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We believe in being a Business Athlete. 🏃‍♂️🤝

Being an entrepreneur often means long days, longer nights, and a brain running at 120%. Focus, constant improvement, and discipline—success doesn’t happen overnight. Your mind has to be trained through resilience and by learning to handle stress, emotions, and pressure.

At AI Founders Connect Frankfurt, we see a huge overlap between business and sport. Merge the best of both, and you get the Business Athlete mindset.

That’s why we’re piloting a new format:
Business Athlete – Run & Connect
• Guided by Patric Alexander (Fitness First) — warm-up, easy pacing, cool-down, simple form tips
• Two pace groups: ~5:30/km & ~6:30/km — no one gets left behind
• 5.5 km along the Main → coffee → clear heads & real talk

When & where
🗓 Sun, 24 Aug · 11:00 (come a bit early)
📍 Main Nizza, Untermainkai 17, 60329 Frankfurt
👟 Bring running shoes + one question or idea to share

RSVP via the link in bio and tag a friend who should join.

Let’s build the ecosystem we deserve!

AI Founders Connect
Building tomorrow, today.

#businessathlete #entrepreneurs #aifoundersconnect #runner #aicommunity #frankfurt taken in Frankfurt, Germany by @ai.founders_connect

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✨ What if your next 10 years started with one conversation? 
At AI Founders Connect, we believe breakthroughs aren’t built alone.  They’re shaped in real rooms, with real people, having real conversations. 
This is where brilliant ideas meet the right support:
→ Mentors who challenge you. → Partners who elevate you. → Investors who believe in you. 
💥From the lights to the energy in the room, everything is designed for one thing:  Your next leap forward. 
We design every gathering to make those moments possible. Because effort alone isn’t enough. You need community. Courage. And a place to begin. 
🎯 Today’s that moment. See you at Nio House Frankfurt 
Your story can start here.  AI Founders Connect. Building tomorrow, today.

#AIFoundersConnect #TechEvent #StartupJourney #AICommunity #FrankfurtEvents taken in NIO House Frankfurt by @ai.founders_connect

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AI Founders Connect is a dynamic and growing community based in Frankfurt, dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration within the artificial intelligence ecosystem. Its mission is to connect entrepreneurs, AI professionals, tech enthusiasts, students, and business leaders, creating a vibrant platform for exchanging ideas, knowledge, and opportunities.

On 24 June 2025 we return to NIO House Frankfurt for an evening of three punch-packing keynotes, a live elevator-pitch arena and two masterclasses.

Agenda:

18:00 – 18:30 Guest arrival

18:30 – 19:55 Keynotes

👉🏻 @konstantinristl – “Can’t sell it? Don’t build it! – The Playbook Behind Our 2025 Exit”

👉🏻 Sven Gartung – “AI-driven risk intelligence”

👉🏻 @chris_stumpf_ – “The greatest AI Case – A start-up that never made it”

19:55 – 20:05 Break

20:05 - 21:05/ 18-22 Exclusive Master Classes:

👉🏻Building What Matters – Not by Guessing. By Design with @chris_stumpf_

👉🏻Zero to Profit with @konstantinristl

20:05 – 20:35 🚀 Elevator-Pitch Round

20:35 – 22:00 🤝 Networking

We expect 120+ attendees: AI Experts, students, early-stage founders, business angels and institutional guests from the wider Hessen ecosystem.

For more information, seats and master-class registration, visit AI Founders Connect -> ai-founders-connect.webflow.io

AI Founders Connect, building tomorrow, today.

#ai #founder #investor #frankfurt #masterclass #elevatorpitch #network taken in NIO House Frankfurt by @ai.founders_connect

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🚀 AI Founders Connect: From Idea to Impact—Without Writing a Line of Code 🚀

In the world of AI and tech development, it’s common for brilliant engineers and developers to dive into building sophisticated solutions, only to later discover a misalignment with market needs. At AI Founders Connect Frankfurt, we’ve observed this pattern repeatedly.

But what if there were a different approach?

On our journey to support startups and drive forward development, we had the pleasure of meeting Konstantin Ristl during our first Founders and Investors Dinner, where he participated as an investor. We’re thrilled that our paths cross again, as @konstantinristl shares our vision of expanding the AI entrepreneurial field.

Join us on June 24th at NIO House Frankfurt for an exclusive masterclass with Konstantin Ristl, co-founder of blink.it and CEO of Histack. In 2015, Konstantin secured €40,000 in contract value before writing a single line of code. His strategy? Prioritise understanding customer needs and validating the market before development.

