![]() But the idea, the people in the team, and the situation at home also play a big role before you really decide to make the leap. So we were both just waiting for the right moment. And anyway, we’ve had this idea about starting our own thing for a long time. The step itself wasn’t difficult for us, it was more like a logical consequence because we were 100% convinced of our idea. Instagrid: Fabulous! We’ve been itching to get to this point for a long time and now it’s just fun being able to completely go for it. What does it feel like going 100% along the entrepreneurship track? Lisa: You were both still working on a fixed contract for a big company until recently. You start to notice how difficult it is these days shifting around heavy diesel generators and never-ending cable extensions! We’re particularly thinking about professional applications, although sometimes it’s enough to just peel your eyes and walk downtown. When you think it through to a logical conclusion, you start to spot lots of areas where supplying battery power makes sense. We like to say that “the battery is eating the world,” a bit like the famous statement Marc Andreessen made about software. When you’ve worked this long in the field of batteries, at some point you start to work out that sooner or later everything will run on batteries – it’s just about unavoidable. We also worked together closely with colleagues in the e-bike and rechargeable vacuum cleaner departments. Before that, we had already worked on traction batteries for electric vehicles and on big stationary energy storage systems, the kinds they use to stabilize public electricity grids. Instagrid: We previously worked together for a number of years at a well-known company in the area, where we headed up battery and electronics development for professional rechargeable tools. Lisa: So what’s your background, and where did the insight come from that the area of portable energy supplies offers a genuine gap in the market? But we’ll also be exploring new territory when it comes to the business model. ![]() Our aim is to tap into a series of technical innovations and take what in principle’s a pretty obvious idea and make a big thing out of it. What we mean specifically by that is we’re developing portable battery storage units to supply electricity to professional users – a kind of mobile power socket. Instagrid: instagrid is taking mobile energy provision into the 21st century. Instagrid – so what’s it all about? Maybe you could remind our readers what exactly your startup is going for. Again, I’d like to wish you a warm welcome. Lisa: Hi Andreas, hi Sebastian, you joined us as a new startup in CODE_n SPACES at the beginning of February. The CODE_n team wishes Andreas and Sebastian a warm welcome and is excited to accompany them on their entrepreneurial journey. The team recently moved into the CODE_n SPACES, the right place to further develop their business model, speed up the time to market and connect with like-minded peers. They are now eager to thrive in the entrepreneurial world and are working towards a viable mobile supply of electrical power. Always hungry for innovation and with a passion to author and own projects, they recently left the relative safety and comfort of a corporate gig for the freedom and exhilaration of a startup. With a strong background in the field of electronics and battery development, Andreas Sedlmayr and Sebastian Berning decided to take a chance on their business idea and jump-start their own company. | Entrepreneurship, Interview, News | Trends
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