As a physicist by training, I started my career with leading R&D projects for Bosch and BMW.
Seeing the early potential of machine learning and GPU cloud infrastructure, I launched Genesis Cloud in 2017. As its founder and CEO, I spearheaded the team's growth to 17 members and over 5000 users, achieving a 44% month-over-month growth rate. We successfully exited the company at a high seven-figure valuation in 2020/21.
In recent years, I have applied my expertise at McKinsey's business building practice Leap, advising 10+ clients across industries on building successful product-driven ventures.
Today, I apply my experience in guiding global clients, blending business acumen with emerging technologies.
Navigating the journey from concept to scale requires not just strategy, but real-world experience. Leveraging my history of founding Genesis Cloud and guiding over 10 ventures across sectors at McKinsey's Leap, I bring a proven blueprint for success. My approach integrates continuous learning, proven success metrics and leveraging distinct competitive advantages.
The path to creating products that resonate with customers is fraught with potential missteps. With a physics background and years of spearheading product-driven businesses at McKinsey and my own startups, I apply a rigorous, data-driven, and customer-centric methodology. This approach minimizes costly errors and ensures the development of products that customers not only desire but are also willing to pay for.
As the CEO of an AI/ML infrastructure company as well as consulting multiple AI application businesses has allowed me unique insights. Beyond just theory, I've implemented machine learning solutions firsthand and supported diverse AI use cases across industries. This blend of practical experience and understanding business implications allows me to guide you through the complexities of integrating AI into your business.
Drawing on my experience with McKinsey, where I developed and implemented strategies across a spectrum of industries, I offer insights to navigate the evolving tech landscape. My expertise is in not just understanding new technologies but in strategically positioning your organization to leverage these advancements effectively, ensuring you stay at the forefront of innovation.
Projects in Tier 1 suppliers and various OEMs around E/E architecture, hybrid and electric drivetrain energy management, emission regulations, D2C sales tooling, as well as SAE 2/3 systems.
By founding a cloud computing company providing machine learning infrastructure, I have deep insights in IaaS, PaaS and SaaS models in that field including trends regarding hardware acceleration, regulation and European sovereign cloud concepts.
Two of the startups I started catered for client's machine learning needs. I've seen countless applications of the technology in various industries of different types and sizes.
Analyzed the economics of crypto mining farms in central China and Scandinavia. I've conducted market entry studies and ran due diligences on blockchain-based business models (e.g., NFT market places), separating hype from substance (if any).
Advised an African insurer in building a novel e-wallet venture, blueprinted a ESG-data solution for a leading German banking player and validated a data- and ML-driven business model for a US commodity trader.
Set-up a corporate venture builder together with an Italian oil & gas leader and established and implemented a new agile operating and governance model for a green-tech energy scale-up in Spain.
Lead a team to design and implement a data ontology and data integration solution for e-commerce that identifies data drive use cases and speeds-up and automates data integration via Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Covering topics from "product-led growth" to "privacy by design" with a range of European product leaders (e.g., CPOs)
Part of the Tech Thursday sessions where I demonstrated (1) How to de-risk digital business building and (2) What a real-life example for a data- & sustainability-driven business looks like
German Title “KI Gewinnbringend Einsetzen”. Talk for the federal SME-association BVMW
Meetup and Panel Discussion with Fridays for Future and Unetiq at Wayra Accelerator
Talk at the Internet+ Conference (organized by CEBIT) in Guangdong, China.
Talk at the Center for Digital Technology & Management (CDTM) of the University of Munich.
Dr. Alexander A. Harpe
Chief Business Development Officer
Benjamin Ochner
Director Sales & Marketing (Magazino)
Lukas Pfeiffer
Managing Director (Crypto Oxygen)
