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Melanie Gabriel
How to hire at the right moment

Tuesday Newsletter

Jan 27, 2026

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10 min read

How to hire at the right moment

Plus: Should you build in Europe, and sell in the US?

Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese, +1
Why execution is now the true differentiator with OpenAI's Laura Modiano

Thursday Podcast

Jan 22, 2026

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5 min read

Why execution is now the true differentiator with OpenAI's Laura Modiano

🎙️ OpenAI’s Laura Modiano on why three-week cycles quietly died for serious founders

Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese, +1
How to have a top performer mindset

Tuesday Newsletter

Jan 20, 2026

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10 min read

How to have a top performer mindset

Plus: Why the imposter syndrome is a sign of personal growth

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
Why the Last Mile Breaks Most Robotics Startups with Roland Siegwart, Professor at ETH Zurich

Thursday Podcast

Jan 15, 2026

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6 min read

Why the Last Mile Breaks Most Robotics Startups with Roland Siegwart, Professor at ETH Zurich

🎙️ ETH robotics pioneer Roland Siegwart on getting from research to revenue

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
The one thing your personal brand should not miss

Tuesday Newsletter

Jan 13, 2026

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10 min read

The one thing your personal brand should not miss

Plus: How AI changes the skills that matter most

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
How founders build (or break) trust in high-stakes moments

Thursday Podcast

Jan 8, 2026

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7 min read

How founders build (or break) trust in high-stakes moments

🎙️ HV Capital's Lina Chong on the role of emotional honesty, hard decisions, and self-awareness in startup leadership.

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
How to drive leads from AI chatbots

Tuesday Newsletter

Jan 6, 2026

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10 min read

How to drive leads from AI chatbots

Plus: Why personal brands are the next growth hack

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
The best of Follow the Gradient in 2025

Tuesday Newsletter

Dec 30, 2025

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6 min read

The best of Follow the Gradient in 2025

Your favourite pieces of 2025

Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese, +1
What we learned from interviewing 50+ guests

Thursday Podcast

Dec 25, 2025

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4 min read

What we learned from interviewing 50+ guests

🎙️ Our year end episode 2025

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
The one review you should never skip

Tuesday Newsletter

Dec 23, 2025

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13 min read

The one review you should never skip

Plus: How AI is turning the growth playbook upside down

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
Why “Wait and See” Is a Losing Strategy for European Founders

Thursday Podcast

Dec 18, 2025

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8 min read

Why “Wait and See” Is a Losing Strategy for European Founders

🎙️ Zattoo's Founder Bea Knecht on what Europe gets wrong about startups

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
How to ship features with quality and speed

Tuesday Newsletter

Dec 16, 2025

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9 min read

How to ship features with quality and speed

Plus: Why you should start thinking about promoting talent internally

Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese, +1
Why you don't need HR until 200 people

Thursday Podcast

Dec 11, 2025

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7 min read

Why you don't need HR until 200 people

🎙️ Olivier Gaudin on building a $4bn powerhouse through structured chaos

Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese, +1
How to give great interviews

Tuesday Newsletter

Dec 9, 2025

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10 min read

How to give great interviews

Plus: Series A rounds are picking up again

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
Why Speed, Not Intelligence, Kills Scientist-Founders

Thursday Podcast

Dec 4, 2025

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6 min read

Why Speed, Not Intelligence, Kills Scientist-Founders

🎙️ Proton founder Andy Yen on urgency as a survival skill, not a personality trait.

Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese, +1
How to get media coverage for your funding round

Tuesday Newsletter

Dec 2, 2025

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11 min read

How to get media coverage for your funding round

Plus: The rise of the Founding Designer

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
Working Student(s): Growth & Content

Job ad

Dec 2, 2025

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5 min read

Working Student(s): Growth & Content

Part-time · Flexible start · Zürich or remote (EU-compatible)

Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese, +1
When High Performance Is Actually Avoidance

Thursday Podcast

Nov 27, 2025

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9 min read

When High Performance Is Actually Avoidance

🎙️ VARA founder Jonas Muff on collapse, identity, and rebuilding ambition without fear.

Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese, +1
How to run your Q4 strategy review

Tuesday Newsletter

Nov 25, 2025

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9 min read

How to run your Q4 strategy review

Plus: Why action is the best option in situations of uncertainty

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
Not all angels have wings

Thursday Podcast

Nov 20, 2025

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7 min read

Not all angels have wings

🎙️ Thomas Dübendorfer on how to spot the right angel investors

Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese, +1
How to get introductions to investors

Tuesday Newsletter

Nov 18, 2025

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10 min read

How to get introductions to investors

Plus: Why startup hiring is collapsing

Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese, +1
Europe Doesn’t Lack Talent, It Lacks Permission

Thursday Podcast

Nov 13, 2025

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7 min read

Europe Doesn’t Lack Talent, It Lacks Permission

🎙️ Project Europe’s Kitty Mayo on culture, parents, and audacity as a competitive advantage.

Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese, +1
Why your most valuable team members self-educate

Tuesday Newsletter

Nov 11, 2025

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10 min read

Why your most valuable team members self-educate

Plus: The growth learnings you wish you had

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
When research is too ambitious to stay in the lab

Thursday Podcast

Nov 6, 2025

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7 min read

When research is too ambitious to stay in the lab

🎙️ Elvis Nava on building a robotics company

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
How to reach PMF faster

Tuesday Newsletter

Nov 4, 2025

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11 min read

How to reach PMF faster

Plus: Does it take longer now to Series A?

Melanie Gabriel
Christian Woese
Melanie Gabriel, +1
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