Aug 8, 2026 · 31 min · 10 segments
The solopreneur journey in Germany, is like a rocky climb up a steep Alpean mountain. Lonely and a silent killer. But what awaits the one brave soul, who dares to dream beyond the obvious danger? We…
Paulin KantueHost
So I think it's quite important that When one looks at the overall aspect of making the decision, if you are from a technical background, like I am in the aerospace field, then you would have done your homework, right? You would have, you would have really thought about what is it that you want to get involved in? You would have ran the numbers.
That actually makes someone succeed or go through the failures with the notion that more will come.
You know, about nine, ten years ago, I created a company called UAV for Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa.
And the sole purpose there was to try and be the stopgap in graduate students not having enough of, you know, practical experience to even be able to even start applying for a job and so i was essentially willing to have to find a win-win scenario where they will help me do some research and development and and and in turn i will have you know students that will be able to do some really good work that i could potentially promote and eventually win a contract of some sort That was great.
So, you know, finite element analysis, FEA, CAD, of course, you know, computer aided design.
So there was, and then of course, 3D printing, right? So, you know, electronics.
But of course, I was in an environment, I believe, that didn't really allow me to expose myself to the full aspect of what it means to be fully self-employed.
And I'll get to that specific point regarding cushion, because that is the key factor when it comes to decision-making.
So I think it's quite important that When one looks at the overall aspect of making the decision, if you are from a technical background, like I am in the aerospace field, then you would have done your homework, right? You would have, you would have really thought about what is it that you want to get involved in? You would have ran the numbers.
That actually makes someone succeed or go through the failures with the notion that more will come.
You know, about nine, ten years ago, I created a company called UAV for Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa.
And the sole purpose there was to try and be the stopgap in graduate students not having enough of, you know, practical experience to even be able to even start applying for a job and so i was essentially willing to have to find a win-win scenario where they will help me do some research and development and and and in turn i will have you know students that will be able to do some really good work that i could potentially promote and eventually win a contract of some sort That was great.
So, you know, finite element analysis, FEA, CAD, of course, you know, computer aided design.
So there was, and then of course, 3D printing, right? So, you know, electronics.
But of course, I was in an environment, I believe, that didn't really allow me to expose myself to the full aspect of what it means to be fully self-employed.
And I'll get to that specific point regarding cushion, because that is the key factor when it comes to decision-making.
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