Best Silvan Krahenbuhl Podcasts (2024)

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#12 Never waste a good crisis - Silvan Krähenbühl Entrepreneur & Host of Swisspreneur 29:43

4y ago29:43

29:43

What do you do if you just started your business right before the crisis? In this episode of Survival Mode Silvan Krähenbühl, Host of Swisspreneur and a serial entrepreneur himself explains how covid19 affected the travel and gym industry, why podcasts are a serious medium to watch and how this crisis can be a great opportunity to start something n…

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#11 Sales in a remote world - Manuel Hartmann Founder Sales Playbook 22:44

4y ago22:44

22:44

How do you sell if you cannot see your customer? In this episode of Survival Mode Manuel Hartmann, Founder of Sales Playbook elaborates how the crisis is affecting sales cycles, how remote sales work - even in Switzerland, and what is yet to come beyond covid19. Sales Playbook, helps Swiss B2B startups to scale and hit their Product-Market-Fit fast…

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#10 Leadership in times of crisis - Tobias Häckermann Sherpany 38:03

4y ago38:03

38:03

How do you lead people when everyone starts working from home? In this episode of Survival Mode Tobias Häckermann, CEO & Co-Founder of Sherpany explains how going remotely increased their companies transparency, how the new normal in online and offline work could look like and what accelerating effects covid19 had on leadership styles and megatrend…

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#9 From I love you to I hate you - Cyrus Fazel CEO & Founder of SwissBorg 26:18

4y ago26:18

26:18

What do you do if you move from one crisis to another? In this episode of Survival Mode Cyrus Fazel, CEO & Founder of SwissBorg, elaborates how the ICO and corona crisis affected the crypto & blockchain sector, how the different markets reacted to covid19, and what we should take out from this crisis as humanity. SwissBorg is a Swiss blockchain pla…

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#8 Focus and move forward - Naomi MacKenzie Co-Founder of KITRO 21:14

4y ago21:14

21:14

What do you do when 95% of your customers stop operating? In this episode of Survival Mode Naomi MacKenzie, Co-Founder of KITRO, explains how the hospitality sector got impacted during covid19, what to do when you planned a financing round and the importance of resource efficiency and sustainability on the way forward. KITRO is a Swiss startup that…

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#7 A crisis holds opportunity - Aike Festini Luckabox 25:22

4y ago25:22

25:22

How do you spot opportunities in times of crisis? In this episode of Survival Mode Aike Festini, CEO & Co-founder of Luckabox, discusses what happens when online-delivery is all the sudden the only channel available, what are the effects of COVID19 to last-mile delivery, and how could the future of retail look like. Luckabox is a premium platform f…

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#6 Fully digital overnight- Jan Rihak & Jonas Leu Classtime 20:37

4y ago20:37

20:37

What do you do when your customer base suddenly increases by a factor of 10 over the weekend? In this episode of Survival Mode Jan Rihak & Jonas Leu, Co-Founder and Biz Dev Manager from Classtime, take us on their journey on how to handle rapid growth, work with customers with limited online experiences, and what the impacts in education could be b…

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#5 A crisis is like a filter - Pascal Mathis Wingman 25:02

4y ago25:02

25:02

Would you invest in a startup without seeing its founders in person? In this episode of Survival Mode Pascal Mathis, founding partner at Wingman Ventures enlights us on how the crisis affects investors, what the ups and downs of doing business from home are, and how he assists startups to go through this turbulent times. Wingman is a 60 million Ven…

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#4 Back to Day One - Viktor Calabro Coople 18:40

4+ y ago18:40

18:40

What would you do if 70% percent of your revenue streams disappeared overnight? In this episode of Survival Mode Viktor Calabro founder of Europe's largest on-demand staffing platform Coople, explains how he tackles this challenge and finds profit in previously undervalued revenue streams.

