Leap Takers

Remo Kyburz
Leap Takers

The Leap Takers podcast features up-and-coming European entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders. Every episode retraces the journey of a featured guest, with the goal to uncover the origin story of their projects, and to extract advice , resources & tips for (aspiring) entrepreneurs, makers, and anyone that wants to "take the leap" in their life.

  1. Episode 26: Anjali Raja Beharelle - Path from academia into entrepreneurship, and how Collabree helps people to make lasting habit changes thanks to behavioral economics

    08/10/2021

    Episode 26: Anjali Raja Beharelle - Path from academia into entrepreneurship, and how Collabree helps people to make lasting habit changes thanks to behavioral economics

    Dr. Anjali Raja Beharelle is the CSO (Chief Science Officer) and one of the founders of collabree.com. Collabree is a Swiss eHealth / digital adherence start-up focusing on improving therapy compliance of chronically ill patients by applying behavioural economics principles. Collabree is helping patients to make lasting behavioral changes and stick to their therapy regimen by combining human engagement with scalable algorithms and using the most relevant gamification factors: fun, friends and feedback. Anjali is responsible for the clinical track and integrating insights from behavioral economics and neuroscience into the app. Before founding Collabree, Anjali worked as a neuroscientist. Her research focused on the neuro(chemical) and behavioral components of decision making between short-term and long-term rewards (e.g. should I have a candy bar or some broccoli) and how to optimize these decisions. We discuss: How behavioral economics can help us to make long-lasting positive habit changes Taking the leap from Academia into the world of startups Why medication adherence is so important Collabree’s mission and future plans Tips for forming habits Show notes: 03:41 -- Intro of Anjali 04:19 -- Why Anjali decided to leave academia and to join a startup 05:38 -- Anjali’s academic research focus and how it links to her role at Collabree 08:55 -- How Anjali joined Collabree / found her co-founders 10:45 -- What is Collabree’s mission and what problem is the startup trying to solve 15:52 -- Development status of Collabree 17:18 -- More info about the Collabree app 17:36 -- Deep dive into scientific results from behavioral economics and how it can help us to form healthier habits 22:15 -- Pricing model of Collabree 24:26 -- Broader focus of Collabree - healthy habits 25:19 -- Deep dive into what habits are and habit formation from a scientific perspective 31:11 -- Practical & actionable tips for forming positive habits 34:49 -- Future plans for Collabree and status of fundraising 37:04 -- Learnings from switching from academia to the world of startups 40:43 -- Anjali’s favorite book 42:43 -- Role model of Anjali 43:35 -- Advice to your younger self 44:28 -- What courage means to Anjali 45:09 -- How to find out more about Collabree Please follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my Website, where I post new episodes and share resources & tips for anyone interested in entrepreneurship in Europe. Sign-up for the mailing list to stay in the loop! If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast or in your favorite podcast app. Special Guest: Anjali Raja Beharelle. Support Leap Takers Links: Collabree WebsiteCollabree BlogCollabree LinkedInOliver Sacks, M.D., Author, Neurologist | Official Website | On The Move, Hallucinations, Musicophilia, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a HatUniversitätsspital BaselBehavioral economicsPresent biasLoss aversionEndowment effectCommon neural value representations of hedonic and utilitarian products in the ventral striatum: An fMRI study | Scientific ReportsHabit FormationThe Habit LoopAtomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by James ClearPhilip Seymour Hoffman USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences" rel="nofollow">Professor Wendy Wood > USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and SciencesA Prayer for Owen Meany - John IrvingJocelyn Bell Burnell

    47 min
  2. Episode 25: Hugo Amsellem  - The creator economy tsunami and “The Family” - building a leading fellowship for founders in Europe

    28/06/2021

    Episode 25: Hugo Amsellem - The creator economy tsunami and “The Family” - building a leading fellowship for founders in Europe

    Hugo Amsellem [@HugoAmsellem] is a thought leader covering the world of the creator economy and writes the blog “Arm the Creators”. The Creator Economy enables an entire generation to bypass traditional gatekeepers for the 1st time in history. Anyone can learn anything online, build something new and distribute it all over the world—without asking anyone's permission In 2013 he jumped the fence and joined The Family as part of the founding team. The Family is one of the world’s leading fellowship programs for founders. Twice a year, The Family selects 50 startups from around the world. In exchange for 5% equity, they provide everything you need to build a scalable business: advice, mindset, network & a world-class investor demo day.With the Family he backed hundreds of founders across Europe. Previously, he co-founded oocto, a decentralized music label to help artists bypass the record labels and keep ownership of their projects. Hugo recently joined Jellysmack, a “creator accelerator” to educate & empower the next generation of ambitious creators. We discuss: Why the Creator economy will change everything Lessons from startup failure The origin story of The Family Developments in the European startup ecosystem Investing in creators and creator accelerators Show notes: 03:09 -- Intro of Hugo 05:31 -- Hugo Amsellem’s path into entrepreneurship / disrupting the music business 08:32 -- Learnings and reflections from startup failure 13:00 -- Unit economics - Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) and Customer LifeTime Value (CLTV) 15:30 -- Does risk mitigation in startups work? Should you start a startup? 19:30 -- Ideas are worthless - true or not? 20:39 -- The origin story of The Family and the startup ecosystem in Europe in the early 2010’s 27:51 -- Structure of The Family fellowship program 31:52 -- Who should apply to The Family program 33:26 -- Intro to the Creator Economy and why it matters 38:43 -- Jellysmack - the accelerator for creators 43:09 -- Investing in creators 47:43 -- Hugo Amsellem’s favorite book 50:25 -- What courage means for Hugo 53:32 -- Hugo Amsellem’s contact details and outro Please follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my Website, where I post new episodes and share resources & tips for anyone interested in entrepreneurship in Europe. Sign-up for the mailing list to stay in the loop! If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast or in your favorite podcast app. Special Guest: Hugo Amsellem. Support Leap Takers Links: Jellysmack - The Global Creator CompanyThe Family - Building Ambitious Startups | — The Family is a fellowship of founders. Twice a year, The Family selects 50 startups from around the world. In exchange for 5% equity, we provide everything you need to build a scalable business: advice, mindset, network & a world-class investor demo dayArm The Creators - Researching & Investing in the Creator EconomySpotifyYouTubeThe Creator Economy Explained: How Companies Are Transforming The Self-Monetization Boom - CB Insights ResearchSteve BlankIncome-Share Agreement (ISA) DefinitionNassim Nicholas TalebFooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto) - Nassim Nicholas TalebThe Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility" (Incerto) - Nassim Nicholas TalebAntifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) - Nassim Nicholas TalebThe Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (Incerto) - Nassim Nicholas TalebSkin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Incerto) - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    55 min
  3. Episode 24: Patrick Gobonya - Building a sustainable eSports organization with Ovation eSports to deliver the next-generation fan experience

    22/04/2021

    Episode 24: Patrick Gobonya - Building a sustainable eSports organization with Ovation eSports to deliver the next-generation fan experience

    Patrick Gobonya is one of the co-founders of Ovation eSports. Ovation was founded in Zurich / Switzerland in February 2020, and is the first sustainable eSports organization. Ovation is "a lit, young & dynamic pioneer which combines professionalism and fun in one team. A network platform of champs and eSports enthusiasts." Ovation accompanies and develops athletes on their journey to become leading eSports players. The company is committed to provide their athletes with support to protect their mental and physical well-being and offers an environment to master a successful future following a career in eSports. Ovation eSports AG is a Swiss team consisting of players from the DACH region and with partnerships all over Europe. Ovation is one of the fastest growing and up-and-coming esports teams in Europe and currently competes in the games of Fortnite and Valorant. In March 2021, Ovation announced that it has raised a seed round investment from billionaire twin brothers Maurice and Kyril Louis-Dreyfus. We discuss: The origin story of Ovation Tips for starting an eSports team & scouting talent Sustainability in eSports and gaming as a career track Fundraising advice Show notes: 02:23 -- Intro of Patrick Gobonya 03:12 -- What is eSports and why is it relevant 05:54 -- Ovation’s fundraise from Maurice und Kyril Louis-Dreyfus 06:56 -- How the investment from the Dreyfus twins in Ovation came to be 11:06 -- How Patrick for the first time got the idea to start his own company and the origin story of Ovation 15:52 -- How Ovation came up with the name for its team 17:16 -- How to start an eSports team, recruiting players, getting into the community 19:50 -- How to scout talent in eSports 22:18 -- Progress of ovation in 2020 24:55 -- Stats and further info about Ovation 28:15 -- Revenue streams of Ovation and eSports teams - how the sponsorship model works 31:48 -- What sustainability means in the context of eSports 34:01 -- Patrick’s learnings from building an eSports brand 35:22 -- Trends in the eSports space 36:58 -- Patrick’s favorite game 37:42 -- Patrick Gobonya’s advice to younger self 38:22 -- Open browser tabs 39:20 -- What courage means to Patrick Please follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my Website, where I post new episodes and share resources & tips for anyone interested in entrepreneurship in Europe. Sign-up for the mailing list to stay in the loop! If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast or in your favorite podcast app. Special Guest: Patrick Gobonya. Support Leap Takers Links: Ovation eSports — A lit, young & dynamic pioneer which combines professionalism and fun in one team. A network platform of champs and eSports enthusiastsFortnite | Free-to-Play Cross-Platform GameValorantClan (video games)TwitchRiot GamesLeague of LegendsRome II - Total WarFIFA Video Games - Official EA SiteCall of DutyReal Madrid CFOvation eSports (@ovationesports) - InstagramOvation eSports (@OvationEsports) - TwitterOvation - TwitchPatrick Gobonya

    42 min
  4. Episode 23: Arman Anatürk - Food trends and the founding story of FoodHack - a global platform for the FoodTech industry

    15/02/2021

    Episode 23: Arman Anatürk - Food trends and the founding story of FoodHack - a global platform for the FoodTech industry

    Arman Anatürk [@ArmanAnaturk] is the founder and CEO of FoodHack. FoodHack is a community-driven platform that inspires, highlights and connects food entrepreneurs and innovators. With FoodHack Arman is is building the 21st century media / events company for the foodtech industry. The platform's offering includes a weekly food & food tech newsletter, ambassador run meet-ups, an annual FoodHack Summit, as well as a newly launched Food Discovery board (think of the “Product Hunt of Food”) where innovative food tech startups are featured. Arman’s goal with FoodHack is to make it easier for impact driven food founders to access the resources, network and knowledge they need to successfully launch and grow their Food (tech) business. The FoodHack newsletter has over 100+ editions sent and over 5k+ happy readers. Arman also hosts "The Secret Sauce" Podcast, where he provides insights from food industry leaders. We discuss: How Arman founded and grew a 21st century media company focused on food & technology Cold outreach tips Newest trends in the FoodTech space Tools to run an emerging startup / platform The origin story of FoodHack Show notes: 02:33 -- Intro of Arman 03:20 -- How Arman Anatürk got interested in startups and food tech 07:04 -- Next steps after working for a coding school 08:16 -- Cold outreach tips 13:17 -- How Arman got his first client 14:50 -- Description of FoodHack and its mission 17:50 -- Sources of revenue for FoodHack / a 21st century media business 20:13 -- The story of FoodHack and its different products 23:51 -- Stats of FoodHack 25:33 -- Arman’s favorite tools to run FoodHack / a media startup 28:05 -- Tips to grow your newsletter 30:31 -- Latest trends happening in the FoodTech space 37:30 -- Book with the biggest impact for Arman 37:54 -- Area in FoodTech that Arman is most excited about 38:27 -- Lessons for other (aspiring) entrepreneurs 40:44 -- What courage means for Arman Please follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my Website, where I post new episodes and share resources & tips for anyone interested in entrepreneurship in Europe. Sign-up for the mailing list to stay in the loop! If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast or in your favorite podcast app. Special Guest: Arman Anatürk. Support Leap Takers Links: FoodHack | Global Community for Food InnovatorsFast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)OneRoof AgencyAgrinorm - Machine learning for quality predictions of fruitsDaria ReischFoodHack MeetupsWebflowZapier | The easiest way to automate your workEventbrite - Discover Great Events or Create Your Own & Sell TicketsCanva: Collaborate & Create Amazing Graphic Design for FreeZoom: Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen SharingActiveCampaign - #1 Customer Experience Automation PlatformGoogle Docs: Free Online Documents for Personal UseSlack: Where work happensHunter.io - Find email addresses in secondsSubstack: Email Newsletter PlatformGhost: Turn your audience into a businessBexio: Business Software for Small Businesses and StartupsEat Just to sell lab-grown meat in Singapore after gaining ‘world first’ regulatory approvalJosh Tetrick (@joshtetrick)Baze | Personalized Supplements That Work. We'll Prove It.Mixfit: Your personal nutrition journey starts now! – Mixfit Inc.Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike - Phil KnightGregory Logan

    43 min
  5. Episode 22: Job van der Voort  - From first employee at GitLab to founding Remote.com and shaping the future of work

    10/01/2021

    Episode 22: Job van der Voort - From first employee at GitLab to founding Remote.com and shaping the future of work

    Job van der Voort (@Jobvo) is the CEO and one of the founders of Remote.com. Remote makes it possible to employ anyone, anywhere in the world. Their mission is to simplify how companies employ the best talent globally and to help remote organizations do their best work. They offer services such as international payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance for businesses big and small - so that they can hire anyone in the world - while outsourcing all the admin & legal work to Remote. Remote's vision is to become the "stripe for (remote) work". Remote is also among the fastest growing startups globally and is backed by some of the best venture capital investors in the world, such as Index Ventures, Sequoia, General Catalyst, Two Sigma, and many more very accomplished angel investors. Remote recently raised their Series A financing round of $35M. Before founding Remote, Job worked as neuroscientist, and he was one of the first engineers that joined GitLab. In his role as VP of product, Job was responsible for GitLab's product development and he helped grow the company from 5 to 450+ employees. Today GitLab is one of the largest distributed companies in the world. We discuss: How Job entered the world of tech at GitLab The advantages of remote work Second order effects of remote work on the world Best practices for working from home The origin story of Remote.com Tips for aspiring entrepreneurs and much more Show notes: 00:50 -- Intro 03:49 -- Personal intro from Job van der Voort 06:59 -- How Job started as one of the first engineers at Gitlab 07:37 -- Background to Gitlab - What is Gitlab? 08:05 -- Job’s first touchpoints with working for a fully distributed / remote company 10:07 -- Insights into Job’s role at Gitlab as VP of product 11:37 -- Gitlab’s growth and scaling up 12:40 -- Collaboration tools 14:06 -- Advantages of remote work 16:33 - The shift to remote-first from employers perspective 17:56 -- Second order effects of shifting to remote work 20:30 -- Best practices for remote work 24:59 -- The origin story of Remote.com - How remote.com was started 27:45 -- Introduction to what remote.com does 30:35 -- Remote.com’s venture capital fundraise 32:00 -- Customers of Remote.com 33:23 -- Remote.com as stripe for remote work 36:09 -- Job’s vision for remote.com in 5 years 37:19 -- Job van der Voort’s advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and leaptakers 40:39 -- Labor market and demand for remote roles 42:36 -- Book that had biggest personal impact 43:08 -- Job’s favorite remote collaboration tool 44:42 -- Advice to younger self 45:03 -- What courage means to Job Please follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my Website, where I post new episodes and share resources & tips for anyone interested in entrepreneurship in Europe. Sign-up for the mailing list to stay in the loop! If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast or in your favorite podcast app. Special Guest: Job van der Voort. Support Leap Takers Links: GitLab - DevOps Platform Delivered as a Single ApplicationRemote - Global HR Solutions for Distributed TeamsHacker NewsGoogle Docs: Free Online Documents for Personal UseAeron - Office Chairs - Herman MillerKey Light Air | elgatoRemote Jobs - Find awesome remote engineering, designer, product and marketing jobs | The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales - Oliver SacksFigma: the collaborative interface design tool.Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.Bitcoin - Open source P2P money

