The Startup Pioneers Podcast

Daniel Waterhouse is a venture capital investor at Balderton, where he is a General Partner. Daniel was an early investor in companies such as Spotify and Revolut. I speak with Daniel about his youth, his thought process when deciding whether to invest in a startup, his most important learnings, and much more!

Richard Coraine co-founded Shake Shack, one of the most successful restaurant chains in the world. Shake Shack is NASDAQ-listed and has a valuation of over 3 billion dollars. Additionally, Richard co-founded other well-known restaurants such as Eleven Madison Park, a 3 Michelin-star restaurant in New York City. He achieved all of this as a founding partner of the Union Square Hospitality Group. I speak with Richard about the founding story of Shake Shack, his key to success, his most important advice for building and leading teams, and much more!

Greg Gretsch is a venture capital investor at Jackson Square Ventures, where he is co-founder and managing director. Greg was an early investor in companies such as Upwork and The Athletic. Before becoming a venture capitalist, Greg was a serial entrepreneur, having founded three startups. In addition, Greg was on the Forbes Midas List. I speak with Greg about the pros and cons of San Francisco compared to Silicon Valley from the perspective of a startup founder, when and how he got into venture capital, his most important advice for founders, and much more!

Randy Altschuler is the co-founder and CEO of Xometry. Xometry is a NASDAQ-listed company that revolutionizes manufacturing by providing an online platform that connects businesses with a network of manufacturers for on-demand services like 3D printing and CNC machining. I speak with Randy about the founding story of Xometry, how Xometry secured high-profile investors or customers like NASA, BMW, Bosch, and Dell, what the 15 / 16-year-old Randy looked like, and much more!

Mathias Ruch is the founder of CV VC. CV VC is one of the most active venture investors in crypto and blockchain technology.  I speak with Mathias about the founding story of CV VC, the best opportunities for young founders in Web3, what it takes to be a successful startup founder, and much more!

Chris Kaufman is the co-founder of StockX. StockX is an online marketplace for sneakers and other products. Over 30 million people use StockX monthly. StockX raised over 700 million dollars from investors. I speak with Chris about the founding story of StockX, the importance of good design for the success of a startup, the attributes of successful founders, and much more!

Tim Draper is one of the most successful venture capital investors of all time. He has been one of the first investors in companies like Tesla, Twitter, Skype, SpaceX, Coinbase, Hotmail, and Twitch, to name a few. In addition, Tim founded a university for entrepreneurs: Draper University. I speak with Tim about what the 16 / 17-year-old Tim looked like, the most important learnings he has gathered to this point, what great entrepreneurs like Elon Musk do differently, and much more!

Tim Moser betreut bei Microsoft Startups, die von Microsoft unterstützt werden. Ein Beispiel hierfür ist Mantis. Mantis wurde von Carl Biagosch mitgegründet. Ich spreche mit Tim und Carl darüber, wie wichtig Technologie für Startups ist, wie Microsoft Startups unterstützt, was Mantis macht und über vieles mehr!

Pascal Bieri ist Mitgründer von Planted. Planted ist eines der erfolgreichsten Schweizer Startups. Planted produziert pflanzenbasiertes Fleisch und leistet so einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Nachhaltigkeit und zur Gesundheit auf der Erde. Planted hat über 120 Millionen an Investorengelder eingesammelt. Ich spreche mit Pascal darüber, wie Planted Fleisch aus Pflanzen herstellt, wie er seine Konkurrenten sieht, welche Bedeutung Kundenfeedback für ihn hat und über vieles mehr!

Leopold Lerach ist Investor bei Project A. Project A ist eine der grössten und erfolgreichsten Venture Capital Firmen. Seit 2012 investierte Project A in über 100 Startups. Ich spreche mit Leopold darüber, wie er Investor geworden ist, was die grössten Erfolgsfaktoren bei Startups sind, was ein Startup braucht, um Geld von Investoren zu erhalten und über vieles mehr!