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84 W e met Anne and Steffen in their office right off the city centre opposite Leipzig Zoo. With a warm welcome and a hot cof- fee we asked them some questions regarding their newly founded company Mindbits. What is the meaning of the name Mindbits? Anne: The name came to me while driving in my car. ʻMindʼ represents the creative work and the idea of what we do. ʻBitsʼ, as in pieces, means we are giving all our clients a bit of our idea. You completed your studies at the SAE Insti- tute Leipzig. Did you get to know each other while studying? Anne: Yes. The first time I became aware of SAE was an open day in 2009. I was there with a friend and was just there as a companion. But I was amazed by the school and began my Web- design & Development Diploma in September 2009. This was when I ca accomplishing the Diplom for the Bachelor Degree, degree centre at the time. thought about founding a team. What was the turning point? Anne: While working for o a business plan. Thinking into this task, we decided do it the right way. The id our trips to Berlin by train energy into the idea and m the task to make it a more Steffen: It was really impo developing all the plans Berlin quite effectively an end of our studies. In my to think about the future. contact with a lot of know us on our way. Actually th coaching. Which official institutions w Anne: I was surprised by and Commerce (IHK, kammer) in a most posit helpful and are respondin Furthermore there is al interesting seminars being information there is a poo PEOPLE & BUSINESS // MINDBITS – ANNEKATHRIN ECKERT AND STEFFEN KRAGELIN Photo:ChristophErdmann, SAEInstituteLeipzig Their office near the city centre

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