Summary
Oliver Jessner is a tech and business journalist, content creator and former founder/CTO with 11 years of hands-on experience turning complex technical systems and startup strategies into actionable insights. He blends deep engineering pedigree (BSc Computer Science, Ing. in Software Engineering) with executive skills from leading product, data and API-intensive teams, fundraising up to €700k and coordinating EU grant projects. As a freelance journalist he synthesizes peer-reviewed research and bespoke data analysis, leveraging a network of C-level leaders, VCs and academics to produce decision-ready reporting on AI, startups, VC and New Work. He also runs growth-focused digital marketing initiatives that produced 14M+ video views and long-lived creator communities, showing a knack for turning technical credibility into audience impact. Notably, he built privacy-focused messaging and large-scale data-integration platforms in under-tight timelines, combining cryptography-aware engineering with pragmatic go-to-market instincts.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Ing., Software Engineering, Ing., Software Engineering at HTBLuVA Salzburg
Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General at Universität Salzburg
German, English