Julia Devecchi's guest appearances

Julia Devecchi

The Impact Untangled Podcast

Uppersky Podcast

Shawn Drost

Pedro Fernandez

Patrick Scheurle

Linda Armbruster

Renat Heuberger

Patrick Stadler

Alexandra Pastollnigg

Melchior Füglistaller

Fabian Weinländer

Freddy Hunziker

Patrick Elmer

Danielle Cotten

Nancy Saddington

Pierre Monnin

Arman Anatürk

OwlTail

Julia Devecchi is the founder &amp; CEO of naanu. She is passionate about making plant-based products. In naanu, she is making cookies that are tasty and also can provide you with 100% of your daily needs of vitamins &amp; minerals. During this podcast episode, we are talking about the story of naanu, what is the process she recommends to kickstart a company, what are the mentors/institutions to follow when starting a business, what’s the status of the FoodTech ecosystem in Switzerland and other countries, how did she create a team to move forward, and other important topics of her business journey. Feel free to follow Julia on her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-devecchi-mas and get to know more about naanu over here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mynaanu/  ---- Some of the recommended resources by Julia in the podcast are:  https://foodhack.global https://www.swissfoodresearch.ch/en https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com https://helloalice.com https://zurich.impacthub.ch https://www.campus.co https://fi.co/s/zurich https://masschallenge.org/programs-switzerland http://momtestbook.com  ---- To know more about Uppersky - you can follow us via Instagram or LinkedIn.

Julia Devecchi is the founder &amp; CEO of naanu. She is passionate about making plant-based products. In naanu, she is making cookies that are tasty and also can provide you with 100% of your daily needs of vitamins &amp; minerals. During this podcast episode, we are talking about the story of naanu, what is the process she recommends to kickstart a company, what are the mentors/institutions to follow when starting a business, what’s the status of the FoodTech ecosystem in Switzerland and other countries, how did she create a team to move forward, and other important topics of her business journey. Feel free to follow Julia on her LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-devecchi-mas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-devecchi-mas</a> and get to know more about naanu over here: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mynaanu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/mynaanu/</a> ---- Some of the recommended resources by Julia in the podcast are: <ul> <li><a href="https://foodhack.global/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://foodhack.global</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.swissfoodresearch.ch/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.swissfoodresearch.ch/en</a></li> <li><a href="https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://helloalice.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://helloalice.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://zurich.impacthub.ch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://zurich.impacthub.ch</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.campus.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.campus.co</a></li> <li><a href="https://fi.co/s/zurich" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fi.co/s/zurich</a></li> <li><a href="https://masschallenge.org/programs-switzerland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://masschallenge.org/programs-switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="http://momtestbook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://momtestbook.com</a></li> </ul> ---- To know more about Uppersky - you can follow us via <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uppersky/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/uppersky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

Episode # 5: Talk with Julia Devecchi - Founder & CEO @ naanu

Julia Devecchi is the founder of Happy Bites in Switzerland. [Mid-Feb 2020 UPDATE: Happy Bites has changed its name to Naanu. https://mynaanu.com/about]  Julia founded Happy Bites at only 24 years old in April 2019. Happy Bites believes in empowering vegans. How? Well, vegans often suffer from nutritional deficiencies. Happy Bites helps alleviate this problem by providing nutritional supplements. These supplements come in the form of delicious gluten free cookies. The cookies contain sufficient daily amounts of many vitamins - like Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Omega 3 and these cookies are also a high source of Calcium, Iron and Zinc.You can find her cookies on https://happybites.co/ or https://mynaanu.com/ On this episode, Julia talks about her journey from her studies at university, living abroad, working at Tesla, attending start-up events in Switzerland, to eventually creating and founding her own food start-up.  Julia is driven to ensure that vegans like herself get enough nutrition in the form of delicious cookies, “My vision to save those who save our planet began and I believe it has guided all decisions so far. I formed a diverse and inclusive team with people from all sorts of backgrounds and think of our customers in every step of the way. We want natural ingredients, sustainable packaging, integrating otherwise wasted food sources, no animal products or products that could affect animals in any way. We want a low carbon footprint and essentially to save the planet.” Julia also talks about the start-up scene in Switzerland and states, “We are at a very good place to be very entrepreneurial in Switzerland.” I hope you enjoy this episode!In This EpisodeIntroduction [0:55] - Julia Introduces herself  [1:23] - Julia talks about the inspiration behind Happy Bites in Switzerland  [2:00] - The Decision to Go Vegan [3:00] - A Day in the Life of a Founder [5:23 ]- Finding Customers [7:52] - Founder Institute: World’s Largest pre-seed startup accelerator [11:15] - Regulations to Sell Food in Switzerland  [12:03] - Finding a food advisor [15:26] - Finding the right team [18:39] - Reaching out to new contacts [19:21] - Working at Tesla [22:44] - Experience at University and why she would study something different [23:28] - Start-up weekend  [25:54] - Experience Living Abroad [30:21] - Other Impact Ideas to Work on [33:23] - Recommendations of books and podcasts [34:34] - Impact Events in Switzerland [37:49] - Favorite Swiss Products [40:05] - DasProvisorium in Zurich - Coworking Foodspace Accelerator [40:28] - What does a successful career mean to you [41:09] Episode LinksHappy Bites Naanu Founder Institute: World’s Largest Pre-seed startup Accelerator Venture Kick Startup Weekend in Switzerland Emerge Conference at Oxford University Guilty Feminists - Comedy Podcast Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong about the World - and Why Things are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling The Lean Canvas by Eric Ries Blitzscaling: The Lightning - Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies by Reid Hoffman Enactus Organization DasProvisorium Zurich - Coworking Foodspace Accelerator FoodHack.ch Julia Devecchi LinkedIn www.impactuntangled.com www.impactcareers.ch

