thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

While these movements spooked investors, I spent a few days in Zug, Switzerland, the heart of “Crypto Valley” to meet with blockchain entrepreneurs and local investors. Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, famously chose Zug as Ethereum Foundation’s HQ based on Switzerland’s favorable regulatory environment at the time.

Global 40

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

The founders coming out of the DEC ( Digital Equipment Corporation ) and Intel culture of the 1960’s and ‘70’s. If you’re are a startup founder or an early employee, there may come a time in your relationship that your significant other/spouse will ask you the “ what’s more important? But the problem was that I was married.

Entrepreneur 295

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS 295

The Next Web

JULY 25, 2013

After chucking bags into tents and strapping on hiking boots, attendees were delighted by surprises at every turn like a sonic meditation deck, a late-night noodle truck, a flash sale of coconuts and LeWeb founder Loic LeMeur giving office hours in the middle of a forest. The people who need love will end up here.

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Where to Play

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Even if you are not the founder of a young startup, you can find the process depicted in this book extremely relevant and valuable. Marc is Vice President for Innovation at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he also heads the Chair of Entrepreneurship & Technology Commercialization.

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Agile Marketing Switzerland Europe 90

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2015

Collective entrepreneurship is epitomized in female entrepreneur Lisa Chuma, who created the Women’s Expo shortly after immigrating to Switzerland. Jamie Patterson-Kaulmann is the founder of Alight Business Solutions GbmH , dedicated to helping mission-driven small businesses implement systematic, workable agile and marketing solutions.

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Switzerland Customer Networking Cofounder 28

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Christian Holst Christian Holst is the co-author of the research report E-Commerce Checkout Usability , as well as founder of Baymard Institute , where he writes bi-weekly articles about web usability and conversion rate optimization. Related Articles. Typographic Design Patterns and Best Practices. Lets grab a beer !

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Design Software Review HTML Technical Review 98

blog.startupsquare.com

APRIL 13, 2010

In the case of option (2), it’s time to find a co-founder to bounce ideas off of. Im a co-founder of startupSQUARE.com and am strongly committed to the customer development process. I think every entrepreneur should be actively generating ideas constantly.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet. Thanks from switzerland, Nice story! Ps check mypicasso.com.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Last summer, Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates’ national carrier, joined the many airlines and hotels that have partnered with Switzerland-based Winding Tree to bypass intermediaries using distributed ledger technology. Winding Tree Co-Founders: CEO Maksim Izmaylov (left) and COO Pedro Anderson (right).

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United Arab Emirates Switzerland Cofounder France 63

www.theverge.com

JUNE 20, 2012

A string quartet played a medley of pop radio hits as several hundreds startup founders, Goldman Sachs bankers, and venture capital investors, chatted over drinks inside a gleaming neon temple of Angel Orensanz in lower Manhattan. Capital will be harder to come by, and founders will be more open to sell. By Ben Popper 06.19.2012.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 8, 2019

14.7%) New Mexico (7.14%) Virginia (14.3%) Four Industries General (28.57%) Healthcare/Life Sciences (28.57%) High Tech (28.57%) Social Impact (14.3%) 58% Female Founded “The amount of attention given to female and minority founders is long overdue,” said Sara T. Brand, general partner at True Wealth Ventures.

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