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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

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EP #485 - Andrea Silberschmidt-Buhofer, Teddy Amberg,...

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2025/03/26

Timestamps:6:54 - An investor generating returns for their LP8:22 - The Swiss startup ecosystem is 18 years old12:09 - Does big data drive innovation?19:20 - What if you don’t perform as promised?21:25 - Dealing with FINMA regulations as a VCClick here to check out our free Founders Agreement masterclass, with Melanie Gabriel from Yokoy, Christof Roduner from Scandit, and Viviana Gropengiesser from Talent Kick.About Andrea Silberschmidt-Buhofer, Teddy Amberg, David Hug & Tanvi Singh:Andrea

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00:39:12

EP #484 - Riad Sherif: The Swiss Company with a...

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2025/03/23

Timestamps:5:55 - An Icelandic company headquartered in Switzerland16:29 - Fundraising for long development cycles19:00 - Doing the only Swiss IPO in 202324:23 - Splitting your focus to sell 3 products at once28:39 - Advantages and disadvantages of being publicly listedThis episode was produced in collaboration with startup days, taking place this year on May 14th 2025. Click ⁠here⁠ to purchase your ticket.Click here to check out our free Founders Agreement masterclass, with Melanie Gabriel from

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00:35:36

EP #483 - Simon Youssef & Nenad Nikolic: How to Scale...

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2025/03/19

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 developers27:38 - Costly mistakes setting up a dev teamClick 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 Computational Biophysics from Microsoft Research Cambridge and worked at Strategy& before co-founding neon in

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00:54:18

EP #482 - Lessons From yamo: Navigating the Highs and...

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2025/03/12

Timestamps:6:25 - Why yamo started with D2C15:30 - Dealing with regulation in the food industry28:39 - When yamo hit a breaking point33:35 - How to be a leader in tough times44:23 - How Tobias defines successClick 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 healthiest and tastiest products good for people and the planet. He holds a Master of Advanced Studies in Digital

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00:57:03

EP 481 - Georges Khneysser: Foreseeing the Unseen as...

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2025/03/09

Timestamps:2:09 - From Lebanon to Brussels5:41 - 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 ecosystem48:40 - 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 purchase your ticket.About Georges Khneysser:Georges Khneysser is the founder of QBIT Capital, an early-stage

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00:53:15

EP #480 - Karim Saleh: Why Video AI is the Solution...

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2025/03/05

Timestamps:11:40 - The early days of Cerrion 22:39 - Adapting your tech to different environments27:45 - Being obsessed with customer pain points32:15 - 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 the manufacturing industry. He holds a BSc in Information Technology and Electrical Engineering from ETH, and

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00:53:10

EP #479 - Geri Kirilova: An American VC in Zurich

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2025/03/02

Timestamps:10:04 - Laconia’s investment strategy12:56 - Why no warm intro is needed19:17 - How Laconia evaluates deals27:55 - Wishful thinking & investment red flags36:27 - 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 software companies. Geri holds a BA in Information Systems & Management from the NYU Stern School of Business,

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00:41:18

EP #478 - Wendy Jordan: Building Central America’s...

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2025/02/26

Timestamps:3:50 - Creating a property database in Panama5:18 - Creating a company with your spouse12:30 - Bootstrapping for a decade15:40 - Having Shaun Di Gregorio as an investor26:00 - Why Wendy left her companyThis 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 is the co-founder and former COO of Encuentra24, the leading marketplace and fully integrated business solution in

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00:40:43

EP #477 - Simon Michel: Swiss Politics & Running a...

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2025/02/23

Timestamps:7:55 - Is Ypsomed just an insulin company?10:12 - Selling B2B and B2C simultaneously18:33 - Doing an IPO in 200420:20 - How to make your stock 7x22:47 - Getting into regional politicsThis 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, the leading developer and manufacturer of injection systems for self-medication. He is also the head of Swiss

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00:57:38

EP #476 - Thomas Schori: How to Recycle Plastic &...

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2025/02/19

Timestamps:5:15 - When tide ocean became a full-time project14:50 - What happens to tide ocean when we run out of plastic?28:26 - Plastic vs glass or paper recycling32:36 - How tide ocean pays and incentives employees from developing countries46:51 - Do startup competitions actually help startups? This episode was co-produced with SEF.Growth, the Swiss Economic Forum's Growth initiative to support Swiss startups and SMEs with growth plans free of charge.Click here to subscribe to our

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00:44:23

EP #475 - Manuel Hartmann: Why Trust is Broken in...

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2025/02/16

Timestamps:4:48 - What is ‘speed of trust’?7:40 - Why AI is a trust-breaker12:35 - Cultivating customer trust23:15 - Hubspot taking market share33:43 - Learning from other people’s mistakesThis 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 Manuel Hartmann:Manuel Hartmann is the founder and CEO of SalesPlaybook, a sales agency with 7-figure annual

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00:53:46

EP #474 - The Successful Contovista Exit & Building a...

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2025/02/12

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 Porta is a serial entrepreneur and business Angel. He co-founded and successfully exited Contovista, a 2013 fintech pioneer, and nowadays is active as a co-founder and CEO at Norm, a

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00:56:01

EP #473 - Alessandra Agnello: Investing In Swiss...

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2025/02/11

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 invest42:10 - Investment red flagsThis episode was produced in collaboration with startup days, taking place this year on May 14th 2025. Click⁠here⁠ to purchase your ticket.About Alessandra Agnello:Alessandra Agnello⁠ is the principal at⁠ACE Ventures⁠, a VC fund backing early stage Swiss tech founders across the globe. She

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00:36:03

EP #472 - Victoria Ransom: Building An Incredible...

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2025/02/05

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 (grades 4-12). She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and worked as a Financial Analyst at Morgan

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EP #471 - Harnessing Human Motion Analysis to Create...

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2025/01/29

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 holds a MSc in Robotics Systems and Control from ETH and worked at Rapyuta Robotics before co-founding

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00:41:31

EP #470 - Apple, AI & Silicon Valley with Guy Kawasaki

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2025/01/22

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 of the University of New South Wales. He was the chief evangelist of Apple and a trustee of the

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EP #469 - Hans-Peter Strebel: Das MS Medikament aus...

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2025/01/15

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 ein bahnbrechendes Medikament zur Behandlung von Psoriasis und Multipler Sklerose (MS)

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00:46:57

EP # 468 - Laurent Decrue & Boris Manhart: Have You...

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2025/01/08

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 at Holycode. He holds an MBA from the University of Basel and previously worked at DeinDeal. Boris

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00:36:07

EP #467 - Britta Thiele-Klapproth & Tobias Britt:...

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2025/01/05

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 the Head of Export and Investment Promotion at Swiss Business Hub Germany, helping Swiss companies do

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EP #466 - Abouzar Rahmani: How One Company is...

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2025/01/01

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 and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management from UBI Business School,

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