Summary
Martin Spindler is a senior management advisor and former Principal at hy with 14 years of experience advising on platform businesses, IoT and the strategic effects of network dynamics. He founded and led Internet of People, blending startup experience from early-stage roles at Verivox with deep expertise in smart energy, smart metering and future-market strategy. Martin helps organizations identify and exploit market asymmetries driven by technological and regulatory change, translating foresight into pragmatic business models. Based in Berlin, he combines academic training in political science, economics and Islamic studies with hands-on consulting and supervisory leadership across corporate and nonprofit initiatives. Notably, his background bridges operational startup execution and high-level strategy, making him fluent in both market-building and governance.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Political Sciences, Economics, Psychology, Islamic Studies, Political Sciences, Economics, Psychology, Islamic Studies at Heidelberg University