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# From Vision To Victory - What It Takes to Succeed in Tech Today


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 10, 2025
- **Time:** 17:30–18:00 (30 min)
- **Room:** Mainstage
- **Event:** World Congress 2025

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1402-from-vision-to-victory-what-it-takes-to-succeed-in-tech-today)

## Description

A new wave of entrepreneurial spirit is sweeping across Western countries, with start-up formation reaching an all-time high - particularly in the IT sector. Young founders are launching their ventures with great enthusiasm and passion. Yet, despite this momentum, failure rates have surged to over 95%.

What does it take to succeed in today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape - especially as AI continues to disrupt the very foundations of Western society? This presentation offers key insights into that question, drawing from both current trends and the personal experiences of Wolfgang Platz, founder of Austria's first unicorn.

## Speaker

### [Wolfgang Platz](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@wolfgang-platz)

Founder of Tricentis, Founder and CEO of Katharo Ventures


## Related talks at this congress

- [Successful talent development in tech: A joint journey of executives and talents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/650-successful-talent) — Alexander Weißhaupt, Stefan Menschner, Tabitha Kleine, Vanessa Zellien
- [The Technology Revolution: Mastering the Challenges of Radical Change](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/504-the-technology) — Dominik Krimpmann
- [How Visionary Leaders Drive Transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/526-how-visionary) — Anu Bharadwaj, Boris Nemsic, Tobias Schlottke, Wolfgang Wendt
- [Five things in tech that matter and we have to make work](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/928-five-things-in-tech) — Christian Heilmann