DatAfterwork
Supporting in building French-speaking Switzerland's data and AI professional community
Impact
Financial modeling · Sponsorship strategy · Swiss startup ecosystem
The problem
The French-speaking Switzerland data and AI community lacked a recurring, practitioner-focused event that wasn't just vendor marketing. Running events sustainably requires financial discipline: sponsorship models, profitability thresholds, and growth planning.
The approach
Stepped in as strategic advisor and built a full financial model covering event P&L, sponsorship tiers and their impact on margins, and 2026 growth projections. Built Looker Studio dashboards to track community and event KPIs. Co-designing a startup-edition event in partnership with Swiss Startup Awards.
The outcome
Ongoing advisory role. Financial model used for sponsorship negotiations. Swiss startup edition in development for 2026.