Instructor Profile

Patrick started off his career as a concert pianist. At the age of fourteen, he got accepted into the University of Music and Dramatic Arts Mozarteum, Salzburg. Two years later, he made his debut at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall with Tschaikowsky’s first Piano Concerto. After graduating from High School, Patrick shifted gears and followed another passion by studying Law at the University of Augsburg. After gathering work experience at top law firms such as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Deloitte, Baker & McKenzie and the German Ministry of Justice, Patrick booked a plane ticket to Silicon Valley to pursue a Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Santa Clara School of Law. Amidst the headquarters of Apple, Microsoft & Google, Patrick met plenty of entrepreneurs, software engineers and startup founders who inspired him to start his own company at the age of 22. While spending his days in the library dealing with patent and copyright law, Patrick spent his nights building his first company together with his business partner Sandor Kiss. California was the beginning of a wonderful journey. With the creativity of a musician, the passion of an entrepreneur and the analytical skills of a lawyer, Patrick is working as a performance marketer and consultant for startups, mid-sized companies, and international corporations. In 2015, his businesses Madfox Media, Adbaker and Baydream Media were responsible for distributing well over 250,000 digital products in 17 different markets. Education • University of Music and Dramatic Arts Mozarteum Salzburg, Concert Piano (2008) • Leopold Mozart Institute for Highly Gifted Children (2008) • University of Santa Clara School of Law (2013) • University of Augsburg, Law (2016) Businesses • Baydream Media (Co-Founder) • Adbaker (Co-Founder) • 6h Media (Venture Partner / Head of Business Development) • Madfox Media (Co-Founder)