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#523 - Christian Greis & Nicolas Abelé: Cash, Control, and Consequences: The Real Cost of Startup Growth
Timestamps 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 b
EP #522 - Pierre Bi: Owning the risk to own the market: The Startup Decarbonizing Real Estate
Timestamps: 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
EP #521 - Andreas Caminada: Waiting 7 years to turn a profit (and getting 3 Michelin Stars in the process)
Timestamps 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, Hu
EP #520 - Wanja Humanes: From Lab to Launch: How Kickfund Backs Switzerland’s Brightest Ideas
Timestamps: 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 l
Timestamps: 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 ch
EP #518 - Denys Sutter & Girisha Fernando: Bootstrapping vs. Fundraising: Which path actually wins in the early days?
Timestamps: 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? Thi
