SwissFI: Bringing The Founder Ins?tute to Switzerland. Swiss New Financing Conference Bern, Jasper Bouwsma Steffen Wagner

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1 SwissFI: Bringing The Founder Ins?tute to Switzerland Swiss New Financing Conference Bern, Jasper Bouwsma Steffen Wagner

Critically questioning existing structures and behavior.

2 Vu-jà-dé Vujàdé is the opposite of déjà-vu and refers to something that has not yet taken place or has not yet existed. Looking for new solutions. Critically questioning existing structures and behavior. Looking at something from a different or an unusual point of view. Photo by: Vujàdé Ltd Jasper Bouwsma In other words: Vujàdé stands for innovation. 2

3 Photo by: Vujàdé Ltd. Jasper Bouwsma WHAT WE DO WHO WE ARE

4 À PROPOS 1. CORPORATE CONSULTING OUR PARTNERS: 2. STARTUP SUPPORT 3. INCUBATION 4

Jasper Bouwsma Founder & CEO Vujàdé Ltd. Jasper Bouwsma is committed to supporting entrepreneurs, start-ups and established companies in bringing their innovation to market successfully.

Jasper was born and raised in The Netherlands, studied International Business at the University of Maastricht (NL) and University of Fribourg (CH).

5 Jasper Bouwsma Founder & CEO Vujàdé Ltd. Jasper Bouwsma is committed to supporting entrepreneurs, start-ups and established companies in bringing their innovation to market successfully. Through the combination of start-up and corporate activities, Jasper has a unique insight in innovation, the success factors and typical reasons for failure. Jasper was born and raised in The Netherlands, studied International Business at the University of Maastricht (NL) and University of Fribourg (CH). In addition he took courses in Innovation Strategy and Management at MIT Sloan (Boston, USA) and Stanford Research Institute (Menlo Park, USA). Since 2009, Jasper is a visiting lecturer at the Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence at the University of St. Gallen. Until early 2008 he worked for the Swiss national telecommunications provider Swisscom where he initiated and led its incubation activities as Head of Incubation. He lives with his wife, two daughters, and son outside of Bern, Switzerland. Photo by: Vujàdé Ltd Jasper Bouwsma 5

6 Switzerland does well! And we are convinced we all can take it even further!!

7 Core benefits of SwissFI! 1. Company building in 15 sessions Compa&bility with day- job 2. Mentoring and Beyond 3. Establishing Global Network

8 Why The Founder Institute fills a gap in Switzerland Boot Camps 1. Startup Basics & Orienta?on 2. Vision & Values 3. Startup Research 4. Naming & Branding 5. Mentor Idea Review 6. Startup Legal & IP 7. Cofounders Hiring Firing 8. Revenues Costs Profits 9. Product Develop- ment 10. Mentor Progress Review 11. Outsourcing Partners Suppliers 12. Marke?ng & Sales 13. Present & Publicity 14. Fundraising

9 As of today we have announced the following mentors! and there are many more to come!!

10 The goal of SwissFi is to:! 1. MoDvate and enable a new segment of entrepreneurs in Switzerland to build successful technology startups. The segment that we are targe&ng has an average age of 34 and as such 10 years of industry experience. 2. SwissFI plans a yearly curriculum with pardcipants from the Suisse Romandie* and the Deutschschweiz. The first curriculum is planned to start Q with gradua&on 4 months later. 3. SwissFI aims to maximize internadonal success of its graduates by making use of The Founder InsDtute in Silicon Valley as well as the the 25+ chapters around the world. SwissFI plans to bring at least 50% of the mentors from abroad to enable interna&onal experience and networking from the very start.

Why The Founder Institute Curriculum will be in Berne #1 Swiss FI wants to ayract and mix pardcipants from the Suisse Romandie as well as the Deutschschweiz.

11 Why The Founder Institute Curriculum will be in Berne #1 Swiss FI wants to ayract and mix pardcipants from the Suisse Romandie as well as the Deutschschweiz. #2 Bern can be reached by train within an hour from Lausanne, Zurich, Basel and Luzern. *! Basel St. Gallen Neuchatel Biel/Bienne Zürich Luzern Fribourg Bern Chur Lausanne Brig Lugano Genève

14 Based on Feedback we will move SwissFI to Zurich. Basel St. Gallen Neuchatel Biel/Bienne Zürich Luzern Fribourg Bern Chur Lausanne Brig Lugano Genève

15 What is the secret of! "The Founder Institute success?! Everybody has a vested interest: In order to graduate you hand over 3.5% of you company to FI: 40% goes to FI 30% goes to the mentors 30% goes back to YOU When one succeeds, everyone receives financial upside.

16 FI Graduates will find themselves in a well established ecosystem where they can count on further support.!

17 Interested?! We ll keep you posted Like us, follow us, or check online Follow Tweet #SwissFI Like SwissFI Check-

18 Jasper Bouwsma Director FI Switzerland Steffen Wagner Co-Director FI Switzerland Founder & CEO Founding Partner capital.com

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