{"id":27056,"date":"2017-09-10T15:33:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T15:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/?p=27056"},"modified":"2023-04-18T15:37:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T15:37:19","slug":"week-1-first-impressions-zurich-kickstart-accelerator-and-the-swiss-way-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/it\/the-startup-journey\/week-1-first-impressions-zurich-kickstart-accelerator-and-the-swiss-way-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Settimana 1 \u2013 Prime impressioni \u2013 Zurigo, Kickstart Accelerator e lo stile di vita svizzero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crescendo in India, la maggior parte di noi \u00e8 rimasta affascinata dalla Svizzera, non solo per i cioccolatini, i formaggi e i politici che nascondono denaro, ma anche per le sequenze di canzoni e balli nei film di Bollywood. Ho trascorso molto tempo in diversi paesi europei, ma questa settimana \u00e8 stata la prima in assoluto per me in Svizzera.<\/p>\n<p>Guarda di pi\u00f9 su\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/video\/bollywood-love-affair-with-the-swiss-alps\/D4DE151C-F6CA-4E45-95A8-2AADC21B805E.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La storia d&#039;amore di Bollywood con le Alpi svizzere<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3162\" src=\"https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/071813bollyswiss_1280x720-1024x576.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/071813bollyswiss_1280x720-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/071813bollyswiss_1280x720-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/071813bollyswiss_1280x720-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/071813bollyswiss_1280x720-945x532.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/071813bollyswiss_1280x720-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/071813bollyswiss_1280x720.jpg 1280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credito immagine: WSJ<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Perch\u00e9 la Svizzera?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Sul fronte del lavoro con il nostro focus su\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityfalcon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CityFALCON<\/a>\u00a0nel settore della gestione patrimoniale, la Svizzera \u00e8 stata in cima alla nostra lista. La Svizzera rimane il numero 1 nella gestione patrimoniale privata internazionale (Fonte: Deloitte 2015). Oltre a questo, vogliamo anche concentrarci sugli altri nostri segmenti target, tra cui gestori patrimoniali, investitori, trader e societ\u00e0 di consulenza e contabilit\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00ec, la Svizzera \u00e8 un mercato non anglofono e pone diverse sfide per noi, ma \u00e8 un mercato che non puoi permetterti di ignorare. Abbiamo lavorato per aggiungere contenuti non in inglese e ora, essendo a Zurigo, potremmo iniziare con contenuti in tedesco e francese. Speriamo anche di costruire relazioni con pubblicazioni in Svizzera e, se possibile, in Germania e Francia.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<b>Che cosa\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kickstart-accelerator.com\/\">Acceleratore Kickstart<\/a>\u00a0offerte?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a3 12.000 come sovvenzione garantita pi\u00f9 fino a \u00a3 800 per le spese di viaggio pi\u00f9 l&#039;opportunit\u00e0 di vincere un&#039;altra sovvenzione di \u00a3 20.000 alla fine del programma.<\/li>\n<li>Scrivania e altri servizi nel cuore di Zurigo.<\/li>\n<li>Un&#039;opportunit\u00e0 per eseguire proof-of-concept con i loro partner aziendali che includono UBS, Credit Suisse, AXA, EY, PWC, Accenture, SwissLife e molti altri. Puoi vedere il\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kickstart-accelerator.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">elenco completo dei partner aziendali di Kickstart Accelerator<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Un&#039;opportunit\u00e0 per coordinarsi con altre societ\u00e0 FinTech nel programma.<\/li>\n<li>Vantaggi generali degli acceleratori: tutoraggio, accesso agli investitori, stampa, ecc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>La selezione delle startup a KickStart<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Da oltre 1500 candidature e diverse presentazioni dei candidati selezionati, Kickstart Accelerator (supportato da Digital Switzerland) ha selezionato 30 startup nel luglio 2017 per essere accelerate da settembre a novembre 2017 a Zurigo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Il nostro pitch durante il boot camp di selezione<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20121245_469176183461392_6935720101586707050_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3167\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20121245_469176183461392_6935720101586707050_o-1024x721.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20121245_469176183461392_6935720101586707050_o-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20121245_469176183461392_6935720101586707050_o-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20121245_469176183461392_6935720101586707050_o-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20121245_469176183461392_6935720101586707050_o-945x665.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20121245_469176183461392_6935720101586707050_o-600x422.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20121245_469176183461392_6935720101586707050_o.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"476\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Credito fotografico: Thomas Luethi di Ringier<\/p>\n<p>Una delle cose che crediamo ci abbia davvero aiutato \u00e8 stato il nostro video introduttivo nell&#039;applicazione. Non era niente di simile a quello che si aspettavano; era un tiro da un buco di ghiaccio nel Mar Baltico ghiacciato. La maggior parte dei mentori e dei clienti aziendali sembrava sorpresa e incuriosita, il che penso ci abbia dato credibilit\u00e0 come startup pronta a fare qualsiasi cosa #MakeItHappen. Puoi guardare il video qui sotto. Se vuoi conoscere la storia completa del motivo per cui abbiamo deciso di farlo e com&#039;\u00e8 stato l&#039;evento, leggi &#039;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/the-startup-journey\/the-cityfalcon-dream-pitched-from-an-ice-hole-at-polar-bear-pitching-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Polar Bear Pitching \u2013 CityFALCON Sogno da un buco nel ghiaccio\u2026 Perch\u00e9, come, cosa c&#039;\u00e8 dopo?<\/a>&#039;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe title=\"Lancio dell&#039;orso polare 2017 - Cityfalcon\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7N5bNSOxkv0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>La differenza fondamentale credo tra KickStart e altri acceleratori \u00e8 che il programma \u00e8 supportato dalle aziende; c&#039;\u00e8 molta attenzione sulle entrate che generano prove di concetti. Inoltre, l&#039;acceleratore sembra essere ben equipaggiato rispetto ad altri acceleratori che ho visto a Londra. Consulta il comunicato stampa di\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kickstart-accelerator.com\/meet-30-startups-that-join-kickstart-accelerator-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acceleratore kickstart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Riteniamo che le opportunit\u00e0 di questo programma ci avvicineranno al nostro primo obiettivo di avere un flusso di cassa positivo nel 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>L&#039;energico team all&#039;acceleratore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20157621_469176303461380_8097820468490100489_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3174\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20157621_469176303461380_8097820468490100489_o-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20157621_469176303461380_8097820468490100489_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20157621_469176303461380_8097820468490100489_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20157621_469176303461380_8097820468490100489_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20157621_469176303461380_8097820468490100489_o-945x630.