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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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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: The advantages of remote work 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