Christian Soschner's Linkedin Analytics

I help CEOs and boards scale valuation, unlock capital, and position for exit—by aligning strategy, story, and investor trust. When funding, M&A, or IPO readiness becomes non-negotiable, I help leadership teams show up like a public company—before they become one. 🔶 What I Do As a strategic advisor and capital-market partner, I support companies in: • Building investor-grade narratives • Preparing for funding, acquisition, or IPO • Amplifying their signal to investors, buyers, and boardrooms • Bringing structure and discipline to high-stakes inflection points 🧭 The SIGNAL System A proprietary framework to turn clarity into capital: • Strategic Assessment – Board-grade scenario mapping • Investor Mapping – Targeting VCs, buyers, and policy stakeholders • Growth Storytelling – Across numbers, positioning, and pitch • Narrative Refinement – Sharpened through 200+ leadership interviews • Amplification – Via curated investor networks & the Beginner’s Mind podcast • Leverage – Turning trust into term sheets, deals, and durable value 🎯 When to Work With Me You’re navigating: • A raise • A strategic milestone • An exit scenario • Or want to operate with public-market precision I work best with leadership teams serious about trust, discipline, and outcomes—ready to turn narrative into valuation. 🔑 Operating Principle Capital flows to clarity. Value scales when exceptional talent is trusted with context, autonomy, and decision-making power. That’s how companies grow from founder-led to market-led—supported by conviction, not chaos. 🧠 Background • $1B+ M&A and deal experience with public/private companies • 25+ years scaling biotech and global public deep tech firms as executive, board advisor or executive coach • $100M+ in capital raised and advised • Strategy and alignment across 1,000+ companies • Teams from 7-person spinouts to 5,000+ employees • MBA, 17 marathons, 40 years martial arts • Executive coach education (2007–2013) • Host of Beginner’s Mind—a boardroom-level podcast for capital allocators and market movers • Active Public Market investing since 2015 with average returns of 7-30% per year 🎙 The Podcast Beginner’s Mind is a strategic asset: • A credibility engine for capital markets • A spotlight for leaders navigating real outcomes • A tool for sharpening stories that move investors and the next generation of deep tech entrepreneurs Follow for frameworks. Connect when you're ready to turn story into capital—and strategy into scale.