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Swisspreneur Show

The Swisspreneur Show is a podcast series of in-depth, candid conversations with some of Switzerland’s most successful founders, business leaders and innovators. By getting to the heart of these leaders’ stories - their successes, their failures, their must-have advice and greatest regrets - we hope to both inspire and guide the next generation of Swiss entrepreneurs. Each episode deconstructs and showcases one person’s personal and professional background and provides advice and recommendations for

business entrepreneurship

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00:54:10

EP #364 - Reto Naef: Disruptive Therapies for Aging...

Swisspreneur Show ·

2023/12/17

Timestamps: 13:03 - The birth of TOPADUR 18:07 - Leaving the cushy life for entrepreneurship 23:26 - TOPADUR’s drug development 30:36 - Financing pharma 38:08 - Sparks IPO Academy About Reto Naef: Reto Naef is the founder and former CEO of TOPADUR PHARMA AG, a biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapies for aging diseases. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from ETH and an MBA from UZH and previously worked for pharma companies like Sandoz and Novartis before starting TOPADUR in

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00:40:42

EP #363 - Vivek Dogra, Arijana Walcott, Lukas André &...

Swisspreneur Show ·

2023/12/13

Timestamps: 6:29 - Looking for investors for your fund 13:08 - Managing investor relationships 19:56 - Deeptech in Europe 22:55 - Investing in very early stage companies 30:23 - Increasing legislation About Vivek Dogra, Arijana Walcott, Lukas André & Dominique Gruhl: Vivek Dogra is a venture partner at the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund, the leading investment fund dedicated to growth-stage companies and projects within the European Bioeconomy. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in

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00:56:50

EP #362 - Christian Fischer: From Building Skis to...

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2023/12/10

Timestamps: 8:37 - From building skis to building a company 14:55 - Losing half your co-founders 28:42 - Pricing materials 39:44 - Handling sales after the CCO leaves 45:56 - Doing an IPO on the SIX Swiss Exchange About Christian Fischer: Christian Fischer is the co-founder and CEO at Bcomp, a global leader in advanced renewable material solutions. He holds a PhD in Materials Science from EPFL and previously worked at the aluminum products manufacturer Constellium before founding Bcomp in 2011. The

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00:46:59

EP #361 - Fabian Gerber & Jan Luescher: From Startup...

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2023/12/06

Timestamps: 4:22 - Why do an IPO/direct listing? 9:15 - When should you pursue an IPO/direct listing? 15:39 - Where should you list your company? 20:37 - The Sparks IPO Academy 26:44 - Direct listing mistakes About Fabian Gerber & Jan Luescher: Jan Luescher is the CEO at ASMALLWORLD, an exclusive travel & lifestyle community. He previously worked as a Principal at Bain & Company and holds a MA in Strategy and International Management from HSG. Fabian Gerber is a Senior Relationship

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00:17:21

EP #360 - Sarah Harbarth: Building Biobased,...

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2023/12/03

Timestamps: 1:10 - Microplastics and food waste 5:25 - The kuori team 6:30 - Raising 2.3M 8:30 - The biobased & biodegradable USP 12:23 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur syndicate About Sarah Harbarth: Sarah Harbarth is the co-founder and CEO of kuori, a B2B enterprise providing eco-friendly alternative-plastic granules for fashion, outdoor equipment, tools, and toys. She holds a BA in Industrial Design from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, and was

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00:43:07

EP #359 - Markus Witte: Building a Successful...

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2023/11/29

Timestamps: 3:20 - Solo founding or co-founder team? 8:37 - “Why are we doing this?” 11:58 - Hiring in the early days 16:50 - Knowing when to pivot 26:47 - Early stage startups are falling apart About Markus Witte: Markus Witte is the chairman and co-founder of Babbel, the market leading app for language learning, as well as a partner at Wachstumsbegleitung, which offers coaching and consulting for scaling startups. He holds an MA in Cultural Studies from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and

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00:30:31

EP #358 - Marco Rodzynek: The Conference for Digital,...

