Welcome to the Education Session Library

In this session, industry experts Simone Riedel Riley, Head of Technology Fund, and François Requin, CFO of bNovate, share their invaluable insights on what it takes to secure funding from the Technology Fund.

Viktoriya Lombardo and Emanuele Salvinelli, provided key considerations for scaling your finance function with a focus on effectiveness and risk management, highlighted the importance of the credibility of the equity story in today’s “risk-off” environment, and explained what makes a compelling equity story from the perspective of private equity investors.

Diane Freymond shares insights on moving from a small team of 10 to a fully functional workforce of 50 or 100, highlighting specific challenges and prospects. This webinar explores the tactics and knowledge needed to handle rapid team growth efficiently. Gain an understanding of how to preserve your company's culture, maintain clear communication, and keep your team aligned with your goals, all while expanding quickly. We'll examine tangible strategies and tactics to turn the challenges of growth into opportunities, ensuring your team continues to be your most valuable resource.

Magda Kern, discussed the most important aspects of a professional and engaging presentation, including two game-changers that could elevate speakers to another level. The webinar provided insights on how to engage the audience, the most important elements for practicing public speaking skills, and tips and tricks for conducting a successful presentation.

Peach Zwyssig, Stefan Bütler and Daniel Faloppa, in the last of the three sessions, share some of our learnings in the areas of management and growth, referring to building a compelling venture building and hiring plan, including a business case with CAC and CLTV in the context of Swiss tech startups, creating a valuation report, and crafting a pitch deck. They also discuss securing early funding for Swiss tech ventures and the funding map. Regarding the creation of the valuation report, we provide insights from our partner Equidam (an external service with 140,000 valuations). Download the slides: Focus Management & Growth: from Venture Building Plan to Funding, CAC to CLTV in Swiss B2C Fintechs and Data Driven Valuations with Equidam

Kilian Wagner, in this session co-hosted by VIU, talked about advantages and disadvantages, Brand identity: Strategies for building a strong brand, Sustainability: VIU’s commitment to sustainable production, Marketing strategies: Customer acquisition and growth tactics.

Dr. Kamran Houshang Pour, in this session co-hosted by IGE, talked of what is wrong about the sentence “I am happy I’ve patented the design of my brand”, and learn more about the advantages and/or limits of trademarks, designs and patents, how to apply for them and when/if we do need one or more of them. Download the slides: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About IP

Linus Gabrielsson, in this session co-hosted by CONDA.ch, talked about the advantages of Crowdinvesting from a Startup Point of View, Equity Crowdinvesting Suitability Quick Check, Example of a Current Crowdinvesting Case, Example of Crowdinvesting Process as a Startup. Download the slides: Crowdinvesting as a source of funding for start-ups

Peach Zwyssig, Dr. Stephan D. Meyer, and Lucas Pelloni in this session co-hosted by Axelra, talked about efficient ways to design and validate your digital product or service and launch an MVP so that you can start generating revenue within 100 days. Download the slides: Focus Product: Validate in 50 Days, MVP in 100 Days and Pivot successfully