web02.fireside.fm Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:20:07 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Leap Takers - Episodes Tagged with “Politics” https://www.leaptakers.com/tags/politics Wed, 02 Oct 2019 22:00:00 +0200 The Leap Takers podcast features up-and-coming European entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders. Every episode retraces the journey of a featured guest, with the goal to uncover the origin story of their projects, and to extract advice , resources & tips for (aspiring) entrepreneurs, makers, and anyone that wants to "take the leap" in their life. en-us episodic Advice and stories from daring European entrepreneurs & investors to help you take the leap! Remo Kyburz The Leap Takers podcast features up-and-coming European entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders. Every episode retraces the journey of a featured guest, with the goal to uncover the origin story of their projects, and to extract advice , resources & tips for (aspiring) entrepreneurs, makers, and anyone that wants to "take the leap" in their life. no startup podcast europe, VC podcast europe, Venture capital podcast europe, VC podcast Europe, Startup podcast Switzerland, best business podcast Europe, best podcast to learn about venture capital, entrepreneurship, startup, venture capital, europe, switzerland, best podcast in switzerland, best podcast for european entrepreneurs, motivational podcast, travel podcast, gaming podcast, technology, Schweiz, Unternehmertum, podcast to learn entrepreneurship, Podcast like Tim Ferriss in Europe, motivational entrepreneurship podcast Europe, learn how to start a startup podcast Europe, Leaptakers podcast, up and coming entrepreneurs podcast, uprising founder podcast, startup advice podcast Switzerland, maker community podcast, top startup podcast switzerland, what is the best entrepreneurship podcast in Europe, D2C podcast Europe, how to start a startup Switzerland podcast Remo Kyburz remo.kyburz1@gmail.com Episode 8: Andri Silberschmidt - The 25 year old that sells poké bowls, manages an equity fund, and runs for national parliament https://www.leaptakers.com/8 5df698a5-1533-4093-bae7-911d952879aa Wed, 02 Oct 2019 22:00:00 +0200 Remo Kyburz full Remo Kyburz 47:56 no Andri Silberschmidt (@andrisilbi (https://twitter.com/andrisilbi_)) is a 25 years old rising star here in Switzerland. He is a food entrepreneur, equity investor, and politician. At the age of fifteen, he began his banking education and is now responsible at Swisscanto Invest for the management of all quantitative equity funds investing in developing countries. In the summer of 2017, Andri and some of his friends founded kaisin. , a Poké Bowl restaurant and catering chain. He has been politically active since 2011 and became president of the "Jungfreisinnige Partei" of Switzerland in 2016. Recently he was elected to the Parliament of the City of Zurich for the FDP and is now on the list of the FDP Canton of Zurich for the National Council elections in October 2019. Please follow me on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/remokyburz/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheRemoKyburz), and my Website (http://www.leaptakers.com/), where I post new episodes, share cool stuff &amp; interesting articles I found, and blog occasionally! Show notes: 02:14 -- Who is Andri Silberschmidt 03:14 -- How Andri started his career and got into entrepreneurship by starting a Poké Bowl restaurant 05:40 -- Opening a restaurant business without outside capital 06:53 -- How Andri started kaisin. &amp; pitched his idea 10:10 -- Andri’s note taking app 10:34 -- Recommended resources &amp; books for starting a business 11:44 -- Expansion plans of kaisin. 13:26 -- How kaisin. launched and promoted their store with little resources 16:04 -- How Andri balances his time and energy between all the different commitments. Why sleep is so important. 20:12 -- Andri’s involvement with “TeamStartup” to foster entrepreneurship in Switzerland 23:23 -- Challenges of entrepreneurship in Switzerland 28:02 -- Andri’s learnings from his startup experience 31:54 -- Book recommendations 35:11 -- Andri’s best investment 37:29 -- Andri’s “hobby” 39:03 -- Andri’s personal advisory board 41:37 -- Andri’s message to the world - "Respect, Create, Enjoy" 44:24 -- What does courage mean to Andri? Resources mentioned: * Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity - David Allen (https://amzn.to/2nVZWYa) * Andri’s high productivity habits: 1. Getting enough sleep (7.5h), 2. No alcohol during the week, 3. Working out regularly * Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams - Walker PhD, Matthew (https://amzn.to/2oGzrWv) * Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life - Nassim Nicholas Taleb (https://amzn.to/2pnTGZr) * TeamStartup (https://www.team-start-up.ch/) * Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead - Sheryl Sandberg (https://amzn.to/2nYSD1I) * The Constitution of Liberty - F. A. Hayek (https://amzn.to/2nV0nlv) * Kaisin. (https://www.kaisin.ch/) * FDP (https://www.fdp.ch/willkommen/) * Grünliberale (https://grunliberale.ch/) If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/the-leap-takers-podcast/id1468975811?l=en) or in your favorite podcast app. <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/leaptakers"><img src="https://cdn.buymeacoffee.com/buttons/v2/default-orange.png" alt="Buy Me A Coffee"></a> Special Guest: Andri Silberschmidt. Andri Silberschmidt podcast, Andri Silberschmidt interview, Andri Silberschmidt, Schweizer Wahlen podcast, Switzerland podcast, best swiss podcast, Entrepreneurship in Switzerland, #Teamstartup, FDP podcast, kaisin., poke bowl podcast, how to start a restaurant in switzerland podcast, nationalratswahlen podcast Andri Silberschmidt (@andrisilbi) is a 25 years old rising star here in Switzerland. He is a food entrepreneur, equity investor, and politician. At the age of fifteen, he began his banking education and is now responsible at Swisscanto Invest for the management of all quantitative equity funds investing in developing countries. In the summer of 2017, Andri and some of his friends founded kaisin. , a Poké Bowl restaurant and catering chain.
He has been politically active since 2011 and became president of the "Jungfreisinnige Partei" of Switzerland in 2016. Recently he was elected to the Parliament of the City of Zurich for the FDP and is now on the list of the FDP Canton of Zurich for the National Council elections in October 2019.

