EP #517 - Laurent Decrue & Jeremias Meier: Operations, Fundraising, Finance — Don’t Make These Mistakes!
September 11, 2025
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03:14 - What even is “operations”?
7:57 - Should OKRs be set top-down or bottom-up?
17:05 - Top 3 key KPIs for early stage startups
26:00 - How to focus on fundraising without losing traction
43:26 - What happens when you don’t have your finances in order?
This episode was originally a live webinar co-hosted with Holycode, a software development partner that's helped more than 140 startups scale by providing customized products and teams for every stage.
This episode was sponsored by Google Cloud. Join their Founder's Story event on September 24th to hear directly from visionary founders in the transportation industry discussing the seismic shift in mobility, from ownership to on-demand access, and the pivotal role of AI and cloud technologies in driving this transformation.
The cover portrait was edited by www.smartportrait.io.
Episode Summary:
Laurent Decrue is the co-founder of the moving company MOVU and the software company Holycode, and the former CEO at Bexio. Currently he is active as CFO and co-CEO at Holycode. He holds an MBA from the University of Basel and previously worked at DeinDeal.
Jeremias Meier is the co-founder and CEO of Paymira, an AI-first payroll service, and he’s also a partner at session.vc. Jeremias holds a BA in Business Administration from St.Gallen, and co-founded the cloud based-accounting software Bexio in 2014.
During their chat with Silvan, Laurent and Jeremias discussed the importance of operations, fundraising strategies, and the role of finance in startups. They emphasized the significance of OKRs, meeting cadence, and the impact of AI on business growth.
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