In this one-hour masterclass, Konstantin will share:
• How to validate your product idea effectively.
• Techniques to secure initial contracts without a developed product.
• Strategies to scale a profitable business beyond €1 million in annual recurring revenue.

This session is designed for AI professionals, developers, and tech entrepreneurs eager to align their innovations with real market demands.

Seats are limited to ensure an exclusive and interactive experience with Konstantin. Don’t miss this opportunity to reshape your approach to product development and entrepreneurship.

Register here -> https://shorturl.at/uGAe5

📅 Date: June 24, 2025
📍 Location: NIO House, Frankfurt
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

#ai #entrepreneurship #productdevelopment #marketvalidation #startupgrowth #aicommunity #techinnovation taken in NIO House Frankfurt by @ai.founders_connect

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💡 “People don’t buy technology - they buy pain-relief.” That was the punch-line from Dr. @chris_stumpf_ that stayed with us when we spoke about his masterclass. Also, do you know why 42% of the startups fail? Because there was never a real market need for their product in the first place and they try to solve problems that don’t even exist.

🎯 On 24 June, at our event at NIO House, ‘AI Founders Connect: Shaping the AI Landscape of Hessen’, Dr. Christian Stumpf will lead a 60-minute masterclass “Building what matters – Not by Guessing. By Design“ that replaces gut feel with evidence. Why? Because even smart founders fall prey to the action bias Eric Ries describes: “The biggest source of waste in a startup is building something that nobody wants.”

What you will learn in only 60 minutes:

👉 Problem Design Canvas - the first slide of every winning pitch deck at YC starts by nailing the pain point.
👉 Focus, Focus, Focus - score pains by urgency and impact so scarce resources hit the highest-ROI problem first.
👉 Validate on evidence, not instinct — run fast tests that turn assumptions into paying users.

Christian co-founded TenneT PowerLab, coaching several entrepreneurs to turn raw ideas into grid-scale ventures. He’s now packing a decade of “evidence-over-intuition” into one hour so you can de-risk your next leap.

To maintain the best quality for this masterclass, the seats are limited! Register here → https://shorturl.at/e3Gwr

Bring your idea, your questions, your next prototype.

#entrepreneurship #startup #ai #hessen #frankfurtammain #founder taken in NIO House Frankfurt by @ai.founders_connect

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🚀 “When founders step onto a stage, fear turns into breakthrough” 🚀

That was the headline insight from GenAI at Work - AI in Action with Seibert. It proved that if we build the right platform, talent will rise, and stay. From the elevator-pitch round we learned one thing: Hessen becomes an AI hub only if founders can test ideas in front of peers, mentors, and investors.

📅 On 24 June we bring that platform back to NIO House Frankfurt!

💡Imagine a room where every chat is about AI and entrepreneurship; where you might meet a future co-founder, an AI engineer, or the investor who fuels your next chapter. Our last gathering welcomed 120+ people from diverse fields. Since then, AI Founders Connect has been diligently working to transform our vision into reality.

💪 We are bringing this time two masterclasses because over the past months we identified in our community how important is solving real pains. Do you know that 42 % of startups fail simply because there’s no market need for what they build? Talking to users early and customer discovery is the cheapest way to save months of wrong builds:

📍 Room 1 - Zero to Profit
Master Class with Konstantin Ristl (8:05 PM – 9:05 PM)

👉How to validate your product idea effectively.
👉Techniques to secure initial contracts without a developed product.
👉Strategies to scale a profitable business beyond €1 million in annual recurring revenue.

📍 Room 2 - Building What Matters - Not by Guessing. By Design.
Masterclass with Dr. Christian Stumpf (8:05 PM - 9:05 PM)

👉Identify real market pains with a repeatable Problem-Design lens.
👉Turn assumptions into testable hypotheses and run rapid experiments.
👉Rank by pain & urgency so scarce resources hit impact first.
👉Walk away with a plug-and-play validation toolkit for every idea.

🎤 Main Stage - Elevator Pitch Round
👉 AI projects in ideation and early phase are welcomed. A panel of industry judges will give lightning feedback.

➡️ Register here for the event: https://ai.founders-connect.de/#ai-founders-june-2025

#aifoundersconnect #aiinaction #frankfurttech #startupcommunity #hessenai taken in NIO House Frankfurt by @ai.founders_connect

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🌟 „From Wiesbaden to Frankfurt - The Journey Continues“🌟

📣 Our next big event AI Founders Connect - Shaping the AI Landscape of Hessen is happening on Tuesday, June 24th, and we’re once again inviting early-stage founders, AI enthusiasts, and investors to join us at the NIO House Frankfurt!

