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This Month in German Startups – Covid19 Flash – Changes to Insolvencis in Germany

Covid 19 Coverage of Startuprad.io

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Welcome

Welcome to the 2nd episode of our special covid19 coverage for the German startup scene. This is a special issue with an attorney at law Tim, focusing on special legislation in Germany for the shutdown of public life and the consequences for a business.

Our Guest

Tim Wullbrandt (Attorney at Law) http://www.wullbrandt-rechtsanwaelte.de/heidelberg-based-law-firm-experienced-attorneys-for-criminal-defense-family-law-insolvency-law-in-germany/

Article by Tim (German) about the new legal rules:

Neue Gesetze wegen Corona-Krise – was ändert sich? https://buff.ly/2xltPp4

Our Scope

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Keep in mind, there are many people out there looking for help AND THERE WILL BE SCAMMERS, so validate your sources, start from associations and government pages. Be wary of potential scams.

There is an explicit warning on the official portal for insolvency filings in Germany – Insolvenzbekanntmachungen https://buff.ly/2J7RM62

Normal insolvency filings and proceedings

Reasons for insolvency

Insolvency / Illiquidity

Imminent illiquidity (time frame unclear)

Overextension, you have more depth than assets

Insolvency application

Examination of application

Opening of insolvency proceedings

Upfront tax payments / prepaid taxes https://www.sapling.com/8419090/prepaid-taxes

Shareholder loans https://www.financierworldwide.com/shareholder-loans-under-german-insolvency-law#.Xno2T4hKhhE

Special about this situation with Covid19, as of March 2020

Here is the link to the current bill/draft law on the homepage of the German Federal Ministry of Justice https://www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Gesetzgebungsverfahren/DE/FH_AbmilderungFolgenCovid-19.html

Content:

Under certain conditions, there is no obligation to file for insolvency until September 30th, 2020.

There is a restriction for termination of rental contracts (think offices)

There is also relaxation for decision making for legal entities

⇒ Talk to your lawyer about it!

The Video Interview (published March 24th)

Top Book Picks by 28-year-old serial entrepreneur Peter (AL)

Principles by Ray Dalio https://amzn.to/38ZgmB7

The man who solved the market https://amzn.to/2SZ6Jgw

What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture https://amzn.to/2SYi00x

The little prince https://amzn.to/3c6hWDm

Friedrich Nietzsche’s Books:

Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One is https://amzn.to/2HSuAYD

Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None https://amzn.to/37W2qGL

Herman Hesse’s Books

Siddhartha https://amzn.to/2PpJzO3

Steppenwolf https://amzn.to/32pSPqI

This is the only reliable English source we could find so far: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: Collected Best Practices of the German Startup Scene – German Startups Association

They launched a specific website” The Startup Corona Handbook” https://buff.ly/2J4UOI0

There is also a helpful page by the challenger bank Penta: https://getpenta.com/de/unterstuetzung-waehrend-corona/?utm_source=announcement&utm_medium=headway&utm_campaign=corona

There is a German-only checklist by the Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce to make sure you don’t forget anything https://twitter.com/IHK_FFM/status/1240975669695315969

FastBill’s Link list, in German only and focusing on freelancers: https://blog.fastbill.com/corona-pandemie/

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This Month in German Startups – Corona Flash – March 19th 2020

This Month in German Startups – Corona Flash – March 19th, 2020

This is a special format for our startup news. We will keep you updated on the developing Covid19 story and its impact on the German startup scene.

If you are new to our podcast(s), we are wrapping up the startup news of the German-speaking area in a monthly recording from Frankfurt and New York. Have a look at our website www.startuprad.io or www.startup.radio and you will find all the links to our recording and the articles we are quoting from there. Some of the source articles are in English, some are in German.

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Intro

Hi there,

This is Joe from Startuprad.io. Since the Corona outbreak in Europe, we surpassed 150.000 subscribers. I would like to thank you all and keep you up to date with the current development.

Public life in Germany is now greatly reduced. In most of Germany’s sixteen states the opening hours of bars and restaurants are severely limited and only selected stores (think groceries, pharmacies, …) remain open during normal hours.

This has a great impact on startups in Germany, from changing to remote-only work, to a heavy drag on revenues, to finding emergency funding. We thought we would give you an overview, as a short flash update.

We want to provide you with collections of links and reports, that point you where to find information, help and can read more.

German Startup Association’s Link Collection

“This is a list of *public* coronavirus // Covid-19 communications/measures and resources.

Disclaimer: The content below is crowdsourcing content, so it is not independently verified. It is intended as a resource for founders and management teams who are currently discussing their own actions on SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and want to learn from the ecosystem. “

SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: Collected Best Practices of the German Startup Scene – German Startups Association

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UKRxxg3SiOH7hBUnS8Tn81zAqoG4KcWBpSPBTpfidzk/preview

Some highlights from the document:

Guide to support measures for startups affected by coronavirus | Sifted https://buff.ly/2QqjAXh
COVID-19 Symptoms and what to do, incl. list of links and phone numbers in relevant geographies – 15.3.20
Kurzarbeit is in Germany short term measures to support companies, where part of the employees pay is taken over by the government. Find more information here: Very Detailed Frequently Asked Questions on Kurzarbeit – 17.3.2020
Obligation to file for insolvency due to corona suspended for companies in Germany – 16.3.2020
Global collection of VC resources, measurement lists, blog posts and other communications – 18.3.2020

Related News

Startups developing tech to combat COVID-19 urged to apply for fast-track EU funding – TechCrunch https://buff.ly/2WtqyyL

Good news from the German federal government, they promise up to 40 bn Euros in aid and loans to freelancers and SMEs – DER SPIEGEL – Wirtschaft https://buff.ly/2U5wlc9?utm_source=-custom-by-source-0- Keep in mind, this will not all go to startups, but we will keep you updated on the measures, as well as when and where to apply.

Potential Time Frame

A snapshot of China, the epicenter of Corona right now from the NY Times: China Hits a Coronavirus Milestone: No New Local Infections https://buff.ly/2Ux9S6T Drastic measures have been taken there, since January 22nd. This gives us a potential time frame of almost 60 days. Keep in mind without proper vaccination the virus could re-emerge after restrictions are lifted.

There is a paper by the Imperial College UK, which focuses on the UK and US, but is a guide for the duration of potential measures. This paper forecasts the height of deaths in the UK mid/end of May and in the US at the beginning/mid of June. Keep in mind, even though we will be through the Corona crisis, we may face another outbreak in the coming winter, without vaccination. This does not mean, there will be one. None the less you should factor this in as one potential scenario in your plans https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf

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The little prince https://amzn.to/3c6hWDm

Friedrich Nietzsche’s Books:

Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One is https://amzn.to/2HSuAYD
Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None https://amzn.to/37W2qGL

Herman Hesse’s Books

Siddhartha https://amzn.to/2PpJzO3
Steppenwolf https://amzn.to/32pSPqI

This Month in German Startups – February 2020

Find the hosts here:

Jörn “Joe” Menninger joe@startuprad.io / Twitter / LinkedIn / Video Interview (2018)

Chris Fahrenbach chris@startuprad.io / Twitter / Homepage / Video Interview (2018)

This February our news is quite short. This is due to the fact that we try to shrink them, as well as that we had only approx. 3 weeks since the last news.

Affiliated Links

The hard thing about hard things https://amzn.to/2S62X30	Ben Horowitz tells his story from an employee, afraid to loose his job to CEO of a company caught in the dotcom bubble to VC investor
Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future https://amzn.to/37H2MSp	Peter Thiels, the famous investor tells you his mental framework to think about innovation
Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies https://amzn.to/2Ob0xyS	Reid Hoffmans, the founder of LinkedIn, advice on scale fast
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Enabler

This recording was made possible by (Hessen Trade and Invest). Learn more about our enabler here: https://www.invest-in-hessen.com/

Together with our enabler, we are running a podcast called “Tech Startups Germany”, which will focus on startups at a Serie A stage or even more mature. You will also find all the videos we produce for this podcast on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/startupradio. This podcast is available directly on our device as audio and video podcast, yes, Startuprad.io makes the first downloadable video podcast. Find all options to subscribe here:

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Find all the links to our sources on our Blog here: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/this-month-in-german-startups-february-2020-video/

This Month in German Startups – January 2020

Find all the links to our source articles and show notes here: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/this-month-in-german-startups-january-2020/

This Month in German Startups – January 2020 – by Startuprad.io

Find the hosts here:

Jörn “Joe” Menninger joe@startuprad.io / Twitter / LinkedIn / Video Interview (2018)

Chris Fahrenbach chris@startuprad.io / Twitter / Homepage / Video Interview (2018)