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20157621_469176303461380_8097820468490100489_o-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20157621_469176303461380_8097820468490100489_o.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"451\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Credito fotografico: Thomas Luethi di Ringier<\/p>\n<h2>Cerimonia di apertura, Team Building, Workshop, Mentoring<\/h2>\n<p>La prima settimana \u00e8 stata piuttosto impegnativa e produttiva con diversi eventi e sessioni. Lo spazio da cui lavoriamo \u00e8 piuttosto unico. Di seguito condivido alcune foto, ma se sei a Zurigo, vale la pena visitarlo. I momenti salienti della settimana includevano un benvenuto da parte del sindaco di Zurigo, l&#039;incontro con il nostro mentore per il programma e il workshop di vendita di Bain &amp; Co.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Il nostro spazio di lavoro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457313_494529680926042_8873035729877421273_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3177\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457313_494529680926042_8873035729877421273_o-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457313_494529680926042_8873035729877421273_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457313_494529680926042_8873035729877421273_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457313_494529680926042_8873035729877421273_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457313_494529680926042_8873035729877421273_o-945x630.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457313_494529680926042_8873035729877421273_o-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457313_494529680926042_8873035729877421273_o.jpg 1680w\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"451\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Credito fotografico: Philippe Rossier<\/p>\n<p><strong>Giorno 1 Induzione<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-09.23.52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3182\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-09.23.52.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-09.23.52.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-09.23.52-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-09.23.52-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-09.23.52-945x709.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-09.23.52-600x450.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saluto del sindaco di Zurigo<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457811_494529507592726_9146325846742231095_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3178\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457811_494529507592726_9146325846742231095_o-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457811_494529507592726_9146325846742231095_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457811_494529507592726_9146325846742231095_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457811_494529507592726_9146325846742231095_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457811_494529507592726_9146325846742231095_o-945x630.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457811_494529507592726_9146325846742231095_o-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21457811_494529507592726_9146325846742231095_o.jpg 1680w\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"451\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Credito fotografico: Philippe Rossier<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team building ed esplorazione di Zurigo con altri imprenditori<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-16.21.31-HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3180\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-16.21.31-HDR-1024x768.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-16.21.31-HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-16.21.31-HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-16.21.31-HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-16.21.31-HDR-945x709.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017-09-04-16.21.31-HDR-600x450.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Il nostro pitch di 30 secondi durante la cerimonia di apertura<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-20.16.30.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3185\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cityfalcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-20.16.30-1024x532.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-20.16.30-1024x532.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-20.16.30-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-20.16.30-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-20.16.30-945x491.png 945w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-20.16.30-600x312.png 600w, https:\/\/blogserver.cityfalcon.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-20.16.30.png 1500w\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Lo stile di vita svizzero<\/h2>\n<p>Non mi entusiasma molto guardare panorami e montagne, ma quello che mi piace di pi\u00f9 \u00e8 imparare di pi\u00f9 sulle diverse culture. Una settimana \u00e8 troppo breve per fare qualsiasi valutazione, ma ecco le cose che ho visto e sentito da gente del posto ed espatriati. Non esitate a correggermi nei commenti qui sotto.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quasi tutto \u00e8 puntuale.<\/li>\n<li>Gli svizzeri non inseguono necessariamente sconti e riduzioni di prezzo e sono pronti a pagare il prezzo per una buona qualit\u00e0.<\/li>\n<li>Zurigo \u00e8 una delle citt\u00e0 pi\u00f9 costose d&#039;Europa, quindi mangiare fuori e da asporto sembra essere meno comune che a Londra. Ho comprato il mio pranzo vietnamita pi\u00f9 costoso da asporto per circa 17 sterline a Zurigo, e probabilmente mai pi\u00f9. I supermercati come Coop e Migros rimangono l&#039;opzione con cibo a un prezzo ragionevole. Anche se l&#039;acceleratore \u00e8 stato molto generoso con la sovvenzione, \u00e8 molto difficile spendere un sacco di soldi per il cibo quando raccogliere fondi per la tua attivit\u00e0 \u00e8 molto difficile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Riepilogo<\/h2>\n<p>Gestire una startup \u00e8 molto difficile e ti prende molto, ma opportunit\u00e0 come essere su KickStart Accelerator ne vale la pena. A parte le opportunit\u00e0 di guadagno e crescita per l&#039;azienda e l&#039;opportunit\u00e0 di trascorrere del tempo in un altro paese e imparare un&#039;altra cultura, ci\u00f2 che apprezzo davvero sono le relazioni che costruisci durante il programma con altri imprenditori, lo staff di KickStart, i mentori e altro ancora. 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