Swisspreneur Show

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3:05 - From burning out from the 9-5 to becoming an entrepreneur

8:33 - Scaling properti to an industry leader in 5 years

14:00 - How Levent’s role shifted throughout properti’s growth

22:11 - What’s next for properti

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In our second Swisspreneur Documentar...

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2:23 - The story behind Google Clouds Founder Story

8:45 - Uber’s pre-IPO hypergrowth

25:19 - Is Switzerland Good at Adopting AI? 

44:29 - How Swiss founders can expand into the US

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4:58 - Diversity in tech: challenges and opportunities

6:08 - Recruiting challenges in tech

13:00 - Supporting girls in STEM

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3:30 - Identifying a market gap in legal tech 

10:06 - What is “smart money” after all?

16:22 - How do you go from researcher to CEO?

25:55 - The biggest risk for every scaleup

36:20 - Is Switzerland a hotbed for AI?

This episode was co-produced by SICTIC, the leading angel investor network in Switzerland.

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6:38 The birth of Cradle 

21:36 Convincing Skeptics and Finding Product-Market Fit

28:29 Raising Capital and Choosing the Right VCs

35:21 Europe’s missed opportunities (and how to fix them)

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Stef Van Grieken, CEO and Co-founder of Cradle, the AI biotech startup helping scientists design better proteins in record time and pioneering the intersection of AI and biology, re-imagining how hu...

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05:45 - From Scientist to Startup CEO

16:23 - Winning the Industries Trust With Data

28:33 - The Hidden Cost of Scaling Too Fast

47:31 - The Hard Truth About Going Public

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Jurgi Camblong is the Co-Founder and CEO of SOPHiA GENETICS, a Swiss company using data-driven medicine to empower healthcare professionals worldwide. With a PhD in Molecular Biology from the Université de Genève, Jurgi transformed h...

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05:55 - From Lab Work to Startup Workshops

10:49 - Finding the Right Co-Founders

16:24 - Spinning Out of ETH and Proving the Tech

34:21 - Fundraising and Resilience

This episode was co-produced with KickFund, a VC fund investing in the most promising Swiss deeptech startups.

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⁠Estelle Clerc⁠ is the Co-Founder and CEO of ⁠CellX Biosolutions⁠, a Swiss biotech startup developing next-generation cell-ba...

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6:51 - Is it possible to protect your mental health as a Founder?

20:00 - How to know when you’ve transitioned from a startup to a scale-up?

23:42 - What creates the most pressure for Founders?

35:49 - How do we build up resilience?

This episode was co-produced with Innovaud, the innovation and investment promotion agency for the canton of Vaud.

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Sahar Hosseinian, Co-Founder and form...

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02:25 - Why Angels Invest Beyond Returns

05:40 - Spotting the Gap in Word of Mouth Marketing

10:00 - Investing in Founders, Not Just Ideas

18:48 - Scaling from Switzerland to Europe (and Beyond)

This episode was co-produced by SICTIC, the leading angel investor network in Switzerland.

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Pascal Sollberger is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Hypt, a Swiss startup helping businesses harness word-of-mout...

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5:20 - Helping European companies set up shop in China

11:43 - SICTIC’s investment program for kids

17:57 - Building AI models to predict fundraising success

26:00 - How being a young investor changes your perspective

This episode was co-produced by SICTIC, the leading angel investor network in Switzerland.

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3:31 - What’s the best tech team setup?

16:05 - Using OKRs for your tech team

32:53 - The more you automate, the higher the tech debt?

37:21 - Marketing the product before you even build it

This episode was originally a live webinar co-hosted with Holycode, a software development partner that's helped more than 140 startups scale by providing customized products and teams for every stage.

This episode was spon...

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12:16 — Bootstrapping mindset, MVP building, and milestone-based rounds.

17:50 — The trade-offs of bringing VCs on board versus angels.

27:58 —  Honest discussion of founder stress, cash flow, and mental health.

41:46 — Final takeaways and practical advice for first-time founders.

This episode was produced by Founders Hive — a community of founders, experts, and investors driving entrepreneurship in Switze...

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13:04 - Spotting untapped markets through first-hand pain

18:49 - Turning CO2 roadmaps into revenue models

26:06 - Building recurring revenues in a capex-heavy industry

32:16 - Why sustainability is already profitable

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. Check out the link in the bio ...

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00:00 – Tour of Andreas’ self-built "culinary village" (bakery, guesthouse, fermentation lab).

08:05 – The startup struggle: Bootstrapping with 4 people and sleeping in the restaurant.

13:22 – Losing his co-founder/girlfriend: Why he almost quit (but didn’t).

19:06 – Monetization secrets: Licensing deals, Hublot/Audi partnerships, and why "brands need stories."

22:35 – Future projects: Saunas, talent found...

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9:00 – What Is Venture Kick and Kickfund?

12:55 – Why Wanja Joined Kickfund 

18:45 – Why Founders & Investors Love Kickfund 

27:05 – The Long-Term Vision

This episode was co-produced with KickFund, a VC fund investing in the most promising Swiss deeptech startups. Check out the link in the bio/comments to learn more about them!Episode summary:

Wanja Humanes is the CEO of Kickfund, a Swiss investment fund that inve...

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02:02 — Why Eric quit finance to create instead of comply.
04:20 — Investor Brain as a Founder: 70+ angel deals, stakeholder management, and Switzerland’s funding “missing middle.”

12:50 — Flow > Busywork: How Eric engineers flow states to work efficiently

16:25 — Why Holistic exists: Root-cause care for chronic conditions vs. longevity/prevention hype.
27:40 — A business model that scales, willingness to ...

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6:00 – Deciding between chasing investor money vs. revenues from day one
29:42 – How founder pressure differs across funding strategies (runway vs. cash-flow anxiety)
37:22 – Can a bootstrapped startup realistically become a market leader?
35:10 – In what scenario would they switch financing strategies?

This episode was produced by Founders Hive — a community of founders, experts, and investors driving en...

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03:14 - What even is “operations”?

7:57 - Should OKRs be set top-down or bottom-up?

17:05 - Top 3 key KPIs for early stage startups

26:00 - How to focus on fundraising without losing traction 

43:26 - What happens when you don’t have your finances in order? 

This episode was originally a live webinar co-hosted with Holycode, a software development partner that's helped more than 140 startups scale by providing customi...