#10 Daniel Gutenberg, Investor | Making It Real Podcast with Jan Brinckmann

Daniel Gutenberg is one of the most active Swiss early-stage
angel investors and has invested in a variety of high growth
startups. Among his portfolio are companies like Facebook,
Airbnb, Tesla, Mobileye, Skrill, Netscape and SumUp, where he is
also Chairman of the Board. 





Daniel Gutenberg, Investor | Making It Real Podcast with Jan
Brinckmann | Episode #10





00:00 How did you get into the entrepreneurship world?


02:20 Have you always wanted to be an entrepreneur?


03:26 How did you decide what to work on?


05:54 How did you persuade people early on that you can be a
distributor for them in Switzerland?


07:14 How did you pick which companies to focus on with your
distribution venture?


08:44 What was your pitch as a distributor?


09:36 Lessons learned across products


12:01 Netscape as an entry door for the internet


14:33 Daniel on quitting his job


16:40 How did you start your VC career?


18:22 Advice for people looking at different opportunities


19:43 How much better should a product be than existing
solutions?


22:10 Do you think about odds as an investor?


22:49 How important is timing?


24:25 What traction should companies prove in the first 10 years?


25:37 Daniel’s take on development check-ins


26:17 What are you looking for in an entrepreneur?


27:27 Would you only invest in ventures that are world-changing?


28:56 Advice for people who want to create a world-changing
company


31:38 Personally, what do you enjoy the most?