EP #139 - Martin Godel: What EasyGov Can Offer Startups

Timestamps:

0:58 - Why companies need an e-government solution

3:45 - Switzerland vs Estonia

20:48 - The startup lifecycle on EasyGov

25:27 - Covid loans

34:55 - Collecting data and protecting privacy

About Martin Godel

Martin Godel is the Head of Small and Medium Size Enterprise Policy at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), based in Berne. In 2002, he earned his Master’s Degree of Law and Diplomacy from Fletcher School, administered by Tufts and Harvard University. For nearly two decades, Martin has held various positions in business endeavours, including Head of the Swiss Business Hub for the Embassy of Switzerland in Japan (2007-2010) and Counsellor for the Swiss Government (2002-2004; 2005-2007). Godel’s main concerns are relieving the administrative load through e-government tools and assuring prime conditions for SME’s access to funding.

Memorable Quotes

"We currently have 32 000 registered companies, and the more companies we have, the easier it is to show just how much the benefits outweigh the costs, for these companies."

"At the moment the tech offerings are quite concentrated on the big players. But I'm confident that we'll start to see much more diversity soon."

If you would like to see more episodes on startups and politics, check out our conversations with Karim Maizar, Simon Enderli and Judith Bellaiche.

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