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  • You'll fail… so what?

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    funded startups. But how many get financing? One on ten? If we take these (probably wrong) numbers as a basis to evaluate your success chance, we can assume that…

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    Where to get the skills you need for your startup journey

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    Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI – the federal agency of Switzerland) has decided in 2012 to split the national training program into regional programs, supervised by CTI… As well…

  • And so suddenly, your startup is “on the map”

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    This is a guest post from Christophe, CEO and co-founder of the the e-commerce startup Kireego. A couple of weeks ago, we participated to the London WebSummit, where our…

  • London – some learnings

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    London is the older European startup hub that everybody is talking about, even if Berlin, Dublin and Stockholm are gaining a good reputation to launch businesses. As well I’ve heard and read…

  • Startups on fire!

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    The first edition of Startup Weekend in Neuchâtel took place from Friday to Sunday at the new HE-Arc campus. Around 80 innovative guys participated to this event, 34 ideas…

  • My Top 4 VC Investors to Follow

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    Venture Deals: be smarter than your lawyer and your Venture Capitalist » (which is a MUST-READ for everyone involved in a startup business – I’ve read it during Summer!). But…

  • Last days to register for CHF 100'000.-!

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    Yearly since 1987, the W.A. De Vigier foundation awards 5 innovative startup companies with CHF 100’000.00 (à fonds perdus). Which is really not bad for a startup! You can…

  • HOW TO deal with your early stage valuation

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    There is a recurrent question coming to me for really early stage startup, who haven’t incorporated: how do we get investors without giving the majority of shares in my…

  • Recruit fresh hungry talents at Start-up Day!

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    Shortage of start-up talents in Switzerland (and everywhere, maybe except in big startup hubs) is widely known.  Fortunately, as the startup spirit is growing in Switzerland, high schools have…

  • 17 inspiring quotes that drive my action

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    As a fanatic about startup and innovation, I read a lot. And I think I’m not the only one keeping some quotes out of books or articles that inspire…