Parhaat Swisspreneur Podcastit (2024)

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EP #451 - Nicole Kleger: Why Lab Grown Meat Won’t Kill You 30:50

1d ago30:50

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Timestamps: 8:20 - The current state of the lab meat industry 14:10 - Does lab meat have the same nutritional value & taste? 15:40 - Sallea’s go-to-market strategy 17:45 - When all your partners are also startups 20:30 - What happens to the farmers? This episode was sponsored by NordPass. Use code “swisspreneur” at checkout to get 30% off Business …

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EP #450 - Gzim Hasani: Building A Holistic Financial Advisory Company 53:20

5d ago53:20

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Timestamps: 2:14 - Why go into banking in 2008? 10:52 - Working with college students and retirees 20:00 - How does smzh make money? 24:41 - Sponsoring events to acquire new clients 44:20 - Getting to 60K clients This episode was co-produced with ⁠smzh⁠. About Gzim Hasani: Gzim Hasani is the CEO of and a partner at smzh, an independent financial ad…

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EP #449 - Jürg Jost: Time-of-Flight Tech, from Here to the Moon 44:20

9d ago44:20

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Timestamps: 8:03 - Time-of-flight technology 15:43 - Whom do semiconductor companies sell to? 19:14 - Changing from CEO to CTO 29:54 - Managing investor expectations 32:54 - Going to the moon Check out our FREE go-to-market masterclass with Ankita Mehta and Soumya Dash. About Jürg Jost: Jürg Jost is the founder, former CEO and current CTO of the se…

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EP #448 - Gaëlle Andreatta: The Alchemists Turning Metal into Foam 43:09

16d ago43:09

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Timestamps: 4:38 - Gaëlle’s craziest year 9:56 - Turning metal into foam 16:34 - High innovative customers 25:23 - Hiring people as a 6 month year old company 29:03 - Having the team be 2/3s women Check out our FREE go-to-market masterclass. About Gaëlle Andreatta: Gaëlle Andreatta is the co-founder and CTO of apheros, a startup manufacturing metal…

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EP #447 - Stefan Schärer: Building and Exiting a PropTech Startup in Switzerland 47:30

19d ago47:30

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Timestamps: 3:57 - From neuportal to Houzy 10:20 - Building up new revenue streams over time 13:18 - Is Switzerland too small a market? 20:45 - Getting acquired by UBS and Baloise 32:43 - Did they make money out of the deal? This episode was co-produced with smzh. About Stefan Schärer: Stefan Schärer is the co-founder and former CEO of the proptech…

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EP #446 - Fabio Ronga: The Hard Road to a $300M Valuation 1:09:21

23d ago1:09:21

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Timestamps: 5:20 - Workaholics having fun 15:35 - Market validation 33:33 - Why Switzerland is the best headquarters 46:19 - Instilling company values 54:30 - Selling 100% of your shares About Fabio Ronga: Fabio Ronga is the co-founder and CEO of beqom, a cloud-based compensation management solution. He holds a master's degree in Business Informati…

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EP #444 - Priyanka Dutta Passecker: What If You Healed Chronic Wounds With a Spray? 36:38

1M ago36:38

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Check out our FREE go-to-market masterclass with Ankita Mehta and Soumya Dash. Timestamps: 4:19 - Being an immigrant and being an entrepreneur 7:23 - Convincing your boss to help you start a startup 10:30 - What are chronic wounds? 16:10 - Making personalized therapies affordable 24:00 - The long development cycles in biotech About Priyanka Dutta P…

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EP #443 - Andreas Krümmel: Insurance in Switzerland, From the 80s Until Now 47:01

1M ago47:01

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Timestamps: 6:05 - The value chain of insurance companies 14:26 - Why having a strategy is essential 20:22 - Is Switzerland digitized enough? 24:22 - Is digitization a generational issue? 35:15 - Being a board member at smzh This episode was co-produced with smzh. About Andreas Krümmel: Andreas Krümmel is the former CEO at Generali Switzerland and …

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EP #442 - Alessandro Ofner: How This Microcapsule Tech Can Change Pharma, Cosmetics & Cuisine 39:11

