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Trend Scouting: Reuse ✨ Gregor Franc de Ferriere (f.k.a. Kolb) is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of the reuse company Relevo that offers reusable systems for food and drinks for take-away and delivery. He shares insights on the latest market trends in reuse. “I am seeing three larger trends right now that will have a lasting effect and probably stay with us over the next couple of years”: ✨Regulations: The political landscape is changing drastically. We have had many regulatory initiatives to promote reuse in Europe over the last six years, but the appetite for additional measures is low. ✨Closed loop systems: Reuse solution providers pivot from open systems to closed loop settings like canteens, campuses, stadiums and festivals. Closed loops reusables offer a similar return convenience to single-use packaging and are therefore extremely competitive. Here demand is increasing across the board. ✨Consolidation: The consequence of the majority of players starting to focus on closed loop settings, which is a smaller market, is that we will see a couple of years of consolidation. Both recyclable, compostable and reusable food packaging solutions are sold and marketed under the #Duni brand. #DuniGroup #Relevo #Reuse #CircularEconomy

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🚫 No special legislation for influencer marketing in Switzerland 🚫 🗓️ On 26 September 2024, the National Council rejected a motion that called for the introduction of a legal basis to promote transparency and fairness in the area of influencer advertising in Switzerland. Furthermore, the motion demanded that a public authority be established or an existing one authorised to proactively take action if advertising is not clearly declared.   The Federal Council had already proposed that the motion be rejected in May. With reference to the existing regulations in the Unfair Competition Act and the self-regulation of the Swiss Commission for Fair Advertising, the Federal Council considers current regulations to be sufficient (cf. our blog article here: https://lnkd.in/drDgvAXn).   The National Council has now followed this view. The motion was rejected by 117 votes to 69. ❌ As a result, the motion will definitively not be implemented, and the existing framework continues to apply. Details of the motion (No. 24,3257) are available here: https://lnkd.in/e4tQuubh #InfluencerMarketing #UnfairCompetition #FairAdvertising

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To be prepared for the future, we all need to move! Sustainable development is complex and sometimes overwhelming. But it is also an eye-opener that helps us to change things. In my opinion, for the better. Thanks for the exciting insights and thanks DT Swiss for the support! #sustainableDevelopment #furthereducation

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🚀 Don't miss the chance to network and connect at the Startup Nights in Winterthur with leaders, innovators, industry pioneers, potential investors, partner and experts that could help you to make your vision become true. Will you soon be one of our next change maker in the portfolio? How can the Technologiefonds support you as a climate tech startup to scale up your business? As you might know, we offer Loan Guarantees of up to CHF 3 million to innovative Startups and SME whose novel products contribute to a sustainable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. If you want to learn more how to apply, you might want to check out our online Preliminary Check on our website or 👉 just connect with our team members who look forward to meet you at the Startup Nights. CU soon! #co2reduction #cleantech #startup

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As we approach Black Week, Swiss retailers are facing a complex landscape marked by rising costs and cautious consumer spending. Despite these challenges, Black Friday remains a crucial period for driving traffic and identifying top products for the year-end. Key Highlights: 1️⃣Economic Pressure: Retailers are grappling with increased costs in energy, logistics, and personnel, making it difficult to maintain profit margins. 2️⃣Consumer Behavior: Shoppers are planning higher expenditures, with an average budget of CHF 282, but are highly discount-driven, often avoiding full-priced items. 3️⃣ Market Dynamics: Major players like Migros and Jelmoli are undergoing significant changes, reflecting broader industry turbulence. Time is critical for retailers as they need to manage various timeframes. Key Questions for Retailers: ❓[short-term] How can retailers balance the need for competitive pricing with the necessity of maintaining healthy margins? ❓[mid-term] What additional services they plan to offer to their customer to award them for physically coming in store ? As we navigate these uncertain times, it’s crucial for retailers to innovate and adapt to sustain their businesses and meet consumer expectations. #Retail #BlackFriday #BusinessStrategy #ConsumerTrends #RetailInnovation https://lnkd.in/dB2DYR-X

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Get some exciting insights of Zeno Staub, one of our leading investors, as he dives into the fascinating world of circular economy and shares his perspective as both a politician and an investor. Happy to have you on board, Zeno Staub!

