In this episode Britta Weddeling, editor-in-chief at Bits & Pretzels, welcomes Max Wittrock! He is the co-founder of German breakfast cereals brand mymuesli, which was one of the first companies to allow customers to create their own breakfast cereals. Today it’s a booming business with up to 60 million in yearly revenue, over 50 physical stores across Germany and around 600 employees.

Meet Max at this year's Bits & Pretzels Networking Week, where he will join us as a host in our "The Story Behind" sessions! 

With over 14 years of experience in the startup industry our podcast guest this week has picked up quite a few learnings along the way that he wants to share with you: 1) why trusting his co-founders and realizing he's more the "clip board type" made him leave mymuesli, 2) his ABC for product market fit for founders – from finding the right idea for your startup to testing and proving your business thesis in the markets and 3) why he thinks the best time to start a company is as early as possible!

Due to his experience he is also a popular public speaker and podcast guest especially on topics like entrepreneurship, innovation, how to think outside the box and create new business ventures. And he is surely a true all rounder himself by being a DJ, photographer, podcaster and blogger as well as taking the role of an ultimate guru for everyone starting out in the startup scene. 

His tip for finding the right idea for your startup and testing and proving your business thesis in the markets?‍

Don't look for a billion dollar market opportunity because you might be like, oh, real estate, that's a big market. But tons of people are already doing real estate. (...) look for a niche market that you can really kind of conquer more easily than a big one.‍