Summary
Hendrik Schicke is a founder and serial entrepreneur based in Berlin with eight years of experience building lean, automated software and product businesses that streamline workflows and eliminate waste. He leads Future Pilot, crafting custom process-optimization solutions, and co-runs MR. CARDBOARD, a market-leading provider of branded cardboard VR viewers with millions sold. Trained in industrial engineering at Leibniz and Keio, Hendrik blends rigorous operations thinking with a flair for brand design, UX/SEO, and automation. A private equity investor and advisor, he pairs strategic capital insight with hands-on product development and growth marketing. Outside work he channels creative curiosity into film, photography, freediving and windsurfing—often while remote—and brings that nomadic, cross-cultural perspective into pragmatic, scalable business models.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Industrial Engineering (Engineering Management), GPA 3.21, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Industrial Engineering (Engineering Management), GPA 3.21 at Leibniz University Hanover
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Industrial Engineering (Engineering Management), GPA 3.86, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Industrial Engineering (Engineering Management), GPA 3.86 at Leibniz Universität Hannover
Business cultural exchange with Chinese students, Business cultural exchange with Chinese students at Shanghai Tongji University
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Industrial Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Industrial Engineering at 慶応義塾大学 / Keio University
English, German, Japanese, Chinese