Since decades, the Silicon Valley is globally famous for its innovative startups and innovative work environment. This is why the group of students from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts spend six weeks in San Jose, exploring the peculiarities, which make this place the most important tech-hub worldwide.
The many excursions to different companies give them a deep insight into the Valley. Further, the lectures covered the scientific aspects behind entrepreneurship.
During the stay, the students get also lot of firsthand experiences from different speakers who have worked and lived in this environment for years. Here is a list of all involved speakers:
- Adrien Gaidon: Partner at Calibrate Ventures and Professor at Stanford University
- Astrid Langer: US-correspondent for NZZ
- Avery Lu: Director of Account Management at Enclustra
- Daniel Kottke: First Employee of Apple Inc
- Donna Griffit: Author of „Sticking to the Story“
- Jeffrey Gantner: Innovation Manager for IoT & Head of Startup Programs USA, Swisscom
- Randall Fahey: Entrepreneur, Startup Mentor, and Senior Consultant
- Shawn Flynn: Mergers & Acquisitions Expert and Podcaster
The documentation on the download page summarizes the presentations in more details. The downloads are exclusive for the participants of the program.