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Helping tech entrepreneurs is a way to influence the future, says Techstars’ Jens Lipinski. He explains how he got started in the start-up business. Jens is the Managing Director of the METRO Accelerator in Berlin. He set up Techstars Berlin and co-managed Techstars London for one program.

METRO GROUP  is one of the most important international retailing companies. It generated sales of some €59 billion in financial year 2014/15. The company operates over 2,000 locations in 29 countries and employs more than 220,000 people. The performance of METRO GROUP is based on the strength of its sales brands, which act independently on the market: METRO/MAKRO Cash & Carry, the international leader in the self-service wholesale trade; Media Markt and Saturn, the European market leader in consumer electronics retailing; and Real hypermarkets.