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Blockchain Germany™, powered by Startuprad.io, is your front-row seat to the European blockchain revolution. From Berlin to Zug, Frankfurt to Vienna, host Joe Menninger dives deep into how Web3, crypto startups, and venture capital are transforming the continent’s innovation landscape. Every episode delivers founder stories, investor strategies, and insider intelligence from the beating heart of Europe’s decentralized economy. Whether you’re a founder building in blockchain, a VC exploring

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AI Employees Are a Design Decision, Not a Hiring One

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2026/01/22

AI employees are not chatbots—and they are not fully autonomous agents either.In this episode, Dr. Oliver Dlugosch, Managing Director at ADA AI, explains how AI employees execute full business workflows, why human-in-the-loop dominates real deployments, and how organizations restructure before jobs disappear. We discuss: - Agent-ready processes - Scaling limits driven by humans, not technology - Data quality as an overlooked advantage - Why autonomy claims exceed reality Guest Micro-Bio: Featuring

ADA AI: AI Employees Replace Back Office Workflows

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2026/01/21

AI employees are viable now for bounded operational workflows. Dr. Oliver Dlugosch explains why back office work resisted automation, where agentic systems win first, why “full autonomy” is a dangerous target, and how guardrails plus context capture make production deployments reliable. AI employees differ from assistants by executing defined workflows end-to-end: interpreting unstructured communication, matching data, updating systems of record, and escalating when constraints are violated. This

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When Management Becomes the Bottleneck

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2026/01/20

Management doesn’t fail because leaders lack intent, talent, or vision. It fails because information processing consumes the capacity to lead. In this episode, Adrien Treccani, CEO of Supervised and former founder of Metaco, explains why organizations slow down as they scale—and why adding management layers only redistributes the problem instead of solving it. Drawing from his experience scaling a highly regulated fintech to a $250M exit, Treccani breaks down what really happens when companies cross

00:23:55

This Month in German, Swiss and Austrian Startups -...

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2025/12/23

A decision-grade map of DACH execution signals for 2026: where regulation creates demand, where AI credibility is earned, and which business models are being repriced. This episode breaks down what actually changed in the DACH startup ecosystem heading into 2026. - Europe's AI advantage in regulated and industrial applications - Why integration and distribution are now the AI moat - Fintech repricing: margins, compliance, scale economics - Regulation as forced innovation catalyst

DACH Startup Ecosystem 2026: AI Mega-Rounds, Dual Use...

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2025/12/18

The DACH startup ecosystem closed 2025 with unusually clear signals for 2026 — AI mega-rounds, defense-grade dual use, and a restructuring of Europe’s venture capital stack.What you’ll learn in this episode: – Why €3B AI valuations change Europe’s startup narrative – How dual use moved from story to category – What founders must understand about capital, compute, and procurement – Where Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are quietly reorganizing advantage 🎙 Hosts: Jörn Menninger — Founder,

Back on Signal

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2025/12/17

A short update on our publishing schedule. A technical issue caused a brief pause — all content is safe, and we’re back to regular releases from here. 🚪 Connect with UsPartner with us: partnerships@startuprad.io Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/startupradio Feedback: https://forms.gle/SrcGUpycu26fvMFE9 Follow Joe on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger