Venture Leaders 2008


(Swiss National Startup Team)


(My roommate Roberto from Bashiba)


(4 day Entrepreneurship Executive course at Babson College)


(Case Study Starbucks vs. Dunkin Donuts: Coffee at Dunkin stays warm for 2 hours; Coffee at Starbucks only 15-30 min. Learning: An apparantly tiny thing such as a different cup material can have huge implications. The coffee doesn’t matter, its the cup!)


(Jessica Livingston – Author of the fantastic book ‘Founders at Work‘ – her next book will be published next year. And oh btw: I did get my copy signed ;-)


(At Y Combinator – one of the most famous startup incubators in the US)


(Very cool Airport Vending Machine at Logan Airport. There was a Sony-Machine and an Apple-Machine for iPods and Stuff. I almost bought a Sony Noise Cancelling Headphones for $199 but then backed off as I’m planning to buy Bose Headphones ;-)

The trip was very inspiring. If you are a Swiss Startup I highly recommend to apply for this unique opportunity next year.

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28 Responses to “Venture Leaders 2008”

  1. Dominik Tarolli Says:

    Lieber Remo

    Toller Post und es erinnert mich an meine Tage in Boston. Ich stimme Dir zu 100 % zu, dass es für jedes Start-up absolut empfehlenswert ist, da mitzumachen.

    Gruss nach Basel

    Dominik

  2. SwissStartups.com - » Trigami Insights! Says:

    [...] #2: Remo ist wieder zurück von Boston. Er war einer der 20 “venture leaders”-Gewinner, die 10 Tage Boston gewonnen haben. Das Programm ist super empfehlenswert und Remos Reisebericht findet ihr auf seinem privaten Blog. [...]

  3. Claus Says:

    Hi Remo,

    Dein WordPress ist gehackt. Schau Dir mal die versteckten Links im html Quelltext Deines obersten Beitrags an.

    Viele Grüße

    Claus

  4. Remo Uherek Says:

    Danke Claus, mir ist auch schon aufgefallen, dass etwas nicht stimmt. Ich werde demnächst auf die neuste Version updaten.

    Gruss, Remo

  5. Claus Says:

    Remo,

    übrigens vielen Dank für die Buchempfehlung. “Founders at work” war eine sehr interessante Lektüre

    Claus

  6. Remo Uherek Says:

    Claus: Es freut mich, dass Dir das Buch gefallen hat!

  7. Maël Says:

    Was nice meeting you there in Boston and in Zurich for the techcrunch event this summer. My trip in California with the IMD EMBA teams was very similar to the Boston trip: start-up visits and so on. Go apply to imd.ch/startup competition! Hope to keep in touch!
    Cheers, Maël

  8. Bashiba: Where Technology Meets Art | Remo's Blog Says:

    [...] is the Google Tech Talk of my Venture Leaders roommate Roberto Vitalini of Bashiba. He’s working on a quite interesting approach combining [...]

  9. johnson Says:

    This sony machine is very cool. :)

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    Sony rocks!

  11. Darbo skelbimai Says:

    Startup business is a very cool instrument for beginners, this is one way to begin make big money… Good Luck

  12. Audrius Says:

    Toller Post und es erinnert mich an meine Tage in Boston

  13. Yemek Tarifleri Says:

    Roberto funny man :)

  14. Mark, Ars Logo Design Says:

    Both Dunkin and sony’s containers become part of their product concept. This sets them a step ahead of their competition.

  15. John, LQ Logo Design Says:

    Surely no cofeee cup known to mankind can keep its contents warm for 2 hours! What do Dunkin Donuts know that the laws of physics dont?? :D

  16. Philipp Says:

    Founders at work ist wirklich ein spannendes und auch immer wieder amüsantes Buch. Danke für den Tipp!

  17. Ocala Web Design Says:

    Just goes to show take the time to research your product and competition, and make yours the best in can be. So much can be said for for thought and packaging to help sway a final decision.
    Theres an old saying here in America…Friends dont let friends drink Starbucks coffee!

  18. Custom Silicone Wristbands Says:

    Dunkin Donuts rocks! Good logo branding concept that is easy to remember and notice. Coffee is pretty darn good as well.

  19. kolaygelir Says:

    sony sony sony…. it is very good.

  20. Alex Says:

    Seems like a very nice event for start-ups and is sure to give insight and a lot of exposure into the industry.

  21. Michael Dunker Says:

    Seems to be an nice place over there! Greetings from the old world.. ;-)

  22. Melissa Ricks Says:

    It’s absolutely, because of the cup you don’t have to be a scientist to know. Anyway, the vending machine it’s really awesome. I hope to visit it the soonest time possible. Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos.

  23. Limo Says:

    I really loved reading your blog. It was very well authored and easy to undertand. Unlike additional blogs I have read which are really not tht good. I also found your posts very interesting. In fact after reading, I had to go show it to my friend and he ejoyed it as well!

  24. Therapists Says:

    Really looking very nice. thanks for recommendation

  25. Kelly Says:

    I wish I had attended that too. Do they have any plans of doing the same convention again?

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  27. Jaison Joseph Thekkekara Says:

    A vending machine for Sony and Apple… WOW thats super cool…

  28. Morning Sickness Remedies Says:

    Remo, will they ever do something similar over here, in Sweden?

    Traveling is a bit expensive and I can’t afford it at the moment…

    As for the vending machine: WTF! Never seen anything like it before :)

    /Nabil, a developer from Sweden.

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