On May 12, 2026, the Ladies' Talk of the Women's and Equal Opportunity Representative at the Faculty of Engineering took place again. This time the topic was "Balancing university and start-up". Marco Großmann, a student at Hochschule RheinMain - University of Applied Sciences and Arts, shared exciting and open insights into his journey with his startup Tonopix. He not only reported on his successes to date, but also on the challenges and advantages of founding a company alongside his studies.
Food for thought for your own start-up
The many advices and suggestions he gave the participants were particularly valuable. He presented various competitions, funding opportunities and networks that can help female founders to further develop their ideas, make new contacts and become more visible.
Especially for female founders
In particular, he recommended the Start Award Wiesbaden, which is awarding a special prize for female founders this year. The Ladies' Talk therefore not only offered interesting insights into start-up practice, but also plenty of motivating ideas for anyone who wants to get started as an entrepreneur themselves. Marco repeatedly emphasized that you don't need a finished product to get involved with the topic of founding. Just an idea or the desire to create something that improves life is enough.