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?
