Europe’s community for aspiring entrepreneurs and coders. Join us on 19th - 21st of March 2025 for Europe’s most entrepreneurial hackathon, here in St. Gallen🔥
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Are you ready for #MADNESS?🔥 Our Early Bird Applications are now open! 🎉
Apply today or up until the 31st of December 2022 and you will get the chance to receive travel reimbursement of up to CHF 500! 💰
Be a part of the next generation of innovators!💡
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That's a wrap! Thanks to the team at @SlushHQ for a legendary #slush2021!
Watch out, Europe's entrepreneurial talent is rumbling...
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What do entrepreneurs look for in a cofounder? 👥
@ycombinator conducted research based upon their Co-Founder matching platform to determine what makes someone an attractive cofounder. Observing over 16'000 co-founder profiles, here are the interesting trends they identified:
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Reflection
Almost every highly successful person starts of their day with one form of self-reflection or another. Whether that includes mediation, journaling or just listing what their grateful for, this practice is used by everyone from @tferriss to @richardbranson.
Water
Often overlooked or replaced by coffee, drinking enough H2O is one of the simplest and fastest way of improving brain function in the morning. After those 8-hours without hydration, your body & brain is craving lubrication. In fact, go drink some more water right now.
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8-hours of Sleep
There are often nights where we sleep less than we should. However, many entrepreneurs have stressed the importance of good sleep, including @JeffBezos or Ariana Huffington.
Improved concentration and better memory are just two of many benefits.
The 3 morning habits that highly successful people follow that you probably don't.
Having a routine is incredibly important for success. It frees your mind to think about the important stuff. So what should you include in your morning routine?
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The city of Paris has decided to limit the speed of shared electric scooters to 10 km/h - there are currently three e-scooter startups with permit to operate in the city: @limebike, @Dott & @tierscooters.
What effects will this have on demand?
techcrunch.com/2021/11/26/pa…
“If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough.” - Mario Andretti, Italian-American racing legend.
The same can be said for high-growth startups: if everything is comfortably under control, you have room to innovate, take risks and push harder.
Rumors are circulating that @Oxygenbanking is set to raise a further $70 million in funding, meaning that the startup's valuation would increase to $500 million. The banking service provides small businesses and individuals with accounts at a zero monthly fee. (image: Oxygen)
