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By changing our perspective from, ‘Someone should do something about this to ‘I’m going to do something about this’, we can all be activist leaders, Lucy Parker – co-author of The Activist...
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October 3, 2024 • by Jim Pulcrano in Tech for Good
In episode six of Tech for Good, Edouard Treccani, principal at Founderful, a Swiss pre-seed Venture Capital fund founded in 2019, discusses its mission to invest in emerging startups and support students...
Without entrepreneurs society stands still, but choosing to found a startup over a traditional career takes real courage. And those who are bold enough to make that leap need capital.
In episode six of Tech for Good, Edouard Treccani, principal at Founderful, a Swiss pre-seed Venture Capital fund founded in 2019, discusses its mission to invest in emerging startups and support students at Swiss universities to build great companies.
Treccani, who also leads Founderful Campus, explains how the program empowers students to become entrepreneurs and investors, what he is looking for in applicants, and his top tips for those who want to start out on the entrepreneur journey.

Eduoard Treccani, Principal at Founderful

Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management
Jim Pulcrano is an IMD Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management. His current projects include teaching in Lausanne, London and Silicon Valley, research on disruption, and various strategy, networking, customer-centricity, and innovation mandates with multinationals in Europe, Asia, and the US. At IMD, He is Director of the Venture Capital Asset Management (VCAM) program and teaches on the Executive MBA (EMBA), Orchestrating Winning Performance (OWP), and full-time MBA programs.
March 29, 2024 • by Heather Cairns-Lee in Videos • 7 min read
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