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 existing and aspiring entrepreneurs in Switzerland.
Show episodes
EP #531 - Thomas Dübendorfer & Paulina Grnarova: A Founder’s & Investor’s Perspective On How AI Will Change Legal Tech
Timestamps: 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.
Timestamps: 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) Episode Summary: Stef Van Grieken, CEO and Co-founder of Cradle, the AI biotech startup helping scientists design bett
EP #529 - Igor Martin & Ramzi Bouzerda: Product-Led or Sales-Led growth? Lessons from Swiss Deeptech Founders
Timestamps 04:53 - Product-Led vs. Sales-Led Growth 14:22 - How to Educate a Slow-Moving Market 24:43 - Sales Metrics in a product vs sale- led approach 34:16 - Choosing between product-led or sales-led This episode was produced by Founders Hive — a community of founders, experts, and investors driving entrepreneurship
Timestamps: 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 Episode Summary: Jurgi Camblong is the Co-Founder and CEO of SOPHiA GENETICS, a Swiss company using data-driven medicine to empower healt
EP #527 - Estelle Clerc: From Lab to Launch - Building a Startup to Break Forever Chemicals
Timestamps: 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. Episode Summary: Estelle Clerc
EP #526 - Sahar Hosseinian & Charlotte Ducrot: How Founders Protect Their Mental Health
Timestamps: 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 p
