{"id":80337,"date":"2021-10-26T17:21:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/?p=80337"},"modified":"2024-06-07T09:45:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T07:45:40","slug":"i-am-just-gonna-do-it-i-believe-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/coffee-with\/i-am-just-gonna-do-it-i-believe-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI am just gonna do it. I believe in it.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"80337\" class=\"elementor elementor-80337 elementor-77267\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764c002d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"764c002d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7299450b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7299450b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb763fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fb763fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b5fff2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"30b5fff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4443ade elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Coffee with<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b3e6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52b3e6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cI am just gonna do it. 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Felix rented a little farm in St\u00fcrsholz in Angeln from <em>\u2018Aktion Kulturland\u2019<\/em>, moved his office, his belongings and himself there, and placed KAAT, the prototype of his tiny house, in the yard, which he rents out for short getaways or longer vacations.<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Many associate tiny houses with climate saving and the ultimate solution for any kind of housing problems.<\/em> Which is indeed an interesting topic, but goes beyond the scope of this article. So, I ask him what it takes to put an idea into action and how to avoid selling your soul for success. Super fascinating. And exciting, to finally have a \u201clive\u201d coffee again, especially with someone who is such a coffee nerd as Felix <em>(also a Mount Hagen fan)<\/em>. So, he takes his time brewing the Demeter Single Origin from Peru that I brought. <em>While I cuddle the dog\u2026<\/em><\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>Felix, do you mind explaining in a few sentences what the studio is? And how you would describe yourself?<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> Well, I am not the studio but what we do is this: <em>We create small feel-good spaces.<\/em> Ecologically and contemporarily designed. Consequent <em>\u201chealthy housing\u201d<\/em>, without compromising on quality and materials. We assumed that there is a high demand for this, even long before Covid. That people long for escaping the cities, to spend more time in nature without foregoing things like design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a8c3a4e\" data-id=\"6a8c3a4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66ce01cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66ce01cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19c57b08\" data-id=\"19c57b08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-758358b2\" data-id=\"758358b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7496c434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7496c434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ich-mach-das-jetzt-so-Ich-glaub-daran-2610b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-112107\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-723b5fdd\" data-id=\"723b5fdd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18ad736 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18ad736\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de248bb\" data-id=\"de248bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbcc0\" data-id=\"0dfbcc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4ae47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc4ae47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>How did the idea develop?<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> Through a friend who lives in Copenhagen. Whenever she visited her parents with her son, partner and \u2013 as you can imagine \u2013 a whole lot of stuff, it always quickly resulted in tensions. So, they were looking for a peaceful retreat in nature. That felt very familiar to me: I worked in Norway for a long time and sleeping in your mothers\u2019 guest room in your late 20s when you visit, is quite challenging.<\/p><p>We checked out a construction trailer, but this was not what I \u2013 or she \u2013 was looking for in terms of design and urbanity. And this is how I got deeper and deeper into the topic. At that time, Leif, a friend of mine, was unsure if he should continue his studies. He is a carpenter, too \u2013\u00a0<em>and this is when things started to take their course.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>So, you are a craftsman?<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> I was trained as a carpenter, wanted to study architecture but didn\u2019t go through with it. Instead, I became a master craftsman. Then I wanted to study architecture again, but once more I didn\u2019t do it. Through some projects in Norway, I started working in an architectural office and worked on various concepts for 3,5 years. Amongst other projects, we worked for a coffee roastery and a coffee bar\u2026that is when I developed a passion for coffee, I guess.<\/p><p><em>(It seems like he is enjoying the Demeter Single Origin, that we are having.)<\/em><\/p><p><strong>F:<\/strong> Leif and I recruited Werner, a former master carpenter who took on the construction physics and all the statical aspects. He became our mentor, too.<\/p><p>This was the point when we realized, that working with Leif was not going well anymore, which had an inhibiting effect on us for a quite a while. Such things are not resolved in a day or two. But we eventually worked it out and could focus on our development again. Some days better than others. <em>There is always something to work on. But we are a team of ten people and we started everything from scratch without external support.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2e3695\" data-id=\"c2e3695\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ec4a14b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ec4a14b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1971624d\" data-id=\"1971624d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a570a1b\" data-id=\"7a570a1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165ea40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"165ea40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About bureaucracy, investors, free space\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76fe26c9\" data-id=\"76fe26c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8313b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8313b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fc77c5\" data-id=\"9fc77c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67c7d92\" data-id=\"67c7d92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767a26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"767a26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>Wow. I have seen your houses, they are absolutely stunning. And that prototype back in the yard that you placed there so cleverly inconspicuous. Do you have a buyer for it or how does it work? <\/strong><\/em>\n\n<strong>F:<\/strong> We are selling many houses to a company based in Hamburg, which rents out whole parks of tiny houses as well as single tiny houses in individual locations. Since our model is the most expensive one in their portfolio, we are like a flagship to them. We also sold two or three saunas and a workspace. For these models we scale down the prices just a little from the most expensive one, to become more customer-budget-friendly \u2013 or more practical in terms of <em>permission<\/em>*.\n\n<strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>So, I cannot just put one in my backyard? <\/strong><\/em>\n<strong>F:<\/strong> It depends. You will have to get in touch with your local government and the authorities in charge to get a solid consultation. Sometimes it is advisable to be holding back. For example, to declare a garden shed in the first step in order to have a better chance to get a permission later. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3fe71b\" data-id=\"b3fe71b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b462a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b462a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90ff958\" data-id=\"90ff958\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d25307\" data-id=\"2d25307\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7e8bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b7e8bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>PERMISSION:<\/h4><p><em>Germany proofs to be a labyrinth of bureaucratic hurdles once again.<\/em> Tiny houses must not be placed just anywhere. Especially, the differentiation between a <em>\u201choliday home\u201d<\/em> <em>(occasional occupancy)<\/em> and <em>\u201ccontinuous occupancy\u201d<\/em> is highly important.<\/p><p><em>Here, you find a good overview of the regulations (in German):<br \/><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haus.de\/bauen\/tiny-house-baugenehmigung\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.haus.de\/bauen\/tiny-house-baugenehmigung<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49e7f66\" data-id=\"49e7f66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6081ed9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6081ed9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e5f53d\" data-id=\"6e5f53d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e54c6e\" data-id=\"4e54c6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45e221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d45e221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>But don\u2019t they need a foundation? <\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> Maximally small punctual foundations. Depending on the ground conditions, a screw foundation can be sufficient.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>Amazing! I think this is such a great opportunity for a totally new concept of living.<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> <em>It does have huge potential indeed.<\/em> The press gives us great support as well and many potential investors got in touch with us to make the project bigger.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>Is that something that you consider? <\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> <em>Not at all costs \u2013 the overall concept must be convincing.<\/em> Money alone won\u2019t get us anywhere. There must be an idea behind it that really pushes the project forward. For example, we were in touch with a Danish multi-millionaire who wanted to invest in tiny houses for hunters, which is probably a lucrative niche. But he wanted to use these specific hunting patterns and some strange pillows\u2026so I explained to him that my gut feeling tells me, that this is not going to work out, that our ideas are not aligned. Now he buys his tiny houses in Turkey and Poland to sell them here in Germany.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>What does the perfect investor look like, that pushes you forward? <\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> That\u2019s a good question. I have not quite figured that out yet. There is no 5-year-plan, that states we are going to produce 500 houses per year and it cannot go any other way.<em> For me, the most important thing is, that we grow organically and don\u2019t get ahead of ourselves. And then we\u2019ll just see, where this takes us.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>But you do think big, don\u2019t you? <\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> It depends on what I want to do. What do I want to do?! At some point, I will have to set up another hierarchy level, to have someone who backs me up. When I take a look into the future and imagine, that in 3 years time, it will still be the same as it is now, I wouldn\u2019t want that and would have to find a way out at some point just to protect myself.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>Because you have too much on your plate? <\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> I do. Right now, it might happen that someone says: <em>\u201cHey Felix, we are out of toilet paper\u2026\u201d<\/em> Great (rolls his eyes). This is just an illustrative example. But things like that cost a lot of energy which I\u2019d rather use to think ahead: <em>How do we develop? How do we approach a new project?<\/em> I believe that the luxury of being able to focus on something that will move the company to a next level or that will be able to give it a whole new twist, can only happen, if you have more capital, a completely different volume. Or an investor that backs you up.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>So, an investor for more free space.<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> <em>Correct, free space.<\/em> That will become quite important at some point, I am realizing that already. We have been doing this for almost three years now. We are not only developing a physical product, we are also building it. It is quite a challenge to work with all these processes, to think everything through, hire people, and so on. But we have been quite lucky so far and have a great mix of older and younger people who are a good fit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c24462\" data-id=\"5c24462\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e48500 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e48500\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b7c782\" data-id=\"6b7c782\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d659670\" data-id=\"d659670\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb4ec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2eb4ec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ich-mach-das-jetzt-so-Ich-glaub-daran-2610c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-112109\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff8047c\" data-id=\"ff8047c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad06fb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad06fb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-939f057\" data-id=\"939f057\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-559169b\" data-id=\"559169b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571598f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"571598f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>Was that difficult?