Escape the daily grind and head to the alpine pastures! The Startup Alm 2016 event, held for the second time, was held in the Alps near Neuschwanstein Castle, with 70 startup enthusiasts, experienced entrepreneurs, and judges.
Why brood over an idea in the office when you can do it on an alpine pasture? That's exactly what the 70 participants of this year's Startup Alm thought, and they headed to Schwangau with Kim & Jonas, the event organizers.
What was going on at the Startup Alm?
On Friday, the participants were taken by bus from Munich to Schwangau. Once there, the pitching began immediately: ideas were presented and teams were formed. The teams were supported from the start by the mentors who had traveled with them. On Saturday, the experts arrived, who would rotate among the teams and support them with their technical and business expertise in implementing their ideas. So, there was a lot of hard work—but networking, exchange among the participants, and, of course, fun on the weekend together were also high on the agenda.
On Sunday, the results were presented to the expert jury, who not only selected the winners but also provided the teams with valuable feedback on their business ideas.
The weekend’s shining winners were SmokeLess, who want to wean smokers step by step using a networked e-cigarette and an associated app, incorporating an innovative gamification approach.
Who, How, What - Questions about founding a company
Startup Alm — what's behind it? At this startup event, participants meet like-minded people who also want to start a business. Those interested in starting a business, with or without an idea, form teams and are supported by successful entrepreneurs in small groups over the weekend to develop a business model using the Lean Startup method.
So everyone can Who, How, What Questions about founding a company are answered, and participants gain firsthand insight into what it takes to successfully start a business. Over the weekend, Startup Alm participants not only network with their immediate team members, but also find potential co-founders, perhaps over a beer or two between group sessions.
If you would like to be there next time, you can find all the information about the Startup Alm at startupalm.com or on Facebook.