💪💡The theme for this second edition is clear:
We want to meet one of the most experienced faces in the AI world with AI founders with big future ideas in one place. This time they will have the chance to represent themselves and find their best matches, thanks to our new interactive program and our master classes!

👥 Who’s it for?
Founders building with AI or deep tech
Investors scouting fresh, mission-driven ideas

🌟 What to Expect:
High-quality speeches from professionals
Interactive program and master classes
Elevator pitches with professional jury
Space to meet the right people – with the opportunity to find and keep long-term professional contacts

📅 Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, June 24th, 2025
Location: NIO House, Frankfurt
Agenda: opening speech, interactive part, master classes and elevator pitches

🔗 Reserve Your Spot: ⁦https://lnkd.in/dAcSCk87⁩

🚀 Hessen doesn’t just need more events - it needs more community. This is our invitation to you to help shape it from the ground up! So let’s build the AI ecosystem we wish we had - together.

Follow us on the Social Media Channels:

Instagram: ai.founders_connect
YouTube: AI.Founders Connect
Spotify: Sangria and Beer
Web: ⁦https://lnkd.in/eyu8BVfr⁩

#AI #Startups #Founders #AIInvestors #AICommunity #AINetwork taken in NIO House Frankfurt by @ai.founders_connect

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🚀 NEW PODCAST DROP! Ep 2 of SangrIA and Beer is live and it’s 🔥
 Mario Truss (Adobe) joins us to unpack Europe’s €200 B InvestAI plan, autonomous AI agents 🤖 and a live ChatGPT Deep Research demo, among other topics:

👇 Swipe to see why this convo matters for every EU founder:
* InvestAI vs China/US race
* How to KEEP top AI talent in 🇪🇺
* Agents that work while you sleep
* 1-minute tool hack you can try today
🎧 Listen now – link in bio
 🍷🚗 Next stop: AI Founders Connect @ NIO House Frankfurt (24 Jun). Save your seat before it’s gone! Link in bio

👉 Tell us: which segment grabs you—InvestAI, talent, or the Deep Research demo? Drop a comment!

#AI #Europe #Podcast #aiagents  #InvestAI #StargateProject #AIstartup #Entrepreneurship #Frankfurt #nio  #AICommunity #TechEvent taken in Frankfurt, Germany by @ai.founders_connect

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🚀 Sneak Peek & Last Call for the Founders & Investors Dinner! 🌟

We’re launching a podcast focused on AI, innovation, and entrepreneurship in Hessen! 🎙️

In our first episode, @sebastiandphidalgo shares a powerful moment with a VC CEO who said:
 “The cure for cancer is in the head of a startup founder, who doesn’t know how to sell it or pitch it.”

This highlights the challenge of turning visionary ideas into something investors understand. Storytelling is key! 💡

🎉 Founders & Investors Dinner – January 21
 This exclusive event connects founders and investors to spark innovation. A few spots left, don’t miss it! 🙌

📅 Date: Jan 21, 2025 📍 Location: Zum-Feuerrädchen, Frankfurt 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/d8kSvQCy

Let’s build the future of AI in Hessen together! 💪

#AICommunity #HessenInnovation #Investors #Entrepreneur #Podcast taken in Frankfurt am Main, Germany by @ai.founders_connect

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A New Year of Innovation and Connection 🚀

2024 has been a year of growth and meaningful connections at AI Founders Connect. We’re excited for what’s ahead and wish you all a prosperous New Year filled with inspiration and success!

🎉 Upcoming Event: Founders & Investors Dinner
Join us on January 21 to connect with founders and investors in Hessen. Together, we’ll discuss the AI and startup ecosystem, share knowledge, and build strong connections. Sebastian Heinz, investor and founder in the AI space himself, will deliver an inspiring keynote on his experience, his vision for the future, and Hessen’s potential, followed by a regional dinner and exclusive networking.

✨ Check out highlights from our last event at NIO House and get ready for another amazing gathering!

Register here: https://forms.gle/yqa6VMfgsDsthuzx5

#AICommunity #FoundersConnect #Hessen #AIInnovation #niohouse #niodeutschland #aihub taken in NIO House Frankfurt by @ai.founders_connect

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We’re not just building a community—we’re creating a movement. 🚀

In Hessen, Germany, we believe in the transformative power of AI to make life better. It’s not just about technology; it’s about people—the bold, passionate individuals who dare to think big and create the future.

Imagine a place where the brightest minds and the most innovative ideas come together. That’s what we’re building.

Join us on this journey to shape a brighter future. 🌍💡

#AICommunity #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #AIFoundersConnect #TechForChange #Hessen #GermanyStartups #TechCommunity #BuildTheFuture taken in Frankfurt am Main by @ai.founders_connect

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