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Sep 14, 2026

Another highlight of season 20, a second new lion: Johannes Kliesch. With socks — no joke — he has built a company with more than 130 million euros in revenue. Started with 4,000 euros from his childhood bedroom. Insider: he applied to the Den three times as a founder himself and was never accepted. Now he sits on the other side 🦁

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A new issue of Innovation⚡Pulse is live! OpenAI's GPT6 Astra is here — and surprisingly good! 🤯 Apple keynote: these are my highlights and lowlights 🍏 And: Tesla's Cybercab has launched. Coming to Europe soon? 🇪🇺 These and more exciting topics are waiting for you in issue #90. Have a look!

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Strong commentary by Thomas Berbner on the Tagesthemen. Unthinkable just a few days ago. Good that things are finally moving 🙏🏼 Source: ARD

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