Dr. Jana Thiel

Jana earned her PhD from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, where she researched technology commercialization and entrepreneurial strategy. Prior to coming to ETHZ Jana held research positions at ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain and at Maastricht University, in the Netherlands.

Jana’s research focuses on entrepreneurial action and management. Her preferred context for research, education, and coaching are science-based and high-tech ventures.

Jana’s own founding experience covers the launch of a software-as-a-service business in the social marketing domain, which generated insight into B2B start-up strategy, growing and internationalizing venture operations, investor pitches, and anything between operational excellence and stupid mistakes...