{"product_id":"baaske-philipp-the-honorable-entrepreneur-9783982769509","title":"The Honorable Entrepreneur","description":"THE HONORABLE ENTREPRENEUR is the unvarnished memoir of physicist Philipp Baaske, who-together with fellow PhD student Stefan Duhr-turned a benchtop prototype into NanoTemper Technologies. This EUR56 million global biotech-tools leader remains 100 % founder-owned and VC-free.From a near-fatal Swiss Disaster that almost stole their patents, to selling 29 hand-built instruments before a product even existed, to walking away from a US $60 million buy-out while still a 35-person firm, Baaske shows how trust, focus, and a seven-point Code of Honor can beat venture capital and power sustainable deep-tech entrepreneurship.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWHO IT'S FORScientists and engineers turning research into biotech startups or deep-tech venturesFounders bootstrapping global companies from Europe and beyondLeaders scaling technical teams without losing culture, control, or profitabilityReaders of The Hard Thing About Hard Things or Lost and Founder seeking a European twist\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWHAT YOU'LL LEARNFunding \u0026amp; ownership: how pre-selling, grants, and disciplined reinvestment financed growth while keeping equityProduct \u0026amp; customers: why real pain, not clever tech, drove every pivot and launchPeople \u0026amp; culture: lessons from a 24-hour lay-off, firing a toxic star, and running a company on a Code of Honor, not bureaucracyCrisis leadership: daily pandemic calls that lifted revenue to EUR56 million without Kurzarbeit abuseGlobal sales: the messy reality of exporting lab instruments to 45 countries from a Munich basementM\u0026amp;A reality check: the SAW Instruments deal that flopped and why culture fit matters\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTRUE STORIES INSIDEA fraudulent family \"partner\" nearly tanks the company before it begins (the Swiss Disaster)Christmas Eve 2009: a data-driven all-nighter wins the first EUR10 000 pre-payment and sparks 29 prototype salesSaying \"No, danke\" to $60 million and betting on independence instead of exit\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWritten with self-deprecating humor and Michael-Lewis-style narrative drive, The Honorable Entrepreneur offers scar tissue, hard data, and repeatable frameworks you won't find in any MBA classroom.Ready to build a deep-tech company that lasts and stay honorable while you do it? Start reading The Honorable Entrepreneur today.","brand":"Philipp Baaske","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53766301778262,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/baaske-philipp-the-honorable-entrepreneur-9783982769509","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}