Tim Teege
About
I'm a stay-at-home dad of four and founder of Speechbox, an online chat widget.
Experiences
- Stay-at-Home Dad of 4 at Teege FamilyStay home with our four daughters while Sophie works
My wife doubled her hours as a doctor. The days are long, but father-daughter weekends in Paris and Brussels help.
- RUNNING IN THE EURan a marathon in every EU capital over seven years
From 2011 to 2018 I ran all 28, then wrote Running in the EU. Kindle sales go to Doctors Without Borders.
- Founder and developer at SpeechboxBuilt a chat widget in a weekend that grew on its own
I coded it while bored at an internship in Munich. Signups came through search, and some months topped 10M page views.
- World Marathon MajorsQualified for Boston by accident, then ran all six Majors
Berlin 2013 and London 2015 weren't part of a plan. After Boston and New York, Tokyo closed the set in 2026.
- Managing Partner at 200 OK GmbHSold my web agency when the work stopped being fun
I chased 10 employees, got to 7, and asked if I wanted this or felt I had to. I sold both companies in 2023.
- Bienwald MarathonBroke three hours in a race meant as practice
Voices I respect said I didn't have it in me. My friend Chris made me believe, and I ran 2:58:44 at Bienwald.
- Marathon guideWrote the marathon guide I wish I'd had as a beginner
It's for people who always assumed a marathon was for other people, with a realistic path to the finish line.
- Early lifeCoded GeoCities sites as a kid, and it became my job
My first PC was a 486 around 1996. With friends I built PC cases out of Beck's beer crates.