HISTORY
2008
During the first years at medical university, Mathias Stockinger realised, that as a doctor he was limited to treating only one patient at a time. Striving to achieve the greatest possible good for the greatest number of people, studying film school (for medical education) parallel to medicine, was a logical way (2007-2009). Founding the sole proprietorship "Dandelion e.U." (film production) in 2008, planning to do only that - but listening to his mother's advice, focused on finishing medical university first.
2014
After winning € 1 000 000,- "starting capital" at the Austrian edition of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" (TV) in 12/2013. Still a medical student, Mathias Stockinger founded "DUXDEI GMBH" (GMBH = LLC) in 01/2014. Originally as a film production, replacing "Dandelion e.U.". But listening to the advice of Austrian film industry professionals, stating: "If you want to invest a million into a film project - you can as well burn it." (Considering that the Austrian film industry is maintained at a level of subsistence only by government subsidies, this seemed reasonable.)
But how to build a lifelong sustainable business?
So he again focused on completing his medical studies first, becoming a medical doctor in 2015, starting the hospital internship the same month.
2017
While distance learning at law school, during his medical residency. A solution arrived in the form of an insolvent company estate - he could buy the company offices at about 60% of the value for roughly € 950 000,- . Thereby reducing running costs to a minimum - enabling the lifelong perpetuation of the DUXDEI business, sustainable even on a moderate doctors salary .
2025
Although "DUXDEI GMBH" was founded in 2014, due to working full-time as a doctor in the hospital (>48h) and then as a military doctor - progress was limited to grinding after hours and holidays. DUXDEI the vision has evolved into a whole ecosystem, keeping the idealistic goal.
Since DUXDEI is a parent company/startup studio with auxiliary services - it was decided to launch it together with its first startup domaintastic.com in 04/2025 (after resigning from active military duty to avoid conflicts of interest). Now working only part time (>24h) as a prehospital emergency doctor, gives the necessary work/work balance - and time!
CEO & FOUNDER
Dr. Mathias Stockinger
The CEO/founder of DUXDEI business group,
Dr. Mathias Stockinger is an emergency doctor, a military doctor and an engineer. He has also won the Austrian edition of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" in 2013 - becoming a millionaire at age 27. He is fluent is several languages including German, English, Italian
and Japanese.