The Mirror World Podcast

On this episode, we talk with our guest Mario Facchinetti from Swiss Proptech about the state of the industry and his experience with technology and innovation in real estate. On this episode are joining Nilson Kufus (CEO) and Max Gick (Business Dev) to discuss about this booming innovation space.

On this episode of the Mirror World Podcast we sit together with Janet T. Phan to talk about her journey, her passion for mentoring and the support of women in STEM in Switzerland and abroad and her incredible charity project - Thriving Elements.

In this episode, we sit together with Deniz Karahan, the founder of Proptech Switzerland and talk about the origins of this fast growing community, their initiatives and what truly makes proptech, proptech.

In this episode, we're coming back for the first time since lockdown and we cover it all - from dealing with a completely new set up, working remotely and the refocus towards the building of a spatial application for real estate. 
In this episode, Nilson Kufus (CEO) is in conversation with Bara Caldova (Head of Marketing).

In this episode of the Mirror World podcast we talk about the work life balance of an entrepreneur together with Vincent Pedrini the CFO and co-founder of Nomoko.   

In this episode of the Mirror World podcast we talk about the Swiss startup ecosystem together with our guest David Butler, Director of the Swiss chapter of Startup Grind and Nilson Kufus, CEO and co-founder of Nomoko.

·      1:00 – David introduction, how he entered the startup scene  

·      3:01 – The Swiss startups current state and observations

·      4:05 – Consumer focused startups  

·      5:00 – Getting Switzerland on the global startup map 

·      7:30 – The potential of the Zurich hub 

·      8:35 – Funding rounds, are the big rounds accessible?  

·      10:20 – The Get Your Guide and On running stories

·      12:00 – The risk averseness of startups  

·      15:00 – Projecting high versus being more cautious. Celebrating startup successes 

·      16:25 – Tesla stock soaring on the stock market. The success of Tesla. 

·      19:20 – China’s fast pace  

·      20:25 – The recent changes in the ecosystem. The story telling aspect is shifting in Switzerland 

·      22:10 – European success stories 

·      25:25 – Communicating difficulties and failure  

·      28:35 – Failure stories and learning from them   

·      35:40 – Considering entrepreneurship as a lifestyle versus entrepreneurship as a goal 

·      41:06 – Struggle perceived as something negative  

·      44:45 – Products coming out of Switzerland  

·      48:20 – The strength in collaboration   

In this episode of the Mirror World podcast we talk about Smart cities together with our guest Sabrina Coccia who came to see us as part of the Horizon 2020 program and Lisa Li from the Nomoko team.

·      1:03 – Sabrina's introduction and background, how she got involved with Smart Cities  
·      3:10 – The most attractive Smart City approaches  

·      4:25 – The complexity of Smart Cities

·      5:12 – The origins of the Smart City concept  

·      7:30 – The evolution of Smart Cities events, what is showcased today 

·      10:17 – How can technology serve as a tool to improve our lives 

·      11:40 – Startups in the Smart City space   

·      12:25 – Privacy in Smart Cities 

·      12:55 – How privacy is perceived in China  

·      15:00 – Initiatives in Canada  

·      16:35 – How does an ideal Smart City look like

In this episode of the Mirror World podcast we talk about the Augmented reality industry together with our guest Sebastian Tobler from Ateo and Maciej who is part of team Nomoko. 

·      0:25 – Introduction of Sebastian and his company Ateo   

·      3:45 – How Pokémon Go impacted people 

·      4:30 – Moving towards B2B 

·      5:10 – Are we actually using AR applications in our daily lives?

·      7:40 – AR in print  

·      9:10 – What would it take for AR to be adopted by the masses?

·      11:55 – Minecraft multiplayer AR, how it works 

·      13:10 – Ad blocking capabilities of AR technology: the real-life ad blocker app

·      16:00 – Today’s challenges with hardware 

·      17:40 – The social impact of AR 

·      20:13 – The introduction of smartphones 

·      21:30 – The Pokémon fan base 

·      23:46 – The Harry Potter AR game

In this episode of the Mirror World podcast we talk about the 4th industrial revolution and how it will impact the world.  

·      0:35 – The first time we heard about the 4th industrial revolution  

·      2:35 – The first wave of web-based internet, how people reacted to it

·      4:30 – The impact of the 3rd industrial revolution of the internet   

·      8:30 – The difference between the third and the fourth industrial revolutions 

·      9:30 – The gap between each revolution 

·      12:30 – The 4th industrial revolution is becoming a topic  

·      13:52 – When Bill Gates was on Letterman talking about the early stages of the email era. What did we learn from this interaction 

·      17:41 – The impact of the internet  

·      18:50 – We have an opportunity today to shape our future  

In this episode of the Mirror World podcast we talk about diversity and culture in companies together with our guest Priska Burkard from Techface. 

·      0:54 – Priska’s background, career changes and opportunities that led her to start her own business  

·      5:00 – Talents in Switzerland   

·      6:17 – The main challenges today for candidates, companies and society   

·      8:27 – Positive trends of the past few years, companies are changing. Diversity brings an added value   

·      10:10 – Tech communities helping each other

·      12:00 – Company values, setting an example  

·      13:30 – What candidates look for in a job. The importance of culture and purpose  

·      14:25 – Company culture is built by people 

·      15:08 – Money is not the main factor for candidates. How does this affect companies trying to attract talents

·      18:30 – What companies are doing for diversity. Candidates are more demanding

·      22:40 – Small companies vs. larger companies, how do they tackle diversity and culture  

·      28:22 – What is recommended for a better outcome 

·      33:22 – The next decade will be about humans, we need people to understand how to best use technology in our daily lives