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

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.
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Show notes:
02:24 -- Who is Nilson Kufus
05:23 -- How Nilson got into starting his own venture
09:49 -- How moving out and living abroad helps you develop critical skills for entrepreneurship
11:22 -- What is Nomoko and how they want to enable the 4th industrial revolution
14:33 -- Idea finding and first steps as a company
18:40 -- Financing of Nomoko
19:44 -- How Nilson dealt with manufacturing hardware needed to enable their core data product
25:17 -- Manufacturing in-house vs. outsourcing
26:42 -- Most exciting use cases of the Nomoko mirror world
28:37 -- Current status of development - which cities already have a digital twin
33:00 -- Key takeaways from 4 years of entrepreneurship
38:48 -- Nilson’s favorite knowledge resources
41:25 -- Nilson’s advice to his younger-self
41:00 -- What does courage mean to Nilson
Resources 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)
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Special Guest: Nilson Kufus.

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, Twitter, and my Website, 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 Kufus

05:23 -- How Nilson got into starting his own venture

09:49 -- How moving out and living abroad helps you develop critical skills for entrepreneurship

11:22 -- What is Nomoko and how they want to enable the 4th industrial revolution

14:33 -- Idea finding and first steps as a company

18:40 -- Financing of Nomoko

19:44 -- How Nilson dealt with manufacturing hardware needed to enable their core data product

25:17 -- Manufacturing in-house vs. outsourcing

26:42 -- Most exciting use cases of the Nomoko mirror world

28:37 -- Current status of development - which cities already have a digital twin

33:00 -- Key takeaways from 4 years of entrepreneurship

38:48 -- Nilson’s favorite knowledge resources

41:25 -- Nilson’s advice to his younger-self

41:00 -- What does courage mean to Nilson

Resources mentioned:

University of Maastricht
Nomoko
A16z podcast
Nomoko podcast
LinkedIn

If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on iTunes or your favorite podcast app.

Special Guest: Nilson Kufus.

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