EPFL
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Starting up @La Forge – Discover the Startups!
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The EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute for Technology) is one of the best engineering school in the world. In the last 10 years, I’ve been seing the massive change happening on the entrepreneurial/startup ecosystem there. The EPFL Innovation Park (initially known as the Parc Scientifique, rebranded back in 2010 or so) has expanded massively, from 3…
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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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Book your booth at Startup Day!
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For the sixth time in a row, the student association FORUM EPFL is organizing a special day dedicated to startups on October 8th 2014, in Lausanne. The Startup Day at Forum EPFL aims to connect EPFL young engineering talents with promising startups from across Switzerland (and abroad!). Last year, more around 80 startups were present and some…
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Why to start up?
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Maximilian for this comment!). For a networker as I am… what a shame ;-)! Or maybe it’s because I’ve internalized it so deeply that I didn’t noticed it was not necessary natural for every one ;-)? So basically, regarding networking… you need to invest in your network right now. Help others. Bring value. Don’t think…
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21 ICT startups to meet on June, 18th
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Scientific Park. There are also big names of the industry to find there (Samsung, Nokia, Logitech, to name a few). On June, 18th, Lausanne will welcome for the second time a one day-event gathering selected tech startups from the Alpine region (from southern France to South Germany) and investors from around the world. The Alpine…
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10 awards to fund your early stage idea
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Coaching organization Genilem and Yverdon-based high-school Heig-VD partnered to launch a business plan competition: prize money (in cash): CHF 20’000.00 additional support: 3 years of mentoring provided by Genilem participants: applications are restricted to students or employees from high-schools of canton of Vaud and Geneva (HEIG-VD, HES La Source, ECAL, HESAV, EESP, HEMU, EHL, HETSR, EIC) deadline: 24th of May…
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Where to find new startup talents?
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Linkedin (for every kind of profile). Or GitHub or Geeklist, for software developers. Or Dribbble for designers. Or even headhunters or work agencies (but they are mostly too expensive for startups). Or you can also go to unemployment offices… yes, it’s less glamorous, but that could be a great (and potentially cheapest!) way to recruit talents you can boost! Even…
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Venture Leaders' spirit!
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Some weeks ago, I attended the yearly event organized by Jordi Montserrat and his team at venturelab at Swiss Institute of Technology in Lausanne, the Venture Leaders ceremony. The “Venture Leaders” is a 10-days business program in Boston, where 20 founders of world-class startups from Switzerland meet potential US partners, investors, and compete with local…