This Monday, we take you to the Greater Zurich Area, to the headquarters of Envoy, where Cédric met with CEO and Co-Founder, Ralph Schonenbach. Our guest will reveal the main difference between running a consulting company and a tech startup, and why it’s so important to start investing in your network now!

Originally from the USA, Ralph Schonenbach built much of his career after moving to Europe where he started a consulting firm with Ernst & Young 18 years ago. In 2003, Schonenbach set up his own consulting company Trestle, along with a foundation for working with women entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Check out the video below and discover more about his latest venture, Envoy, which launched three years ago.

Envoy enables you to import your contacts from multiple sources (social media platforms, corporate data storage, email, mobile, networked devices, and more), in a well organized fashion, and Envoy will analyze your contacts. By consolidating all of your contacts, it lets you improve and simplify the way you communicate with your network. In other words, Envoy puts you in control of your network data and enables you to manage it as an asset. However, that’s not all, watch our interview to find out the next level of the platform’s development.

Website https://www.envoyworld.com/

Get ready to also learn about the biggest advantages and challenges of the Swiss startup ecosystem, and how much time you actually need to invest in networking.

Skip to Questions:

1:07 Who is Ralph Schonenbach?

1:43 What is the main difference between running a consulting company and a tech startup?

2:28 What inspired you for entrepreneurship? To move from corporate to startup?

3:01 What is Envoy?

3:43 Can you walk us through the process of using your platform?

6:04 How did you come up with the idea?

5:17 Can people make money by making introductions?

7:04 SICTIC - How is your experience with them?

8:19 How do you perceive the vision of your startup?

9:01 What are your impressions on the Swiss startup ecosystem?

Quick Fire Q&A

10:02 What would you like to see in the next five years in your ecosystem?

10:30 How did you get your first paying client?

10:50 What are some tips for balancing work and life?

11:18 The most important character trait in an entrepreneur is...

11:39 What's important to you in an investor?

Expert Advice

12:13 Expert Advice from Ralph Schonenbach

In the upcoming show: Dr Daniel Diemers – PWC strategy&

Watch the previous episode: Lidia Bolla – Vision&

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