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Episode 5: Nilson Kufus - From figure skating champion to building a digital mirror world

Episode 5: Nilson Kufus - From figure skating champion to building a digital mirror world

Released Monday, 15th July 2019
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Episode 5: Nilson Kufus - From figure skating champion to building a digital mirror world

Episode 5: Nilson Kufus - From figure skating champion to building a digital mirror world

Episode 5: Nilson Kufus - From figure skating champion to building a digital mirror world

Episode 5: Nilson Kufus - From figure skating champion to building a digital mirror world

Monday, 15th July 2019
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Nilson Kufus (@NilsonKufus) is one of the co-founders of Nomoko, a technology company that is building photorealistic 3D models of entire cities. Their technology enables applications for various industries like self-driving cars, gaming, or urban planning. Nilson obtained a degree in Liberal Arts & Sciences from the University College Maastricht and is also a former Swiss figure skating champion.Please follow me on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/remokyburz/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheRemoKyburz), and my Website (http://www.leaptakers.com/), where I post new episodes, share cool stuff & interesting articles I found, blog occasionally, and provide glimpses into my life!Show notes:02:24 -- Who is Nilson Kufus05:23 -- How Nilson got into starting his own venture09:49 -- How moving out and living abroad helps you develop critical skills for entrepreneurship11:22 -- What is Nomoko and how they want to enable the 4th industrial revolution14:33 -- Idea finding and first steps as a company18:40 -- Financing of Nomoko19:44 -- How Nilson dealt with manufacturing hardware needed to enable their core data product25:17 -- Manufacturing in-house vs. outsourcing26:42 -- Most exciting use cases of the Nomoko mirror world28:37 -- Current status of development - which cities already have a digital twin33:00 -- Key takeaways from 4 years of entrepreneurship38:48 -- Nilson’s favorite knowledge resources41:25 -- Nilson’s advice to his younger-self41:00 -- What does courage mean to NilsonResources mentioned:* University of Maastricht (https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/)* Nomoko (http://nomoko.world/) * A16z podcast (https://a16z.com/podcasts/)* Nomoko podcast (http://podcast.nomoko.world/) * LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com) If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/the-leap-takers-podcast/id1468975811?l=en) or your favorite podcast app.Buy Me A Coffee Special Guest: Nilson Kufus.

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