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#3 Ridding a rollercoaster - Nicolas Durand Abionic 19:25

4+ y ago19:25

19:25

How do you keep your startup running when your surrounding is going into hibernation mode? In this episode of Survival Mode Nicolas Durand CEO and founder of Abionic, the most rapid diagnostic platform to detect sepsis explains how he fights to keep his startup funded during a crisis and tackle sepsis, one of the leading causes of death in the worl…

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#2 Build and scale - Arthur Germain OneDoc 18:07

4+ y ago18:07

18:07

What would you do if all of a sudden people are too afraid to use your product? In this episode of Survival Mode Arthur Germain, CEO and Co-founder of OneDoc the biggest online booking platform for doctors in Switzerland elaborates how he built and scaled a completely new service to help their struggling customers in times of Corona.…

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#1 We are in this together - Taha Bawa Goodwall 26:03

4+ y ago26:03

26:03

How to communicate effectively with your team in an constantly changing environment that has never been seen before? In this episode of Survival Mode Taha Bawa, CEO & Co-founder of Goodwall the career development platform that prepares over 1.5 million young professionals to enter the working world, illustrates how he set up his startup in a fully …

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Interview with Nadiia Dvoinos 38:38

4+ y ago38:38

38:38

This month I had a chat with Nadiia Dvoinos, co-founder and managing partner at Q28. Nadiia spends her time between Kiev and Dubai and is just the right person to give us some intel on how to market effectively in an era of short attention spams! Click play.

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How Much Should Founders Pay Themselves? 8:37

4+ y ago8:37

8:37

How much should a founder pay themselves? That's the big question that I'll be ending the year with, here on International Entrepreneurs. Click play!

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Interview with Dasha Runic 18:00

4+ y ago18:00

18:00

This month I chatted to Dasha Runic, a Serbian entrepreneur who completed her studies across different continents and went on to found her own digital marketing agency, The Social Formula, after getting rejected from a corporate job. Click play to find out why sometimes rejection is a blessing in disguise!…

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How To Manage Investors 8:05

4+ y ago8:05

8:05

In this month's podcast I give you my personal experience on managing investors: how to assure transparency with them and a beneficial relationship to both parties. Click play!

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Interview with Elena Nikolova 14:32

5y ago14:32

14:32

This month I chatted to Elena Nikolova, co-founder of Escreo! Her startup produces a special paint which can turn any old wall into a whiteboard, allowing startups to easily and spontaneously jot down their ideas and plan their tasks. Click the image above to hear about Elena's struggle with perfectionism and also her thoughts on startup success.…

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How To Manage Yourself 19:25

5y ago19:25

19:25

Operating a business is hard enough on its own, but it's damn near impossible if you can't manage your own life as a founder, first! There's a huge variety of factors when it comes to your well-being: from sleep, to diet and exercise, to socialization, to self-reflection, to organization... the list is a rather long one. But thankfully I've made a …

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Interview with Simon Litvinov 14:49

5y ago14:49

14:49

This month I got to chat with Simon Litvinov, co-founder and CEO at Precision Navigation Systems. All the way from Siberia, Simon runs the startup that's bringing us GPS navigating and positioning with up to 1cm precision. Click play to find out what it's like!

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How To Operate A Business 14:09

5y ago14:09

14:09

This month I gave my take on how a startup should operate at an early stage -you know, the basics: perfecting your product, establishing company culture, staying solvent and financed... I also talk about the E.O. framework, the key to having quick, effective team meetings! Click play to listen to all this and more.…

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Interview with Nina Nikolikj 24:37

5y ago24:37

24:37

This month I spoke with Nina Nikolikj, an Eco-System Facilitator at Swisscontact. Born and raised in Macedonia, Nina is a rather busy bee: from startup community developer, to startup storyteller, to "superconnector" and "intrapreneur" - Nina has done (and is doing) it all! Learn all about her tight schedule and her dream of visiting America on a b…

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How To Fundraise 9:47

5y ago9:47

9:47

This month I approached the topic of fundraising. Having gone through several financing rounds of business angels (though never venture capitalists) myself, I know a thing or two about talking to investors.

