#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?