Swisspreneur Show

Timestamps: 6:54 - An investor generating returns for their LP 8:22 - The Swiss startup ecosystem is 18 years old 12:09 - Does big data drive innovation? 19:20 - What if you don’t perform as promised? 21:25 - Dealing with FINMA regulations as a VC Click here to check out our free Founders Agreement masterclass, with Melanie Gabriel from Yokoy, Christof Roduner from Scandit, and Viviana Gropengiess...

Timestamps: 5:55 - An Icelandic company headquartered in Switzerland 16:29 - Fundraising for long development cycles 19:00 - Doing the only Swiss IPO in 2023 24:23 - Splitting your focus to sell 3 products at once 28:39 - Advantages and disadvantages of being publicly listed This episode was produced in collaboration with startup days, taking place this year on May 14th 2025. Click ⁠here⁠ to purch...

Timestamps: 5:30 - When is it time to scale your dev team? 10:03 - Nearshore, offshore, or in-house? 12:37 - Can we trust AI to write code? 14h33 - Top criteria to hire developers 27:38 - Costly mistakes setting up a dev team Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. About Simon Youssef & Nenad Nikolic: Simon Youssef is the co-founder and CTO of the online bank neon . He holds a PhD in Comput...

Timestamps: 6:25 - Why yamo started with D2C 15:30 - Dealing with regulation in the food industry 28:39 - When yamo hit a breaking point 33:35 - How to be a leader in tough times 44:23 - How Tobias defines success Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. About Tobias Gunzenhauser: Tobias Gunzenhauser is the co-founder and former CEO at yamo, an omnichannel FoodTech company creating the healthies...

Timestamps: 2:09 - From Lebanon to Brussels 5:41 - From the trading floor to the startup world  23:40 - Why Georges prefers Switzerland to California  36:55 - The efficiency and discipline of the Swiss ecosystem 48:40 - Is it difficult for VC funds to raise money nowadays?  This episode was produced in collaboration with startup days, taking place this year on May 14th 2025. Click ⁠here⁠ to purcha...

Timestamps: 11:40 - The early days of Cerrion  22:39 - Adapting your tech to different environments 27:45 - Being obsessed with customer pain points 32:15 - Getting into Y Combinator  42:15 - Why would an international company stay in Zurich? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. About Karim Saleh: Karim Saleh is the co-founder and CEO of Cerrion , a startup developing digital AI workers for...

Timestamps: 10:04 - Laconia’s investment strategy 12:56 - Why no warm intro is needed 19:17 - How Laconia evaluates deals 27:55 - Wishful thinking & investment red flags 36:27 - Do Swiss companies need outside investment? This episode was co-produced with the Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Foundation . About Geri Kirilova: Geri Kirilova is a partner at Laconia , a seed stage fund focused on B2B...

Timestamps: 3:50 - Creating a property database in Panama 5:18 - Creating a company with your spouse 12:30 - Bootstrapping for a decade 15:40 - Having Shaun Di Gregorio as an investor 26:00 - Why Wendy left her company This episode was co-produced with EO Zürich . Check out their upcoming event, Entrepreneurs Summit 2025 . Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. About Wendy Jordan: Wendy Jordan...

Timestamps: 7:55 - Is Ypsomed just an insulin company? 10:12 - Selling B2B and B2C simultaneously 18:33 - Doing an IPO in 2004 20:20 - How to make your stock 7x 22:47 - Getting into regional politics This episode was produced in collaboration with startup days, taking place this year on May 14th 2025. Click ⁠here⁠ to purchase your ticket. About Simon Michel: Simon Michel is the CEO of Ypsomed , th...

Timestamps: 5:15 - When tide ocean became a full-time project 14:50 - What happens to tide ocean when we run out of plastic? 28:26 - Plastic vs glass or paper recycling 32:36 - How tide ocean pays and incentives employees from developing countries 46:51 - Do startup competitions actually help startups?  This episode was co-produced with SEF.Growth , the Swiss Economic Forum's Growth initiative...

Timestamps: 4:48 - What is ‘speed of trust’? 7:40 - Why AI is a trust-breaker 12:35 - Cultivating customer trust 23:15 - Hubspot taking market share 33:43 - Learning from other people’s mistakes This episode was co-produced by the SalesPlaybook , DACHs' leading B2B Sales & HubSpot agency for fast-growing 7-8 figure entrepreneurs to increase pipeline, revenue & sales efficiency.  About...

Timestamps: 7:35 - The successful Contovista exit 12:30 - Contovista investors getting a 33x return 17:17 - How do you reach product market fit? 31:05 - Why Gian started NORM 42:10 - Energy efficiency and climate change Resources Mentioned: The 4 Levels of PMF, First Round Capital About Gian Reto à Porta: Gian Reto à Port a is a serial entrepreneur and business Angel. He co-founded and successfull...

