Morning Talk where co-founder of Textile Change, Ditte Højland will be sharing her extraordinary journey from engineer student to textile recycling innovator👕
Ditte never imagined herself as an entrepreneur, but fate had other plans. When her classmates pitched an idea and asked her to join, she initially thought they were out of their minds. Little did she know, they were onto something big!💡✨
What you will bring with you from the morning talk:
🟡 How to embrace entrepreneurship when it's the last thing on your mind
🟡 Navigating the challenges: from hard work and stress to finding balance
🟡 The power of diversity: building a team with complementary skills

The Unexpected Entrepreneur

How do you find a great idea when you are not – as many entrepreneurial myths go – stricken by a lightning of it? Find out when CEO and co-founder of NorFalk Kasper Falkenberg joins us in The Kitchen for a Morning Talk.
“I have always had the drive to build something from scratch. So, I knew that I wanted to give entrepreneurship a try. And when the first idea did not work out – we started looking for a new one. And we found it,” so says Kasper Falkenberg, co-founder of NorFalk. When he and his co-founder Nicklas Nørgaard started their master degree in biotechnology and chemical engineering they set out to “give entrepreneurship a try”. The first grant, they got was 25.000 kr – the latest one they got was 13,9 million. 

THE TALK WILL FOCUS ON

How to find an idea, when you don’t have one
Taking the leap into the unsecure waters of entreprenurship
The importance of having a co-founder

From searching for an idea to big business

How do you go from being a postdoc to the CEO of a biotech spinout and raise more than 220 million DDK? Find out on this episoden of Startup Stories when Simon Mølgaard, co-founder of Teitur Tropics joins us in the Kitchen for a Morning Talk.
Simon Mølgaard, Postdoc from Biomedicine and CEO of the biotech spinout: Teitur Tropics has always been drawn to making a difference. That is why he chose to study molecular biology – and why he and his co-founders founded Teitur Tropics. For him, entrepreneurship has become not just a career path, but a means to effect real change and a job that he loves every single day. On the 16th of May he will shed a light on the tools you as a researcher need on a commercial journey.
The talk will focus on:
The journey towards commercialization with impact as a driver.Key tools for success, including mentorship, fluency in business language, receptiveness to feedback, and the ability to navigate insecurities.Valuable competencies from academia that prove invaluable when embarking on a commercialization adventure.

From postdoc to CEO

The Kitchen is the biggest startup hub at Aarhus University. We help students and researchers build the startup of their dreams. 
We host more than +30 events a year, including inspirational talks, networking and social events, investor events, workshops for startups and pitch sessions.
This podcast will feature live conversations where entrepreneurs share inspiring stories and advice from across various industries. You'll learn about the challenges and triumphs they faced, the lessons they learned, and their guidance for aspiring entrepreneurs.

The Unexpected Entrepreneur

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