Shorts 21 | Jens Lapinski: Which Startups Do You Invest In?

About this episode

What Makes a Startup Worth Investing In?

In this short episode, we revisit a valuable excerpt from the 2021 interview with Jens Lapinski. As an experienced angel investor, Lapinski provides insights into his investment criteria and explains what he looks for in potential startup investments.

An Angel Investor's Perspective

Jens Lapinski has developed a keen sense for promising startups over the years. His experience as an investor shows that successful investments require more than just a good business idea. The combination of various factors determines whether a startup has the potential to be successful in the long term.

Criteria for Startup Investments

As an angel investor, Lapinski evaluates startups based on specific criteria that have crystallized through years of investment experience. These evaluation standards help him distinguish between promising opportunities and risky ventures.

Selecting the right startups for investment is an art form in itself. Experienced investors like Lapinski have learned to recognize the crucial signals that point to future success.

Practical Insights for Founders

For startup founders, it's valuable to understand how investors think and evaluate opportunities. This perspective can help position their own company in a way that makes it attractive to potential investors.

The insights from this interview excerpt offer practical guidance for anyone looking to either start their own company or invest in startups. Lapinski's experiences highlight which aspects truly matter in startup evaluation.

The Complete Interview

Those who want to dive deeper into Jens Lapinski's investment philosophy can listen to the complete 2021 interview. It offers comprehensive insights into his approach to angel investments and his experiences in the startup scene.

This short episode serves as an appetizer for the valuable content of the full conversation with one of the more experienced angel investors in the German-speaking market.