--- title: "About Bright Signal — Hosts & editorial principles" url: "https://brightsignal.fm/about/" description: "Meet the Bright Signal team and learn how we choose guests, explore European technology, and keep our founder and expert interviews independent." --- ABOUT BRIGHT SIGNAL # A podcast about building technology. ## Honest conversations about the work. Bright Signal is an independent podcast with the founders building technology companies and the experts who understand the context around them. We ask about decisions, rejected options, numbers, failures, and the practical constraints behind the polished story. The podcast is made in Europe and stays grounded in the realities of its customers, capital, regulation, and markets. GET IN TOUCH Guest recommendations, corrections, partnerships, or questions about the podcast. [hi@brightsignal.fm](mailto:hi@brightsignal.fm) [Recommend a founder ↗](mailto:hi@brightsignal.fm?subject=Founder%20recommendation) [Request a correction ↗](mailto:hi@brightsignal.fm?subject=Correction%20for%20Bright%20Signal) [Discuss a partnership ↗](mailto:hi@brightsignal.fm?subject=Partnering%20with%20Bright%20Signal) ## Meet the people behind the podcast. [![Bart Smeets](https://brightsignal.fm/people/bart-smeets-digital.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartsmeets/) 01 · Founder [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartsmeets/) ### Bart Smeets Founder reality, customers, narrative, and operating decisions. [![Murilo Kuniyoshi Suzart Cunha](https://brightsignal.fm/people/murilo-cunha-digital.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/murilo-cunha/) 02 · Technical [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/in/murilo-cunha/) ### Murilo Kuniyoshi Suzart Cunha Architecture, data, security, implementation, and small-team leverage. [![Raphaël Di Giambattista](https://brightsignal.fm/people/raphael-di-giambattista-digital.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rapha%C3%ABl-di-giambattista/) 03 · Finance [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rapha%C3%ABl-di-giambattista/) ### Raphaël Di Giambattista Business models, economics, capital, market structure, and incentives. [![Charlotte Verhamme](https://brightsignal.fm/people/charlotte-verhamme-digital.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-verhamme-6a4073182/) 04 · Policy [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-verhamme-6a4073182/) ### Charlotte Verhamme Policy in practice, European institutions, regulation, and competitiveness. EDITORIAL PRINCIPLES ## How we work. 1. **No pay-to-play guests.** Guests are chosen for the strength of the story, not their reach. 2. **Specific decisions over origin stories.** We ask for timelines, trade-offs, and numbers when they can be shared. 3. **Fair skepticism.** Founder claims deserve useful questions; factual corrections are welcome. 4. **Editorial independence.** Partners never choose guests, questions, or conclusions.