Show Notes
Most of the MedTech companies today operate across borders – and inevitably run into cultural friction points along the way.
Lamborghini Sotelo, Project Manager at Corscience, and Andras Farkas, Sales Manager North America at Corscience, both bring multicultural backgrounds and know these challenges firsthand.
In this episode, they discuss the biggest differences between German and American work culture: why Germans plan a year ahead while Americans prefer to focus on the next three steps; why deadlines in the US are more of a negotiation starting point while in Germany they're set in stone; and why German directness can feel harsh to Americans – while American politeness often sounds like wasted time to Germans. Through real-world examples, including a joint NASA project, they show how cultural understanding becomes the foundation for successful international collaboration.
________________ Andras Farkas | Sales Manager North America, Corscience Experienced in international sales and strategic partnerships, Andras helps US companies establish themselves in the European market faster.
Lamborghini Sotelo | AI Expert, Corscience Long-standing project manager at Corscience, now working as a consultant on AI topics in medical technology.
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