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Interview with Nikoloz Gogochuri 11:15

5y ago11:15

11:15

This month I spoke to Nikoloz Gogochuri, CEO at VRex Immersive, a platform that connects people to places through virtual reality. After having worked in the computer graphics, animation and technology business for a long time, Nikoloz decided to start his own company together with a co-founder with a web development background. Though the market w…

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How To Set Up A B2C Sales Funnel 13:48

5y ago13:48

13:48

This month I went over Alan Frei's advice on B2C Sales Funnels on the Swisspreneur podcast. Since I've never really done it myself (at least not on a big scale), it's nice to rely on the expertise of a B2C veteran! "Website traffic", "conversion rate", "lifetime value"... these are all terms that should become part of your daily vocabulary if you r…

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Interview with Olga Royenko 15:10

5y ago15:10

15:10

In June I got to chat with Olga Royenko, CEO at Royenko Marketing Agency! Olga told me all about her hesitation to leave her steady job, how she thinks creative people can put their talent to better use, and what she has learned along her entrepreneurial journey. Click play!

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How To Set Up A B2B Sales Funnel 10:37

5y ago10:37

10:37

This month I tackled the challenge of creating a B2B sales funnel - which is basically an entrepreneur's ticket to acquiring his or her first clients and building a steady stream of income. Click play!

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Interview with Brian Kennedy 15:44

5+ y ago15:44

15:44

This month I interviewed Brian Kennedy, who I met through the YTILI program! Despite having majored in social work, Brian went on to work for the Pittsburgh Technology Council - though he will tell you that the transition made quite a lot of sense! Click play to hear about Brian's passion for helping people, in whatever way that ends happening.…

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How To Get Your First Clients 11:49

5+ y ago11:49

11:49

This month I give you some introductory advice on how to snatch those tricky first clients. I also tell the story of how Gymhopper got started, and what we had to do to mold that business idea into its proper shape. Click play!

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Interview with Tinatin Babakishvili 14:53

5+ y ago14:53

14:53

This month I got to talk to Tinatin Babakishvili, who left her 9 to 6 job to start her own business: Post Red Audio. Tina talks about how hard it was at first, even for a sociable person such as herself, to take her initial steps in the business world - and how she managed to get from that to having dinner with Netflix! Check it out.…

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How To Evaluate Your Startup Ideas 17:38

5+ y ago17:38

17:38

On the month of April I talked a bit on how to secure an accurate evaluation of your business idea. I go over a number of topics: the right motivation to start a company, the importance of bootstrapping, attracting the right customers, managing margins, achieving a good return for investments... Basically, all of the ingredients that make up succes…

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Interview with Elena Shkarubo 13:39

5+ y ago13:39

13:39

On the month of March I got to chat with Elena Shkarubo, founder and CEO of MeetnGreetMe. After being fired from an international banking group, Elena decided it was time for her to start her own business - so she created MeetnGreetMe, a data-driven marketplace for personal assistance and concierge services for business travelers. And she's been in…

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SaaStr Annual 2019: My Experience 13:41

5+ y ago13:41

13:41

This month I come to you with some freshly-baked, incredibly useful entrepreneurship advice that I was lucky enough to receive at the SaaStr Annual 2019 Conference! On investment, hiring, bootstrapping and more.

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Interview with Arthur Gopak 20:25

5+ y ago20:25

20:25

On the month of February I interviewed Arthur Gopak, CEO of AlphaGammaHQ. We got to chat about the twists and turns his career has taken, about the great opportunities that being able to work with influencers has brought him and about his view on the importance of hiring young professionals - among many other topics! Click play to listen to the ful…

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Finding your Co-Founder 11:24

5+ y ago11:24

11:24

February was officially the co-founder-hunting month! By which I mean, it was during this month that I explored this topic on my podcast. I shared some advice, gathered from my personal startup experience, on which criteria must be met when choosing a co-founder. For instance: you shouldn't pick a family member, and you should pick someone who has …

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Interview with Baiba Soika 19:09

5+ y ago19:09

19:09

Emigrating is always a daunting task - but especially if you're an entrepreneur! This month I had a chat with Baiba Soika, CEO of ExportScene and several other companies. Originally from Latvia, Baiba emigrated to Germany and successfully established herself there as a young, up-and-coming entrepreneur. Have a listen to find out how she did it, and…

