Felix Gerlach 🏛️

Software needs to be proactive.

Nothing great was ever built by someone who had to be talked into building it.

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@elonmusk Maybe we are already among the stars.

One day, we will be out there, among the stars

@BhagwatiBhushan @DominiqueCAPaul Yes of course

@FelixGerlach @DominiqueCAPaul Not bad can I try already? Too lazy to call for Termin

How to found a GmbH in Germany in 48 hours (digitally) 🇩🇪. A lot of people commented on my other post, so I thought I'd share all the details. Here is a step-by-step guide for how to do it. 1. Get your electronic ID activated. Any German ID issued after 2022 works. You sign up online and get a PIN when you first receive it. 2. Call or email a notary and ask for a digital appointment. I called two in Munich on a Wednesday. One had a slot 18 hours later. 3. Optional: get a free confirmation from your local IHK that your "Gesellschaftszweck" doesn't conflict with existing companies. Takes just a web form and 24 hours. Create your company purpose with Claude. 4. Use the "Musterprotokoll", the simplest standard articles of association. Every notary has them ready to go. 5. Send the notary your company basics: name, address, share capital, and personal data. 6. They send you an invite to a video appointment. 7. The call takes ~10 minutes. You hold your ID to your phone via NFC in the notary app to verify your identity. 8. They send you the incorporation documents after the call. 9. Open a business bank account (I used Qonto), wire the capital. A GmbH requires €25K, but you can start with €12.5K. The bank confirms your deposit to the notary. 10. The notary triggers entry into the commercial register. Took me three working days. bUt YoU haV'nT rEalLY inCorPorATeD yEt! 😡😭 > The GmbH can operate as a "GmbH in Gründung" (GmbH i.G.) from the moment the notarization is complete, so even before entry in the commercial register. Once the entry is made, it becomes a full GmbH. > The VAT ID is separate and not required to start operating, though you'll need it for invoicing with VAT. Godspeed.

@BhagwatiBhushan @DominiqueCAPaul We are getting them online beglaubigt.de ;)

‘Digital appointments’ made this possible. If this is real, Germany is finally moving— even 10% of notaries going online would already be a huge improvement.

@DominiqueCAPaul Founder of Beglaubigt.de here. We are behind the incorporation service of Qonto, that you went with! Very happy that you are happy with it! EUROPE CAN DO IT!

The most AI proof job in the world is entrepreneurship Use it to make products and services. Build more companies. On Shopify or otherwise.

A business grows as fast as the founder’s sense of urgency.

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@paulg Interesting to see so many German brands on your list

Brands I love: Lego, Leuchtturm, Oxford University Press, Pentel, Schöffel, Aqualung, Paradores, Staedtler, Birkenstock, Braun, Knoll, Patagonia, Herman Miller, Iittala, L.A. Burdick, Artemide, Aman, Thames & Hudson, Yeti, Rimowa, L.L.Bean, Timbuk2, Eschenbach, Ridge, Maui Jim.

There is no substitute for the person who Knows What To Do.

Go harder.

Prepare as if this is your only opportunity, and perform as if nothing can go wrong.

Prepare as if this is your only opportunity, and perform as if nothing can go wrong.

Steve Jobs email to Apple employees “Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit”

It’s not about junior vs senior, it’s about “good with AI” vs “not good with AI.”

If you do not direct your attention, it will be directed for you.

When you are at peace, you don't pick fights, create drama, or worry about what others think of you.

The most underrated advice ever: Decide to be in a good mood.