{"id":24007,"date":"2017-06-01T08:53:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T06:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=24007"},"modified":"2017-05-29T16:30:48","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T14:30:48","slug":"maschmeyer-criticizes-founder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/24007\/maschmeyer-criticizes-founder\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGibberish that nobody understands\u201d: Maschmeyer criticizes startup founder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><p><strong>In an interview, star investor Carsten Maschmeyer reveals his view of German founders and current startup trends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The entrepreneur and investor Carsten Maschmeyer has in an interview with the magazine <em>Capital<\/em> criticized the behavior of some young founders. German founders are often clumsy in front of investors and thus squander valuable opportunities. Maschmeyer said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&quot;We often sit in front of two or three techies, brilliant experts, but until three minutes before the pitch, they&#039;re still tinkering with the source code. Then they sometimes start talking gibberish that no one understands.&quot;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>FinTechs great, investing in money-eaters bad<\/h3>\n<p>Another statement by Maschmeyer should make startups looking for capital sit up and take notice: The \u201cLion\u2019s Den\u201d investor announced his intention to invest more heavily in FinTechs and InsureTechs because:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&quot;Many banks have been asleep, and insurance companies are late to the game. 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