Swisspreneur Show

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 and ETH Zurich , as part of the Entrepreneurial...

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 technology advisory and analytics startup aimed at...

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 free with the code “swisspreneur”. About Jonas...

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 providing highly accurate flood hazard information at a...

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/Distribution at Gratiswasser , and his co-founder Christ...

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 , an app to make investing transparent, easy and be...

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@conda.ch. About Pedro Schmidt & Linus Gabr...

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-founder and CEO at TOLREMO Therapeutics , a biotech st...

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 startup offering an organic and personalized appro...

Timestamps: 1:42 - The food industry 11:20 - Ensuring quality across suppliers 16:41 - Maintaining a high shelf life 26:10 - Markets Planted is tackling next 33:20 - Small pivots over time About Pascal Bieri: Pascal Bieri is the co-founder of Planted , a startup creating healthy plant-based meat alternatives. He holds an MA in Informations-, Media- and Technology Management from the University of...

Timestamps: 3:49 - Startups & IP rights 8:56 - Trademarks and patents 17:45 - Startups getting into IP trouble 25:58 - Protecting your IP globally 33:34 - Open source code This episode was produced in collaboration with startup days, taking place this year on May 30th 2024. Click ⁠here⁠ to purchase your ticket. About Matthias Kaech & Adrian Riedo: Adrian Riedo is the founder and owner of R...

Timestamps: 1:48 - Getting into the insurance business 8:47 - The potential of digital insurance solutions 19:50 - The health insurance market 29:24 - Collaborating with other insurance companies 32:57 - Convertible loan over equity rounds Check out the LinkedIn event for our livestream with Aurelio Perucca on May 22nd: https://www.linkedin.com/events/makingmoneyfromalternativeinves719137476768005...

Timestamps: 1:25 - Starting a business with your twin 5:19 - The PetTech market  9:46 - From prototype to finished product 15:33 - Building a startup as a student 19:00 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur Syndicate  Click here to apply to join our Founders Dinner in Bern on May 30th. About Oliver Widler & Denis Widler: Denis Widler is the co-founder and Head of Business Relations at Flappie...

Timestamps: 5:10 - Starting a startup right after university 9:06 - Hesitation & entrepreneurship 13:09 - Knowing if you’re ready 18:15 - Practicing to be ready 25:00 - Giving up on a project Click here to apply to join our Founders Dinner in Bern on May 30th. This episode was co-produced by the Female Founders Initiative and recorded at the Female Future Festival .  Resources mentioned: Posit...

Timestamps: 1:32 - Interning at Namics 14:31 - What GotCourts does 22:34 - The paddle tennis boom 28:25 - Building traction outside Switzerland 36:58 - Getting acquired by a competitor Click here to enjoy three months of NordPass Business for free. About Diego Seitz: Diego Seitz is the co-founder and former CEO at GotCourts , a social network for racket sports players and marketplace for booking c...

Timestamps: 1:39 - What changed from 2020 to 2024 4:06 - 8 co-founders from start to finish 7:36 - Finding the right focus 13:33 - Selling to robot manufacturers 19:58 - Getting acquired by ABB  About Gianluca Cesari: Gianluca Cesari is a co-founder and the CBDO of Sevensense Robotics , a robotics ETH spin-off which empowers mobile robots to move into public and dynamic spaces, supporting humans i...

Timestamps: 12:02 - Breaking down crypto 17:50 - B2Banks and financial institutions 29:23 - Being a solo founder against your will 38:35 - Hiring senior people for a startup 42:00 - A USD 250M exit About Adrien Treccani: Adrien Treccani is the founder and CEO of Metaco , an enterprise technology company whose mission is to enable financial and non-financial institutions to securely build their dig...

Timestamps: 1:17 - Brought together by wine  3:21 - Declining fertility rates in Europe 8:12 - How the team came together  10:38 - Guys working on women’s health?  17:58 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur Syndicate  About Daniel Gutierrez & Francois Smuts: Francois Smuts is the co-founder and managing director of BioNexus , a healthcare company focused on creating cutting edge wearable dia...

Timestamps: 2:57 - What Girls in Tech is 6:35 - Deciding to become a female engineer 11:40 - The importance of role models 24:20 - The benefit of having a female network  25:44 - The future of Girls in Tech  About Lisa Stähli & Fabienne Lorenz: Lisa Stähli is a board member and Head of Press at Girls in Tech Switzerland , a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating the gender gap in tech...

Timestamps: 2:10 - 25 years of Swiss entrepreneurship 3:01 - The Kick Fund  10:38 - The problem of segmented startup initiatives  17:40 - The 4 areas of Deep Tech Switzerland 24:06 - The role of the Swiss government About Pascale Vonmont & Roger Wüthrich-Hasenböhler: Pascale Vonmont is the director of the Gebert Rüf Stiftung , and Roger Wüthrich-Hasenböhler is the non-executive vice-president...

Redeem your EUR 75 bonus at Splint Invest with code Dali24:  https://splintinvest.onelink.me/ZGYb/swppod Timestamps: 3:50 - Being part of the Groupon story 13:05 - Getting a climate wake-up call 15:47 - From working for Shell to climate tech 17:46 - The problem Manoj is solving 20:19 - Pros and cons of hydrogen About S. Manoj Harasgama: S. Manoj Harasgama is a serial entrepreneur and startup inves...

Timestamps: 2:41 - The neglected field of disability care 5:09 - Making money as an impact startup 9:30 - Circleg’s magic team 15:33 - Managing startup growth 18:20 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur Syndicate About Nicole Pulido: Nicole Colmenares Pulido is the co-founder and Head of Business Development & Finance at Circleg , a Swiss startup providing affordable and high-quality prosthet...

Timestamps: 4:52 - Hooked by the fishing industry  6:56 - Why the market timing was right 14:15 - Product help from Innosuisse  16:15 - 99% of fishing products are produced in Asia 19:34 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur Syndicate About Jonas Urwyler & Nico Hauschke: Jonas Urwyler is the co-founder and CEO at Capt’n Greenfin , a fishing goods company striving to make fishing sustainable....

Timestamps: 3:08 - Studying in India and the US 20:54 - Starting Anamii 34:00 - The exit coming as a surprise 43:58 - How Ansuya joined Swisspreneur 55:50 - What thirty3 does About Ansuya Ahluwalia: Ansuya Ahluwalia is a co-founder of the wellness and inner transformation app Anamii and the CTO and Business Partner of thirty3 , which helps companies with innovative product development by building...

This episode was produced in collaboration with startup days, taking place this year on May 30th 2024. Click here to purchase your ticket. Timestamps: 7:39 - Why the tech giants should watch out  12:52 - Are the crazy AI valuations justified? 19:26 - Ethical challenges of AI 20:30 - The AI act & other regulation  23:10 - The Swiss supercomputer  About Alexander Ilic: Alex Ilic is the co-founde...