Andreas Schwarzinger (@a_schwarzinger (https://twitter.com/a_schwarzinger)) is the founder and managing partner of uniboard (https://www.uniboard.ch/startseite/) AG, one of Switzerland’s largest student platforms with over 72k users. Andreas is one of the most down-to-earth people I know and with his work at Uniboard helped thousands of students to successfully pass their degrees. His motto is "Studying together is better"!In our conversation we talk about how Andreas and his co-founder Malte grew uniboard to its current size, community building, winning customers, favorite movies, smelling car waxes and other fun stuff. Please follow me on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/remokyburz/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheRemoKyburz), and my Website (http://www.leaptakers.com/), where I post new episodes, share cool stuff & interesting articles I found, and blog occasionally! Show notes:02:59 -- Who is Andreas04:13 -- How the uniboard.ch got started06:53 -- How Andreas made the decision to run uniboard full-time09:06 -- Growth of Uniboard in Switzerland10:38 -- Startup vs. Traditional career in Management consulting15:22 -- Lessons from community building and marketing19:05 -- Thoughts about monetization of a platform22:25 -- Challenges and learnings from switching from a student organization to a startup24:23 -- General challenges of the startup world and how to overcome them (focus on product & focus on sales)29:08 -- Tips for Selling, building trust, and winning customers 34:04 -- Future goals of Uniboard35:58 -- Andreas’ favorite book or story38:20 -- Unique interesting hobbies of Andreas40:44 -- Personal advisory board43:45 -- Advice to younger self / listeners in their early 20s/30s46:35 -- Unjustified fears of entrepreneurship48:05 -- What does courage mean for Andreas Resources mentioned:* Uniboard.ch (https://www.uniboard.ch) * Avengers Endgame (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154796/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) * Waxfinder.com * Top Gun (Viper) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/?ref_=tt_ch)* Will Smith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith)* Kevin Feige (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Feige)If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/the-leap-takers-podcast/id1468975811?l=en) or in your favorite podcast app. Special Guest: Andreas Schwarzinger.