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Learnings from emerging markets
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Seedstars, a Geneva-based organization co-founded by Pierre-Alain Masson, Michael Weber and Adrien de Loës, aims to build and to grow companies. Seedstars World is one of their project, powered by Alisée de Tonnac, one of the few « women in tech » in Switzerland. Alizée and her team are travelling around the emerging world to discover the…
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Startup Weekend Biel/Bienne – March 20-22nd!
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things are moving in Biel/Bienne and that the city is back on the Swiss Startup map. After successfully holding a bunch of monthly events, we are moving to the next step: organizing the first Startup Weekend Biel/Bienne on March 20-22nd! (disclosure: I’m the driving force behind it!). As crazy as it sounds, Biel/Bienne didn’t hosted…
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9 Learnings from The Swiss Venture Capital Report
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here. The total Venture Capital raised in Switzerland in 2014 (or at least, the fundraising deals that were published) reached CHF 457M, 10% more than in 2013. A big, huge success? Sounds so, but… there are a lot of learnings here, confirming what a lot of startup entrepreneurs are experiencing on the ground: The 5…
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Share this post and win a FREE ticket to Lift Conference 2015!
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The Lift Conference in Switzerland. 2015 is already the 10th edition of this international conference, where 1’000 people from around the globe gather in Geneva to experiment innovations, learn about new business models and get inspiration. The 3-day conference is a lot about connecting with people, learning new things and being creative (you’ll leave the…
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Happy 2015!
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« The best gift you could make an entrepreneur is to switch off for a while ». But everybody needs a break. Otherwise, you’ll start to think you’re super human (what we all think we are), what you are obviously not. And it can be a real danger, for your health and also for your startup. So,…
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"Am I Wrong?" A question that you probably ask yourself (more or less often) as an entrepreneur!
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[/x_audio_embed] Some entrepreneurs will tell you that they never have any doubts on what they are doing. In my humble opinion, if you never question yourself, you may be over-confident or living outside of the reality. I’m not telling that you should express your doubts publicly, not at all. Startup life is made of…
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Web Summit 2014 – Wrap Up
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who cares? Shouldn’t be a startup global citizenship from day 1 »?), like WiCard, Unono, Bookbedder, Prodibi, Fitaborate, iRewind, Swispon Corp, PrYv, mobino, Konduko, Shoreli, etc. And probably a lot more that I’ve missed (if you were there and I haven’t mentioned you – please add your startup in the comments)! I’m curious to listen to…
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The 6 Startup Events To Attend In Switzerland (in Q4 2014)
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Startup Day @Forum EPFL, October 8th, Lausanne The student association Forum EPFL is organizing its traditional recruitment fair, with many big companies inviting young graduates to discover why they should apply for a job in their company. There’s also one day dedicated to startups (beware: it’s happening on Wednesday this year), as already reported here.…
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Demystifying Entrepreneurship
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Ivan Orlov, Eric Lucien, Vincent Renevey, Alejandro Salcedo and Tommy Stefanelli) of Western Switzerland. The panel was part of a 2-days workshop (Rencontre Romande de Formation et Entrepreneuriat) where startup coaches and mentors of the Western Switzerland region were present to discuss how to best support entrepreneurs. As I’ve been on their side (I used…
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4 startups events in Europe you should attend
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Pioneers Festival (Vienna, October 29-30th 2014) This 2-days festival (with an extra additional day before, for investors only) is gathering year after year a great panel of speakers and investors in the city. Pioneers is inviting super smart speakers like Fred Destin (former Atlas Ventures, now Accel in London), Neil Patel (Kissmetrics, etc.) or Dave McClure (500…