Swisspreneur Show

Timestamps: 3:20 - Competitor quality vs quantity 6:06 - The ILEVE founding team 11:07 - Standing for Swiss quality 16:58 - The growing pains of startups 20:04 - The ILEVE deal on the Swisspreneur syndicate About Simon Krähenbühl and Silvia Nadenbousch: Simon Krähenbühl and Silvia Nadenbousch are the co-founders of ILEVE OPTICS , an eyewear brand which consists of two separate lines: LARS Brillen,...

This episode was sponsored by quitt.business . Timestamps: 02:18 - Their career backgrounds 06:25 - Starting a company with a romantic partner 12:57 - Convincing customers to buy their product 20:37 - Importance of customer experience 30:17 - How did acquisition change their view on growth? About Daniel Meyer and Marie So: Daniel Meyer  and  Marie So  are the co-founders and CEO and CSO, respectiv...

Timestamps: 01:06 - The motivation to start the company 07:26 - The team’s experience 12:19 - How do they stand out in the market? 14:36 - Toughest challenge so far 17:47 - Raising capital About Jon Eisler: Jon Eisler is the co-founder & CEO of Everyman , who are improving access to men's health through digital innovation. Jon received a BA in Business Administration from St. Gallen. After...

Timestamps: 03:54 - Starting her first company in Syria  11:13 - First contact with Switzerland 16:12 - Explaining what biomarkers are 19:10 - How Rea Diagnostics helps determine pre-term birth symptoms 21:55 -  Rea Diagnostic’s go-to-market process About Loulia Kassem: Loulia Kassem is the co-founder and CEO of Rea Diagnostics , a medtech company that created a device to help pregnant women and t...

Timestamps: 08:43 - Bad experiences when first starting their companies 12:15 - Going from university into entrepreneurship 18:23 - The stress of running out of money 24:54 - Dealing with loneliness 34:24 - Importance of humbleness About Carlo Badini, Jeremias Meier, Flavio Pfaffhauser and Aileen Zumstein: Carlo Badini is the founder and CEO of Pabio , a company that gets your apartment fully furn...

Timestamps: 05:45 - Managing uncertain paths 06:38 - Advice for companies focusing on profitability 11:17 - How to look after employees in hard times 16:13 - Convincing people to invest in uncertain times 26:14 - Advice to early startups About Philipp Stauffer, Myriam Locher & Flavio Pfaffhauser: Philipp Stauffer is the co-founder and Managing Director of FYRFLY Venture Partners , an early-sta...

Timestamps: 04:16 - Selling Kiva to Amazon 07:43 - Working with hardware and software 16:23 - Their business models 25:46 - Ways to lower carbon footprint 31:13 - Reasons Switzerland is a good place to start a company About Raffaello D'Andrea: Raffaello D'Andrea is the co-founder and CEO of Verity , a robotics company specializing in self-flying drones that conduct warehouse inspections. H...

Timestamps: 8:11 - Building trust in your co-founder 6:10 - Samurais and startups 11:49 - Well-designed values 17:05 - Co-designing with users 21:04 - Defining work/life balance About Fred Destin: Fred Destin is the founder of Stride Venture Capital , an artisan venture capital fund focused primarily on the U.K. and France. He received his Master's from Solvay Brussels School of Economics and...

Timestamps: 2:40 - Judith’s non-linear career path 10:26 - How to separate work from your personal life 17:20 - Climate crisis contribution 21:06 - How does the leasing model work? 34:30 - Finding the right clients About Judith Häberli: Judith Häberli is the co-founder and COO of Urban Connect , which offers low-emission shared mobility solutions for companies. Judith's path to entrepreneurshi...

Timestamps: 3:02 - How Crypto is currently doing 9:25 - Why the ultra-wealthy invest in Crypto 13:39 - Investing in different countries 30:42 - What is their business management model? 38:45 - A healthy relationship between cost, benefit and potential About Marc Seidel: Marc Seidel is a co-initiator & strategy manager at AltAlpha Strategies , which provides innovative and effective alternative...

Timestamps: 06:06 - Having no entrepreneurial background 13:31 - Why Tigran dropped out of his PhD program 17:15 - The industries targeted by SuperAnnotate 18:25 - The business model behind it 24:28 - The importance of mentorship support About Tigran Petrosyan: Tigran Petrosyan is the co-founder and president of SuperAnnotate , an end-to-end platform to annotate, version, and manage data for your...

Timestamps: 04:28 - Humanitarian Background 10:58 - Gen Z’s need their own LinkedIn 17:46 - What is their Business Model? 19:06 - The Chicken and Egg Problem 21:15 - Goals for a Greener Economy About Omar Bawa:   Omar Bawa is the co-founder and COO of Goodwall , whose mission is to level the professional playing field for youth globally, helping 2m+ young talent in 150+ countries develop skills, s...