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🚀 IFA Learnings – Episode 3: Insights from Walter Gjergja, Co-Founder & Chief Fitness Officer of Zing Coach (ZNG) 🚀 Continuing our IFA Berlin Learnings series, we bring you the key insights from Walter Gjergja, Co-Founder & Chief Fitness Officer of Zing Coach (ZNG). His perspective during the panel discussion shed light on building sustainable health habits and how we should approach fitness and wellness in today’s fast-paced world. 🌍💡 Here are the main takeaways and statistics from Walter: 🔑 Key Takeaways: 🧠 Habit Formation Over Self-Awareness: Walter emphasized that the main challenge in adopting a healthier lifestyle isn't just awareness but creating consistent, lasting habits. 💬 "The problem is a lack of habit forming. It’s about making fitness and movement a natural part of daily life, not an obligation." 🏃 Low Friction Strategies for Chronic Beginners: Many people start and stop their fitness journey repeatedly, known as "chronic beginners." Zing Coach addresses this by implementing micro-trainings, allowing users to build habits gradually. 💬 "Micro-trainings create a habit, and then the habit can extend and extend." ⚙️ Granularity Under the Hood, Simplicity for the User: Fitness technology should be complex behind the scenes while providing a simple, frictionless experience for the user to ensure lasting engagement. 💬 "We need to make it super detailed and granular under the hood, but super simple and low friction for the user." 🌱 Rethinking "Special Routines" for Health: Walter encourages the idea that healthy living should be the default. Health interventions need to normalize healthy habits, rather than make them feel like special routines. 💬 "The normal thing should be living healthy, not the abnormal." 📊 Key Statistics: 🕒 Habit Formation and Physical Activity: Research shows that approximately 80% of people who start a new fitness routine quit within the first five months, highlighting the challenge of habit formation in health and fitness. 💡 Impact of Micro-Training: A 10-minute workout three times per week increased endurance by nearly 20 percent and increase the insulin resistance. 👶 "Chronic Beginners": A significant portion of fitness app users fall into the "chronic beginners" category, highlighting the ongoing challenge of long-term habit formation in health and fitness. #IFALearnings #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #ZingCoach #FitnessForAll #MicroTraining #HealthRevolution #IFA100 #IFABerlin

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🤩 I am happy to share another brilliant and inspirational piece of work of our dear client, Philine Prof. Freifrau von Sell, and for (also our client at OVERW8) KATHARINA HOVMAN, her sister and Hamburg-based cosmopolitan fashion brand. For each season, she creates the in the meanwhile famous "lookbooks" - a storytelling 3D way of representing the new collection and colour palette of the season. I look forward to discovering these little treasures each time. 💡🛠 Our job at o8, by the way, was to help turn the idea into a feasible tech solution for Shopify. Philine shared her idea of how she would actually envision representing the new collections online. At first, it looked like it couldn't be done... but nothing we would stop short of! 🤠 We held a 'powwow' about how we could enable this in Shopify's overall great but creative-wise pretty restricted real, then built her like a custom app so she could turn her vision into a 360° experience with audio, video, and well-structured copy. It was a one-off investment that now elevates the brand's story several times a year to a different level while not having to fiddle with the already existing tech-based. Clever, right? ;) 💡☕ Why not get yourself a cappuccino and enjoy - should you have South Africa on your travel shortlist, definitely check out Philine's insider tips (she and her husband have been living there several times, and she knows her way around). While at it, maybe you can also check out the Côte d'Azur lookbook or one of the other gems. #lifestylebrand #branding #martech #techsolution #clever #luxurybrand

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Game Day! 🏒 Hockey AI Product Day is here. 🔮 Look into the future of sports video and data analytics with the amazing 49ing team! Andreas Haenni Michael Haenni Andreas Hermann Alexandru Suciu #SportsTech #ComputerVision #DataMining #HockeyAI 

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Feeling so energized after spending two truly inspiring days at Personalization Pioneers with Dynamic Yield by Mastercard in #berlin with Hanna Muhr. The opportunity to connect with so many passionate #personalizationpioneers, listen to amazing #speakers and gain valuable insights was really impressive 🚀 My personal key takeaways: #Start: Begin your personalization journey—even if it means starting small. Focus on scaling your first successful use cases, ideas and new features. #StakeholderManagement: Effective engagement with stakeholders is crucial for implementing a sucessful company-wide personalization program. #Challenges: We all face them. Whether it’s limited budgets, resource constraints or a lack management support, challenges regarding data exchange or team collaboration, just keep educating and connecting. Shout out to the whole Dynamic Yield by Mastercard Team a Vanessa Clasen Sina Giesemann Felix Marcel Rduch Yonatan Ido Kerstin Holzinger @moritzlehne and may more for being such fantastic hosts! Looking forward to applying these insights and continuing the conversation with Jannick Weichert Josefine Lohmann Valentina Muratore Christian Göldner Prathamesh Hoshing Margaux Motta and many many more… #humanic #shoe4you #personalisation #dynamicyield