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Personal Finance 16:08

5+ y ago16:08

16:08

Personal finance is a touchy subject if there ever was one. But the fact of the matter is, everyone needs to keep their head in the game if they're gonna build a comfortable life for themselves in the future - and this is especially the case for young entrepreneurs, who constantly put their own money on the line. Listen in for a complete, Swiss-foc…

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Interview with Russ Yelton 17:05

5+ y ago17:05

17:05

This month I interviewed Russ Yelton, president and CEO of the Northern Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology! From kindergarten to the business world, Russ has always been a true entrepreneur at heart. I got to hear him speak about his favorite mistakes, his biggest successes and the general entrepreneurial wisdom he's gathered through the ye…

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Setting and Tracking Goals 15:00

5+ y ago15:00

15:00

Come the month of December, I thought I should tackle the issue of setting and tracking goals - especially considering that my coworkers and I have been so hugely helped by this system called EOS! It stands for "Entrepreneurial Operating System" and it has been a life-saver. In this month's podcast, I give you a detailed and easy-to-follow explanat…

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Interview with Morteza Ghobarni Eftekhar 12:58

5+ y ago12:58

12:58

On the month of November, I interviewed Morteza Ghorbani Eftekhar, founder of PurCity, a Danish-based company aiming to improve quality of life by purifying air and water in urban centers. Click to listen to Morteza's incredible background story, as well as to his experiences in the startup world!

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Company Structure 16:34

5+ y ago16:34

16:34

This month, my focus was on company structure. Everyone basically knows that no matter how great your business idea is, no matter how many investors you've got, if you don't have the right people on your team, your startup will most likely fail. But what type of person really is "the right person"? And what kind of roles are essential in every comp…

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Interview with Stefano Santarelli 7:33

5+ y ago7:33

7:33

I got to know Stefano through the YTILI program in summer 2018. He graduated in Management and is madly in love with his job. Stefano is really passionate about numbers, photography, cooking and poetry. And as he tells me in our quick chat his objective is to find and defend ikigai, the Japanese word for “a reason for being”. He is a remarkable per…

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Interview with Oana Bouraoui 5:42

5+ y ago5:42

5:42

I got to know Oana through the YTILI program in summer 2018. She is a real kick-ass entrepreneur and describes herself as a community builder with a focus on tech and innovation. Oana has been developing communities of Romanian entrepreneurs and tech professionals worldwide and is connecting them into a global network called Romanian IT. She enable…

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5 Pros & Cons about Silicon Valley 11:00

5+ y ago11:00

11:00

In today's episode I talk about the 5 pros and cons of Silicon Valley and when it makes sense to bring your startup there and when it doesn't. I spoke to several local entrepreneurs in SV to learn from them and pick their brain on this topic.

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Interview with Jenny Poon 18:07

5+ y ago18:07

18:07

I got to know Jenny through the YTILI program in summer 2018 where she is a mentor. Jenny is a fascinating entrepreneur. She founded CO+HOOTS, a co-working space in Arizona, Ranked #4 in the nation by Inc.com. CO+HOOTS currently houses 280+ scaling entrepreneurs and small businesses and has been an integral role in creating hundreds of jobs locally…

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Entrepreneurial journey and key learnings 12:47

5+ y ago12:47

12:47

In today's episode I share my entrepreneurial journey: How and why I started a company, what went wrong and what went well plus I'll add my key learning at the end of the episode.

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Entrepreneurial Health and Productivity 18:08

5+ y ago18:08

18:08

This month I tackle the topic of health and productivity for entrepreneurs! The way to success is paved both with discipline and with self-care. What do you guys think of the tips I mentioned? Are you already using them in your own life? Let me know in the comments below.

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Interview with Berat Kjamili 19:35

5+ y ago19:35

19:35

This month I got to interview Berat Kjamili, the founder of Migport! It was quite interesting to learn about how his personal experience shaped his entrepreneurial vision, as well as about the importance of social entrepreneurship. Check it out!

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