1M ago39:11

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Timestamps: 6:45 - What is microencapsulation used for? 13:58 - Choosing a use case vs covering operating expenses 21:53 - Why trust matters most in B2B 27:04 - Why hire an external CEO 28:50 - Founders take themselves too seriously This episode was sponsored by NordPass. Use code “swisspreneur” at checkout to get 30% off Business and Teams plans. …

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EP #441 - Regula Buob: How Coaching Helps Swiss Startups Be Successful 46:17

1M ago46:17

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Timestamps: 3:00 - Are education and entrepreneurship connected? 13:41 - Switzerland needs growth stage funds 26:20 - Failure culture in Switzerland 33:52 - Female entrepreneurship in Switzerland 41:30 - Where is the Swiss startup ecosystem headed? This episode was co-produced with the Female Founders Initiative. About Regula Buob: Regula Buob is t…

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EP #440 - Tobias Reichmuth & Marc P. Bernegger: Building Ventures, from Crypto to Longevity 44:00

1M ago44:00

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Timestamps: 7:04 - Tackling a new business topic 18:21 - Getting the incentives right 26:18 - The Maximon business model 34:04 - Maintaining focus as a venture builder 37:09 - Longevity predictions This episode was sponsored by ⁠smzh⁠, your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Tobias Reichmuth & Marc P. Bernegger: Tob…

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EP #439 - Aurelia Frick: How To Make Your Country More Startup-Friendly 48:12

2M ago48:12

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Timestamps: 15:12 - Do high income countries neglect culture? 22:59 - Do we need more societal role models? 24:33 - What role does education play? 30:00 - Liechtenstein’s total blackout 45:09 - What threats are coming Switzerland’s way? This episode was co-produced by smzh, your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Au…

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EP #438 - Beni Huggel: Wie ein Athlete Mindset im Geschäftsleben nützlich ist 46:13

2M ago46:13

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Timestamps: 0:00 - Die Sinnkriese nach der Karriere 9:20 - Firmen wollen ehemalige Profisportler 20:00 - Das two-sided Platform Model des Athletes Network 32:36 - Was bringt die Zukunft für das Athletes Network Über Beni Huggel: Benni Huggel ist Gründer und Head of Sales bei der Athlete's Network, einer Organisation, die Athleten beim Übergang in i…

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EP #437 - Karolis Arbaciauskas: Why Cybersecurity Should Be a Startup’s 1st Priority 35:46

2M ago35:46

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Timestamps: 2:10 - Volunteering and traveling 5:46 - Cybersecurity is for everyone 8:58 - Startups and cybersecurity 10:42 - Why do data breaches happen? 21:02 - Is Europe a good place to build a scaleup? This episode was co-produced/sponsored by NordPass. Use code “swisspreneur” at checkout to get 30% off Business and Teams plans. About Karolis Ar…

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EP #436 - Samantha Anderson: Creating a Circular Economy for Plastics 36:08

2M ago36:08

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Timestamps: 7:13 - The problem with plastic recycling 10:19 - Making plastic recycling cheaper 14:15 - Typical customers for DePoly 18:45 - Going from research to startup 22:12 - Patent strategy and picking your partners About Samantha Anderson: Samantha Anderson is the co-founder and CEO at DePoly, a cleantech startup recycling hard-to-recycle pla…

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EP #435 - Silvan Leibacher: Making a Cost-Competitive Vegan Egg Alternative 17:00

2M ago17:00

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Timestamps: 3:55 - Making a vegan egg replacement in 2024 5:44 - The team behind the food engineering company 8:52 - The B2B clean label food market 10:42 - Solving big supply chain problems 13:20 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur Syndicate About Silvan Leibacher: Silvan Leibacher is the co-founder and CEO of Eggfield, a startup replacing eggs…

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EP #434 - Johannes Tiefenthaler: Why We Need Carbon Capture to Save the Planet 41:50

