Nanja Strecker is the Co-Lead of ETH Zurich | Space.

What do a family business, a bank loan and the space sector have in common? More than you might think.

In this personal reflection, Nanja Strecker traces her unconventional journey into space and entrepreneurship, touching on the influence of growing up in an entrepreneurial family, the importance of learning as you go and the courage to enter a field where you are not yet an expert.

“Take risks in your life,” Nanja says, reflecting on lessons from her own path.

Along the way, she also challenges a few assumptions about what it takes to build a start-up and where the resources to do so need to come from.

At its heart, her story is an invitation to stay curious and venture beyond what you already know. So, what might you discover if you took a leap into something you know nothing about yet?