<\/strong><\/em>\n<strong>F:<\/strong> Not for us. We could have hired about 30 graduates, architects, interior designer. But for us it was definitely more important to get good craftsmen. But that shows that people from the cities like what we are doing here. \n\n<strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>I believe that you are making some dreams come true. <\/strong><\/em>\n<strong>F:<\/strong> <em>Yes, longings, emotions, everything. Of course, other providers are entering the market or are already in. What I find amusing though, is that quite often ecology and the healthy housing play a minor role. Even though these things become even more important when living in such a small space.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a4c7fe\" data-id=\"6a4c7fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1610d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1610d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a751ac3\" data-id=\"a751ac3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f19c35d\" data-id=\"f19c35d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf7593e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf7593e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cAt some point, you must say, I am just gonna do it. I believe in it.\u201c<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9c06bd\" data-id=\"e9c06bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ef6a7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ef6a7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a641cb\" data-id=\"8a641cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29362b6\" data-id=\"29362b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a3c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9a3c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>DYou mentioned that you were quite lucky with the people that you found, but you decided to separate from Leif, the co-founder. I wonder: How do you successfully put an idea into action? What do you need for that \u2013 as a person?<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> First of all, you should distance yourselves from the opinions of others and try to neglect the consequences a little bit. I believe, that this becomes more difficult the older you get, because you have more experience of what can go wrong. We told ourselves: Nothing can happen to us, except, that we end up with such a small house. No matter what, it will end well. But the house became more and more expensive. And with the start-up funding from the federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and our first business plan we realized: Money is important to put this into practice. Nevertheless, we persisted on investing all the money into the prototype and did not try to reduce the costs. At some point, you must say, I am just gonna do it. I believe in it.<\/p><p>That Leif eventually left, developed over 9 months \u2013 minimum. We have had different views on things for quite some time and eventually it became clear, that it would no longer work.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>That sounds quite like being in a relationship?<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> Yes, just without the sex. <em>(He smiles)<\/em>. But you are right, one should be willing to marry the person they are entrepreneurial involved with. For the amount of time you are spending together, for the purpose, the aim. For that you need the perfect person, who can have rough edges \u2013 not everything must be great \u2013 but you need to be able to always pull together. It was a good thing, that we also had Werner in the team, that way we could find a decent solution for the company. At all times it was clear though, that the project comes first. So, no exaggerated claims if one of us drops out. Everything belongs to the company and whoever leaves, gets back his initial contribution plus a small amount x.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>Did you agree on that in advance, as an exit strategy?<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> Yes, by contract and partially verbally. It\u2019s like a prenuptial agreement. You should agree on the terms before the emotions take over.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>Difficult, isn\u2019t it?<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> Yes, but that is what these things are for. They safe you a lot of trouble. You need to try to implement them consequently. Right in the beginning, because that is when the motivation is high. When you have already taken the first step and realize that it is going to be tough and pull back because of that, then it is not going to work. Of course, you are not 100% motivated each day. There are days where you let things slide or things are just not working out. Then you must manage to motivate yourself again. If you are lucky, there is call that gives you a push or a colleague has some groundbreaking idea that excites you. Or \u2013\u00a0and that is the supreme discipline \u2013 you manage to overcome your low mood yourself. But that is not so easy to do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a74165\" data-id=\"1a74165\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-330ff91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"330ff91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2c4e51\" data-id=\"c2c4e51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-317dd2e\" data-id=\"317dd2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14bce2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14bce2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Green lifestyle through the back door<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bd054e\" data-id=\"6bd054e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b21920b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b21920b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec32a9a\" data-id=\"ec32a9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74bdddc\" data-id=\"74bdddc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb1671b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb1671b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>B:<em> The same probably applies to a green lifestyle. It appears simple, but still: Motivating yourself \u2013 even to something trivial like waste separation \u2013 seems to be a problem. <\/em><\/strong><br \/><strong>F<\/strong>: Definitely. That is why we are charmingly trying to come in the back door. We offer holiday homes, that are nicely designed. And ecological, healthy. Up to the upholstery fabric and other materials that we are using. And by doing that, we hope that people keep some of the things in mind when going back home. If only 10% of the ecological ideas stick and 5% implement them in their everyday life, then we have definitely made our social contribution to the community.<\/p><p>Visiting our homes is like a test run. That\u2019s the thought behind it. And really not only some marketing slogan. It is essential to us to inspire people with something beautiful.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>Is that working? Are you getting feedback about that?<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> <em>Yes, absolutely.