2M ago41:50

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Timestamps: 11:50 - Why not just emit less carbon? 15:33 - Working with concrete recycling plants 24:18 - Biogas and construction sector 29:19 - Splitting roles as a team About Johannes Tiefenthaler: Johannes Tiefenthaler is the co-founder and co-CEO of neustark, a cleantech startup deploying carbon dioxide removal technology. He holds a PhD from E…

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EP #433 - Christian Hirt: Virtual Reality Training in Switzerland 14:39

2M ago14:39

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Timestamps: 2:33 - Why virtual reality is in a perfect sweet spot 6:10 - The challenge of product-market fit 8:45 - Having a boring competitive landscape 10:29 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur Syndicate About Christian Hirt: Christian Hirt is the co-founder and CEO of AtlasVR, a startup harnessing the power of virtual reality for vocational t…

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EP #432 - Francisco Fernandez: The Universal Banking Platform 50:26

2M ago50:26

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Timestamps: 1:59 - AI 30 years ago 6:49 - A universal banking platform 12:35 - Leadership is a skillset 27:19 - Being obsessed with building things 39:09 - Employee participation at Avaloq About Francisco Fernandez: Francisco Fernandez is the founder and former CEO of Avaloq, a front-to-back software provider for financial institutions around the w…

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EP #431 - Greta Preatoni: How to Relieve Pain For Millions Worldwide 44:58

3M ago44:58

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Timestamps: 4:50 - Developing brain computer interfaces 10:54 - What is diabetic neuropathy? 16:00 - Dealing with a huge market size 17:50 - The challenges of medtech regulation 19:43 - How patent strategy can make or break you This episode was co-produced by the ⁠⁠Female Founders Initiative⁠⁠. About Greta Preatoni: Greta Preatoni is the co-founder…

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EP #430 - James Rilett: Commodity Trading for the Energy Transition 28:07

3M ago28:07

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Timestamps: 1:50 - Why study history 8:24 - Understanding whether risk is mispriced 13:10 - Relocating people to the UAE 16:12 - Sustainability and commodity trading 21:30 - Ideal time for commodity trading About James Rilett: James Rilett is the CPTO at Open Mineral, a startup offering metal commodity trade solutions enabled by a commercial and ma…

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EP #429 - Aurelio Perucca: How to Make Money from Alternative Investments 35:46

3M ago35:46

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Timestamps: 2:36 - What are alternative investments? 8:45 - How much to allocate to alternative investments 11:58 - Alternative investing through Splint Invest 16:10 - Choosing top quality investment opportunities 20:27 - How to sell your splints About Aurelio Perucca: Aurelio Perucca is the co-founder and CEO of Splint Invest, an alternative inves…

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EP #428 - Jessica Farda: The Future of Green Packaging 50:13

3M ago50:13

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Timestamps: 7:54 - From China to Mexico 16:20 - The plastics lobby 22:52 - Finding out your product already exists 36:33 - The Noriwear business model 43:04 - VC money or grants? Click here to apply to join our Founders Slack. About Jessica Farda: Jessica Farda is the co-founder and CEO of Noriware, a cleantech startup producing sustainable packagi…

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EP #427: 4 VCs Discuss Growth Stage Funding 25:16

3M ago25:16

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Timestamps: 3:12 - Switzerland is a pharma country 10:20 - When is it time to raise growth VC money? 13:39 - How do investors consider teams? 19:14 - How many shares should you give away? About Kevin Baxpehler, Diego Braguglia, Harald Nieder & Mike Hobmeier: Kevin Baxpehler is the managing partner at Remagine Ventures, a venture capital fund focuse…

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EP #426 - Tillmann Lang: Can Capitalism Save The Planet? 57:35

3M ago57:35

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Timestamps: 3:50 - Banks investing in nuclear weapons 9:15 - Capitalism and climate change 13:00 - Inyova measuring impact 15:14 - How Inyova works 27:33 - Global inequality & climate change Click here to apply to join our Founders Slack. About Tillmann Lang: Tillmann Lang is the co-founder and CEO of Inyova Impact Investing, an investment platform…

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EP #425 - Enzo Wälchli: Building Your Brand on LinkedIn 38:21

