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Wilhelm Lappe

Founder

Entrepreneur and consultant in startups, digital transformation, and new technologies. Founder of emprelab, providing entrepreneurship consultancy and training services, and theBizTour, helping companies to expand throughout Europe. He’s based in Berlin and Madrid.

He works as a professor, tutor, and course director with business schools and universities such as EOI, UNIR. He’s an approved consultant of the ICEX Next program.

Currently involved with startups, agile methodologies, digital transformation, European innovation, and business by pushing the startup scene and fostering connections in Europe.

Over the last 10 years, he has played an active role in Europe’s digital and entrepreneurship industries. He is a speaker, mentor, and organizer for industry events and programs like Hardware.co (Berlin), Tetuan Valley, and Startup Weekend.

Since 2016 he has been academic director in a European program:
European Coworkings EOI. In 5 editions, more than 240 entrepreneurs have taken part, with more than 40 partners in 19 different countries.

Experience

1250+ startups/entrepreneurs mentored
100+ international business analysis and strategies developed
750+ interviews with entrepreneurs in selection processes
500+ achievements, including:

  • 125+ accelerators, programs, and events mentored and tutored
  • 100+ courses taught
  • 100+ conferences given
  • 20+ roundtables moderated and participated in
  • 50+ events organized as a regular organizer
  • 25+ special events organized and co-organized
  • 10+ interviews given
  • 10+ articles written and books contributed to
  • 50+ cities and 10+ countries worked in

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