Ben's Planet
My planet is my knowledge hub: Here, I share what I learn about physics and beyond as blog posts.
Benjamin Wolba
Welcome to my Personal Website
I am helping technical founders to turn their sci-fi vision into
reality.
That's why I am working as an
Associate
at
Lunar Ventures, a
Berlin-based venture capital firm. We invest pre-revenue at
pre-seed/seed stage in computer science moonshots e.g. in
cryptography, machine learning, databases, developer tools, and
much more.
If you’re a technical founder whose struggle is to explain your
vision to investors, we set up a fund for you. Please contact me
on
LinkedIn
or via email:
benjamin@lunar.vc
Before joining Lunar, I completed my Ph.D. in theoretical physics
at the age of 24, wrote two books about education, and I still
bootstrapping a publishing house:
Visual Ink Publishing.
I also love traveling, reading, and photography.
Interests
I am interested into a broad range of topics that may serve as conversation starters
Some of my most favourite books include
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- Sapiens and Homo Deus by Yuval Harari
- Factfulness by Hans Rosling
- Doing Good Better by William MacAskill
- The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Projects
These side projects I am pursuing in my spare time – let me know if you can help with any of these in some way.
Stochastic Processes
Together with Prof. Benjamin Friedrich I am turning the notes of his lecture on 'Stochastic Processes' into a book.
Visual Ink Publishing
I have founded a small publishing house, publishing books in the realm of education – completely open-source.
Early Study
When I registered for the program "early study" at TU Dresden as a
pupil, I would have never imagined finishing undergraduate studies
in physics three years later.
It all began with a lecture about experimental physics in the
first term. After passing its exam, I continued freshly motivated
to participate in early study in the following terms. Driven by
curiosity and thanks to the constant support of both my high
school and university, I completed courses originally not intended
for early students and took exams of lectures I could not
attend.
After three years, I had finished the Bachelor of Science in
physics. During these three years, for sure, I have learned tons
of physics. But, more importantly, I have also learned to manage
myself and handle multiple projects – reliably, persistently,
simultaneously.
In 2019 I wrote the first book about 'Early Study.'
What began as a pilot project around the turn of the
millennium inspired universities throughout Germany with its
success and prepares early students today for tomorrow's
studies.
Based on three years of my own experience and a recent
survey by the Deutsche Telekom Stiftung, this book tells a
story of how early study can succeed.