Dipl.-Ing. Lars Behrendt

//CEO@GRANNY&SMITH, DE-RISKING INNOLAB FOR THE MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES

I’m an inventor, innovator and investor. I turn real problems into real companies.My career changed the moment I realized most innovations fail for the same reason: everyone talks about ideas - almost no one builds them.In boardrooms and workshops, I watched brilliant concepts suffocate under politics, process and PowerPoints. The spark in people’s eyes faded the moment reality entered the room. I couldn’t unsee it.So I stopped helping people discuss the future and started building it.Over the past 15 years, I’ve created products, ventures and business models that didn’t exist before. What began as engineering evolved into a practice: recognizing real unmet needs, inventing the solution and forming a company around it.Today, I operate where invention, innovation and investment meet. I don’t manage portfolios — I create the companies they’re built from.How I work: • real-world problems • physical + digital products • validated demand • scalable models • long-term ownershipWhat drives me: If you can see a better future, you’re responsible for building it. I work with people who believe progress comes from creating, not talking — and who want to bring things into the world that should already exist.That’s why I build.More: grannyandsmith.com

We are here to help you develop, test, and grow new business ideas in a few weeks instead of months. We specialize in innovation development, constantly keeping up with the latest trends, methods, and ways of working.

We have been developing innovation for our customers for more than 15 years now. Our teams, consisting of designers, engineers, software developers, and business model experts, have tried a lot and gained much experience. Today we know what works and what does not - so you don't have to make all those experiences again.

Our INNOWEEK® method is the result of more than 15 years of continuous development and project experience with well-known DAX groups and Fortune 500 companies and helps you to develop, test, and grow new business ideas in a few weeks instead of months.

HERE IS MY APPROACH TO INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT

The difference between bringing your product to market in theory?

VS

Bringing your product to market in practice?

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In "the theoretical" way, you tried to be perfectly prepared and get hit by the market, and it´s over.

In "the practice way", you are learning step by step. (Like small hits that won't knock you out)

In "the practice way", you get feedback from the market and learn to iterate.

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After +15 years in the innovation business, I will never go "the theoretical way" anymore. 

It just hurts too much ;-)

You get that one hi,t and it's over.

It´s your choice.

#innovation

Dipl Ing Lars Behrendt 

INVENTOR · INNOVATOR · INVESTOR - Building Companies. Not Slide Decks. We build and scale industrial ventures. At own risk.

YOU FEEL TIRED?

If you are feeling tired in your life...

...then you should take a good look at this video*!

Don't ever let somebody tell you you can't do something. 

_You got a dream? 
_You gotta protect it. 
_You want something, go get it

P.S.
*Actually, this movie is based on a true story by Chris Gardner
He is also here on Linkedin

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This is how we bring your ideas to market in 2025:
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THE FOUNDER OF NETFLIX LITERALLY DROPPED HIS BEST BUSINESS ADVICE IN UNDER A MINUTE 🔥

The most valuable business advice I've heard in years 💡

Netflix's founder just dropped this truth bomb that every entrepreneur needs to hear:

"Nobody knows anything when it comes to new ideas. I've started seven companies, including Netflix, and I promise you - I could never have predicted which would succeed and which would fail on day one."

His solution? Stop overthinking and START DOING.
→ Take the risk → Build something
→ Test something → Try something

Because here's the reality: 
You learn more in one hour of action than in three months of planning.

This hits different when you realize Netflix was just one of his seven attempts. 

Imagine if he'd stopped at attempt #6 because he was afraid of failure.

The companies that win aren't the ones with perfect plans - they're the ones brave enough to test their imperfect ideas in the real world.

What's one idea you've been overthinking that you could test this week?

P.S.
This is exactly the approach we are taking with our startup studio and family office. Reach out if you're interested in collaborating to build startups systematically.  

#innovation #vc #familyoffice

Ronnie H. Kinsey, MBA

Coach C-levels & High Achievers, PCC * Building Modern Leadership + Growth & Wisdom for Thriving => Experience Earned > 3 decades * Helping: C-suite + Founders + Thought Leaders * X Fortune 100

I work with executives, founders, and high-output teams operating in complex, demanding environments where clear thinking, emotional control, and precise communication directly affect results.
The work strengthens performance, decision-making, and leadership presence when outcomes matter most.

I help leaders perform at a high level under pressure by integrating behavioral science, lived experience, and practical strategy.

My comprehensive experience & skills include:
• Professional Certified Coach (ICF, PCC)
• Executive & Leadership Coach
• Performance and Growth Strategist
• Healthcare and Well-being SME. 

=> Request a consult or Keynote: RonnieKinsey.net. 

I've led at senior levels across healthcare, technology, and growth-stage organizations, including Abbott Labs Neurosciences in New York City, ROI accountability in emerging Asia-Pacific markets with Fuji Bank, and executive leadership with founding teams in Silicon Alley. 

I've driven progress at institutions including NYU Langone, Johns Hopkins, Mass General, & Stanford Healthcare, before establishing my own practice as Founder & CEO. 