Timestamps: 1:54 - Doing a master’s degree in China  17:25 - Is VC money right for every startup? 23:30 - How to get Alessandra’s attention as a startup  33:32 - What makes Alessandra invest 42:10 - Investment red flags This episode was produced in collaboration with startup days, taking place this year on May 14th 2025. Click ⁠here⁠ to purchase your ticket. About Alessandra Agnello: Alessandra Ag...

Timestamps: 6:13 - Why culture can’t be copied 12:24 - Hiring fast and well 15:30 - Creating a sense of belonging 17:36 - Making tough decisions for the sake of culture 20:36 - Being clear about your values About Victoria Ransom: Victoria Ransom is the co-founder of Wildfire, a social marketing software-as-a-service company which was acquired by Google, and of Prisma , a global virtual school (gra...

Timestamps: 13:18 - Splitting shares with your co-founders 24:42 - Have they hit product-market fit? 30:48 - Getting Alex Ilic as an advisor and investor 34:43 - Giving an advisor phantom stocks 38:20 - Getting acquired by BowFlex About Joel Roos & Ben Simon: Joel Roos and Ben Simon are the co-founders of VAY, a startup offering motion tracking technology for fitness and physical therapy. Joel...

Timestamps: 3:26 - Getting an MBA or building a startup? 8:44 - Guy’s irrational love for Apple 14:05 - Giving startups advice in exchange for stocks 22:00 - What makes a remarkable person? About Guy Kawasaki: Guy Kawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva and the creator of the Remarkable People podcast . He is an executive fellow of the Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley), and adjunct professor...

Timestamps: 4:19 - Die Forschung nach einem Psoriasis Medikament 9:45 - Biogen beteiligt sich an der Forschung nach MS Medikament 32:22 - Das OYM -  Ein wissenschaftlicher Approach zum Spitzensport 44:05 - Das Businessmodell hinter dem OYM 48:50 - Erfolg trotz Gegenwind - gestärkt durch die Kritiker Über Hans-Peter Strebel: Hans-Peter Strebel ist der Gründer von Fumapharm, einem Unternehmen, das e...

Timestamps: 10:22 - Defining and testing the Ideal Customer Profile 13:11 - Does ICP vary from B2B to B2C? 20:40 - Metrics that prove you’ve hit PMF 30:29 - When is it time to start scaling? About Laurent Decrue & Boris Manhart: 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...

Timestamps: 12:15 - Why expand to Germany first  16:19 - The differences between Germany and Switzerland 19:15 - The minimum budget for expanding to Germany 20:42 - Changing pricing for the German market 26:49 - The main challenge of expanding to Germany This episode was co-produced with Switzerland Global Enterprise . About Britta Thiele-Klapproth & Tobias Britt: Britta Thiele-Klapproth is th...

Timestamps: 1:34 - Over 100 years of family entrepreneurship 11:40 - Why start foodyoung? 17:34 - Changes in the food industry 29:12 - Expanding to the US 35:42 - European and American investors About Abouzar Rahmani: Abouzar Rahmani is the co-founder and CEO of FoodYoung , a consumer food innovation company developing high-quality, clean, and sustainable food solutions. He is originally from Iran...

Timestamps: 10:34 - What is high precision electronics manufacturing? 17:52 - How to understand the problems of potential customers 22:03 - Giving robots proximity sensors 26:55 - Inveel’s fundraising strategy 33:38 - The money candle and the motivation candle  This episode was produced in collaboration with startup days, taking place next year on May 14th 2025. Click ⁠here⁠ to purchase your ticke...

Timestamps: 2:08 - An infamous meeting with Japanese business people 12:13 - A sock subscription in the 90s? 19:50 - Getting raw materials from all over the globe 37:51 - Tracking customer metrics in the 90s 39:33 - Bootstrapping in e-commerce  This episode was co-produced with EO Zürich . Check out their upcoming event, Entrepreneurs Summit 2025 . About Samy Liechti: Samy Liechti is a co-founder...

Timestamps: 4:35 - Similarities between entrepreneurship and academia 9:02 - What are photonic integrated circuits? 16:07 - Approaching customers from different industries 17:09 - Why Lightium is still in beta stage 18:51 - What business model do they plan on adopting? This episode was produced in collaboration with startup days, taking place next year on May 14th 2025. Click ⁠here⁠ to purchase yo...

Timestamps: 3:52 - Is Switzerland a better version of Germany? 20:55 - Choosing an industry out of many use cases  24:06 - A business model for robotics 26:28 - Doing software and hardware simultaneously 31:51 - Getting Jeff Bezos as an investor  About Marko Bjelonic: ⁠Marko Bjelonic⁠ is the co-founder and CEO of ⁠Swiss-Mile⁠ , a deep tech ETH spin-off connecting AI with the physical world through...

Timestamps: 8:48 - Building a startup in tissue engineering 11:23 - Building a foodtech venture studio 15:49 - The underrated challenge of making phone calls every day 23:44 - Why having an analytical mind is crucial 26:41 - The importance of mentorship  This episode was co-produced with the ⁠⁠ Female Founders Initiative⁠⁠ . The conversation originally took place at the Rise Up Summit 2024 . Answe...