Swisspreneur Show

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...

Timestamps: 8:43 - Aligning co-founder incentives with company success  18:21 - How can radars track our breathing? 25:45 - Partnering up with Innosuisse 30:25 - B2B selling to hospitals 33:47 - Selling to an industry in crisis This episode was co-produced with Innosuisse . About Cyrill Gyger: Cyrill Gyger is the co-founder and CEO of QUMEA , a company that offers digital mobility monitoring for p...

Timestamps: 04:02 - Die Integration der Credit Suisse – ein Mammutprojekt 06:27 - Vom Fussballtraum zum Banker 19:32 - Leadership bei UBS: Strategie und Glaubwürdigkeit 29:36 - Verantwortung für die Schweiz und die Gesellschaft 35:23 - Sacrifice for Success: Ermottis Rat an junge Talente Über Sergio P. Ermotti: Sergio P. Ermotti , Group CEO der UBS , ist eine der prägendsten Persönlichkeiten der g...

Timestamps: 6:17 - Why go into medicine 11:24 - How to be a doctor and an entrepreneur 14:49 - Being a successful leader 31:11 - Staying healthy and stress-free 34:30 - Being an influencer doctor Resources Mentioned: Homo Faber, Max Frisch This episode was co-produced with ⁠smzh ⁠, your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Florim Cuculi: Florim Cuculi is a Swiss card...

Timestamps: 13:40 - The rental car industry 20:16 - Why rent a car? 22:00 - Do people wreck FINN cars? 26:25 - The FINN car insurance 37:42 - Equity vs debt financing About Nikolai Schröder: Nikolai Schröder is the co-founder and COO of FINN , a German car subscription startup. He holds a MSc in Industrial Engineering from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and previously worked as a consultant at the Boston C...

Timestamps: 5:19 - Helvetia Insurance teams up with ETH Juniors 7:22 - Accessing the Swiss luxury watch market 10:45 - A business model for luxury watch NFTs 14:47 - Acquiring customers 20:15 - Why Leonie wanted her business to be acquired This episode was co-produced with the  ⁠Female Founders Initiative⁠ . About Leonie Flückiger: Leonie Flückiger is a co-founder of Adresta , a company which crea...

Timestamps: 10:13 - Deep Tech Nation’s ambitious goals for Switzerland  13:48 - Venture Hub Switzerland  19:07 - What’s the Scaleup Booster? 27:35 - How is Deep Tech Nation financed? 38:12 - Do all Swiss startups need to make it big? This episode was co-produced with the Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Foundation . About Joanne Sieber: Joanne Sieber is the CEO of the Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Foun...

Timestamps: 3:31 - Athletes are their own entrepreneurs 10:01 - Upfront investments for tourism infrastructure 15:44 - How to host a good event  21:29 - What does sustainability mean in business? 26:30 - Sustainability is not a marketing topic This episode was co-produced by smzh , your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Pascal Jenny: Pascal Jenny is the former man...

Timestamps: 5:22 - From the UK to Switzerland 11:29 - The dark genome and chronic diseases 17:35 - HTX001 and heart failure 26:44 - Sticking to grants at first 34:32 - Managing two separate teams This episode was sponsored by smzh , your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Samir Ounzain: Samir Ounzain is the co-founder and CEO of HAYA Therapeutics , a precision medi...

Timestamps: 1:53 - Accidentally inventing neural networks 7:19 - What does “manukai” mean? 19:44 - Competition in the AI industry 27:35 - Fundraising for AI 32:34 - Does being a spin-off pay off? This episode was produced in collaboration with startup days, taking place next year on May 14th 2025. Click ⁠here⁠ to purchase your ticket. About Pascal Weber: Pascal Weber is the co-founder and CEO of M...

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 and Teams plans. About Nicole Kleger: Nicol...

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 advisory company headquartered in Zurich, Switzer...

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 semiconductor manufacturer Spacetek Technology ....

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 foams for thermal, catalysis, and battery appli...

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 ⁠, your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Stefan Schärer: Stefan Schärer is the co-founder and former...

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 Information Systems from HEC Lausanne and previously worke...

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 Passecker: Priyanka Dutta Passecker is the co-found...

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 ⁠, your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Andreas Krümmel: Andreas Krümmel is the former CEO at Gene...