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Ep 16. How to Build Secure Developer Platforms: Dr Laurent Balmelli on Innovation & Start-Up Mindset

Laurent Balmelli, PhD, General Manager of Citrix Secure Developer Spaces, Switzerland, reflects on how secure developer platforms are built in a world shaped by cloud-native development, speed, and constant technological acceleration. In this conversation, he explains how Secure Developer Spaces originated from Strong Network, the startup he founded in Switzerland and later acquired by Citrix, and what it means to lead a product by aligning engineering, business outcomes, and customer messaging without a “typical day.” Drawing on his background at Bell Labs and ‪@ibmresearch‬ in New York and Tokyo, Balmelli discusses the value of PhD-level rigor, storytelling as a core operational skill, and persuasion as clarity rather than manipulation. He shares insights on entrepreneurship, the start-up mindset, Swiss approaches to innovation, writing as a tool for thinking, and how AI is changing—but not replacing—how ideas, products, and companies are built. This episode offers practical perspectives for builders, leaders, and early-career professionals navigating the future of software and technology. 🌱 Chapters 00:00 Secure Developer Spaces & Role of a General Manager 07:30 Citrix’s Partner-Led Business Model & Global Positioning 08:51 Value of a PhD & Transferable Skills between Academia & Industry 13:28 A Global Career: The U.S., Japan & Switzerland 18:24 Entrepreneurship & the Start-Up Mindset 24:02 Persuasion & Storytelling in Product & Company Building 28:27 Lessons from Building a Second Company 31:01 Future of AI & Tech Acceleration 36:01 Developer, Entrepreneur or Both? 38:11 Advice for Entrepreneurs & Early-Career Professionals Read the full print interview → persuasivediscourse.com/post/the-story-behind-citrix-secure-developer-spaces-laurent-balmelli Recorded: November 29, 2025 Podcast Host: Dr. Sorina Matthey de l'Endroit Music: Ignatius Calabria Sign up for newsletter: persuasivediscourse.com/contact Subscribe: / @persuasivemindset Follow: instagram.com/persuasivediscourse If this episode inspired you, please subscribe and leave a review to help others discover our work. ‪@citrix‬ #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Persuasion #Technology #Innovation #FounderMindset #ProductLeadership #TechEntrepreneurship #StorytellingInBusiness #AIAndTheFuture #Writing #Career #Skills #Advice #Interview #persuasivediscourse #PersuasiveMindset #mindset