B&P #41: Dirk Nowitzki: “Never be satisfied & always try to improve!”

Our podcast guest this week is an overall legend and a true loyal Bavarian at heart who became a well-known name even outside the basketball court: The NBA superstar Dirk Nowitzki joined the Bits & Pretzels Networking Week live from his home in Dallas, Texas where he offered insights into how his career in basketball helped him grow as a person, accept any challenge that life might throw at him and the importance of staying humble by giving back to the community. He also shared how his mentality of always trying to improve and never be satisfied is also transferable to the business world and how especially young entrepreneurs can benefit from this mindset. And even after retiring from professional basketball just last year, Dirk Nowitzki has kept his “don’t put a ceiling on your limit” attitude up and is now venturing into the entrepreneurial universe by dipping his feet into investing - a world he is excited to explore further. As an investor Dirk Nowitzki is looking for all kinds of startups like a cyber defense company for example and is definitely not limited to just sports related startups. During his conversation with the Bits & Pretzels Editor-In-Chief Britta Weddeling, Dirk Nowitzki shared some of the biggest lessons he sometimes had to learn the hard way and can be beneficial to all aspects of life: 1) utilize your failures as motivation and as stepping stones to your personal success, 2) have someone in your life who will guide you by taking on the mentor role and of course, 3) never be satisfied with the result, always try to improve, learn more and work even harder! More to explore: Stay updated on news & insights from us about founders, startups in Bavaria, Austria & Switzerland at www.bitsandpretzels.com. Signup for our media newsletter to get the next episode of this podcast delivered right to your inbox: www.bitsandpretzels.com/media-signup. Hosts: Britta Weddeling (@bweddeling), Editor-in-Chief of Bits & Pretzels (@bitsandpretzels) Featuring: Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41), former professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks. Follow us: Twitter: @bitsandpretzels Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bits-&-pretzels If you like the show, please let us know by leaving a review. You can also send us feedback at [email protected]. Production: professional-podcasts.com (Regina Körner, Migo Fecke), Sophie Dechansreiter & Dina Zhakupova.

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Every week Bits & Pretzels Editor-in-Chief Britta Weddeling (@bweddeling) invites the most important voices from the global founders and VC network to her podcast to discuss their routes from founding or financing a startup to the peak of international success. Guest include world renowned Silicon Valley representatives such as former Head of Retail at Apple, Angela Ahrendts, Shazam founder Chris Barton, Drew Houston, the founder of Dropbox, Hollywood actor Jessica Alba and the leading voices of the European founder ecosystem including the CEOs and co-founders of Klarna, N26, Celonis, Flixbus and more. Did you ever struggle with how to take your idea to the international markets? How to raise capital? And you never want to miss a groundbreaking idea again? Well, that's exactly what we're going to help you with on our new show! If you enjoyed the podcast, please let us know by leaving a review or send us feedback directly at [email protected]. Subscribe to the show for free on Apple Podcast, Spotify or Deezer to get new episodes automatically every week. Learn more on our website: bitsandpretzels.com/podcast.