Summary
Maximilian Rest is a start-up consultant and organizational builder based in Berlin with nine years of experience coaching founders, leading innovation studios, and bootstrapping hardware and software ventures. He combines technical depth from an electrical engineering background and CCRMA DSP research with hands-on operational leadership as founding COO of KORG Berlin and managing director of E-RM Erfindungsbüro. Known for making team dynamics visible, he shapes future-ready organizations through clear roles, participative processes and high emotional intelligence. Maximilian advises on go-to-market, financing and IP while also mentoring leaders to clarify goals and overcome systemic obstacles. He brings a rare blend of technical credibility, patent/IP experience and empathic facilitation that helps teams move from idea to sustainable execution.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Elektrotechnik und Elektronik, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Elektrotechnik und Elektronik at Technische Universität Berlin
Systemische Organisationsentwicklung, Systemische Organisationsentwicklung at dacte - Deutsche Akademie für Coaching, Training und Entwicklung
Gastwissenschaftler am Zentrum für Computerforschung in Musik und Akustik (CCRMA), Applied Digital Signal Processing, Gastwissenschaftler am Zentrum für Computerforschung in Musik und Akustik (CCRMA), Applied Digital Signal Processing at Stanford University
German, English, French