Timestamps: 03:22 - Swiss women in STEM 08:10 - The high demand for incontinence testing 10:07 - Positive feedback from trials 15:29 - The challenges when conducting trials 20:17 - Funding difficulties About Deana Mohr-Haralampieva:  Deana Mohr-Haralampieva is the CEO & co-founder at MUVON Therapeutics , a groundbreaking startup developing a therapeutic platform for the regeneration of skeleta...

Timestamps: 01:23 - Choosing robotics as his career 08:06 - Building a customer base 17:28 - How AI is used in robotics 19:47 - What does RaaS entail? (Robotics as a Service) 32:17 - How to raise money in a tricky economy About Péter Fankhauser: Péter Fankhauser is the CEO and co-founder at ANYbotics , a robotics company that develops autonomous robots for industrial inspections. He started his ro...

Timestamps: 8:17 - The great 24 hour adventure  15:15 - Dealing with the crypto dip 18:52 - How to handle market collapse  25:55 - The impact of inflation when holding cash  39:05 - Advice for investing in uncertain times  About Cédric Waldburger: Cédric Waldburger describes himself as a startup investor, an essentialist, and an explorer, and from a young age he knew he wanted to start his own ven...

Timestamps: 08:06 - Starting a company during the financial crisis 15:30 - Ethical debates surrounding animal testing 16:25 - The InSphero business model 25:18 - Getting funding with a science-based product 29:58 - Working between Switzerland and the US About Jan Lichtenberg: Jan Lichtenberg is the CEO and board member of InSphero , a medtech company specializing in 3D printed models used for in v...

Timestamps: 4:46 - The evolution of the Swiss ecosystem  11:08  - Building a resilient company 31:41 - Work/life balance 32:40 - Frank’s 3 biggest entrepreneurial lessons  41:30 - Becoming an investor and the logical next steps As a serial entrepreneur, investor, and coach,  Frank Floessel  has had a rich and wide-ranging career, starting from his university days at ETH Zurich, where he received a...

Timestamps: 1:36 - Views on the current market conditions  3:50 - Does rising inflation concern you and your investments?  08:54 - Handling the emotional component of investing  13:29 - Dealing with negativity in your portfolio  23:24 - Moving to Dubai and beyond About Cédric Waldburger: Cédric Waldburger describes himself as a startup investor, an essentialist, and an explorer, and from a young a...

Timestamps: 02:59 - Working across cultures and countries 08:37 - How they came up with the idea for GuestReady 21:45 - Selling your software 24:11 - Handling a hospitality company during the COVID-19 pandemic 36:50 - Choosing to grow through acquisition About Alexander Limpert: Alexander Limpert , the co-founder and CEO of GuestReady , a tech-driven accommodation brand focused on short-term renta...

Timestamps: 6:48 - The market gap in radiology 15:47 - The accurateness of AI models 17:31 - Software patenting 26:35 - b-rayZ’ subscription model 33:02 - Going international from day 1 About Alexander Ciritsis: Alexander Ciritsis is the co-founder and CTO at b-rayZ , an AI medical software for breast cancer early detection. He holds a PhD in Medical Science from RWTH Aachen University and was a r...

Timestamps: 4:47 - How the idea for Batmaid started in a New York apartment 6:45 - The importance of social responsibility in business 17:15 - Profitability in a people business 24:22 - Building a strong brand in Switzerland’s different regions 36:48 - Journey of finding investment About Andreas Schollin-Borg: Andreas Schollin-Borg always knew he wanted to become an entrepreneur. At the age of 16...

Timestamps: 7:13 - Product building mistakes 11:13 - What makes a great product 17:42 - Prioritizing certain product features 27:10 - Key roles in a product team 34:20 - Maintaining a strong culture About Laurent Decrue: Laurent Decrue is the co-founder of the moving company MOVU and the software company Holycode , and the former CEO at Bexio. Currently he is active as CFO and co-CEO at Holycode....

Timestamps: 09:49 - How Nathalie got into climate entrepreneurship 12:02 - The tipping point: How close is it? 15:25 - How can richer countries like Switzerland play a role? 27:54 - Simultaneously being an investment and impact firm  34:08 - How can the economy adapt to climate-centered frameworks? About Nathalie Moral: Nathalie Moral is the founder and CEO of Clima Now , a foundation that finance...

Timestamps: 04:29 - Meeting Smallpdf 14:37 - Backstabbed by a competitor 22:50 - Identifying acquisition targets 44:39 - Structuring the deal 51:30 - Announcing the acquisition About Dennis Just: Dennis Just is a serial entrepreneur and the former CEO at smallpdf , the rapidly growing and fully bootstrapped PDF powerhouse. He holds a BSc in Economics and Engineering from the Technische Universität...

Timestamps: 8:27 - How to know if you can work well with someone 14:28 - Gift cards in Switzerland 18:55 - Building trust in e-commerce 25:18 - Credit card fraud and liability 28:55 - Getting big brands on board About Dominik Megert: Dominik Megert is the founder and CEO at offerz , a company which provides the largest assortment of digital vouchers and gift cards in Switzerland. He studied Retail...