Have an idea but unsure what to build first, how AI fits into it, or how to turn it into an executable product?
Join Madhiyazhagan R (Madhi) for Mentor Hours focused on helping early-stage founders move from idea → validation → MVP → execution.
Madhi is a Berlin-based AI Delivery Manager, Startup Mentor, Guest Lecturer and Angel Investor with more than 16 years of international technology and delivery experience.
During the session, founders can get practical guidance on:
- validating the problem and customer need
- defining the right MVP and avoiding overbuilding
- identifying meaningful AI and Generative AI use cases
- creating measurable startup milestones and product roadmaps
- Agile product development and execution
- Responsible AI and human oversight
- improving product positioning and pitch clarity
- building founder visibility and personal branding on LinkedIn
Madhi also brings experience as a Startup Mentor with Pioneers Club Germany and Wadhwani Foundation, Guest Lecturer at SRH University Berlin, Mentor at Imagine Foundation e.V., Startup Advisor, Angel Investor and Founder Institute graduate.
With a LinkedIn community of 27,000+ followers, he can also help founders think about how to build professional credibility, thought leadership and visibility around both themselves and their startups.
The session will be hands-on and founder-focused — bring your idea, MVP, product challenge, AI use case or startup roadblock, and we can work through it together.
Featuring
Alongside my industry role, I am:
- Startup Mentor – Pioneers Club, Germany
- Startup Mentor – Wadhwani Foundation
- Guest Lecturer – SRH University Berlin, including mentoring students on startups and product building
- Mentor – Imagine Foundation e.V.
- Startup Advisor – Orrizonte Technologies
- Angel Investor – KonnectNXT
- Graduate of the Founder Institute
I enjoy working hands-on with early-stage teams,helping them clarify the problem they are solving, validate assumptions, define an MVP, establish measurable milestones and convert ideas into executable product roadmaps.
I am also developing doctoral research around AI for product development.
Have an idea but unsure what to build first, how AI fits into it, or how to turn it into an executable product?
Join Madhiyazhagan R (Madhi) for Mentor Hours focused on helping early-stage founders move from idea → validation → MVP → execution.
Madhi is a Berlin-based AI Delivery Manager, Startup Mentor, Guest Lecturer and Angel Investor with more than 16 years of international technology and delivery experience.
During the session, founders can get practical guidance on:
- validating the problem and customer need
- defining the right MVP and avoiding overbuilding
- identifying meaningful AI and Generative AI use cases
- creating measurable startup milestones and product roadmaps
- Agile product development and execution
- Responsible AI and human oversight
- improving product positioning and pitch clarity
- building founder visibility and personal branding on LinkedIn
Madhi also brings experience as a Startup Mentor with Pioneers Club Germany and Wadhwani Foundation, Guest Lecturer at SRH University Berlin, Mentor at Imagine Foundation e.V., Startup Advisor, Angel Investor and Founder Institute graduate.
With a LinkedIn community of 27,000+ followers, he can also help founders think about how to build professional credibility, thought leadership and visibility around both themselves and their startups.
The session will be hands-on and founder-focused — bring your idea, MVP, product challenge, AI use case or startup roadblock, and we can work through it together.
Featuring
Alongside my industry role, I am:
- Startup Mentor – Pioneers Club, Germany
- Startup Mentor – Wadhwani Foundation
- Guest Lecturer – SRH University Berlin, including mentoring students on startups and product building
- Mentor – Imagine Foundation e.V.
- Startup Advisor – Orrizonte Technologies
- Angel Investor – KonnectNXT
- Graduate of the Founder Institute
I enjoy working hands-on with early-stage teams,helping them clarify the problem they are solving, validate assumptions, define an MVP, establish measurable milestones and convert ideas into executable product roadmaps.
I am also developing doctoral research around AI for product development.