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From Idea to MVP in 30 Days: How AI Is Compressing Early Product Cycles
AI is shrinking the gap between intent and execution. What used to take months can now take weeks, and in some cases a focused team can ship an MVP in 30 days. But speed only works when it is paired with judgment. The real advantage is not moving fast, it is choosing clearly and building with enough structure to learn and scale.
The Rise of Vibe Coding: How Founders Will Build Products in 2026
A quiet shift is changing how products get built. More founders are starting with intent, not code, using AI to turn ideas into wireframes, flows, and early scaffolds through conversation. Vibe coding is not about replacing engineering, it is about accelerating clarity. The founders who win will be the ones who can think strategically, communicate clearly, and turn fast outputs into systems that last.
Before You Build: The Business Strategy Questions Every Founder Must Answer
Most founders start with a problem, not a product. But the moment that determines whether a startup becomes a business is strategic clarity. Before building, founders need to answer a few hard questions: who the customer is, what pain is urgent enough to pay for, how the business makes money, and what success looks like in the next year. Strategy must precede product. Without it, teams move fast but rebuild often.
From broken hammocks to building for the Amazon
At the second Gründerszene × The Delta Campus event, Lawrence Leuschner shared a raw founder story about spotting value where others see waste, building Rebuy from scratch, and how early instincts can shape an entire entrepreneurial journey.
Scale without purpose is just noise
What does it really take to build a founder career that lasts? At the second Gründerszene × The Delta Campus event, Anna Alex shared three hard-earned learnings on why success is a numbers game, why time is a founder’s most valuable asset, and why scale without purpose is not impact at all.
From Flip-Flops to Fortune 500: The Zalando Story
At the first Gründerszene × The Delta Campus event, Zalando co-founder and co-CEO Robert Gentz reflected on the early struggles, lessons, and leadership evolution behind one of Europe’s biggest startup success stories.
The European Dream: Why Founders Should Stay and Build Here
At the Gründerszene × The Delta Campus event, Zalando’s co-founder Robert Gentz shared why Europe’s founders should build where they are and how a new generation can shape the “European Dream.”
You Can’t Scale Your Company Faster Than You Scale Yourself
At the first Gründerszene × Delta Campus event, Wefox and The Delta Campus co-founder Julian Teicke shared why every founder’s greatest growth challenge isn’t the market, it’s themselves.
Building Sales Systems That Scale
Why the future of startup growth depends on connecting sales, systems, and strategy