Launch, grow and enter new markets with practical operating support

No. STEM, robotics and education are my strongest proof domain from the last eight years, but my operating experience is broader. I also built and scaled an e-commerce business in the kids vertical to a top-3 national position, worked with different business models through consulting, and have seen many versions of the same core problems: unclear offers, weak acquisition, messy operations, poor unit economics and growth that does not yet translate into profit.

Yes. I can help with the practical side of starting: business model, offer, first customers, go-to-market, operations and the early decisions that shape whether the company can actually work. Germany has its own administrative logic and rules, but in my view the launch itself is often less dramatic than people expect. The harder part usually starts after registration: finding demand, building reliable operations, understanding the numbers and reaching profitability.

Yes. I am based in Munich, Germany, and work with clients across Germany and Europe. I am also interested in selected projects connected to the US and Latin America, especially where business launch, market entry, education, STEM, robotics, distribution or partnerships matter.

I help companies move from market interest to practical execution: positioning, local trust, first-channel logic, distributor and partner search, education or retail channel development, pilots, first contracts and the operating structure needed to support the market after launch.

Yes. I have successful experience helping WhalesBot move into Germany, including support around first major contracts, and 5+ years of experience with OEM production in India and China, including supplier work, sourcing, product logic and logistics.

For STEM suppliers, European market entry is not only about finding a distributor. The product also needs a usable education layer. Many suppliers have "lessons", but they are not adapted to the actual formats where the product must work: schools, after-school clubs, holiday camps, competition preparation, teacher-led workshops or B2B learning programs.

That curriculum layer is often the difference between a kit that gets used and expanded, and a kit that ends up on a shelf. Teachers usually do not have the time or product knowledge to build this from scratch. My strength is connecting the product, curriculum, teacher workflow, local education expectations and commercial channel into something that can actually be adopted.

A company like LEGO shows how important this is: they invest heavily in content, educator support and learning materials because they understand that schools do not buy hardware alone. They buy a product that helps teachers teach.

Yes, especially when the issue is not only traffic, but the whole operating system behind growth. My background includes scaling e-commerce in the kids vertical, working across offer, acquisition, assortment, operations, unit economics and repeat purchase logic. For European e-commerce projects, I can help clarify positioning, improve acquisition, connect marketing with operations, and make growth more measurable and profitable.

Yes. This is one of my strongest areas. I manage marketing and business development in robotics education and have direct operating experience with classes, camps, locations, teachers, B2B partnerships, local acquisition, conversion and retention. The work is usually about more than getting leads: the offer, schedule, team capacity, pricing, communication and delivery quality all affect customer growth.

Not only founders. I also work with education companies, enterprise teams and product teams that want to launch a new education product, academy, learning initiative, partnership model or market format. The fit is strongest when the company needs someone who can connect strategy with practical execution.

It depends on the situation. Sometimes it starts with a focused diagnostic to understand the business, funnel, operations and numbers. Sometimes it becomes a focused project around market entry, acquisition, operations or offer design. In other cases, I work closer to an operating partner or entrepreneur-in-residence role, helping move the work forward over time.

Stemgateway is Eugene Charikov's independent consulting practice. Liga der Roboter is part of Eugene's operating background and public proof of experience, but Stemgateway does not disclose confidential company information, proprietary curriculum, customer data, internal documents or trade secrets of Liga der Roboter or any other company.

The closest description is operating partner work. Sometimes it includes strategic sparring, sometimes execution, sometimes market or operational diagnosis. But the goal is always practical: clearer decisions, better execution, stronger operations and a business that can sell, operate and scale.