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This anniversary book published to mark the tenth edition of >>venture>> celebrates Switzerland's most important start-up competition - and Swiss entrepreneurialism. From fledgling firms based in student dorms to companies with over 600 employees, sales above a hundred millions, and IPOs, the book lets successful >>venture>> graduates tell their own stories, thereby providing advice and encouragement to the next generation of founders. How did they come to start a company? What were the greatest obstacles? And why can failure be a blessing? Looking for role models? Here they are!«To date, 2,500 teams have participated in >>venture>>, 650 businesses have been founded, and over 6,000 jobs created. And, as this book shows, some of these new companies have been enormously successful.»Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard

The Success Formula for Start-ups: venture graduates go to the top