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BreezeLabs co-founder Matthias Heuberger explains why pulse rate is not a sufficient metric to track sports perfomance in high intensity workouts. Check out our episode with Matthias, available on our website and wherever you get your podcasts. - #swisspreneur #startup #entrepreneur #podcast #breezelabs #sports #sportperformance #performance #athlete #athletic #run #jogging #jogger

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It was inspiring to hear from some of the best in their fields recently, and one standout was Thomas Gresch, CIO of Axpo Group in Product Management Festival Zurich. In this talk "Engineering the Future: Turning a 100 Year Company into a Digital Powerhouse" , he shared practical examples and frameworks he uses to build tech organizations—even within complex constraints. Thank you, Thomas, for the insights. One of his key concepts that resonated with me was the "Organizational Maslow Pyramid." Here’s my take on it: Culture and People – At the base of everything is a culture that values growth, inclusivity, and well-being, recognizing that people are an organization’s most essential asset. Organization – Clear structures and roles provide a foundation for collaboration, enabling individuals to contribute meaningfully and with purpose. Tools and Processes – Reliable tools and efficient processes support productivity and help teams focus on impactful work without unnecessary friction. Look at your budget meaningfully. Strategic Priorities – Aligning initiatives with strategic goals allows us to balance immediate impact with sustainable growth, ensuring every action drives us closer to our vision. Everyone in the org should be aware of these. The necessary communication is first thing in the execution process. Vision – At the top, vision serves as our guiding light, uniting teams around a shared purpose and providing meaning to our work. Thank you again, Thomas, for sharing this framework. It's a powerful reminder of the elements needed to build resilient, purpose-driven tech organizations.

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𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗽-𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗟𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀? We’ve got you covered! 🎯 🎥 Check out our 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗼𝗳-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗟𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 by Audrey A. Benzow, an experienced startup and VC attorney in Switzerland. 💡 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗖𝗟𝗔? A Convertible Loan Agreement (CLA) (“Wandeldarlehen”) is a flexible way to raise funds. It’s a loan that can convert into shares later, giving investors a stake in your growth while saving you from immediate equity dilution and complex rounds. 📥 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲) 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 👉 https://lnkd.in/d6rdwZhT 💬 𝗪𝗲’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀! Are these templates helpful? What else should we create for you? #Startups #Funding #CLATemplate #SwissStartups #Entrepreneurship

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Exploring the Future of Digital Twins at the CLO Virtual Fashion Inc. User Summit in Munich!   Happy to share that Sebastian Freidinger and myself are tomorrow attending the CLO User Summit in Munich again this year! This event brings together innovative minds in fashion and textile technology, and we are eager to dive into conversations about the future of digital product creation, especially when it comes to digital material twins.   At DMIx, we’re pioneering the way brands, designers, and suppliers interact with materials in the digital realm. Our new material scanner DMIx #SamplR is a game-changer — #direct to cloud scanning solution that enables effortless scanning and distribution of digital twins of flat materials, with instant 3D preview. Via API it can be fully integrated with PLM, ERP, e-commerce, and of course #CLO.   With just #oneclick, powered by an #iPhone users can create e-commerce-ready, accurate digital replicas, which opens incredible new possibilities for collaboration, communication, and sustainability across the value chain.   We are ready and excited to engage in meaningful discussions with fellow attendees about how accessible material digitization can transform workflows, improve agility, and reduce the need for physical samples. If you’re curious about how DMIx can integrate into your current processes, we are more than happy to talk and provide demonstrations of our platform and results of our rendering workflow.   We believe the future of fashion technology lies in empowering everyone, from small suppliers to large brands, with accessible, scalable digital tools—and we are looking forward to exploring that future at this year’s CLO User Summit.   If you're attending, let's connect and exchange ideas! Find more details about DMIx SamplR here: https://lnkd.in/eupW8qS7   #weareDMIx #CLOUserSummit #DMIx #DigitalTwins #3DWorkflow #Innovation #Sustainability #TextileTech #DigitalTransformation #FutureOfFashion

