Hey!
I'm Tamara Savchuk
Explore my past experiences, projects and skills through this interactive CV
Can you guess the "two truths and a lie"?
On a more serious note, here's my
Professional Journey
Founder & Startup consultant
07.2020 - 06.2021
Back when I was working in the startup ecosystem, I've noticed many good startup cases were rejected because they were not "validated" or lacked a convincing business case. I decided to work on Creidea to help teams with innovative business ideas validate a market need, create a business case and go-to-market strategy and prepare for fundraising (pitch decks & financials). You can learn more about why I started Creidea in this article from Happy Monday. Here's what I did:
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Validated market needs through desktop and user research (interviews & surveys)
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Coached startups on the lean startup methodology to develop prototypes, MVPs and pilots
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Developed initial branding, business cases, go-to-market strategies, pitch decks and fundraising documents for Creidea and startup clients
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Built a platform with educational content on how to build a startup and raise funds
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Built a couple of websites (including this one) on Wix
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Managed marketing & communication through online presence (SEO & social media content on LinkedIn and Instagram), community building and partnerships
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Organized & handled startup events & workshops
Currently, the platform doesn't exist anymore, but its content can be found here
A couple of startups I've supported
A platform to manage everything that makes you feel good:
Beautiful, Healthy, Fit, Confident
A female focused mobile banking app to empower women financially
An intelligent agenda to achieve your goals
Eco-luxury beauty products with pure organic ingredients
A platform to match investors and startups in Central America
Data-friendly solution for lost apparel
Head of Venture Building
07.2019 - 06.2020
After working as a startup analyst at BV4 (see below), I wanted not only to assess startups but also to build them. That's why, after talking to the founders of the Swiss Startup Group, I transferred from BV4 to the Swiss Startup Factory. Here, I was responsible for the management of the Venture Building department (team, framework, cases and budget) and the development of the venture building cases. In parallel, I kept working on corporate innovation consulting with previous clients from BV4.
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Managed the Venture building department: in this context, I have built a team of venture builders, analysts and entrepreneurs with whom we have built a venture building framework. I was also responsible for managing the case pipeline, selecting the best cases to build and managing the budget
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Developed the venture building cases: over 3-4 months, I worked with entrepreneurs, freelancers and other team members to create business cases, validate market needs, build MVPs, pilots and go-to-market strategies in a lean startup methodology
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Executed corporate innovation projects: I've managed client innovation projects in the areas of growth opportunity assessment, intrapreneurship, corporate acceleration and customer experiences. I've also handled design thinking, ideation and bootcamp workshops
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Supported the CEO in business development: I closely collaborated with the CEO to build SSUF's strategy, client pipeline and to organize events with the ecosystem
Some examples of clients and projects
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Startup & Innovation Associate
05.2018 - 06.2019
When I started working at BV4, I was one of the first employees. We started with analyzing startups for the Swiss Startup Group (owner of BV4) and expended into scouting, analyzing and assessing startups for other investors and corporate clients. I also closely collaborated with the Swiss Startup Factory on corporate innovation projects.
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Scouted, rated, analyzed and performed valuations and Due Diligence of startups
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Developed a framework for and managed scouting mandates with corporate clients
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Accelerated corporate innovation projects (including business case creation, prototyping, testing and pitch deck development)
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Organized and managed design-thinking and intrapreneurship bootcamps with corporates (up to 100 participants)
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Consulted startups on business development, growth and pitch decks
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Created new processes, projects and frameworks
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Trained and managed interns
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Acted as project manager at the Center for Corporate Venturing Switzerland, an initiative launched by the Swiss Startup Group. Here I helped to develop and market the offer and events. You can check one of the articles I wrote on Corporate Venturing here
Some of the clients I've worked with
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Various Internships
07.2017 - 11.2017
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Corporate Development Intern
Supported senior project managers in strategic projects (Digital Way forward, Building Lifecycle Management, Voice of Customer and India Strategy)
06.2014 - 08.2014
Intern in Logistics and Sales Support
Participated in sales, customer relationships and inventory management
07.2012 - 08.2012
Information Analyst
Analyzed companies on different criteria of social responsibility to feed into a database and automated rating
After high school I wanted to study Mathematics but changed my mind. Here's my
Educational Background
05.2021 - 09.2021
Certification Cycle in
Digital Strategy
Currently, I decided to learn more about digital marketing and started a certificate where I learn about creating a digital strategy, media plans, SEO, SEA, brand content, social media, design thinking, CRM and automations
09.2015 - 03.2018
Master in Strategy &
International Management
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I was lucky to have studied with brilliant strategists at the SIM. During that time, I also did an exchange semester at the University of Technology in Sydney
09.2011 - 06.2014
Bachelor in Business Administration
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During my Bachelor, I was quite focused on quantitative topics such as maths, finance and accounting. I won an award for the "Best performance in Accounting, Management Control and Law"
Back at university, I was involved in a multitude of
Extracurricular Activities
Member of the management committee as Responsible for Financial Analysis
Project Manager
Member
Member
Currently, I'm working on developing my digital marketing skills
Languages, skills & tools
French
English
Design thinking
German
Russian
Lean startup
Microsoft Off.
WIX
Good overview of digital marketing tools
(Google Analytics, Google Search console, Mailchimp, Hubspot, Social Media...)
Some of my favorite books...
The Art of Thinking Clearly
- By Rolf Dobelli
What I can bring
As you've seen, I have a versatile and proactive background. I would love to join a motivated and entrepreneurial team to tackle new challenges and opportunities in the area of Digital Marketing, Innovation and Customer Experiences where I can bring the following:
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Analysis of a company’s activities, customer behaviors and markets
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Identification of current business challenges, opportunities for growth or improvement areas
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Formulation and execution of innovative & client-centric strategies to solve problems, grow or improve