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15 February 2021
Creating a Startup while Pursuing my Master's degree

Rene Morgan

It was of paramount importance to me to study at a Business School that adopts an international perspective. Rarely have I come across a more open-minded and diverse student base, such as at the Frankfurt School.
29 August 2023
Cap tables and why many early-stage startups mess them up
Ram Shoham
A cap table, or capitalisation table, is a spreadsheet that details the equity ownership in a startup. Understanding a startup’s cap table is not just essential for startup founders but also very important for investors, employees and other stakeholders. Despite its significance, it is surprising how many early-stage startups tend to mess this up, leading to potential complications.
Early-stage startups need to keep a close eye on key growth metrics to navigate the "valley of death". These growth metrics are also crucial because they help navigate uncertainties, track progress and make informed business decisions. Learn about the most important growth metrics and how to use them to your benefit during your startup journey.
30 January 2023
Growth metrics for early-stage start-ups
Ram Shoham
23 December 2022
How to find a niche and build your own company
Francesca Paganelli
Building your own company is a challenging but rewarding process. It can be extremely difficult to stand out and succeed. That's why it is essential to identify a niche and create a unique business that caters to a specific audience. In this blog post, I will discuss the steps I took when starting my own business during my studies at FS.
Entrepreneurs deal with a never-ending, multidimensional tradeoff between quality and speed. This dilemma is highly correlated with the perfectionism of the entrepreneurial team and its management. It comes into play in the daily routines of individuals, which, when accumulated, impact the performance of the company and the mood in it. What is perfectionism in business?
10 November 2022
Perfectionism – a double-edged sword
Kai Golan Hashiloni
9 February 2021
5 Gründe warum es sich lohnt, schon während des Studiums zu gründen

Markus Adler

Irgendwie passt es gut zusammen: Betriebswirtschaftslehre zu studieren und Gründer sein. Oft werden Fallbeispiele im Studium aus der Sicht des Geschäftsführers betrachtet. Warum nicht ein Start-Up gründen, berufsbegleitend während ich studiere?
27 September 2022
Customisation and Clarity – Two keys to nailing your pitch

Dafna Gold Melchior

It might be pitching your startup to an investor or design partner. Perhaps you’ll be sharing a new initiative with management. What do all these scenarios have in common? Here are five questions to ask yourself to ensure your pitch is both customised and clear.
26 July 2022
What is a convertible note and how does it work?
Ram Shoham
A convertible note is a hybrid financial instrument for raising funds in the very early stages of a startup, typically when valuation is not set. It acts as a debt instrument until an agreed maturity period, after which it can be converted to equity. The funds raised by this method would help the startup to get the ball rolling by developing its product and acquiring the early adopters.
When I started learning German I fell in love with the language so much that I decided to leave the US and move to Germany to pursue a Full-Time MBA. It was while preparing for a financial services interview in German that the idea came to me. Why was I still looking up financial jargon when I was already at C1 level and had fully completed all of the popular app-based courses?
7 July 2022
Cognate: Finding your Ikigai
Alejandro Paschalides
4 July 2022
Alpenwuff: wie wir als Teil der "Do-it-yourself" Generation ein Unternehmen gründeten
Justus Reich
Während wir jeweils auf das Ende unserer Studienabschlüsse zusteuerten, haben wir uns parallel darum bemüht, die notwendigen Strukturen zu schaffen, um schnellstmöglich zu starten. Das beinhaltete einerseits die Gründung unserer Gesellschaft in der ich mich häufig an die Unternehmensrechtsvorlesungen an der FS zurückerinnerte.
Unser Kernteam hat sich 2019 im Rahmen unseres Studiums kennengelernt. Bereits im ersten Semester konnten wir als Teil des Curriculums erste Erfahrungen im Programmieren sammeln. Der Familienhandwerksbetrieb eines unserer Co-Founder, war zu diesem Zeitpunkt auf der Suche nach einer geeigneten und simplen Software zur Abbildung der Unternehmensprozesse. Die Suche war jedoch ohne Erfolg und so entschieden wir, anhand unserer Expertise aus Betriebswirtschaft und Baugewerbe das Thema selbst in die Hand zu nehmen.
24 May 2022
Werkules: Zwischen Studium & Unternehmensgründung
Kay Simon
7 April 2022
An Entrepreneurial Deep Dive: how the EMBA elevated my business mindset

Jason Jacobs

Entering a business school while coming from a 20 plus-year career as a dancer and choreographer was no small focus shift. However, the faculty and my colleagues embraced my different viewpoints and the qualities that I brought to the diverse processes, debates, and negotiations.
4 November 2021
How my start-up idea won the Solve for Tomorrow Challenge

Katharina Porenta

Before this challenge, I had never actually considered starting my own business. I am, however, very excited and grateful to have been given the opportunity to go through this process and also to apply a lot of the skills we have acquired at FS so far.
21 October 2020
Entrepreneurship meets the Swiss Alps: winning the ETH InCube challenge 2020
Lucia Ariel Hotti
Entrepreneurship always intrigued me, so when in early Spring I received an advertisement about ETH Zurich’s InCube challenge, I immediately applied. As a business student at FS I knew that immersing myself in a start-up environment would be an enriching experience, so I was thrilled to know that I had been selected as one of the 20 participants.
The idea to think of a new business, to develop it within 48 hours and then pitch it to investors, felt unlikely to me at first. However, when we were raising money by day four of the module, we felt like we were running a real business.
6 June 2019
Elective module: Building a Start-Up
Anas Darkoushy
Creating a Startup while Pursuing my Master's degree
15 February 2021
Rene Morgan
Cap tables and why many early-stage startups mess them up
29 August 2023
Ram Shoham
Growth metrics for early-stage start-ups
30 January 2023
Ram Shoham
5 Gründe warum es sich lohnt, schon während des Studiums zu gründen
9 February 2021
Markus Adler
How to find a niche and build your own company
23 December 2022
Francesca Paganelli
Perfectionism – a double-edged sword
10 November 2022
Kai Golan Hashiloni
Customisation and Clarity – Two keys to nailing your pitch
27 September 2022
Dafna Gold Melchior
What is a convertible note and how does it work?
26 July 2022
Ram Shoham
Cognate: Finding your Ikigai
7 July 2022
Alejandro Paschalides
Alpenwuff: wie wir als Teil der "Do-it-yourself" Generation ein Unternehmen gründeten
4 July 2022
Justus Reich
Werkules: Zwischen Studium & Unternehmensgründung
24 May 2022
Kay Simon
An Entrepreneurial Deep Dive: how the EMBA elevated my business mindset
7 April 2022
Jason Jacobs