In this episode of the Human Potential Podcast our host, Oliver Freer, talks with Alessandra Sollberger, the Oxford educated Swiss entrepreneur, on various topics from blockchain and crypto currencies, crypto winters and impact investing to tackling the big issues, including liquid democracy, cleantech, mentorship, education and learnings from Stoicism.

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Alessandra was born in Switzerland and is fluent in 6 languages. She now bases herself between the UK and the US. During high school, she started focusing her studies on neuroscience while working as a windsurf & snowboard instructor on the side. She founded her first business at 11 years old and has been investing in biotech and blockchain since graduating from Oxford University in 2012.

After covering product in early-stage technology startups, Alessandra worked in private equity at Blackstone and in venture capital at Mosaic Ventures. She’s the founder of Evermore Health, the functional nutrition brand. Alessandra is an active board director and advisor to several blockchain projects. She’s the youngest member of her Oxford degree’s advisory board.

Alessandra’s book recommendations

Factfulness – Hans Rosling

The Courage to be Disliked - Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga (Adlerian psychology)