Julia Devecchi is the founder of Happy Bites in Switzerland. [Mid-Feb 2020 UPDATE: Happy Bites has changed its name to Naanu. <a href="https://mynaanu.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mynaanu.com/about</a>]  Julia founded Happy Bites at only 24 years old in April 2019. Happy Bites believes in empowering vegans. How? Well, vegans often suffer from nutritional deficiencies. Happy Bites helps alleviate this problem by providing nutritional supplements. These supplements come in the form of delicious gluten free cookies. The cookies contain sufficient daily amounts of many vitamins - like Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Omega 3 and these cookies are also a high source of Calcium, Iron and Zinc.You can find her cookies on <a href="https://happybites.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://happybites.co/</a> or <a href="https://mynaanu.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mynaanu.com/</a> On this episode, Julia talks about her journey from her studies at university, living abroad, working at Tesla, attending start-up events in Switzerland, to eventually creating and founding her own food start-up.  Julia is driven to ensure that vegans like herself get enough nutrition in the form of delicious cookies, “My vision to save those who save our planet began and I believe it has guided all decisions so far. I formed a diverse and inclusive team with people from all sorts of backgrounds and think of our customers in every step of the way. We want natural ingredients, sustainable packaging, integrating otherwise wasted food sources, no animal products or products that could affect animals in any way. We want a low carbon footprint and essentially to save the planet.” Julia also talks about the start-up scene in Switzerland and states, “We are at a very good place to be very entrepreneurial in Switzerland.” I hope you enjoy this episode!In This Episode Introduction [0:55] - Julia Introduces herself  [1:23] - Julia talks about the inspiration behind Happy Bites in Switzerland  [2:00] - The Decision to Go Vegan [3:00] - A Day in the Life of a Founder [5:23 ]- Finding Customers [7:52] - Founder Institute: World’s Largest pre-seed startup accelerator [11:15] - Regulations to Sell Food in Switzerland  [12:03] - Finding a food advisor [15:26] - Finding the right team [18:39] - Reaching out to new contacts [19:21] - Working at Tesla [22:44] - Experience at University and why she would study something different [23:28] - Start-up weekend  [25:54] - Experience Living Abroad [30:21] - Other Impact Ideas to Work on [33:23] - Recommendations of books and podcasts [34:34] - Impact Events in Switzerland [37:49] - Favorite Swiss Products [40:05] - DasProvisorium in Zurich - Coworking Foodspace Accelerator [40:28] - What does a successful career mean to you [41:09] Episode Links <a href="https://happybites.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Happy Bites</a> <a href="https://mynaanu.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Naanu</a> <a href="https://fi.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Founder Institute: World’s Largest Pre-seed startup Accelerator</a> <a href="https://www.venturekick.ch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Venture Kick</a> <a href="https://startupweekend.org/locations/europe/ch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Startup Weekend in Switzerland</a> <a href="https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/research/centres-and-initiatives/skoll-centre-social-entrepreneurship?slide=friday-film-screening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emerge Conference at Oxford University</a> <a href="https://guiltyfeminist.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guilty Feminists - Comedy Podcast</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34890015-factfulness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong about the World - and Why Things are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10127019-the-lean-startup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lean Canvas by Eric Ries</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38398157-blitzscaling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blitzscaling: The Lightning - Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies by Reid Hoffman</a> <a href="https://enactus.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Enactus Organization</a> <a href="https://dasprovisorium.ch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DasProvisorium Zurich - Coworking Foodspace Accelerator</a> <a href="https://www.foodhack.ch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FoodHack.ch</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-devecchi-mas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julia Devecchi LinkedIn</a> <a href="http://www.impactuntangled.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.impactuntangled.com</a> <a href="http://www.impactcareers.ch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.impactcareers.ch</a>

Episode 03: Julia Devecchi - The Story of Happy Bites and Founding a Vegan Food Start-up at 24