EP #50 - Patrick Thevoz: How To Build A Global Company From Day One

Timestamps:

3:05 - How did a corporate background help Patrick with Flyability?

8:26 - Where is the drone industry headed?

21:06 - Maintaining good communication with testing groups

32:35 - When an investor questions him/herself on what could go wrong

38:08 - How to hire the right people to grow your company

Biography

Patrick Thevoz is Co-founder and CEO of Flyability, a company specialized in commercial indoor drones. During his time at Fyability, the company grew from 2 to over 60 employees and acquired over 300 customers. The company successfully raised $11 m in 2018 with Swisscom Ventures as one of the lead investors. Before founding Flyability, Patrick worked as a strategy consultant in the life sciences industries. Patrick holds an MSc in Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne (EPFL).