3M ago38:21

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Timestamps: 1:55 - Leaving corporates for Anybotics 5:30 - Why LinkedIn matters for sales 10:34 - Best content form on LinkedIn 26:29 - The virality of videos on LinkedIn Click here to apply to join our Founders Slack. About Enzo Wälchli: Enzo Wälchli is the CCO at Anybotics, a company providing autonomous robotic inspection solutions, and LinkedIn…

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EP #424 - Marcel Salathé: Universities Are the Key to Switzerland’s Success 48:57

3M ago48:57

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Timestamps: 6:59 - Being humbled by Y Combinator 12:20 - EPFL’s extension school 15:47 - What needs fixing in Switzerland 29:25 - Budget cuts for Swiss universities 39:40 - EPFL AI center This episode was sponsored by NordPass. Use code “swisspreneur” at checkout to get 30% off Business and Teams plans. About Marcel Salathé: Marcel Salathé is a pro…

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EP #423 - Thomas Crawford & Daniel Delouya: Building AI-Powered Insurance 19:21

3M ago19:21

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Timestamps: 2:00 - The insurance market so far 5:58 - The rise of AI tools 8:15 - Signing the first 4 commercial agreements 8:47 - Finding AI engineering talent 14:11 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur Syndicate About Thomas Crawford & Daniel Delouya: Thomas Crawford is the co-founder and CEO of Bind, a startup providing AI-powered insurance ta…

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EP #422 - Viktor Calabro: How Coople Became Europe's Largest Digital Staffing Platform 44:58

4M ago44:58

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Timestamps: 7:18 - Selling your MVP 12:19 - Finding co-founders 16:24 - Not focusing enough on specific markets 27:05 - Scaling too early & stepping down as CEO 37:02 - Employee share programs About Viktor Calabro: Viktor Calabro is the founder and former CEO of Coople, Europe's largest digital staffing platform. He previously worked for companies …

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EP #421 - Sean Wassermann & Constantin Marakhov: How to Farm Fish Sustainably 28:15

4M ago28:15

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Timestamps: 3:01 - Liquid vs solid fermentation 8:08 - A decade in the cannabis industry 17:04 - Who Kidemis’ clients are 19:48 - The challenge of technological development 21:03 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur Syndicate About Sean Wassermann & Constantin Marakhov: Sean Wassermann is the CTO at Kidemis, a Swiss feedtech company that applies …

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EP #420 - Yves Béhar: Venture Designing, Entrepreneurship & the Human Spirit 57:45

4M ago57:45

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Timestamps: 2:35 - How Switzerland fell short in the 90s 15:00 - Suffering and the creative process 23:21 - The challenge of designing an office chair 31:28 - Design or die 33:30 - What is a venture designer? This episode was sponsored by NordPass. Use code “swisspreneur” at checkout to get 30% off Business and Teams plans. About Yves Béhar: Yves B…

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EP #419 - Myriam Lingg: Making Prosthetics as a For-Profit Company 44:13

4M ago44:13

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Timestamps: 2:00 - Getting a PhD in Epidemiology 7:50 - Meeting your co-founder at an ETH project 12:48 - Manufacturing prosthetics 23:43 - Big fundraising challenges 33:59 - Keeping the business floating This episode was co-produced by the ⁠Female Founders Initiative⁠. About Myriam Lingg: Myriam Lingg is the co-founder and CEO of macu4, a startup …

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EP #418 - Fajer Mushtaq: Deep Climate Tech in Switzerland 33:56

4M ago33:56

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Timestamps: 4:00 - Water cleaning in Switzerland 6:42 - Water and the agricultural sector 9:14 - Deep tech requires upfront capital 16:20 - Defending high deep tech valuations 22:14 - Convincing top talent to work for a startup About Fajer Mushtaq: Fajer Mushtaq is the co-founder and CEO at Oxyle, a cleantech startup with a game-changing water reme…

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EP #417 - Céline Udriot & Karine Jeanmonod-Wittmer: How to Break Into the American Market 40:52

