76 zumeist jungen Firmen, bei denen HSGlerinnen und HSGler an der Gründung beteiligt waren, haben 2018 mehr als 150 Millionen Franken Umsatz erzielt und seit ihrer Gründung über 3500 Stellen geschaffen.

The Homo entrepreneurialis promotes positive capitalism in a society, which is not about greed. In his essay, Prof. Dr. Grichnik calls out for an entrepreneurial society that enhances the invested human, social and financial capital purposefully.

Creating social value has been a long-lasting concept in the history of enterprises. Since almost 20 years the term “Social Entrepreneurs” has become quite popular.

Während des «START Summit» am Freitag, 22. März 2019, ist Kilian Wagner stellvertretend für das Unternehmen VIU zum «HSG Gründer des Jahres 2019» gekürt worden.

Warum soll ich Unternehmer werden? Welche Umfelder sind besonders förderlich, um eine Firma zu gründen? Und in welchen Branchen gibt es derzeit besonders viel Potenzial für Start-ups?

Dietmar Grichnik is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St.Gallen (HSG). In the interview with the Swiss Startup Group, he talked about happiness and  entrepreneurship from a scientific perspective.

As investors hunt for the next unicorn, you hunt for the right investor. For the funding of your startup, you will always have several options that have their advantages and disadvantages.

The investment is the runway for your startup to take-off successfully. The decisive question is: how much do you need before you earn?

Failure, quick iteration and optimization is part of the formula for success of startups, but this will only work if you test critical points of your startup.

Founders know the problem: They have a clear goal, but they do not know how to get there, yet. With your developed Problem-Solution Fit (Profiling) and your Product-Market Fit (Prototyping), the goal is clear(er).