#152: A Smile Can be Worth Millions. Ramin Niroumand, embedded/capital

<p>Today's guest is one of the key players in the German and European FinTech scene. As co-founder and CEO of company builder <a href="https://finleap.com " target="_blank">finleap</a>, <a href="//linkedin.com/in/rniroumand" target="_blank">Ramin Niroumand</a> and his team were instrumental in building 15 companies that are now worth €3bn+, including Element, Penta, Clark and Solarisbank. Several of these have already achieved unicorn status.</p> <p>Never one to rest on his laurels, Ramin recently founded his own venture capital fund together with Michael Hock called <a href="https://embedded.capital" target="_blank">embedded/capital</a>. Its aim is to become the no. 1 investor for Europe’s freshest, most innovative and trailblazing #FinTechs. The well-capitalised fund has already made 7 investments, and is hungry for more.</p> <p>Ramin’s main success ingredient is to always bring joy to the table. With hundreds of pitch meetings under his belt, his first advice to founders is to smile.</p> <p>To find out why a smile can be worth millions, tune in to episode #152, in which Ramin shares his insights and know-how about:</p> <p>Why their brand is more important than most founders think</p> <p>What’s behind the brand name embedded/capital and why this is exactly the right name for his fund</p> <p>How to build trust with consumers as a fledging FinTech</p> <p>How to communicate well with financial regulators, especially after the Wirecard scandal</p> <p>The difference between a crisis and times of crisis, and what it means for communications</p> <p>Enjoy the episode and support the podcast by sharing it and posting your review on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/speak-like-a-ceo/id1441419535"><u>https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/speak-like-a-ceo/id1441419535</u></a></p>