Startup
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5 Startup Events To Attend In Switzerland
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My Events Selection, where I suggest some events that I find interesting and that you should consider attending if you’re in the startup/digital world. Switzerland is that tiny that I don’t focus on a specific location (you can reach almost every place in 2 hours, you know it), so you’ll find events taking place in…
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The 7 startups of Startup Weekend Biel/Bienne
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[/x_video_embed] [x_video_embed type= »16:9″ no_container= »true »][/x_video_embed] And then, the marathon really began… customer development, refinement of the project, desires to pivot to another project, re-focusing the idea… and developing the business model until late Saturday night. Sunday was then mostly dedicated to the pitches… even though many only started last minute to practice the pitch (or even…
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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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Discover the 10 (+26) startups from Seedstars World Competiton
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6 degrees (Singapore) is a connected, self-updatingphonebook that helps you search your friends’ networks, get introductions to new people, shops & businesses. Busportal (Lima, Peru) is a online tool helping customers to find, compare and buy bus tickets in Latin America in a efficient way. Krowdpop (Seoul, South Korea) is the world’s first concert crowd…
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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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Get Free Funding and Mentoring: the Hello Tomorrow Challenge
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Founded by French entrepreneurs Xavier Duportet and Arnaud De La Tour in 2011, Hello Tomorrow is a non-profit organization aiming at creating bridges between scientists, investors and entrepreneurs in all major technological fields. The challenge is open to anyone trying to solve major problems with technology in the following categories: Foods & Agriculture Materials &…
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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,…