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Tim Cortinovis

Tim Cortinovis is an author and keynote speaker who applies AI to sales and business automation. He completed an MA in Spanish and German linguistics at the University of Hamburg in 2001 after studying in Hamburg, Málaga and Havana. In November 2007, he described himself as the first German to publish a novel entirely as a podcast, and he began international company keynotes in 2011, drawing on more than 15 years in sales and marketing. A September 2022 episode of Irgendwas mit Vertrieb discussed sales automation and AI, and his 2024 book Homo Automaticus explored AI and automation. The Single-Handed Unicorn sets out a solo business model using AI tools and freelance workers, and a November 2025 podcast used his AI clone to discuss agentic selling; as of October 2026, he is a keynote speaker and author focused on agentic revenue systems.

Born
1972
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Timeline

  1. 2001

    An MA in linguistics

    He completes an MA in Spanish and German linguistics at the University of Hamburg in 2001. He studies Spanish and German in Hamburg, Málaga and Havana.

  2. November 2007

    A novel as a podcast

    In November 2007, he describes himself as the first German to publish a novel entirely as a podcast. His debut appears online in 42 episodes.

  3. Since 2011

    International sales keynotes

    Since 2011, he gives keynotes to international companies including Siemens, ING, Avaya, Arvato and E.ON. He draws on more than 15 years in international sales and marketing to speak about sales automation and digital sales.

  4. September 2022

    Sales automation podcast

    On September 9, 2022, he discusses automation and artificial intelligence on Irgendwas mit Vertrieb. The episode features his book So geht Vertrieb in Zukunft and describes automation as fuel for business growth.

  5. April 2024

    Homo Automaticus

    He publishes Homo Automaticus in April 2024. The book explores human development alongside AI and automation.

  6. February 2025

    The Single-Handed Unicorn

    A virtual launch for The Single-Handed Unicorn is scheduled for February 24, 2025. The book presents a model for solo founders to build a billion-dollar company by pairing a suitable problem with AI tools and freelance workers.

  7. November 2025

    The Agentic Revenue Brief

    In November 2025, he releases the episode “From Experiment to Exponential: Mastering the AI-Agent Sales Revolution” for The Agentic Revenue Brief. His AI clone voices its discussion of agentic selling.

  8. As of October 2026

    Agentic AI for revenue teams

    For HORESTA Årsdag 2026, he is scheduled to discuss how AI agents may change business. As of October 2026, he is an international keynote speaker and author focused on agentic AI for sales and revenue teams, helping commercial leaders build revenue systems around autonomous agents.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Universität Hamburg. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Universität Hamburg. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  3. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Universität Hamburg. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.
  4. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI each year from 1955 to 2025, tracing the shift from university labs to companies.

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  1. Hire Tim Cortinovis | Leading Sales Speaker londonkeynotespeakersagency.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Profil - Tim Cortinovis cortinovis.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Tim Cortinovis, Agentic AI Keynote Speaker & Author Keynote Speaker at Speakers Associates speakersassociates.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. Prva knjiga kao "podcast" zvučni zapis dw.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. HORESTA Årsdag 2026: AI-agenter som fremtidens medarbejdere shop.horesta.dk. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. Automatisierung im Vertrieb: Interview mit Tim Cortinovis plus.rtl.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. Homo Automaticus Book Launch Team - Tim Cortinovis cortinovis.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  8. Empresas unipersonales valuadas en US$ 1.000 millones: así serán los futuros unicornios forbesargentina.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  9. Virtual Book Launch Event: The Single-Handed Unicorn - Tim Cortinovis cortinovis.de. Checked 21 October 2026.
  10. From Experiment to Exponential: Mastering the AI-Agent Sales Revolution - Tim Cortinovis cortinovis.de. Checked 21 October 2026.