4M ago40:52

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Timestamps: 6:54 - Why is the US the main startup destination? 8:56 - 3 main challenges of moving to the US 19:40 - Should you move your headquarters? 29:18 - How S-GE can help you in the US This episode was co-produced with Switzerland Global Enterprise. Click ⁠here⁠ to learn more about the Swisstech pavilion at CES 2025, mentioned at the start of…

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EP #416 - Liliane Ableitner: Exnaton 2 Years On 31:14

4M ago31:14

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Timestamps: 2:20 - Exnaton 2 years on 12:01 - To bootstrap or not to bootstrap 17:42 - Getting funded as a climate tech startup 22:00 - Seasonal impact on client acquisition 23:32 - The benefits of market liberalization About Liliane Ableitner: Liliane Ableitner is the co-founder and CEO of Exnaton, a software provider for energy communities, allow…

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EP #415 - Matthias Heuberger: Why Breathing is the True Sports Performance Metric 12:26

4M ago12:26

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Timestamps: 1:17 - Why Matthias started BreezeLabs 4:01 - The Breezelabs team & being an ETH spin-off 6:21 - Dealing with indirect competition 7:25 - Handling the unknown as a founder 8:31 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur Syndicate About Matthias Heuberger: Matthias Heuberger is the founder and CEO of BreezeLabs, a startup developing a new wa…

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EP #414 - Mark Streit & Ben Küffer: Der neue Stern am Schweizer Uhrenhimmel 38:23

4M ago38:23

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Timestamps:1:36 - Der steinige Weg von Mark Streit in die NHL4:32 - Von Breitling zur eigenen Schweizer Uhrenmarke18:28 - Von wo kennen sich Mark Streit und Ben Küeffer22:20 - Braucht es wirklich eine neue Schweizer Uhrenmarke?27:43 - Die Parallelen von Sport und BusinessThis episode was originally a live conversation recorded at a Sport and Busine…

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EP #413 - Elena Maran & Angela di Rosa: Simplifying AI Compliance & Expanding to New Markets 50:39

5M ago50:39

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Timestamps: 7:13 - Democratizing AI 9:37 - You’re right to be worried about AI 11:38 - The EU AI Regulation Act 20:13 - Expanding to the US 32:30 - How to enter a new market This episode was co-produced with Switzerland Global Enterprise. Click here to learn more about the SWISS Pavilion at Singapore Fintech Festival 2024, mentioned at the start of…

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EP #412 - Franz Bittmann: We Deserve Better Kids’ Clothes 47:58

5M ago47:58

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Timestamps: 7:12 - Growing a company for 20 years 12:13 - Kids fashion should be beautiful 16:20 - Going into untapped markets 23:16 - PFC-free clothing and why it matters 43:36 - How to define success Click here to apply to join our Founders Slack. About Franz Bittmann: Franz Bittmann is the founder and CEO of namuk, the Swiss premium-quality and …

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EP #411 - Lea von Bidder: What Happened to AVA Women? 40:56

5M ago40:56

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Timestamps: 4:56 - Having an investor back out 11:45 - Was the AVA exit a good or bad thing? 14:55 - Femtech stopped paying salaries and vendors 21:08 - Moving on to expeerly 30:29 - Is bootstrapping more stressful? About Lea von Bidder: Lea von Bidder is the co-founder and former CEO of AVA Women, a femtech startup advancing women’s reproductive h…

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EP #410 - Catarina Dahlin: How Pajamas Play a Role in Optimizing Sleep 35:18

5M ago35:18

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Timestamps: 1:49 - Innovation in Asian corporates 5:46 - Meeting your husband at a football game 10:30 - Validating pajamas 17:58 - Building a clothing brand in Switzerland 29:34 - The impact of war and weather on sales About Catarina Dahlin: Catarina Dahlin is the co-founder and managing director of Dagsmejan, an innovative and sustainable sleepwe…

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EP #409 - Flavio Rump: Lessons in Sales & Marketing from a DeinDeal Founder 44:23

5M ago44:23

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Timestamps: 4:00 - The true difference between marketing and sales 5:15 - The first DeinDeal customer 9:05 - Google search and Facebook as sales channel 13:23 - Mixing data with intuition 20:41 - Customer development Resources Mentioned: The Four Steps to the Epiphany, Steve Blank The Mom Test, Rob Fitzpatrick This episode was co-produced with UBS …