Those environments shaped my offerings. They taught me how leaders operate under constraint, how teams adapt amid uncertainty, and what responsibility looks like when the margin for error narrows. 

What leaders gain: 
• Sharper performance habits
• Stronger emotional composure
• Clearer thinking during demanding moments
• Communication that supports measurable results
• Behavior shifts that influence culture and direction
• Leadership grounded in purpose and forward movement

My work is rooted in real-world leadership. It is direct, supportive, and built on decades of experience guiding people through high-pressure situations. 

=> Request an impactful, tailored session - privately at RonnieKinsey.net
Let’s win together!
You may also direct message me on LinkedIn. 

Join my Free weekly resources, “Leading Greats,” for tools and insights on leadership, performance, and personal growth to THRIVE: LeadingGreats.com/subscribe.  

As a rising leader, I hired my first Executive Coach to co-deliver a global product launch, team training in Costa Del Sol, Spain. I was enamored!

CEO | Executive & Leadership Coach | Strategic Partner | Advisor | Founder

Leveraging High Achievement in Leadership, Personal Performance and Healthcare = I help Businesses, CEOs, Founders, and Ambitious Professionals as a Professional Coach Certified, Thought Leader, and Subject Matter Expert - in strategy and business advising, leading positive change for desired goal based outcomes with a focus on well-being to reach Peak Performance objectives.✔️ I have actually done the work.

Ronnie Kinsey

Micromanagement shrinks people.
Development expands them.
Leadership is building leaders:

Train people well enough so they can leave.
Treat them well enough so they do not want to.
 - Richard Branson

That line endures because it is operational,
not sentimental.

It describes a leadership investment
that pays compounding returns.

Leadership is leaving people stronger
than you found them.

• Capability creates options.
• Respect creates commitment.
• Growth creates confidence.

I've seen this countless times in my career:
Micromanagement shrinks people.
Development expands them.

When leaders build real skill, people know
they are employable with options.

When leaders design work around human dignity
and growth, people stay by choice.

The workplace truth is simple.
People do their best work when they are both
challenged and valued.

Build leaders.
Retention follows as a consequence, not a tactic.

I have coached capable professionals into
respected leaders.
Watching what they go on to build is the real reward.

Prioritize growth, ownership, and mutual respect.
You will not need to persuade people to stay.
They stay on purpose.

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Most people don’t resist success itself.
They resist the reminder of choices delayed
or standards lowered.

When someone reacts to discipline or boundaries,
it’s often because it exposes a difference in how
work gets done.

Calm preparation can unsettle last-minute scrambling.
Consistency can frustrate uneven effort.

Clear confidence can irritate those still second-
guessing.
A steady working rhythm can highlight chaos
without saying a word.

What shows up as criticism is often comparison.
Not disagreement, just discomfort with the contrast.

High performers learn this early.
There’s no need to explain consistency.
No need to apologize for doing the work well.
No need to soften capability to keep others comfortable.

Standards stay intact.
Focus stays on execution.
Results do the talking.

Not everyone is ready to face what steady effort reveals.

So stay grounded.
Not posturing. Not defensive.

Continue the work
that already required courage to begin.

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Right stays right.
Even when
it costs you.

Wrong stays wrong.
Even when it’s rewarded.

Reputations rarely explode.
They thin.
Choice by choice.

Careers don’t usually break from incompetence.
They weaken through self-approval.
Small allowances framed as practical, reasonable,
temporary.

A deadline bent.
A truth softened.
A standard postponed for convenience.

Integrity is not difficult.
It is uninterrupted.

The people others trust most
did not optimize for comfort or applause.

Truth was spoken when silence offered cover.
Fairness held when speed looked tempting.
Trust was treated as capital, not language.

Five habits that separate
credibility from tolerance:

🟢  Absent people still deserve protection.
🟢  Every decision should survive future review.
🟢  Plain truth outperforms polished performance.
🟢  Promises matter even without witnesses.
🟢  Reach never replaces reliability.

Consistency creates authority.

Integrity is what allows it to last.

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Leadership isn’t always comfortable.
Real leaders know where to stand.
In front for blame. Behind for praise.

No spotlight.
No performance.
Just responsibility.

Their influence is not measured by words.
It shows up in how people leave feeling:

Protected.
Trusted.
Counted.

Long after the work is done,
their conduct becomes the reference point.

This is how great leadership holds 
when it matters:

Carry the Weight Early
1️⃣ 
> They absorb pressure before it spreads.
> Shielding the team is reflex, not calculation.

Pass Credit Cleanly 
2️⃣ 
> Recognition moves through them, not toward them.
> The right names stay attached to the work.

Set the Emotional Temperature 
3️⃣ 
> They slow reactions without shutting momentum 
down.
> Composure gives others space to think clearly.

Use Authority to Create Safety 
4️⃣ 
> Influence is applied downward, not upward.
> People work better when risk feels contained.

Remain the Same Under Contrast 
5️⃣ 
> and setbacks do not rewrite character.
> Reliability earns belief over time.