<\/em> We have not been renting out the holiday homes for long yet, but the feedback is great. Of course, that also has something to do with the location <em>(in the midst of organic agriculture, editorial note)<\/em>. That is inevitably a consistent message.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24f81b8\" data-id=\"24f81b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8aa1fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8aa1fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efaa163\" data-id=\"efaa163\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1966ef2\" data-id=\"1966ef2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad8eec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad8eec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ich-mach-das-jetzt-so-Ich-glaub-daran-2610d.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-112111\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-256174b\" data-id=\"256174b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be915df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be915df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e99ac87\" data-id=\"e99ac87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31326d8\" data-id=\"31326d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0416412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0416412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The plan. The money. The motivation. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9915a51\" data-id=\"9915a51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80b4828 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80b4828\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bea80e\" data-id=\"8bea80e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-476eede\" data-id=\"476eede\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c07fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24c07fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>F:<\/strong> The people we are working with tell us, that our houses are fully booked. That people are willing to pay outrageous prices for houses, that are not even located in the most amazing spots. But I think, the houses are worth it. What I find interesting: <em>The personal expectation always plays a role<\/em>. When looking at some of the offers out there, we would do a lot of things differently. But we have decided not to start a project like a campground or a tiny house park, due to the lack of know-how and liquidity.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>That could be a story for an investor\u2026<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> <em>Yes, that would be quite exciting.<\/em> I am currently speaking with one or two people, but it is not that easy. But we are reaching a status where we can start thinking ahead. The processes are established, the production is running reasonably und continuously improves.<\/p><p><em>I am an absolute fan of the idea to establish something like a work-away-hotel.<\/em> For people who can work remotely but live in the city. They could just grab their laptop and go someplace \u2013 the Baltic Sea, the North Sea\u2026 Make themselves comfortable in the workspace overseeing the water, the woods, or meadows. They could work for a while, take a walk on the beach, and go to their small house afterwards. Which is nicely designed and of high quality. That would be very well received.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>I am sure!<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> Absolutely. That is my current plan, but it is difficult to put into action.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>What do you need to do that?<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> Money and the property. Meaning an investor and the property. That\u2019s actually all. We would also have to hire an architect and two or three people. The advantage for us: We would have a lighthouse project and could show business partners how it works. We could try some things first, fine-tune them, and ideally, we would even make money with it.<\/p><p><strong>B<\/strong>: <em><strong>Is money your motivation?<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> <em>Definitely not.<\/em> Or not mainly. From time to time I feel like I would rather work alone and ask myself why I am doing all if this\u2026Sometimes I don\u2019t even find an answer. You dive into something and then it works out or it doesn\u2019t. <em>(He laughs)<\/em>. But no, the motivation is not of monetary nature. I could earn much more money on my own. With less stress and less hours. So, it is really something that is important to me, what I enjoy doing, and what I really want to develop. On the other hand, I have to admit, that it is a bet on the future. It has to pay off at some point.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>Is having impact what drives you?<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> <em>Yes, amongst other things. Being my own boss definitely played a role.<\/em> All of my former bosses had characteristics that made me question if it was worth it working from them. I felt like I was worth more. The consequence: Becoming self-employed. Which did not mean to have employees on my own. Because now, I am not free at all. I can\u2019t just work from somewhere else for three months or decide to just go here or there. Probably not for the next three years. But: I have an influence on workplaces and projects and can develop them the way I like.<\/p><p><em>We only build things that we want to build. That\u2019s my credo.<\/em> We don\u2019t build anything for others, we build our things. That\u2019s what I decided. We do things that others like and buy. Of course, they have the opportunity to make some choices when it comes to the selection of colors or modular differences. But the aim is that we decide what\u2019s good. When people ask to have glass wool or cellulose insulation, we tell them <em>\u201cNo, we are not doing that.\u201d<\/em> There is a house with lamb\u2019s wool and that\u2019s it. Maybe with seaweed, if someone is willing to pay more.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>But that is quite cool.<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>F:<\/strong> You must be really strict about it.<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong> <em><strong>If those are not perfect closing words\u2026 Thank you so much, Felix, for your time. But also, for giving us a glimpse behind the scenes. I think, it became quite clear what it takes to make an idea fly.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Here, you find more on the tiny houses by noordsk.studio:<\/strong><\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noordskstudio.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">noordskstudio.com<\/a><\/em><br \/><em><strong>And here, you can read all about sleeping in the open countryside:<\/strong><\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tinyzeit.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">tinyzeit.de<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a32a8b5\" data-id=\"a32a8b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carl-Felix Lentz, founder and driving force of noordsk.studio, a successful start-up for tiny houses, shares his view on the most significant character traits of a founder while having a really good coffee with us. 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