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Jan. 2024
Run Your OwnFounder
Jan. 2023Zurich, SwitzerlandBuilding complete products & apps A-Z - in days and weeks, not months! Exploring the boundaries of what lean, hands-on execution and technology can achieve when judiciously combined has become a real passion. Solo, with others, and on project-basis. Pumped to help other entrepreneurs just as I try to improve my own toolkit every day. https://runyourown.company
https://alexeistrasser.com #handson: Product Concept & Business Model, UI/UX, Web & Application Development (react, nextjs, supabase, firebase, google cloud etc,), AI integrations, Growth Hacking & SEO #keylearning: It took me more than ten years of learning "hard truths" over and over, until I've managed to make it a habit to ask the toughest of questions every day (or a few times a week at least). "Work smart, not hard" may have some buzz but while there are only so many hours in a day, there is no limit to overcoming your biases, improving the architecture of your approach, and stop wasting time, resources and energy.
AthlytsFounder
Jan. 2020Zurich#handson: Strategy & Founder Work, Product Concept & Design, Web & Application Development (react, nextjs, swift, kotlin) Athlyts offers solutions and apps to motivate, support and protect the next generation of youth in sports - from those who are just getting started to those who are already achieving big! Find out more: https://www.athlyts.com #keylearning: In the making...
*Main contribution: Strategy, Product, Design, Development
RethinkerCo-Founder
Jan. 2018 - Jan. 2019Zürich Area, Switzerland#handson: Product Concept & Design, Web & Application Development (vuejs) #keylearning: Too often I've fallen into the trap of glossing over reality and the chances of success based on a beautiful vision and an optimistic mindset. The latter is not a problem, but when this leads to important analyses and practical experiments being left out at an early stage, it is. Helping professionals find and develop a new career track. We got featured on Product Hunt which led to a boost of sign ups and early adopters. We failed to find a good first investor though and due to some financial pressure jumped on another idea of ours that showed early traction too including bigger investor interest (Athlyts).
what.digitalProduct Engineer & Consultant
Jan. 2018 - Jan. 2018Zürich Area, Switzerland#keylearning: People out there rarely are dumb but sometimes driven by a different motivation and based on different values. Giving it a closer look and an additional brain cycle before you decide to become part of a team or company must become a stronger focus point of mine - especially given my optimistic nature. Go-to-market strategies and product development for tech startups.
Brightbites AGCo-founder
Jan. 2017 - Jan. 2018Zurich, Switzerland#keylearning: Finding the right mix between perseverance and pivoting, or stopping, has been a balance I've often struggled to judge. Either way, don‘t doubt and give up too early. Food-tech startup supporting companies with new product launches, substantially increasing the rate of their market entry success. Despite some paying customers, we shut it down after 18 months for a variety of financial and team related reasons.
QwittigiOS Developer
Jan. 2014 - Jan. 2016Zürich und Umgebung, Schweiz#keylearning: The reason why there are so many self-taught developers is not because it‘s an easy process but because it really can become addictive: A world full of challenges to be solved with little gains and progress every single day. While travelling the world as a professional athlete, I found true passion in teaching myself to code focusing on mobile iOS/Swift and turning an own idea into a receipt- and character-recognising iPhone app called "Qwittig". Launched the app in private mode but got caught up in a new startup and didn't push this one through.
10+ StartupsEarly Investor & Shareholder
Jan. 2012#keylearning: Observing other entrepreneurs and companies closely has been a valuable source of learning. However, passive investors - including myself (hopefully up for future change) - are of no great value for entrepreneurs. Also because no relationships are built that you can rely upon when it counts. Sympatient
Goodwall
CleanGreens
Ecorobotix
Verve Ventures
iMusician
Bluetector
Medyria
Arviem
TestingTime, exited
Qumram, exited 3 liquidation
Alexei Strasser BeachvolleyballPro Athlete • Beach Volleyball
Jan. 2012 - Jan. 2016Bern#keylearning: There‘s nothing more powerful than being in the „now“ - and stay there. It’s how I could most often find and unleash my full potential and the very best performance. Also it has helped me tremendously to stay aware of my mental and physical condition, and my limitations, which is crucial to perform in a healthy and sustainable manner. 2-times Swiss Champion, 2 gold medals on the European tour and 2 semifinals on the World Tour (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Strasser), and part of the Swiss National Team.
Cash on the River (EG)Founder
Jan. 2009 - Jan. 2013Sankt Gallen Area, Switzerland#keylearning: Just get started and try, even if you think you have no clue. While experience matters, many more factors do as well and there's no way around the need for some luck to succeed too. So push your odds by trying! Established an affiliate business acquiring and managing wealthy individuals in the poker scene partnering with one of the major online banks. The business was highly profitable for a few years until key market conditions changed and I decided to focus on a next venture.
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