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2023/11/26

Timestamps: 2:40 - 90 M&A deals and the 2008 crash 6:41 - NOAH coming to Switzerland 12:43 - NOAH speakers’ valuation increased 24x 19:34 - Profitability of cleantech 29:04 - Rapid fire questions About Marco Rodzynek: Marco Rodzynek is the founder and CEO at NOAH Conference, an annual event with an unique line up of digital champions and sustainability market leaders. Marco previously worked at Lehman Brothers, where he was involved in 90+ M&A deals, before starting NOAH Conference and NOAH

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00:47:46

EP #357 - Sophie Lamparter: Fundraising in 2023

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2023/11/22

Timestamps: 4:55 - Current global fundraising environment 8:23 - The bet on climatetech 17:48 - How funds raise funds 32:45 - Calculating ROI 42:10 - Getting in touch with DART Labs About Sophie Lamparter: Sophie Lamparter is the co-founder of DART Labs, an international fund investing in early stage Swiss climate and health tech startups to accelerate them on the US market. She holds a degree in Communication and Media Studies from ZHAW. During this episode with us she discussed the current

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00:43:15

EP #356 - Arijana Walcott: Q&A with a DART Labs Founder

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2023/11/19

Timestamps: 4:03 - Is my company VC-backable? 7:04 - How to find investors 22:48 - What makes a good pitch deck 28:26 - Picking a bad VC 36:45 - Raising funds is getting harder About Arijana Walcott: Arijana Walcott is a co-founder and managing partner at DART Labs, together with former Swisspreneur guest Sophie Lamparter. DART invests in early stage startups from Switzerland and Europe and helps them test and scale their ideas in San Francisco. Arijana holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in

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00:45:59

EP #355 - Georg Hirschi: Flipping the Roles in Job...

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2023/11/15

Timestamps: 1:08 - Moving to Australia 7:30 - Shift from corporate to founder 16:50 - Reversing roles in job search 30:30 - How to keep contracts on FOUND 36:43 - Starting out bootstrapped About Georg Hirschi: ⁠Georg Hirschi⁠ is the co-founder and strategy lead at ⁠FOUND⁠, a startup bringing the digital consumer revolution to hiring. He holds an MA in Applied Sciences, Commerce & Business Administration from UZH, and previously worked at companies like PeopleScout and Lee Hecht Harrison before

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00:39:07

EP #354 - Anna Grassler, Cristian Grossmann & Sven...

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2023/11/13

Timestamps: 5:01 - What does culture mean? 12:00 - Making exceptions to culture 15:00 - Measuring culture 20:48 - Dealing with a poor value fit 36:05 - Hiring family and friends About Anna Grassler, Cristian Grossmann & Sven Jakelj: ⁠Anna Grassler⁠ is co-CEO at ⁠FELFEL⁠, a company changing the way people eat at work. She holds a masters in Management & Social Entrepreneurship from ESCP Business School and previously worked for companies like L’Oréal and Gärtnerei before joining FELFEL in

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00:57:05

EP #353 - Nikos Kariotoglou: AI Cameras Are Here

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2023/11/08

Timestamps: 12:30 - Taking your baby out of the lab 24:20 - Getting the timing right 29:55 - Acquiring inbound leads 36:27 - How the team changes over the years 41:56 - Selling Seervision About Nikos Kariotoglou: Nikos Kariotoglou is the co-founder and CEO at Seervision, an industry pioneer in AI-driven camera automation software to enable effective hybrid collaboration in corporate boardrooms or lecture halls. He holds a PhD in Control Engineering from ETH and a M.Eng in Electrical and Electronic

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00:43:00

EP #352 - Sophie Lamparter, Daniel Gutenberg &...

Swisspreneur Show ·

2023/11/05

Timestamps: 6:30 - Combining STEM and business 8:50 - The fundraising environment 16:19 - Fundraising and keeping the boat afloat 19:27 - What makes a great pitch deck 35:13 - Should investors sit on a company’s board? About Sophia Lamparter, Daniel Gutenberg & Christina Vallgren: Sophie Lamparter is the co-founder of DART Labs, an international fund investing in early stage European climate and health tech startups to accelerate them on the US market. She holds a degree in Communication and

