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30/06/2021

After studying in Berlin during her undergrad degree, Aliya Deri - who's originally from California - fell in love with the city's diversity and friendliness. For many years after finishing her degree, she's worked as a in Los Angeles’ , specialising in and , before she's found what she was looking for here at wattx: a small company with a scrappy, people-oriented culture that allows her to work on a diversity of real-world problems.

She's relocated from LA to Berlin and joined the team as a Senior Data Scientist back in November 2020. Ever since, she supports projects with , full-stack work, and project management, particularly enjoying the finding of smart data-based solutions for non-standard problems. And not to forget: she's also very good at crossword puzzles ;)

What's particularly drawn her to wattx was the incredibly smart and friendly team members: "I feel very lucky to have found a home here", she says, adding that there's a growth mindset present that's very contagious. "Everyone sees each other, as well as themselves, as limited not by their past abilities but by their future aspirations."

She recommends reading Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series (link in comments). Why? For its optimistic but still realistic depiction of future technology. Unlike a lot of science fiction, it gives her hope that technology will solve as least as many problems as it creates.

29/06/2021

Convincing upper management, investors, colleagues, or just yourself.... In any project, comes this moment, when it becomes necessary to transfer any business idea into clear numbers in order to better express its potential.

In this months' wattxINSIGHTS session this coming WEDNESDAY, two of our venture developers Max Steinhoff and Raphael Derstappen take a deeper look at the practice of , how it differs from as well as planning, and how to best approach this topic.

Should you be interested in joining us, you better be fast - we have limited "seats" available for this talk. We are looking forward to having you! Find the link in the comments.

03/06/2021

Building products from scratch that solve real customer pains in an environment that fosters personal growth and entrepreneurship is what our Manager Raphael sought and found at wattx.

After handing in his Master Thesis earlier this year and gaining some first experience in startups and venture capital, Raphael was eager to put what he had learned straight into practice. He’s joined our team in March and directly dived into various projects, supporting the cross-functional project teams with his business knowledge.

Besides , Raphael has a keen interest in . He recommends subscribing to the newsletter “Import AI”, run by Jack Clark (link to subscribe in comments). This newsletter continuously provides digestible news on the international state and interesting projects of .

We’re happy to have you on board! 🤝

12/05/2021

Starting a new job during a global pandemic makes it harder to get to know colleagues - at least that’s what you'd think.

When Michael joined wattx as a in April 2020, he experienced wattx’ welcoming and supportive first hand. Through regular online team events he met watts on a fun basis ( ), and was especially fascinated one time, when Thomas asked for support in organising the wattx’ and ended up with enough help that nothing additional needed to be done on his end.

A a classical , Michael finished his diploma in sports sciences with the aim to begin a career in sports marketing. But, as so often with opportunities presenting themselves by chance, he was offered an internship in - and accepted it.

After 5 years of working in B2C, he yearned for change. “Beyond the desire to switch jobs and proceed working in my fields of expertise, I also wanted to get uncomfortable. Learn about other business fields, organisational setups, and project requirements”, he says, “and wattx offers all of that for me”.

Book recommendation: Limitless by John Kwik. Why? Because this book teaches methods and principles to unleash one's potential that is often suppressed by negative beliefs and habits.

05/05/2021

If the concept of "New Work" is here to stay, you better get up to speed on what it entails...

That's why we've recapped for you some snippets from our most recent wattxINSIGHTS session, delivered by our Head of HR and Finance Wayne: What is New Work, who invented it, why is it more relevant than ever these days?

Let us know in the comments: How do you define New Work?

Also stay tuned for next week's continuation of the , in which we introduce you to the elements of the concept and present an outlook. ✌️

04/05/2021

If your company embraces a culture, you've probably encountered issues related to the topic of constructive criticism: How do I figure out exactly what to talk about? How many points should I address so as not to overwhelm my colleague? What's the best way to share my criticism?

We provide answers to these very questions in our latest blog post (link in the comments).

Share with us your magic techniques when it comes to giving constructive or critical feedback in the comments section!

29/04/2021

Have you ever heard of the concept ?

