I build digital products, invest in founders — and share what's really happening along the way.
The
Model
At the center is the workshop — a place to build, fail, and keep going. What comes out of it, I share. Where it leads, we'll see.
WorkshopBuild · Experiment · Iterate
This is where digital products are born — from the first idea to real-world use. Some become products. Some stay prototypes. Some fail, instructively. The second attempt is often the better one.
Currently in the workshop: Qerie — an AI-powered tool born from truly understanding an idea, after a first attempt showed what doesn't work.
Small stakes in tech-oriented founders — no VC, but real skin in the game. Investing means thinking along.
Investments →Selected coaching and advisory for founders and teams. Occasionally on stage — when the topic fits and the invitation feels right.
Speaking & Advisory →“I've learned more from projects that failed than from those that worked.”
Andreas RiedelFrom the
Workshop
Own projects, built — or currently being built. Not a showcase, but an ongoing experiment.
Qerie
AI-powered research & knowledge workQerie emerged from truly understanding an idea — after a first attempt showed what doesn't work. The tool helps structure answers to complex questions and make knowledge actionable. Currently in public beta.
Discover Qerie →Rockefellow
Concept in developmentNot a product yet — but a name that already fits. Rockefellow is one of the things being tinkered with. Whether it becomes something remains to be seen. The workshop has no deadline.
No public link yetwawaOS
AI operating system of the workshopThe foundation the workshop runs on. wawaOS connects AI agents, automates recurring workflows — and pursues the vision of running a company almost entirely through intelligent systems.
Internal toolInvestments
Small stakes in founders who build. No fund — but genuine interest in what's being created.
Green City Solutions
Urban heat reduction through greened city trees — air filtration and cooling for inner cities.
Website →cureVision
Fully automated wound analysis — detects bacteria, assesses wounds, supports nursing and clinical care with precise image data. See more. Treat better.
Website →Idana
Digital patient intake for medical practices — pre-appointment questionnaires, paperless and GDPR-compliant.
Website →SMELA
Smart Electric Actuators — compact electromechanical drives replacing pneumatics in industry. Up to 90% less energy consumption.
Website →Virtonomy
Virtual patient models for medical technology — simulation instead of animal testing in product development.
Website →Investments via Companisto · Early-stage crowdinvesting
There's
someone
behind this.
For ten years I helped build the digital side of one of Germany's largest broadcasters — heading new.media, business development and the project office at ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion. I managed the transition of the technology division to IBM for 160 employees.
In 2009 I founded stanwood and launched ON AIR, a TV app that ended up running in seven countries — sold in 2015 to Funke Mediengruppe. After that: climate protection projects (CarbonHero) and a fitness app (Fitness Race). Since 2020 I have been working as a facilitator with teams and leaders — through what I learned the hard way.
Volunteer guardian for unaccompanied minor refugees · Karaoke host at Berlin clubs
What I have
to say.
I don't talk about success. I talk about the road there — including the parts you'd normally skip. And about what's possible when you build with what you have, not with what you wish you had.
“I've learned more from projects that failed than from those that worked.”Andreas Riedel
What one person can build
On the workshop principle: how AI empowers a single person to build things that used to need a team — and what that means when time and energy are limited.
The Workshop Principle
Why you shouldn't wait for the right moment, the right team, or the right funding. Building as a mindset. Workshop instead of desk.
Leading without a corset
From facilitation practice: how teams work when hierarchy stops being the answer. For leaders who want to rethink their role.
Write
to us.
Questions about Qerie, the workshop, speaking requests or collaborations — we respond personally.
Mörchinger Str. 36
14169 Berlin