We are particularly proud to announce that Ben Casnocha is joining us as a speaker on the occasion of the 9th Synetgies event.

Drawing on his own experiences as entrepreneur and the ones he gathered in writing his book, Ben will discuss what it means to think entrepreneurially in all contexts, not just in the process of starting a business. He will present a series of ideas, facts, and provocative opinions around the entrepreneurial mentality, and then facilitate a discussion as well as the usual interactive Q&A session.

Ben Casnocha is a Silicon Valley ­based entrepreneur and author. Currently twenty years old, he serves on the board of Comcate, Inc., the leading e-government technology firm he founded six years ago. He has received various accolades. In 2006 BusinessWeek named him one of America’s best young entrepreneurs. In 2004 PoliticsOnline ranked him among the “twenty-five most influential people in the world of Internet and politics.” The Silicon Valley Business Journal named his blog one of the “Top 25 in Silicon Valley.” His work has been featured in hundreds of media around the world, including CNN and USA Today. He’s a commentator for public radio’s “Marketplace”. He is a seasoned speaker on entrepreneurship and leadership, and he cofounded an intellectual discussion society for business and technology executives.

These 9th Synetgies event will take place on the
Date: 19.05.2008 at 19h15
At: ETHZ (Zürich) - HG E 33.3

Please apply through our Facebook-Event or by e-mail at team@synetgies.org.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Popularity: 30% [?]

Rico Wyder and Valentin Binnendijk, founders of Cassiber Inc., will introduce us to their concept of input management. Basically their belief is that everyone should be able to direct whatever he/she thinks about products/processes/services to the person in charge at any time and place. Their product is going to enable exactly this.

Agenda:
- The semantic web
- Product Cassiber und use-cases
- Group discussions on possible future applications of the technology and the product

The event will take place on the 21st of April at 7.15pm at ETH Zurich, room HG F 33.1. Please apply through our Facebook-Event or by e-mail at team(AT)synetgies(DOT)org

Popularity: 44% [?]

We are happy to share with you a message from the organizing team behind the START Summit 2008. Please note that the conference language is German.

Dear Synetgizers

Your START Summit Team

Popularity: 62% [?]

An interactive workshop on the past, present and future developments of interactive mobile applications

Marc Stieger, student in the HSG Marketing Master programme and business development at OnEmotion, will briefly cover the basic concepts and the history of Web 2.0 as well as the current developments. Mark Forster, HSG Alumnus and founder of OnEmotion AG (very recently acquired by Goldbach Media), will then take over the stage and talk about current developments in the area of mobile internet and interactive mobile applications. He will do an interactive product presentation and he will lead an interactive workshop on the future of interactive mobile applications.

The topic will be covered from both, a technical as well as a business point of view. So we will learn/discuss about the technological developments as well as some key industry figures. For the concept of the next Synetgies event to work, we need as many people from different disciplines as possible. So please bring along your friends.

As usual, please apply through our Facebook event or by e-mail: team(AT)synetgies(DOT)org

Don’t forget your Natel/Mobile/Handy/Smartphone, you’re going to use it!

Popularity: 59% [?]

Marius Köstler (HSG) will talk about social entrepreneurship and the design of business models for highly corrupt environments. His presentation will be based on research as well as his experience as volunteer at Fontes Foundation (http://www.fontes.no). Marius will complete his five month journey to Uganda just one week before the Synetgies event. He has gained some experience by raising funds, planning and installing two self-supporting water supply systems as well as bargaining with the corresponding communities. Furthermore Marius has helped to build a school in Uganda.

Application can be found at our amiando page.

Popularity: 79% [?]

At the occasion of the 5th Synetgies Event in Zurich, Susan Mueller from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) will present us some extracts of her experience in idea finding and evaluation. During a two hours workshop, she will introduce the participants to the basics of finding good ideas and critically evaluating them.

Susan has held many such presentations before and has received positive feedback for offering an unique and interesting approach to idea finding. Further information on her acitivities can be found at www.ideas-feedback.de and www.business-idea-jam.de.

… further information and registration at the corresponding Synetgies events page.

Popularity: 52% [?]

Synetgies 1 - Nanotech

At the occasion of our very first try to connect students from different backgrounds, Gustav Schiefler of ETH Zurich and Camille Therre of the University of St. Gallen prepared a presentation and a case study on the latest development in nanotech, both from a technological as well as from a business perspective.

Synetgies 2 - Formula Student

Having been a participant at the Formula Student competition, Daniel Landmann of ETH Zurich introduced us to the first complete version of their self-constructed race car.

Synetgies 3 - Presentation of Wua.la

Dominik Grolimund of ETH Zurich first held the world-wide first public presentation of his new peer-to-peer storage system Wua.la in order to join the Synetgies community later for a networking dinner and to answer specific questions. All Synetgies members received an invitation to test Wua.la.
To find out more about Wuala, see the recording of Dominik’s Speech at Google Techtalks.

Synetgies 4 - Presentation of SUN_D

Founded as an art project, Jonas Burki of the University of applied Sciences of Nothwestern Switzerland (FHNW) soon realised the economic potential of his simple yet ingenious invention, a display which uses sunlight as the only source of light - a possible new approach towards sustainable advertising.

Popularity: 56% [?]