#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?