Michael Kowatschew

Entrepreneur based in Vienna. Interested in business, politics and climate action. Building to make heating carbon neutral in 🇦🇹

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

@neos_eu @BMeinl @matstrolz Er inspiriert, gestaltet & setzt um. Genau das braucht unser Schulsystem jetzt!

Mein Bruder ist Lehrer bei @TeachForAustria – ich sehe hautnah, wie dringend Reformen nötig sind.

Zeit, dass wir nicht nur predigen, sondern handeln. @matstrolz als Bildungsminister? Ich hoffe es!

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

Liebe @neos_eu, liebe @BMeinl,

Bildung braucht endlich echte Veränderung! Chancengleichheit, Digitalisierung & Leistungsförderung müssen mutig angepackt werden.

Ich kenne @matstrolz – Bildung ist sein Herzensthema.

[Matthias Strolz @matstrolz]

Staunen beim halbjährlichen Besuch bei meinen #Startup-Freunden von #Heizma. Chapeau, Chapeau, @michael_kowa & Co! Großartig, was ihr in einem Jahr geschafft habt:
- 500 zufriedene Kunden
- 75 beherzte Mitarbeiter:innen, inkl. 4 eigene Meisterbetriebe
- Ausgezeichnet als Startup „Idee des Jahres“ von @GEWINNcom
- i2b Platz 2 beim Businessplan Wettbewerb Gewerbe, Dienstleistung und Handel
- Und morgen Donnerstag bei „2 Minuten, 2 Millionen“ auf @puls4 . Guten Lauf dafür!

Fette unternehmerische Vibes und gut für die Welt. #Nachhaltigkeit

Nun erweitert #Heizma das Portfolio von #Wärmepumpen auf #Photovoltaik und integriertes #Energiemanagement für Haushalte. Alles Gute euch für diese nächste Etappe und weiterhin viele frohe Kunden! Ich komme wieder, um zu staunen. 😊

#Sustainability #Energie #Wärme #Effizienz

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

@matstrolz Vielen Dank für deinen Besuch und die Unterstützung, Matthias. Immer toll und inspirierend, wenn du bei uns vorbeikommst! Und mit https://t.co/NLWbhQvVdl haben wir natürlich noch sehr viel vor! 🤗

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

Thank you for your services, Starbucks. I won't be back.

Starbucks will have its CEO fly 1.600 kilometres to the office and back home again on a private jet.

Three times per week!

One flight alone equals the average emissions of a European for a full year!

Consumers: React!

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

It’s great when things go to shit and you can't sleep.

But usually, you only realize this much later.

When times are tough, you get the chance to grow and make hard decisions.

Looking back, those hard times are often what really shapes you.

Adversity builds character.

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

@wizzair introduced what I call the reverse-climate ticket...

In 🇦🇹, we have a "climate ticket" that costs ~€1,000 allowing unlimited train travel.

In believe it's beneficial for flights to remain expensive.

The environmental impact of travel should be factored into its cost.

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

This is what #Vienna looks like today. 🇦🇹

#Austria is 2 degrees Celsius warmer than it was 150 years ago.

#ClimateChange is not just real—its effects are only beginning to unfold.

We all need to take action.

As entrepreneurs.

As consumers.

As decision makers.

As humans.

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

I am not only grateful to be able to work with exceptional people like Valentin and Alex, but also that we have an incredible team that is so passionate (and fun) that on Sundays I can't wait for Monday again! 🫶🏻 #TGIM

Let's do this! I can't wait for the time to come! 🚀 💚

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

On top of that, all three of us are proud members of @sigma2society - arguably the best place for founders under the age of 26. 😉

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

🚀 To this day, we have already sold heat pump installations worth 7-figures, received over 2.500 customer enquiries and are growing fast!

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

👉🏻 @alexpanion & I started investing together through our investment company https://t.co/GMxFJt9EHE, backing young outlier founders.

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

Sharing this with a 2 month delay (since I only became active here today), BUT:

Our new company https://t.co/HsheTXaMXV is out of stealth mode! 💚🔥💚

A few months ago I embarked on a new journey with my friends and now Co-Founders @alexpanion and @PerkValentin.

(More 👇🏻)

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

👉🏻 @PerkValentin & I worked closely together on Novid20 during the peak of the Covid19 pandemic, where we launched Europe's first automated contact tracing app.

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

👉🏻 @PerkValentin & @alexpanion started a newsletter (https://t.co/YyATb6G65s) by and for founders in Europe a few months ago, sharing their experiences from building their companies @investbrickwise and @coinpanioncom.

[Michael Kowatschew @michael_kowa]

We all have worked together individually in the past, but none of us could have imagined, looking back, that our paths would now cross with our biggest adventure yet.