2 minutes. Your URL. A customer profile worth using.
Most founders can describe their product. They can't describe their customer. Not in a way that actually changes how they sell.
HubSpot for Startups built a free tool to fix that. Paste in your URL, answer a few quick questions, and it generates a structured profile of your best-fit customer. Firmographics, buying triggers, the works.
Takes 2 minutes. No spreadsheet required.
In partnership with
You're Invited: Investing Moves to Boost After-Tax Returns
You've worked hard to fund your portfolio — your investment strategy should work just as hard to maximize your after-tax returns.
On September 17, join Range's CFPs and CPAs live for the practical moves that put more of your returns back in your pocket.
What we'll cover:
Investment moves to maximize your after-tax returns
How tax-loss harvesting can lower the taxes you owe
When direct indexing works (and when it doesn't)
How to build a diversified portfolio that reduces tax drag.
Range is all-in-one AI wealth management — tax, investments, retirement, and estate in one place. Bring your questions for the live Q&A. Free to attend, and seats are limited.
This webinar is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Range defines "high earners" as households with income over $300k.
New month, fresh stack of rules. Some of September's changes are easy to miss — until they hit your platform beer, your shopping receipt, or your phone at 11am on a Thursday. Here are the 7 that actually affect life in Germany: what changed, and what it means for you.
⏱️ The 30-second version
Sep 1 — Alcohol ban starts at train stations (full rollout by Oct 15); low-cost tax help opens up to people with rental income.
Sep 10 — Nationwide warning-day test at 11am (sirens + phone alerts).
Sep 12 — EU Data Act: you get access to the data your connected devices generate.
Sep 19–Oct 4 — Oktoberfest in Munich.
Sep 27 — Greenwashing crackdown + shops must show your 2-year warranty rights.
1. 🚉 Alcohol is being banned at train stations
Deutsche Bahn's ban on drinking alcohol on station premises began on 1 September at Berlin Hbf, Berlin Gesundbrunnen, Kiel and Braunschweig, and rolls out to all ~5,400 stations by 15 October. The rule covers the station grounds only — not cafés and restaurants inside the station, and not trains with a dining car.
Daily news for curious minds.
Be the smartest person in the room. 1440 navigates 100+ sources to deliver a comprehensive, unbiased news roundup — politics, business, culture, and more — in a quick, 5-minute read. Completely free, completely factual.
What it means for you: that Feierabend beer on the platform is now off-limits at a growing list of stations. Grab it at the Bahnhof café or wait for the train's Bordrestaurant instead. Details →
2. 🛡️ Shops must now show your 2-year warranty rights
From 27 September, retailers have to display a standardized notice reminding you that new goods come with a legal minimum two-year warranty (Gewährleistung) — separate from any voluntary manufacturer guarantee.
What it means for you: when something you bought breaks within two years, the law already had your back — now the shop is required to say so at the point of sale, so it's harder to be fobbed off. Details →
3. 🌱 The greenwashing crackdown begins
Also from 27 September, vague environmental claims like "climate-neutral," "eco-friendly" or "green" can no longer be used without solid evidence, under the EU's EmpCo directive written into Germany's competition law (UWG). Recognized, independently certified ecolabels are still allowed.
What it means for you: the "climate-neutral" sticker on your groceries, clothes and flights now actually has to mean something — or it's off the label. Details →
4. 💶 More people can get low-cost tax help
From 1 September, the income cap for people with rental and leasing income was removed. That means Lohnsteuerhilfevereine (income-tax assistance associations) can now help landlords and small property owners they previously had to turn away.
What it means for you: if you rent out a flat or a room, you can now use a low-cost tax-help association for your return instead of paying full price for a Steuerberater. Details →
5. 📊 You get access to your devices' data
A key part of the EU Data Act kicks in on 12 September: makers of connected products — cars, smart-home gadgets, industrial machines — must design them so you can access the data they generate and share it with a third party you choose.
What it means for you: more control over the data your car and smart devices quietly collect, and the freedom to take it to a cheaper repair shop or service. Details →
6. 📢 Your phone will blare on 10 September
It's Warntag, the nationwide warning-day test. At 11am on 10 September, cell-broadcast alerts, sirens and warning apps go off across Germany at the same time to test the emergency system. An all-clear signal follows around 11:45.
What it means for you: don't panic when your phone screeches and sirens sound — it's a planned drill, not an emergency. Details →
7. 🍺 And the fun one: Oktoberfest is back
Munich's Oktoberfest runs 19 September – 4 October 2026 on the Theresienwiese. The Mayor taps the first keg ("O'zapft is!") at noon on the opening Saturday. Tent hours: Mon–Thu 10am–11:30pm, Fri 10am–midnight, Sat 9am–midnight, Sun 9am–11:30pm.
What it means for you: entry to the grounds is free — but book tent tables and your Bayern-bound train tickets early, because both vanish fast. Plan your visit →
That's your September rundown. Which of these actually changes something for you — the platform beer, the tax help, or the Wiesn? Hit reply and let us know, and forward this to a friend who's still trying to figure out life in Germany.