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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 #465 - Barbara Horvath: How to Give Robots a New...

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2024/12/29

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 ticket. About Barbara Horvath: Barbara Horvath is the co-founder and CEO of Inveel, a startup providing

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00:55:44

EP #464 - Samy Liechti: Pioneering E-Commerce &...

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2024/12/25

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 and the former CEO of BLACKSOCKS, the Swiss e-commerce sock company that invented the “sockscription”

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EP #463 - Frédéric Loizeau: How Photonic Integrated...

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2024/12/22

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 your ticket. About Frédéric Loizeau: Frédéric Loizeau is the co-founder and CRO of Lightium, a Swiss

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EP #462 - Marko Bjelonic: The Swiss Robotics Company...

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2024/12/18

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 autonomous machines. He holds a PhD in Robotics from ETH and worked as a researcher at NCCR Robotics,

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EP #461 - Lida Ahmadi & Adam Korczak: Top Skills a...

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2024/12/11

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. Answer our quick questionnaire about entrepreneurial skills here. About Lida Ahmadi & Adam Korczak: Lida

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EP #460 - Cyrill Gyger: How to Sell 3D Radar Tech to...

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2024/12/08

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 patient safety. Cyrill holds an MSc in Engineering from Berner Fachhochschule BFH and worked for Zühlke

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EP #459 - Sergio P. Ermotti: Führung, Leidenschaft...

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2024/12/04

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 globalen Finanzwelt. Geboren und aufgewachsen im Tessin, träumte er zunächst von einer

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EP #458 - Florim Cuculi: A Doctor With...

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2024/12/01

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 cardiologist and chief of the cardiology department at Luzerner Kantonsspital. He was born in the

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EP #457 - Nikolai Schröder: How to Stand Out in the...

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2024/11/27

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 Consulting Group before starting FINN in 2019. FINN offers a car subscription which includes everything:

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EP#456 - Leonie Flückiger: Why Luxury Watches Need NFTs

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2024/11/24

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 creates digital certificates for luxury watches. She holds a MSc in Micro- and Nanosystems from ETH and

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00:42:56

EP #455 - Joanne Sieber: How to Make Switzerland a...

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2024/11/20

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 Foundation, which acts as a catalyst for the Swiss innovation ecosystem. She holds an MA in International

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EP #454 - Pascal Jenny: Building a Sustainable...

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2024/11/17

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 managing director and current president at Arosa Tourismus. He holds a BA in business administration from

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00:41:27

EP #453 - Samir Ounzain: Unlocking the Power of the...

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2024/11/13

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 co-produced 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 medicines company targeting the regulatory genome for cardiovascular diseases, fibrosis and cancer. He

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00:41:18

EP #452 - Pascal Weber: Why AI Will Free You From...

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2024/11/10

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 Manukai, an ETH spin-off automating repetitive programming tasks by leveraging available production

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EP #451 - Nicole Kleger: Why Lab Grown Meat Won’t...

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2024/11/07

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: Nicole Kleger is the co-founder and CTO at sallea, a biotech startup enabling the cultivation of high-value,

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EP #450 - Gzim Hasani: Building A Holistic Financial...

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2024/11/03

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, Switzerland. He holds a MSc in Banking and Finance and started his career working for Credit Suisse and Julius

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00:44:20

EP #449 - Jürg Jost: Time-of-Flight Tech, from Here...

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2024/10/30

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. He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Berner Fachhochschule BFH. Prior to starting Spacetek,

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00:43:09

EP #448 - Gaëlle Andreatta: The Alchemists Turning...

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2024/10/23

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 applications. She holds a PhD in Physics from Pierre and Marie Curie University and an MBA from ETH/HSG

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EP #447 - Stefan Schärer: Building and Exiting a...

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2024/10/20

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. About Stefan Schärer: Stefan Schärer is the co-founder and former CEO of the proptech startup Houzy. Stefan previously founded the software company Fairgate and the real estate project management company Neubau Portal, and was briefly

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EP #446 - Fabio Ronga: The Hard Road to a $300M...

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2024/10/16

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 worked at Hyperion (bought by Oracle) and Outlooksoft (bought by SAP) before starting beqom in 2008. Together

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