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00:39:07

EP #351 - Tanja Koch: Your First Startup Team

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2023/11/01

Timestamps: 6:44 - Why the founder team is the key ingredient 13:30 - Starting entrepreneurship part-time 15:50 - Splitting shares among founders 24:03 - Attracting senior people to your startup 31:30 - Closing a round amid a crisis About Tanja Koch: ⁠Tanja Koch⁠ is a co-founder at ⁠Amplo⁠, a no code platform that makes AI easy and accessible to service and operation departments. She holds a MSc in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zürich and previously worked for companies like LEVITRONIX and 9T

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00:31:55

EP #350 - Urs Hölzle: Google’s Employee #8

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2023/10/25

Timestamps: 1:52 - When should Swiss startups go to the US? 9:05 - Meeting the Google founders 12:47 - How to scale culture 23:27 - Current AI developments 28:04 - Leaving Silicon Valley About Urs Hölzle: Urs Hölzle is SVP of Engineering at Google, having started there in 1999 as their first Search Engine Mechanic and altogether 8th employee. Prior to Google, he started his own company Animorphic LLC in 1994 following the completion of his PhD in Computer Science at Stanford, and later worked as

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00:17:37

EP #349 - Rodrigo Fraga-Silva: An Innovative Approach...

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2023/10/22

Timestamps: 1:03 - The problem of erectile dysfunction 5:38 - What Comphya can do for patients 9:26 - Doing pilot clinical trials 12:18 - Competition for true innovators 13:40 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur Syndicate About Rodrigo Fraga-Silva: ⁠Rodrigo Fraga-Silva⁠ is the co-founder and CEO at ⁠Comphya⁠, a Swiss medical device company and EPFL spin-off with the mission to help patients overcome erectile dysfunction through an innovative neurostimulating implant. He holds a PhD in

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00:49:27

EP #348 - Herbert Bay: Product Building from Start to...

Swisspreneur Show ·

2023/10/18

Timestamps: 2:20 - 4 lessons from 3 ventures 6:40 - The ideation stage 12:30 - An MVP cannot be simple enough 24:40 - User survey tools 27:50 - Do users know what they want? About Herbert Bay: ⁠Herbert Bay⁠ is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and board member. He co-founded the image-recognition platform kooaba, the AR company Shortcut and the mental health tracker ⁠Earkick⁠, where he is currently still active. He holds a PhD in Computer Vision from ETH Zurich and is the original author of the

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00:52:35

EP #347 - Canay Deniz: Systematizing Luck to Push Sales

Swisspreneur Show ·

2023/10/11

Timestamps: 11:31 - How taking a break helps you have new ideas 21:20 - AI’s role in Ren 27:38 - From Switzerland to the US 34:18 - Iterative product-market fit 41:31 - Acquiring Fortune 500 companies as customers About Canay Deniz: Canay Deniz is the co-founder and CEO at Ren, the intelligence tool that alerts you of actionable news about clients, prospects, and key contacts and helps you reach out in a timely and meaningful way. Canay holds a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering & Business from

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01:02:58

EP #346 - Roland Brack: Der Weg zu Brack.ch

Swisspreneur Show ·

2023/10/04

Timestamps: 8.37 - Start des Onlineshops in 1997 16.37 - Übernahme von Alltron 31.08 - Neues Logistikzentrum von Brack 37.48 - Fehlt Schweizern Mut zum Risiko? 47.23 - Warum Sologründer? Über Roland Brack: Roland Brack ist Gründer des Onlinehändlers Brack.ch sowie Gründer und Inhaber der Firmengruppe Competec. 1994 gründete er studienbegleitend die Einzelfirma Brack Consulting. 1997 lancierte Brack unter brack.ch seinen Onlineshop, der sich in den folgenden Jahren zu einer der umsatzstärksten

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00:18:38

EP #345 - Adrian Krebs: AI & the Boom of Unstructured...

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2023/10/01

Timestamps: 2:36 - Rapid growth in unstructured data 6:53 - Reaching CHF 100K ARR in 8 months 8:48 - The competitor landscape 12:53 - Facing the diversity of data structures 13:57 - Kadoa’s deal on the Swisspreneur Syndicate About Adrian Krebs: Adrian Krebs is the co-founder and CEO at Kadoa, a SaaS company providing AI-powered data extraction. He holds a MAS in Information Technology from Berner Fachhochschule BFH and previously built the shopping guide Looria. Together with his co-founders,

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