In September 2019, the team and I said goodbye to our partner and co-founder Holger. Holger succumbed to a short and very serious illness at the beginning of August. With him, a unique person left us — someone who shaped many of those reading this, both professionally and personally.

Holger was a visionary, a hippie — and at the same time a little bit of a square. With that mixture he knew how to inspire young people in particular, and to give them the space they needed to try things out and grow with a sense of security.

I was lucky enough to call him my mentor — to learn from our conversations, to be inspired by them, and to become a little wiser and more experienced with every step.

Even without being the public face of DAYONE, much of what he stood for is still in our DNA today.

Despite the shock and the grief, I also carry a sense of anticipation. The anticipation of driving forward, with colleagues and partners, the vision we began together: at DAYONE, moving things with a mixture of young talent and experienced "enablers", through new perspectives and innovative ideas.

And through all of it, let us never forget how precious life is — and with what intensity we should enjoy it.

Nico Wohlgemuth
Managing Partner