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The Apple Vision Pro has finally landed in Germany and that means the NERDs have something up our sleeves! ✨ I am beyond excited to share, that we at Jung von Matt NERD in collaboration with ALFR3D | web3 fulfillment solutions and ERGO Group AG, have developed our first prototype app for the #AppleVisionPro and it’s seriously fun! ERGO who are known for their innovative digital applications, is making history as the first insurance company in the world to launch an app on the Apple Vision Pro, right on time for the big launch last week. Explore an interactive slice of Düsseldorf with our ‘Tiny City’ app. This interactive, small map features various engaging objects and scenarios, including a nod to one of our favourite old school games, Rollercoaster Tycoon (check out the little people, who you can pick up and move). Tiny City will have three more scenarios added over the coming weeks, but kicks off with a traffic accident scenario. We're building this future step by step. A special thank you to Matthias Nawrocki for his vision and ambition in developing this app. The first of its kind. Together, we've turned this idea into reality in record time. 🚀 Huge thanks to our amazing team: Sabine Saeidy-Nory, Thanh Dao, Toan Nguyen, Andre Price, Sebastian Stenzel, Falk Ebert, Charline Hoffmann, Christine Niemann for their tremendous support, skills and creativity. And a special shoutout to Max Lederer, who gifted us the first Apple Vision Pro back in March 2024. The possibilities are endless... let’s build the future together🚀 #AppleVisionPro #Innovation #TechLaunch #ERGO #FutureOfInsurance #Düsseldorf #AR #VR #DigitalTransformation #TeamWork

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That was awesome 💛 Last Saturday, it was once again time for UXCamp Switzerland🇨🇭 We love this format because it reflects exactly what we enjoy: an event shaped by its participants. Each attendee can host a session, leading to a packed schedule of practical talks and workshops. Not surprisingly, AI was a dominant theme. Which we also loved! We got to learn about and discuss a broad range of topics that are close to our heart, including: 🤯 Will AI kill the human test users? By Reto Laemmler who compared conducting classic interviews with humans (via TestingTime) versus using synthetic users. 🎨 UX AI Copilot workshop By Roland Sailer 🇺🇦 & Stefan Hampel, with whom we examined UX components and where we already use AI in our daily routine. 🤝 Crafting Better UX: A Collaborative Quality Framework By Eva Cochet-Weinandt, who introduced a collaborative framework that harmonizes agile practices with quality assurance. 💛 We also wanted to contribute to the community. So, Alexander Zyuzkevich held a session on how to "Build Custom AI Apps with No-Code". The response we received was overwhelmingly positive, with many expressing their eagerness to continue the exchange of our topic. This enthusiastic feedback prompted us to quickly plan a webinar. 🤖 🤖 🤖 We will dive deeper into AI and share what we learned from designing and developing AI applications with No-Code. Look out for our next post to sign up to the webinar, or comment below to get a personal invitation in your inbox! 💛 A big thank you to the entire UXcamp team and the wonderful people who were there: Thomas Link, Olivia Kwok, Alex Clapper, Philipp Liebrenz, Daniel Boos, Robert Adelmann, PhD, Pat Mächler, Yasin Erdal, Aissatel AMET, Michael N., Markus Stolze, 🧝🏻‍♀️ Daryna Ariamnova and many more ❤️

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From Ideation to Go-Live in Just One Month. 🚤 Launching the #Speedboat 🚤 SMG Swiss Marketplace Group identified an opportunity to create value for realtors and home sellers on Homegate and Immoscout24. To achieve the product-market fit of their idea, they needed to build an MVP and validate it on the market. For this, our team was brought in as co-creation partners. Of course, at the centre of our fast success stood our favourite no-code tool Bubble. In a lean setup with weekly learning loops and a wide range of experiments, which we call our speedboat approach, we were able to answer the business case question and ensure value for real estate customers at SMG. Here’s what Vini Geraldes says about our collaboration: “We leveraged their skills to incorporate user feedback into the product in a speedy fashion, quickly adapting it to the customer’s needs as we onboarded a growing number of realtors into the prototype. Now that we have proof of value for our customers, we can build a long-term solution integrated into our ecosystem with much higher confidence, taking into account all the learnings from the previous months.” On our website, you can find a full project feature: https://lnkd.in/emsFyhfX We love creating well-established products. Hit us up if you would like to know exactly how it works! 🌊💛 #SpeedboatApproch #TimeToMarket #MVPLauch #ProductMarketFit #NoCodeDevelopment Benjamin Blättler | Alexander Zyuzkevich | René Wenaweser | SMG Real Estate

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