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I'm a Business Architect.
A Borderless CEO.

I help founders rebuild brand, governance and systems for the moment that matters: scaling across borders, integrating AI, or deciding what's next.

Entrepreneur · Advisor · Author

Davide Mitscheunig

Companies that chose me as their AI integration partner

01 / Manifesto

Who I am · How I work

How I think about
a company.

I'm a Business Architect.

I design brand, positioning and systems. I build the structures that let a company grow without breaking: decisions that hold, organizations that learn, identities that survive the market.

I don't speak from the outside. I build from inside. Over the past twenty years I've designed brands and positioning in ten industries. Coatings, hospitality, retail, automotive, blockchain, wine, AI, marketing tech. I've founded companies in Italy, the UK, Ireland, and the United States. I've launched franchising in Iran until sanctions stopped it. I've raised capital across borders. I've written a book published in three languages. Some things took off. Others fell, for reasons I'll tell you face to face. All of them taught me how to design a company, and how to break one.

Today I work alongside founders in two specific moments: opening new international markets and integrating AI as a system-level lever. Sometimes one, sometimes the other, often both. These are the moments where a company's architecture changes, and where a design mistake costs more than anywhere else.

I look for people, not just founders. Generous before ambitious. I look for those who want to build a company worth more than its founder.

I don't work with

  • those who treat people as resources.
  • those who look for blame instead of responsibility.
  • those who think they already know enough.
  • those who want an executor.
Davide Mitscheunig in vineyard

Harvest · Piedmont, Italy

02 / Where I operate

Three places where
a design mistake costs more.

The moments when a company's architecture changes. Where the difference between a right and wrong decision shows up in months, not years. Built from practice in markets where mistakes are expensive: USA, UAE, UK, Switzerland.

I · International

International
Expansion

Opening a foreign market is an architecture problem, not a translation problem. Corporate structures, governance, local positioning, commercial models, on-the-ground partners. I work with founders evaluating or entering the Middle East, United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland. Markets where I've operated directly and where I maintain active network.

Direct experienceCompanies founded in IT, UK, IE, USA, CH, UAE

II · AI

AI as
infrastructure

AI is not a tool to add. It's an infrastructure to design. I'm not talking about "using ChatGPT in the company." I'm talking about redesigning processes, organization, decision-making, and go-to-market for an era when thought scales differently. I work with companies that want to integrate it seriously.

AUA · Toyota · Edison · Belron-CarglassAI transformation projects

III · Brand

Brand, governance,
leadership

The invisible and most decisive part. Brand positioning, corporate governance, the way a founder decides. Twenty years of brand strategy across ten industries taught me that a company grows well when its identity is clear before its business plan is.

Brand & positioningDirect experience · 10 industries
Selling Abroad, by Davide Mitscheunig

Published · Bruno Editore

Selling Abroad

A practical guide to expanding your business and conquering new markets with the EXPAND® Method.

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Davide Mitscheunig Startup
in the USA
RAISE-365™

Upcoming · 2026

Startup in the USA

A practical method to launch, validate, and scale in America in 12 months using the RAISE-365™ method. The book that tells the story of building ViviBook, from AI startup to international expansion.

Coming soon

03 / How we work together

Three formats,
increasing depth.

I work with a limited number of founders and companies. Each format addresses a different moment in the journey.

01

Blueprint AuditDiagnosis · Decision map

When it fitsYou're evaluating a major move: a new market, AI integration, restructuring. You need clarity before you act.

What you take awayStrategic diagnosis of the real situation, decision scenarios with trade-offs, a map of priorities and risks.

Duration2–3 weeks
02

Architecture SprintBuild · Operating structure

When it fitsThe direction is clear; now it needs to become structure. Brand, commercial system, governance, AI model.

What you take awayOperating architecture ready to execute, decision framework for the first 90 days, execution priorities.

Duration4–8 weeks
03

CEO ArchitectOngoing · Board-level

When it fitsYou're navigating a structural phase and need a continuous strategic counterpart. Someone who thinks with you, not for you, on a horizon of months and years.

What you take awayOngoing strategic review, decision support, trajectory monitoring, course corrections. A confidential board-level counterpart.

EngagementQuarterly or biannual retainer

04 / Voices

Founders who told
what changed.

I work with a limited number of founders. Three of them agreed to speak on my behalf.

Davide Mitscheunig

US → EU · Real Estate

"The ability to translate complex market data into actionable steps has given us the confidence to move forward. We are now in the process of entering this market with clarity, focus, and a strong positioning."

Vanessa Bastian

Founder · Vantage Builders

US → EU · Luxury Retail

"We're stepping into Europe with a solid strategy, trusted partners, and a clear path to success. I'd recommend Davide and his team to any brand looking to expand with confidence."

Kambiz Safaie

CEO · Farsi Jewelers

US → UAE · Trading

"Davide's network and operational know-how allowed us to move from exploration to concrete steps with speed and confidence. We now have a strong foundation to establish our presence in the UAE."

Jonathan Sneller

General Manager · Empreen Group

05 / Field Notes

Architectures, brand, decisions
in first person.

Long reads and short notes on business in the AI era. I publish regularly, in Italian first. English versions follow.

Davide Mitscheunig in Langhe, Italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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06 / Apply

If you want to work together, write to me.

I work with a limited number of founders and personally review every request. Filling out this form takes less than two minutes.

If I see there's a fit, I'll propose a 30-minute exploratory call, no obligation.

I respond personally within 5 business days.

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