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An entrepreneur, a house by the lake – and the question of whether you can still start over in this country. A true story, told like a novel. (German-language book)
30 years as an entrepreneur. My own team in Kolkata. A dream house by the lake. And at 53 the question: do I invest the next 10 to 15 years in my retirement or in the German state?
Read & listen to chapter 1 for freeReading sample (PDF) and audio sample (MP3) in German – free after confirming your email address.
What it is about
I built a team in Kolkata for one of the largest software companies in the world. Business was excellent. I bought a house on a private lake, a Porsche and my own recording studio. I did not build up any reserves.
Then the corporation pushed my rates down to half over the years. A tax audit followed, untaxed royalties, and my parents’ inheritance went straight to the tax office. Today the house is for sale – and at 53 I am founding an AI startup.
I spare no one – least of all myself.
Four parts. One life. An open ending.
Part I
Rise
- Where I come from
- Handshake
- Kolkata
- The house by the lake
Part II
Fall
- The long bleed
- At the top
- The tax audit
- My parents’ inheritance
Part III
Reckoning
- My own fault?
- You cannot negotiate with the state
- Where a euro goes
- Founding at 53
Part IV
Departure
- Deciding instead of working
- Retirement, when I can afford it
- Worms
- Cyprus or Dubai
Plus a prologue and an epilogue: a letter to Germany.
Why this book is on my consulting website
As a consultant, clients see my projects. The book shows the other side: what 30 years of entrepreneurship really mean – with all the successes and all the mistakes.
The book is being written chapter by chapter with AI. I tell the story, the machine asks questions, structures and phrases – and I check every sentence. That is exactly how I use AI in companies, too.
Who the book is for
- Self-employed people, freelancers and SME owners who work hard and still feel they are not getting ahead
- Employees dreaming of founding a company who want to know what really awaits them
- Anyone thinking about emigrating – to Cyprus, Dubai, Portugal or Switzerland
- Partners, children and friends of entrepreneurs
Also as an audiobook
The story is also available to listen to. The free sample includes chapter 1 as an MP3 (in German).
Read & listen to chapter 1 for free