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Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company
Why VC funding can hurt startups: selling equity for cash, chasing traction over profitability, and why bootstrapping may be safer for founders.
Oliver Eidel
Personal website of Oliver Eidel, with writing on software, business, taxes, and life.
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How to found a company in Germany: 14 "easy" steps and lots of pain
A rant-focused guide to founding a GmbH in Germany: 16 steps including Transparenzregister and Rundfunkbeitrag, with tips to avoid common bureaucracy.
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Making My Own Glasses
A biohacking health story about making custom glasses after conflicting eye test results from two opticians and an eye doctor for a pilot’s license exam.
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Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
Learn what triggers Germany’s exit tax for business owners, how it’s calculated, and why growing a profitable company can make leaving Germany costly.
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Pioneers vs. Process People
A farewell post on leaving Merantix Healthcare, contrasting early-stage pioneers who build fast with process people who optimize as startups mature.