Decide Without Deflecting 
6️⃣ 
> Accountability stays with them when choices get hard.
> Clear ownership prevents confusion and 
protects trust.

Leave People Stronger Than Found 
7️⃣ 
> Interactions add confidence, not doubt.
> Progress feels possible after working with them.

Stand in ways your future self would reflect 
and respect.
That's leadership people remember.

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Surround yourself with people
who want you to win.
And make it unmistakable.

Progress is rarely solo.
Momentum is social.

The Five-Person Standard:

You move faster, and further,
when the right people stay close.

Who belongs in your circle

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿
Pushes you past comfort and refuses excuses.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿
Stretches your thinking beyond familiar ceilings.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲
Keeps you centered when pressure rises.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿
Turns conversation into execution.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿
Tells you what you need to hear, not what flatters.

When these five surround you,
opportunity feels less theoretical.
It starts knocking.

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Being easy to work with means progress,
but never at
someone else’s expense.

Results still matter.
But how the work feels along the way decides
who stays engaged.

Integrity shows up in how credit is handled
when things go right.

Kindness shows up when patience would be easier
to withdraw.

Humility keeps conversations open instead of tense.

Generosity shows up in how time, context,
and attention are shared.

Over my career I've seen how this applies
across roles and situations:
On teams. 📕
With clients. 📔
In partnerships. 📗
While building products or services. 📚

People do not keep working with you because
things look good on paper.

They stay because collaboration feels fair, respectful,
and human.

This resonates with people who build their careers
through repeat trust.

Opportunities return to those
others enjoy working with again.

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Most people focus on
what is visible.
The effort others notice first.

But progress rarely comes from
what gets the spotlight.

It comes from what is repeated
when no one is recording.

That is the quiet math
behind outcomes.

Flip the Focus
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𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵
20% Exercise
80% Nutrition

𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵
20% Calculation
80% Habits

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
20% Enjoyment
80% Purpose

𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
20% Speaking
80% Listening

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
20% Talking
80% Understanding

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
20% Ideas
80% Persistence

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
20% Reading
80% Comprehension

𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀
20% Receiving
80% Giving

The visible work matters.

But progress
is sustained by
what you protect daily.

The 80%
is where direction becomes dependable.
That is how effort earns its return.

Worth revisiting.


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The professionals people seek out share one trait.
They adapt fast
when conditions change. ⤵️

Credibility is rarely tied to title or visibility.
I've seen it earned through usefulness when
complexity shows up.

Adaptive thinking is not conceptual.
It is demonstrated through measurable problem solving.

A bottleneck removed that saved six weeks. ✪

A process redesigned that reduced errors
by 18 percent. ✪

Decision owners aligned, so approvals moved in days,
not quarters. ✪

Momentum restored without escalation. ✪

I've also seen this is how trust forms in decision-dense
environments.
Outcomes make judgment visible.

Strong collaborators reduce friction under pressure.
Options are clarified. ✅
Decisions are made with incomplete data. ✅
Adjustments happen without ego. ✅

This is what keeps essential progress at work.
Reliability compounds relevance over time.

That is why certain people are consistently
pulled into the meaningful work.
☀️ 
Be the person you want to work with.

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A title won’t make your career a success.
How people experience
working with you will.

Most professionals have felt the drag 
of an environment
where respect and accountability slip.

The cost shows up fast:

🔺 Withholding information that stalls momentum
🔺 Interrupting, dismissing, or talking past others
🔺 Ego shaping decisions instead of outcomes
🔺 Commitments made casually, then ignored
🔺 Defensiveness replacing real listening

Being easy to work with is underestimated.
It is also decisive.

It looks like this:

🆗 Doing what you said you would do
🆗 Offering solutions, not added friction
🆗 Saying what matters, clearly and early
🆗 Adjusting quickly when priorities change
🆗 Holding respect even during disagreement

People remember who reduces drag,
keeps work moving ahead,
and makes days more workable.

Careers accelerate faster
when ease of collaboration
becomes part of how you are known.

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Most success stories look obvious
only after they work.

What happens first is rarely visible.
Skill tightens.
Judgment forms.
Capacity stretches.

This phase feels slow because it produces structure,
not applause.
Structure is what allows success to scale
without collapse.

Many people misread this stretch.
They chase visibility instead of durability.

When growth accelerates, it is rarely sudden.
It is revealed.

The strongest success forms once the foundation
can carry it.

If progress feels understated right now,
that restraint may be its strength.

You are not behind.
The payoff favors those who finish with structure.

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Your average day is someone else’s aspiration.
Some people start with reach.
Others start with limits.

Time, access, support, and margin
are not evenly distributed.

So progress is not a race.
It is a series of decisions.

What you say yes to.
What you protect.
What you build with others instead of alone.

When everything cannot be done,
selection becomes the strategy that separates
traction from effort.

Progress is not volume.
It is intention applied
where it actually changes something.

The work that matters most
often requires restraint, not more acceleration.

Impact is not exposure.
It is what keeps working after attention moves on.

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