    48 min
  6. Episode 21: Christmas Giveaway & Best Startup Books

    25/12/2020

    Episode 21: Christmas Giveaway & Best Startup Books

    Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄 This episode is going to be a small experiment. In this Christmas special, I'm introducing you to 5 of my personal and my podcast guests favorite business & startup books. Hence, I give you a crowd-sourced reading list from some of Europe's top up-and-coming entrepreneurs and VCs. I'm convinced that these books can help you to bring your business / startup to the next level, or to get motivated to "take the leap" yourself! It's also the perfect activity to read on a cold wintery day at home. Since it’s Christmas, I'm also doing a little giveaway and will send to some lucky winner a book of his or her choice from this list. All you got to do is to review the Leap Takers Podcast on Apple Podcast (or your favorite podcast app), give it a 5 star rating, and send me proof (screenshot / link) to remo.kyburz1[at]gmail.com. I'll then randomly draw a lucky winner. Deadline is January 1st 2021. This is just a little thank you & Christmas gift from me to the listeners of the Leap Takers Podcast. 🎁 Thank you for your continued support and I hope you get some benefit and motivation from listening to this podcast. I'm wishing you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2021! Remo Please follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my Website, where I post new episodes and share resources & tips for anyone interested in entrepreneurship in Europe. Sign-up for the mailing list to stay in the loop! If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast or in your favorite podcast app. Support Leap Takers Links: Leap Takers Podcast — Leap Takers Podcast Website. View previous guests on the podcast, with a focus of up-and-coming entrepreneurs and VCs in Europe. Check out the show notes for their favorite books and resources to support aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe. Principles: Life and Work - Ray Dalio — Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he’s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business—and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals.The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses - Eric Ries — Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future - Chris Guillebeau — Lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose—and earn a good living.The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers - Ben Horowitz — Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup—practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn’t cover, based on his popular ben’s blog.Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike - Phil Knight — In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Delivering Happiness - Tony Hsieh — In Delivering Happiness, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh shares the different lessons he has learned in business and life, from starting a worm farm to running a pizza business, through LinkExchange, Zappos, and more.

    14 min
  7. Episode 20: Alina Bassi - How Kleiderly creates sustainable plastics made from  textile waste

    20/11/2020

    Episode 20: Alina Bassi - How Kleiderly creates sustainable plastics made from textile waste

    Alina Bassi (@alinabassi1) is the founder and CEO of Kleiderly. Originally from London, she founded Kleiderly in 2019 in Berlin with the goal of solving the problem of fashion industry waste. She has developed a patent-pending technology to recycle waste clothing into a new and sustainable material, diverting clothing waste away from landfills and incinerators. Her mission is to lower the carbon footprint of fashion and eliminate tons of CO2 emissions. Alina is a Google for Startups Female Founder alumna and a member of the Forbes 30 under 30 class of 2020. In this episode you will learn about: Kleiderly and how they are trying to solve the problem of fashion industry waste The Berlin startup scene and accelerators How to build up confidence as a founder Supporting minority founders And much more…! Show notes: 01:45 -- Intro of Alina Bassi 02:04 -- Alina’s background before she launched her own startup 03:13 -- Gaining first startup experience at bio-bean 04:28 -- How Alina found a startup to work for and gather relevant experience 05:07 -- The origin story of Kleiderly 08:04 -- Kleiderly’s value proposition 09:48 -- The first steps of entrepreneurship. How do you start your own company 13:19 -- Alina’s experience with Accelerator programs 16:42 -- Current stage and facts about Kleiderly 19:10 -- Lessons learnt from an early-stage startup 23:27 -- Mistakes to avoid as a founder 24:38 -- Tips and insights into the Berlin startup scene 26:33 -- Initiatives that Alina is involved in to support minority founders 30:17 -- Alina’s favorite book she would recommend to fellow startup founders 30:50 -- Alina’s best personal investment 31:25 -- Alina’s favorite SaaS tool to help her as a founder 32:29 -- Advice to your younger self 33:32 -- How to build up confidence as a founder 34:45 -- What courage means to Alina Please follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my Website, where I post new episodes and share resources & tips for anyone interested in entrepreneurship in Europe. Sign-up for the mailing list to stay in the loop! If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast or in your favorite podcast app. Special Guest: Alina Bassi. Support Leap Takers Links: Kleiderly Website — Sustainable Plastic Made from Textile WasteKleiderly (@kleiderlyberlin) - InstagramKleiderly (@kleiderlyberlin) - Twitterbio-bean | The world’s largest recycler of coffee grounds.High-Tech SeedLab - AcceleratorThe Berlin Founders Fund from Silicon AlleeSilicon AlleeLafayette Plug and Play - Retail Business Accelerator in ParisFactory Berlin - The Community of Innovators and CreatorsEntrepreneur First - Find a co-founder at the world's leading talent investorAntler - Global early-stage VC enabling and investing in the world's most exceptional peopleThe Lean Startup | The Movement That Is Transforming How New Products Are Built And LaunchedAsana - Manage your team’s work, projects, & tasks onlineTrelloBiofuel - Wikipedia

    37 min
  8. Episode 19: Tobias Gunzenhauser  - How to build a D2C company & the story of yamo - fresh organic baby food

    06/10/2020

    Episode 19: Tobias Gunzenhauser - How to build a D2C company & the story of yamo - fresh organic baby food

    Tobias Gunzenhauser (@TobGunzenhauser) is the CEO and one of the three co-founders of yamo. yamo is Europe's first digital native vertical brand that produces fresh organic baby and children food. The company launched in 2017 in Switzerland with their first product of baby purees. In the meantime, yamo is also sold in "Coop", one of Switzerland's largest retailers. All of yamo’s products are 100% organic, natural and free from additives. They developed every recipe together with dozens of helpful moms, dads, their little ones, nutritionists and pediatricians. In the summer of 2020, yamo raised a €10M Series A. You will hear the fascinating origin story of yamo, tips around production & manufacturing, how to find a good production partner, advice on online stores, and much more! Show notes: 02:15 -- Introduction of Tobias 02:43 -- The origin story of yamo. How the founders came up with the idea for a baby food company 07:45 -- Starting a company on the side vs. quitting and going all in 11:53 -- How yamo started producing their first product 15:39 -- The benefits of a production partner vs. producing yourself 16:55 -- How to find a good production partner 19:42 -- How yamo solved the problem of high minimum orders combined with limited capital to manufacture their product 20:57 -- yamo’s approach to distribution and setting up their online store 24:41 -- The state of the eCommerce infrastructure & online store integrations in Switzerland 26:15 -- Overview of yamo’s product offering and their newest innovative product 30:36 -- Tobias’ key learnings from starting yamo 33:09 -- How to test your D2C business idea 35:01 -- Tobias’ favorite book 35:37 -- Another favorite D2C product of Tobias 36:01 -- Advice to your younger self 36:58 -- What courage means to Tobias 38:01 -- Info about yamo Please follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my Website, where I post new episodes and share resources & tips for anyone interested in entrepreneurship in Europe. Sign-up for the mailing list to stay in the loop! If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast or in your favorite podcast app. Special Guest: Tobias Gunzenhauser. Support Leap Takers Links: yamo Websiteyamo (@yamobaby) / TwitterDirect to Consumers (D2C) Business Modelwemakeit – Crowdfunding für kreative ProjekteIndiegogo - Crowdfund Innovations & Support Entrepreneurs Kickstarter - CrowdfundingWooCommerce - Sell Online With The eCommerce Platform for WordPressShopify - Ecommerce Software | All-in-one Commerce Solution for your BusinessMagento - eCommerce PlatformShoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike - Phil Knight

    40 min

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