Strategic Clarity and Tangible AI Innovation for Swiss Enterprises.
As an independent sparring partner and active 'AI Builder', I guide boards and executive teams to unlock technological potential purposefully – without hype, with an entrepreneurial mindset, and pragmatically executed.
Focus on the feasible and impactful.
Swiss SMEs face a central challenge amidst rapid AI transformation: a lack of time and neutral guidance to separate real leverage from mere hype.
Hands-on Practice Instead of Theory
I know the capabilities and pitfalls of modern AI systems because I build with them every day. This protects you from costly missteps and marketing hype.
Interpreter: Business <> IT
Executive management needs economic rationales; developers need precise specifications. I translate in both directions and prevent costly friction.
Solving Capacity Bottlenecks
Good ideas often stall due to lack of developers or budget. I connect you with vetted, reliable nearshore teams so your projects get onto the road swiftly.
Entrepreneur, Strategist, and Active Developer.
For over 25 years, I have combined entrepreneurial spirit, systemic implementation, and international software partnerships. As a serial founder and experienced CTO, I advise leadership teams on strategic milestones – with first-principles thinking instead of slide decks.
I engineer hands-on every day with modern systems and autonomous AI agents. When advising, I speak from actual experience: I understand the true capabilities as well as the practical boundaries and caveats of modern software.
Together with my family, I live and work in the Canton of Zug. I value straightforward, direct exchanges – whether over coffee in Zug, Zurich, and Lucerne, or virtually on screen. Because the catalyst for truly great solutions is almost always an honest initial conversation.
Concrete Ways of Working Together.
No open-ended hourly billing without clear outcomes. Each engagement has a defined objective, a clear timeframe, and a tangible result.
Innovation Sparring & AI Strategy
Conception, Scoping & Rapid Prototyping
Implementation Support & Sourcing Bridge
Experience measured in tangible outcomes.
What board members, executives, and technology partners say about working together.
"As a marketing and innovation agency, we develop ambitious business plans for our clients. Franco grasped the strategy immediately, defined the system specification including the AI architecture, and built a working POC in record time. That turned an idea into a tangible project extremely fast."
"For our international SaaS platform, we need more than pure engineering capacity. Franco combines strategic system architecture with tremendous execution speed: he thinks complex requirements through to the detail and ships new features live within days. A builder who delivers real outcomes."
"Franco helped us define our nearshoring strategy, evaluate locations and providers, and establish our first team in Lisbon. We later founded our own subsidiary and took over the team directly. Today, we have more than 20 employees there and are very happy with the result."
What happens when you build yourself.
As an active solo builder, I don't advise in a vacuum, but build and operate live platforms. All advisory and client mandates are contracted through Dal Molin Consulting GmbH.
TransparencyWins
Marketplace for software engineering partners. The platform helps IT leaders compare suitable development partners based on structured capability profiles and verified evidence. For me, it also serves as a live laboratory for modern AI and full-stack architectures.
ValueLeap
Independent sourcing network for nearshoring. Connects Swiss companies with rigorously vetted European software development teams under Swiss governance.
What I am currently building and exploring.
Technological advantage comes from continuous experimentation. A look at active themes and prototypes on my workbench:
Autonomous Agent Systems
Collaborative AI agents with deterministic control loops for business-critical process automation.
Privacy-First Enterprise AI
Local open-weights models running in protected Swiss on-premises or private cloud environments without US dependencies.
Web Analysis Assistants
Browser-based tools (Chrome extensions etc.) for extracting data from WAF-protected websites.
AI & Generative Search
Programmable Web Presence (PWP) – analysis system for optimizing websites for Generative Search and Agentic Discovery.
Over a coffee... or virtually.
Successful collaboration begins with a straightforward initial conversation. Whether you are facing a concrete technological question, want to mirror your AI thoughts, or simply wish to expand your local network: I look forward to meeting you.
Virtual Intro Call (30 Min.)
Non-binding introduction via video call. Choose a convenient available slot directly in my calendar:
Book slot in calendarMeet On-Site or Direct Message
Gladly over an espresso in Cham, Zug, Zurich, or Lucerne – or write to me directly by email:
