Not many people have taken a European startup all the way to a 2 billion-dollar IPO. Daniel Beutler has, and then he walked away to become a coach. As COO of Captain Train and later President of Trainline International, he helped build one of Europe's most successful tech companies, leading a €200 million acquisition and a €2 billion IPO along the way. Before that he served as CEO for Western Europe at Deutsche Bahn, one of the world's largest mobility companies. After more than a decade at the top, he made a deliberate shift, retraining as an executive coach and chairman to work with the founders and C-suite leaders who are where he once was.

Daniel joins Andy to talk about his journey from corporate leadership to coaching, the importance of inner clarity and purpose, and how founders can build trust, stay accountable, and protect their personal lives without sacrificing their ambition.

Why do so many early startup teams fall apart? Most first-time founders are never taught how to lead people and build trust. This episode explores what gets in the way and what it actually takes to fix it.

Chris Bach is the Co-founder of Netlify, the web development platform that pioneered the Jamstack movement and serves over 1 million developers worldwide, including Twilio, Nike, and Verizon. Chris helped scale Netlify from an idea into a company that has raised nearly $100M in funding. Today, he is an active investor, board member, and advisor to founders across the modern web ecosystem, and serves on the Board of the MACH Alliance.

Chris joins Valerie to talk about co-founding Netlify, his unconventional path into tech, and what he's learned from building for developers over the past decade.