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EP #408 - Miller Mendoza Jiménez: AI to Tackle Global Food Challenges 1:04:44

5M ago1:04:44

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Timestamps: 8:17 - Building a startup during COVID 16:17 - AI predicting unpredictable climate changes 29:20 - Mindmapping customer problems 44:36 - Bootstrapping when you have to 1:00:11 - Valuing the skill of communication About Miller Mendoza Jiménez: Miller Mendoza Jiménez is the co-founder, CTO and Latin America Regional Manager at Grundo, a t…

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EP #407 - Jonas Karklys: How Nord Security Became a Leader in Digital Security & Privacy 48:10

5M ago48:10

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Timestamps: 6:32 - Race car driving & building a business 11:55 - How NordPass stood out in the market 23:10 - Catering to customers vs staying focused 31:32 - From Lithuania to the world 43:54 - Is Lithuania a startup-friendly country? Resources mentioned: Blackbox Thinking, Matthew Syed Click here to enjoy three months of NordPass Business for fr…

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EP #406 - Danny Chatziprodromou: Breaking Out of the Golden Corporate Cage 34:22

5M ago34:22

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Timestamps: 4:09 - Obstacles to innovation in corporates 10:53 - Starting a startup in your 40s 17:00 - Learning to endure pain 19:40 - Financial planning for your startup 27:36 - What if your startup fails? About Danny Chatziprodromou: Danny Chatziprodromou is the founder and CEO of REOR20, a company developing the next generation of models provid…

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EP #405 - Christoph Bertschy & Gaël Riesen: How to Make Water Free & Profitable 23:13

6M ago23:13

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Timestamps: 5:20 - Making a business out of free water 8:12 - Competition in the advertising world 10:00 - The decrease in the quality of online advertising 13:09 - Distributing 25K bottles 17:21 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur Syndicate About Christoph Bertschy & Gaël Riesen: Gaël Riesen is a co-founder and the Head of Production/Distributi…

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EP #404 - Matthias Bryner: Why You Should Start Investing 45:05

6M ago45:05

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Timestamps: 1:30 - Working for neon 10:22 - Why you should start investing 15:41 - Start investing with findependent 21:44 - Fee structure 36:26 - 5 principles for personal finance Click here to enjoy three months of NordPass Business for free by using the code “swisspreneur”. About Matthias Bryner: Matthias Bryner is the founder of findependent, a…

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EP #403 - Linus Gabrielsson & Pedro Schmidt: Creating the Perfect Sports Drink & Crowdfunding as a Startup 51:10

6M ago51:10

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Timestamps: 8:49 - Pivoting your marketing 12:17 - The key ingredients for sports recovery 17:43 - Distributing through several channels 23:22 - Importing CONDA to Switzerland 33:25 - Developing crowdfunding momentum This episode was co-produced with CONDA.ch. If you want to invest in CONDA.ch with preferential conditions, contact them at investor@…

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EP #402 - Stefanie Flückiger-Mangual: Stopping Non-Genetic Cancer Drug Resistance 37:42

6M ago37:42

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Timestamps: 5:15 - Having a co-founder pass away 10:33 - Drug resistance and cancer patients 18:24 - Clinical development 23:17 - Raising a series A as a biotech 26:43 - Striking partnerships Check out the LinkedIn event for our livestream with Aurelio Perucca on May 22nd. About Stefanie Flückiger-Mangual: Stefanie Flückiger-Mangual is the co-found…

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EP #401 - Eric Laudet: Holistic Healthcare On The Rise 18:10

6M ago18:10

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Timestamps: 1:45 - Leaving Batmaid for Holistiq 8:52 - Holistiq’s incredible traction 10:05 - The healthcare market 12:10 - Hiring the right people as a startup 13:58 - Raising funds through the Swisspreneur Syndicate Click here to apply to join our 2024 Lausanne Scaleup Cruise. About Eric Laudet: Eric Laudet is the founder and CEO of Holistiq, a s…

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