For those of you that haven't, but also to those that have: This Thursday, our Head of HR and Finance Wayne Jochmann will be giving a wattxINSIGHTS session on the theoretical foundation of the concept, explain where it's already part of our daily work - and where it's not, and lastly, analyze its opportunities and possible shortcomings.

Join us today at 3pm, Berlin time, via LinkedIn live!

In our next wattxINSIGHTS session this Thursday, together with our Head of HR and Finance Wayne, we will take a deep dive into the theoretical foundation of the concept 'New Work': Going from there, we will take a close look at where it is already part of our daily work life and where it is not ther...

28/04/2021

We're excited to kick off our new series , where we take you and introduce you to all the wonderful who make wattx into what it is!

As you already know, our larger team consists of several disciplines - one of which is the team, led by our Head of UX, Tatiana.

In 2016, Tatiana decided to take the leap and move to Berlin, all the way from Munich, to join wattx as a Senior User Experience Designer. Before, when based in Munich, she's been working in a design agency where projects rarely saw the light of day, but rather remained conceptual - which is what drew her to us in the first place. "I was looking for a startup or company where I would be able to design and implement concrete projects and products for real customers", she says.

Although her first few months felt like constant hacking with few processes in place, she's found what she was looking for and especially enjoyed working on lots of new topics and ideas where she had to make something work.

We've come a long way since then, for sure, and are happy to have her on board to constantly question the status quo and functional and beautiful solutions for our clients.

One book Tatiana wants you to read: Anyone can design by Amid Moradganjeh (link in comments)

22/04/2021

What exactly does a company builder do? Which processes are involved in building ventures? How should one come up with product or service ideas that will scale?

To provide you with an insight into how we tackle these questions at wattx, we've summarized our goals and mission as well as the process we follow below.

If this sounds intriguing to you, you want to know more, or would like to tackle a project together, reach out to Julius Patzelt or visit our website at www.wattx.io - we're looking forward to hearing from you.

20/04/2021

Interested in taking a leading role in the next generation of the global manufacturing industry? Now is your chance to build and own a software product that will drive the industry 4.0 adoption, as we are looking to fill a Co-Founder / CTO position (f/m/d)!

Industry 4.0 describes the intelligent optimization of manufacturing processes via technologies like mobile software, IoT, ML etc. At wattx – the company builder for the German Mittelstand – we have been engaged in this space for years and worked together with many hidden champions to build various digital products. Now we are looking for someone that has gained experience in Industry 4.0 to bring one of our solutions to the next level.

Together with a great CEO and co-founder already on board, you will work on developing our production-ready product to a fully-fledged business and build your own team. Your journey will be supported by our excellent team of professionals in the fields of Product, Data Science, Backend and Frontend Engineering, UX/Design, and Business Development.

We have already secured seed funding and the first clients while validating this opportunity!

If this sounds like you, click the link: https://wattx.io/offers/technical-co-founder-cto-m-f-d-industry-4-0-startup and apply.

07/04/2021

Dear fellow , it’s been a turbulent couple of first months of 2021. And as we’re entering winter number 3 in Berlin, we’d like to provide you with a reading that can be enjoyed with any (warm) drink: our latest !

In there, you’ll get to know our new CTO Simon Müller, see what we’ve been up to behind the famous curtains, and learn about some great news from our ventures Statice (https://statice.ai) and Hasty (https://hasty.ai)

The cherry on top of the cake is many great that we are looking to fill - both within our own ranks and at our ventures.

Check it out in full, subscribe, apply, and share: https://mailchi.mp/c614a4b3ffd4/sliding-into-your-dmsright-before-easter-with-some-news

31/03/2021

Many of you might not know but for more than a year now, we’ve been building up a recurring format for inside the Viessmann group that runs by the name “wattxINSIGHTS”. Last week, we did our first step of opening this format up to the public by inviting and hosting our very first live broadcast on LinkedIn! For that, we joined forces with our friends at Maschinenraum and invited Mito, Head of Design Strategy, to introduce the crowd to , - and more specifically - workshops.

If you are interested in participating in some upcoming sessions, feel free to sign up for our monthly wattxINSIGHTS : http://eepurl.com/hj7Vhv