Comments on: Is Switzerland the Newest Tech Hub?

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By: Darshan

Darshan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:24:23 +0000

Switzerland is becoming a tech hub. The country has been manufacturing sophisticated machines since long time such as watches.
Switzerland has the ability to be a tech hub.
Thanks for a nice post.
Darshan

By: Marcel Reimer

Marcel Reimer — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:21:22 +0000

Hi all,

Add another one to the list!

We are Procedural Inc. specializing in software for the efficient creation of 3D buildings and cities.

Like many we are a start up company and spin off of the ETH Zurich.

http://www.procedural.com

Greetings from the Technopark Zurich

By: Birdyomnomnom

Birdyomnomnom — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:58:08 +0000

This is a good list, i know all of these startups and they represent the swiss ground for startups very well, since all of them stand for a good product.
The Creative Commons Licence movement and generally Open Source get much support in Switzerland too.

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Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:39:08 +0000

[...] Is Switzerland / Zurich the newest tech hub? (article on GigaOM) [...]

By: Pratyush Agarwal

Pratyush Agarwal — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:12:41 +0000

Switzerland is best place to work and has done very critical role for UNO biggest thing is that UNO is mature now.

By: Peter Boaz Jones

Peter Boaz Jones — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:50:30 +0000

Hey, my German ancestors hale from Tallinn. I see a collaboration between the world and Switzerland.

“I look upon Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland.” – Sydney Smith ;-)

Israel has developed many of the technolical parts that are used by mobiles and many other IT uses. The only problem is they don’t get the credit for it.

By: Adrian Friend

Adrian Friend — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:00:19 +0000

An entrepreneur friend of mine has benefited from Zurich location for starts ups setting up the very successful http://www.genevalab.com and more exciting business to come

By: Anvarzhon Zhurajev

Anvarzhon Zhurajev — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:55:43 +0000

Om, thanks for such an advert for our home town (Tallinn) – I guess it was wiki-linked because it seems to be less known to general public than those other cities from your list.

Unfortunately enough, I can’t see Tallinn thriving of many startups. Of course, Skype and fotki.com are made here, but there are no other big hyped names at the moment. It seems that in Zurich innovation meets capital more easily. I hope situation changes as we are taking the global recession as a sign to boost innovations

By: Paul Jabas

Paul Jabas — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:47:56 +0000

Dear Robert

if you want to know about start ups in Basel area please get in contact with Michael Bertram, COO of the BaselArea Economic Promotion http://www.baselarea.ch. He can be of help to you.
good luck!

By: N Bhashyam .

N Bhashyam . — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:44:43 +0000

Switzerland has the potential to evolve as a center of excellence in the emerging knowledge era provided well defined and focussed action plan is drawn and implemented in a mission mode manner to upgrade and build up a state-of-art knowledge acquisition and dissemination system so as to make the country a focal point in the incoming knowledge era.

By: Vardhaman Gems

Vardhaman Gems — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:01:26 +0000

Hi,
Internet has narrowed down boundaries and made the globe a village. India has emerged as leader in software development. Switzerland has talent, technicians and money.There are consumers also.

Zurich, Switzerland has potential to be a tachno hub. However will it not be better to get works done in India and control it from Zurich? Will it not be cheaper? Will it not be more profitable?

I see a collaboration between India and Switzerland.

Vardhaman Gems

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:51:23 +0000

If California Assembly Bill 178 and other individual state laws pass, there may be a flood of Internet talent moving to Switzerland. CA AB 178 will kill tens of thousands of California jobs and small businesses, put a huge damper on Internet innovation, and get this, be a net revenue LOSS to the individual states as companies move their business relationships to companies in other states. That is exactly what just happened in NY. But hey, it will get a few clueless politicians a few votes because they claim it is “fairness” and will raise taxes to pay down the deficit in their state. And of course, punish those “bad people with them new-fangled ‘puters” on the Internet from other states.

By: Peter Boaz Jones

Peter Boaz Jones — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:38:07 +0000

Yes, when they sought out the new financial rules. ;-)

At least people can die in dignity and peace there. I always knew they got Father Time correct. ;-)

By: Zamir Tribelsky

Zamir Tribelsky — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:27:39 +0000

Zurich is a GR8 place. Switzerland on the whole is a great place. As founder, INVENTOR OF CORE TECHNOLOGY Ex CTO of Atlantium Ltd, Atlantium Lasers and Atlantium technologies a world leader in water treatment technologies (UV), I had great interactions with honorable Swiss investors. I love Switzerland. The food is great, the people are credible and super intelligent. I recommend anyone doing business in Switzerland. The truth of the matter, there are numerous centers for doing business in all fields of technologies around the world. There is place for all and all should be developed.

I wish anyone developing Switzerland as a technology hub great success.

With utmost respect

Zamir Tribelsky

By: David - Geneva

David - Geneva — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:23:04 +0000

Don’t forget little old Geneva….! We will be launching an angel site shortly, designed to let investors in tech start ups interact with investors and industry mentors..

Switzerland maybe small, but its perfectly formed!!