Unicorn Bakery - For the World's Most Ambitious Founders & Teams

In this episode, Remo Gerber (SkyCell) and Fabienne Doerig (CFO expert and consultant) discuss the challenges and strategies involved in building and scaling finance functions in fast-growing companies. The two share their experiences from different growth phases, from startups to billion-dollar organizations, and provide insights into the role of the CFO, process automation, successful fundraising tactics, and the importance of team building and system implementations. They also shed light on how CFOs can master the balancing act between being a strategic business partner and an operational gatekeeper.

What you'll take away from this episode:

The changing role of the CFO:...

In this episode, Cyrus Hessabi from Shore Capital Partners discusses the intersection of AI, traditional services, and roll-up strategies. He shares insights on how AI is transforming service businesses, why the democratization of AI creates new opportunities, and how the next generation of service companies will be built.

Key Learnings:

AI-Enabled Services:

Democratization of AI through cost & adoption

Balance between automation & human touch

Why service quality remains critical

Roll-up Strategy:

Customer acquisition through M&A

Integration challenges & solutions

The importance of operational excellence

Team & Leadership:

Required founder characteristics

Importance of industry experience

Building the right operational team...

In this episode of Unicorn Bakery, Mike Mahlkow sits down with Finn Murphy, General Partner at Nebular, to discuss how Finn identifies emerging trends and invests in founders building the future. Finn shares his philosophy of investing 12-18 months ahead of the market, focusing on areas like AI, robotics, space-based data centers, and quantum computing.

Finn discusses the challenges of being a solo GP, how he balances managing his fund while supporting founders, and why curiosity and a deep understanding of technology are essential to his approach. He also dives into the differences between the European and US startup ecosystems,...

In this episode of Unicorn Bakery, Nicolas Benady, co-founder and CEO of Swan, shares the journey of building one of Europe’s leading Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platforms. Nicolas takes us behind the scenes of how Swan started in 2019, spent two years building its infrastructure, and has now grown to process over €20 billion in payments annually.

Nicolas discusses the challenges of creating a BaaS platform from scratch, the importance of conviction and timing, and how Swan is helping companies embed banking services, such as accounts, cards, and payments, into their own products. He also shares insights into fundraising, team building, and...