#29 Stephan Schambach, Serial Entrepreneur and E-commerce Pioneer | Making It Real Podcast with Jan Brinckmann

In today's episode we welcome Stephan Schambach, serial
entrepreneur building market changing companies in the e-commerce
space. Prior to his current software NewStore, providing
Ominchannel-as-a-Service, Stephan launched Intershop and
Demandware that was acquired for $2.8 billion by Salesforce. They
say timining is everything, when launching a business. But what
is the secret to get it right? How to narrow down focus and go
big, when there are so many exciting opportunities? And once
launched, how to find your first customers? He answers all these
questions and shares his take on the NFT space as well as on the
European investment ecosystem.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanschambach
https://www.newstore.com
linkedin.com/in/janbrinckmann


0:00 Intro


1:00 The energy that powers Stephan


03:03 Stephan's passion for building companies internationally


06:20 The challenges of starting international companies in
Europe


09:30 Finding ideas for new ventures and executing them


14:00 How to determine the right time for launching a startup


18:10 The influence of the first customer


21:10 How to find the first customer


22:30 Trends to watch out for in the ecommerce space


25:30 Stephan's take on opportunities with NFTs


27:45 Raising venture capital in Europe and building a European
tech stock exchange


32:45 Quick fire round: Middlename | Something broken that
entrepreneurs should fix immediately | Technology that will
transform the future | Core concept


33:52 Closing