The first step to get started for an aspiring founder (https://www.drawdown.org) Download the one-pager for curated top learnings of this episode → https://makingitreal.io/3