Affiliated Links

The hard thing about hard things https://amzn.to/2S62X30	Ben Horowitz tells his story from an employee, afraid to loose his job to CEO of a company caught in the dotcom bubble to VC investor
Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future https://amzn.to/37H2MSp	Peter Thiels, the famous investor tells you his mental framework to think about innovation
Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies https://amzn.to/2Ob0xyS	Reid Hoffmans, the founder of LinkedIn, advice on scale fast
You can listen to Venture Capital books or entertainment on your way to work with an audible subscription – you get the first month for free https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00NTQ6K7E?tag=startupradi0e-21

Enabler

This recording was made possible by (Hessen Trade and Invest). Learn more about our enabler here: https://www.invest-in-hessen.com/

Together with our enabler we are running a podcast called “Tech Startups Germany”, which will focus on startups at a Serie A stage or even more mature. You will also find all the videos we produce for this podcast on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/startupradio. This podcast is available directly on our device as audio and video podcast, yes, Startuprad.io makes the first downloadable video podcast. Find all options to subscribe here:

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💢 Tech Startups Germany by Startuprad.io – Video
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Housekeeping – Time to brag

South Korea is Country No 26 which welcomed us to their iTunes podcast (tech) charts! Thank you very much!

Now there is

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💢 Security Sutra by Startuprad.io
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💢 Deeptech Germany
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💢 Blockchain Germany
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This year in German Startups 2019 Review & 2020 Outlook

This Month in German Startups – Review 2019 and 2020 Outlook

Find the hosts here:

Jörn “Joe” Menninger joe@startuprad.io / Twitter / LinkedIn / Video Interview (2018)

Chris Fahrenbach chris@startuprad.io / Twitter / Homepage / Video Interview (2018)

Publication Schedule

This episode will … substitute the June News. This year startuprad.io’s news wrap-ups will have a summer break from the May News until the end of September. We are sorry, but there is no other way to fit the podcast around Chris and Joe’s busy lives.

About this Outlook

Nonetheless, we are now giving you the review of a decade and the preview of a decade! We mostly stick to top-level stuff, especially since the deeper you dig, the more material we would have to cover.

Enabler

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💢 Tech Startups Germany by Startuprad.io – Video
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Housekeeping – Time to brag

We had more than 165.000 unique listeners to our audio podcast(s), keep in mind, most of them are only live since Q3. We had almost 350.000 views on Youtube and more than 2 mn impressions on social media.

You can find our top videos here on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7GcEC6IZd7/

Thank you very much for sticking with us, we greatly appreciate you guys!

Our sub-podcasts

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- iTunes: https://apple.co/2K0qLlH
- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33rrlAD
💢 Deeptech Germany
- iTunes: https://apple.co/2oWO3Sl
- Spotify https://spoti.fi/2qucve8
💢 Blockchain Germany
- iTunes: https://apple.co/2O2jwLx
- Spotify https://spoti.fi/2qucve8

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2020 will be the year of Beethoven, which is a safe bet!

There will be a lot going on since Beethoven turns 250 this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59ZrMEjktsA

Ode to Joy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdWyYn0E4Ys

He made it in pop culture some time ago e.g. Two and a Half Men:

https://youtu.be/EE6V3hoIZj8

Find all further links and show notes here: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/german-startups-2019-review-2020-outlook/

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German Startup News (Video)

Covid 19 Coverage of Startuprad.io

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Welcome

Welcome to the 2nd episode of our special covid19 coverage for the German startup scene. This is a special issue with an attorney at law Tim, focusing on special legislation in Germany for the shutdown of public life and the consequences for a business.

Our Guest

Our Scope

Everything we discuss here only holds true in GERMANY since Startuprad.io is focused here. The rules, laws, and regulations do not apply anywhere else.

Give us Feedback

Normal insolvency filings and proceedings

Special about this situation with Covid19, as of March 2020

The Video Interview (published March 24th)

Top Book Picks by 28-year-old serial entrepreneur Peter (AL)

Further readings and helpful links

Our Podcasts

This Month in German Startups – Corona Flash – March 19th, 2020

Find the host here:

Intro

German Startup Association’s Link Collection

Other Link Collections

Related News

Potential Time Frame

Further readings

Video News

This Month in German Startups – February 2020

Affiliated Links

Enabler

This Month in German Startups – January 2020 – by Startuprad.io

Affiliated Links

Enabler

Housekeeping – Time to brag

This Month in German Startups – Review 2019 and 2020 Outlook

Publication Schedule

About this Outlook

Recommended Readings (Affiliated Links)

Enabler

Housekeeping – Time to brag