Prof. Dr. Alexander Knauer

About

Experience

• Professor Digital Business & E-Entrepreneurship at Hochschule Mittweida
  Sep 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 10 mos

  Professorship Digital Business & E-Entrepreneurship • Focus on Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Growth, Business Model Innovation and Start-up Financing, FinTechs, CyberSecurity • Member of the BCCM Blockchain Competence Center Mittweida • Courses for example: Founding management and eBusiness, E-Entrepreneurship & Digital Innovation Management

• Managing Director at TeleskopEffekt – Innovation und Recruiting im Banken- und Finanzumfeld
  May 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

  Wir treiben Digitalisierung als Innovationsmotor für Bank, Mittelstand und Startups. Teleskoeffekt ist ein Innovationszentrum in Mittweida, welches die Digitalisierung und Innovations-Kompetenz für den Mittelstand stärkt und Startups in der Markteintrittsphase unterstützt.

• Board of Directors at Digitale Sicherheit für den Mittelstand eG
  May 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

  Unsere Mission: Digitale Sicherheit in mittelständischen und kommunalen Unternehmen verbessern. Dazu gehört für uns das Bewusstsein für die Bedrohungen verständlich zu machen und konkreten Handlungsbedarf aufzuzeigen. Dank unserer Gründungsmitglieder verbinden wir akademische Exzellenz mit praktischer Umsetzungsexpertise und strikter Kundenfokussierung.

• Self Employed (17 yrs 9 mos)
  • Freelance Tutor and Lecturer in various Master-, MBA-, and Executive Education Programs
    Oct 2008 - Present · 17 yrs 9 mos

    Tutor and Lecturer Activity For example: • Lecturer for the course “Business Planning” (Master) – University of Applied Science Mittweida, Germany • Lecturer for the course “Financial Management” (MBA) - Lanzhou University - School of Management, China • Lecturer within the program “Innovation and Business Creation” (Executive MBA) – Technical University Munich ǀ HHL Executive), Leipzig, Germany • Lecturer for the module “Entrepreneurial Finance” (Executive Education) – Translational Centre for Regenerative Medicine ǀ HHL Executive, Leipzig, Germany • Lecturer within the course “Management Tools for Founders” (Master) – University of Leipzig, Germany

  • Freelance Coach for Start-ups and Growth Companies
    Oct 2008 - Present · 17 yrs 9 mos

    Consulting and Coaching Start-up consulting with special focus on companies from the medicine, healthcare, and life-science sector | coach and jury member in various business plan seminars

• Director Package Travel at Ab-in-den-urlaub Betriebsgesellschaft mbH
  Nov 2016 - Aug 2017 · 10 mos

  Ab-in-den-urlaub Betriebsgesellschaft mbH was an UNISTER company that operated several package travel portals, such as ab-in-den-urlaub.de, reisen.de, reisegeier.de. • Professional, personnel, and sales responsibility • Responsibility of the package travel segment (>20 employees) • Coordinating the business and technical product owners • Assisting in the asset sale of the company to the Invia Group / Rockaway Capital