Please follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my Website, where I post new episodes, share cool stuff & interesting articles I found, and blog occasionally!

Show notes:
02:14 -- Who is Andri Silberschmidt
03:14 -- How Andri started his career and got into entrepreneurship by starting a Poké Bowl restaurant
05:40 -- Opening a restaurant business without outside capital
06:53 -- How Andri started kaisin. & pitched his idea
10:10 -- Andri’s note taking app
10:34 -- Recommended resources & books for starting a business
11:44 -- Expansion plans of kaisin.
13:26 -- How kaisin. launched and promoted their store with little resources
16:04 -- How Andri balances his time and energy between all the different commitments. Why sleep is so important.
20:12 -- Andri’s involvement with “TeamStartup” to foster entrepreneurship in Switzerland
23:23 -- Challenges of entrepreneurship in Switzerland
28:02 -- Andri’s learnings from his startup experience
31:54 -- Book recommendations
35:11 -- Andri’s best investment
37:29 -- Andri’s “hobby”
39:03 -- Andri’s personal advisory board
41:37 -- Andri’s message to the world - "Respect, Create, Enjoy"
44:24 -- What does courage mean to Andri?

Resources mentioned:

If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast or in your favorite podcast app.

Buy Me A Coffee

Special Guest: Andri Silberschmidt.

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]]> Andri Silberschmidt (@andrisilbi) is a 25 years old rising star here in Switzerland. He is a food entrepreneur, equity investor, and politician. At the age of fifteen, he began his banking education and is now responsible at Swisscanto Invest for the management of all quantitative equity funds investing in developing countries. In the summer of 2017, Andri and some of his friends founded kaisin. , a Poké Bowl restaurant and catering chain.
He has been politically active since 2011 and became president of the "Jungfreisinnige Partei" of Switzerland in 2016. Recently he was elected to the Parliament of the City of Zurich for the FDP and is now on the list of the FDP Canton of Zurich for the National Council elections in October 2019.

Please follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my Website, where I post new episodes, share cool stuff & interesting articles I found, and blog occasionally!

Show notes:
02:14 -- Who is Andri Silberschmidt
03:14 -- How Andri started his career and got into entrepreneurship by starting a Poké Bowl restaurant
05:40 -- Opening a restaurant business without outside capital
06:53 -- How Andri started kaisin. & pitched his idea
10:10 -- Andri’s note taking app
10:34 -- Recommended resources & books for starting a business
11:44 -- Expansion plans of kaisin.
13:26 -- How kaisin. launched and promoted their store with little resources
16:04 -- How Andri balances his time and energy between all the different commitments. Why sleep is so important.
20:12 -- Andri’s involvement with “TeamStartup” to foster entrepreneurship in Switzerland
23:23 -- Challenges of entrepreneurship in Switzerland
28:02 -- Andri’s learnings from his startup experience
31:54 -- Book recommendations
35:11 -- Andri’s best investment
37:29 -- Andri’s “hobby”
39:03 -- Andri’s personal advisory board
41:37 -- Andri’s message to the world - "Respect, Create, Enjoy"
44:24 -- What does courage mean to Andri?

Resources mentioned:

If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast or in your favorite podcast app.

Buy Me A Coffee

Special Guest: Andri Silberschmidt.

Support Leap Takers

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