In this episode our guest Arijana Walcott and Bara talk about the US innovation culture and how it compares to the Switzerland startup ecosystem. They also touch topics such as risk taking, the fear of failure and why it is important to face global competition. 

• 1:30 Arijana introduces her company Dart Labs https://dartlabs.io/
• 2:20 The Silicon Valley and risk taking 
• 4:10 How do we define startups today?
• 6:05 Culture and vision in the US compared to Switzerland 
• 11:04 Pitching a vision in the US and in Switzerland, how do people react?
• 14:50 Arijana tells us about the time she quit her job, how it was perceived and the difference between corporate and startups
• 17:14 The perception of failure in the US and in Switzerland 
• 21:40 The fear of failure and the emergence of entrepreneurship during hard times
• 24:15 Successful founders starting from the bottom with little resources 
• 26:45 Giving up some shares to grow faster, delegating tasks to the right people 
• 29:10 Competition is part of the journey