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10.04.2019

MoveAgain beschleunigt Wachstum und expandiert in die Westschweiz

Zürich, 10. April 2019 – MoveAgain wächst rasant – die Plattform verzeichnet ein starkes Wachstum. Nur 18 Monate nach Gründung werden über die Umzugs- und Reinigungs-Plattform bereits mehrere hundert Aufträge pro Monat abgewickelt. …

18.03.2019

Patrick Aebischer: «Be ambitious – do not be afraid if it does not work»

Under his leadership, the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) developed to become a university of world stature. He implemented an Anglo-Saxon research model, managed to attract international students and researchers and rake …

12.03.2019

Thriving Corporate Venturing in Switzerland

Agile enterprise… Outside-in innovation… Disruption… Business Model Innovation… Corporate Venturing… These buzz words pop up everywhere, in the media, in research articles, during conversations and so on. However, how do you creat …

04.03.2019

Urs Wietlisbach: «Nobody is born a great entrepreneur»

We spoke to Urs Wietlisbach, co-founder of global private markets investment manager Partners Group and advisory board member of the Swiss Startup Group, about why no one is born a great entrepreneur and why it is alright to lack certain sk …