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Following up on the highlights of January episodes of Voice of FinTech podcast, here are also book tips and additional resources related to January episodes.

Future of money by SIX - is cash dead?

In this episode, we spoke with Alexander Verbeck, Head of Cash Ecosystem at SIX, a financial service provider that operates the infrastructure of Switzerland's financial center about the Future of money. Here are the scenarios as published on the SIX's website:

You can also follow an illustrative journey of Felix to visualize what most likely scenario "Digital rules" can mean for our daily lives in 2025:

You can read the summaries or the full white paper in English and German here: the Future of Money.

You can't do it alone! How to find high-quality talent for your venture and what to look for

In this interview with William Laitinen, Managing Director of Exige International, a UK and Swiss executive search firm specializing in recruitment for global financial services companies and FinTech, we talk about what to look for in your co-founders and what traits you should focus on when building a successful team. You can also read more on the importance of selecting co-founders of your venture judiciously in this article from INSEAD Knowledge.

Somebody stole my unicorn! Make sure it doesn’t happen to you…

In this podcast, we speak to Christian Meisser is the CEO of LEXR, Zurich-based legal services company that focuses on Tech, FinTech and digital businesses. We cover the incorporation of the company, IP rights, investor, employee and Board relationships, fundraising and exit (or bankruptcy). This podcast, of course, does not constitute legal advice, but it is a summary of the high impact topics you should think through. You can also take a highly relevant course I took recently, which focuses on the Startup Board obligations and dynamics. Check it out here and book early - it's often sold out months in advance.

INSEAD in Davos!

In this bonus episode, we caught up with Peter Zemsky, Deputy Dean of INSEAD and Dean of Innovation on the side of INSEAD hosted a panel on Artificial Intelligence: Balancing AI productivity and responsibility in the SDG Tent in Davos during WEF 2020. We talk about why is INSEAD in Davos, how the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society that shapes the conversations about what it means to lead a business today. Lastly, we talk about the rationale for recent INSEAD’s partnerships on innovation with Microsoft, Singularity University, INSEADxBlockchain and a new hub in San Francisco, opening in February 2020.

This video was produced for CNNMoney Switzerland and can be found on their website too: https://www.cnnmoney.ch/shows/wef-2020

Tanya König from CNNMoney Switzerland explains the WEF’s history in the above short video. This year in Davos, many important announcements were made, also concerning the startup world. Watch here the report from the pre-launch of the Swiss Startup Guide. Good to see Tilmann Lang, CEO of Yova, at the forefront! You can also check out our September podcast episode with Tilmann here in case you have missed it.

Avaloq.one - a new marketplace for B2B FinTechs

In this episode, we talk to Anders Christensen, who is the Head of Ecosystem at Avaloq.one, in Zurich, Switzerland. Last year, Avaloq increased its commitment to open innovation and partnerships through startups by establishing avaloq.one's platform. The platform opens the doors at Avaloq banking clients to B2B startups.

If you are interested in how to grow your venture and feel like you can benefit from a comprehensive financial knowledge, tailored specifically to startups, here is the book I am reading now. You can get it on Amazon, following this link through the Amazon Associates Program or click on the book’s cover picture.

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