Business development & innovation
Hi, I’m Philip, a business developer based in Munich. I work on new business ideas and technology, bringing together customer research, pilot operations, and the people needed to make them work. I’ve also founded and launched ventures of my own, taking ideas from the business model to a working website and app.
Away from work, you’ll find me tinkering with my homelab, riding gravel, or exploring somewhere new.
01 Work
I enjoy taking an idea into the real world: understanding what customers need, setting up a pilot, and learning from how people use it. That entrepreneurial approach runs through both my work within established organizations and the ventures I’ve built myself.
A project designed to help prospective customers explore a car’s features during the drive itself, with less need for a salesperson to explain each one. I contributed from the outset, focusing on pilot setup, day-to-day operations, and improvements to the experience.
I founded and launched a gamified tourism platform designed to make travel experiences more engaging and create new revenue opportunities. I took it from business concept to launch, including the website and app.
02 Play
Sometimes I have an idea. Sometimes I see a project online and immediately want to understand how it works. Either way, there’s a fair chance I’ll try building it.
Home automation, a media server, and self-hosted photo storage: my homelab is where useful projects turn into an excuse to learn. I enjoy figuring out how the hardware and software fit together—and getting something working myself.
Board games, video games, card games, and pétanque. I enjoy exploring different strategies, figuring things out together, and spending time with friends.
Gravel rides, a camera, and the occasional detour. I like exploring new places and noticing the details along the way. When I travel, I try to fit everything into one bag and leave room for plans to change.
03 Life
I was born in Germany and hold German and Brazilian nationality. Both are part of who I am: I appreciate punctuality and doing things properly, alongside a relaxed outlook and a little Brazilian jeitinho when a situation calls for ingenuity.
That mix feels quite natural to me: I like having a plan, and I also like leaving some room to improvise. Traveling and moving between languages add to that perspective. There is usually more than one way to understand a situation—or find a way through it.
Outside work, life revolves around my family, my dog, and finding time to get outdoors.
German–Brazilian, shaped by travels around the world.
Tools and ways of working I bring to my projects.
Contact
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