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Economist by training, engineer by heart. Serial entrepreneur, builder and investor in…
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#BigIdeas2021: Können KI und Proteine den Klimawandel stoppen?
#BigIdeas2021: Können KI und Proteine den Klimawandel stoppen?
By Adrian Locher
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Warum wir öfter auf unsere Intuition hören sollten
Warum wir öfter auf unsere Intuition hören sollten
By Adrian Locher
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Thrilled to be back in Munich to speak at the health.tech conference on June 5-6! 🎉 📣 Join us for an exciting panel discussion on the topic of…
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🌟 What are the advantages & challenges of leveraging LLMs in startups? Last week we had a panel discussion on this topic featuring Bo Tranberg, CTO…
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How can we fix the onboarding process for the German state? This rather interesting topic popped up at the Deep Tech Momentum conference in Berlin…
How can we fix the onboarding process for the German state? This rather interesting topic popped up at the Deep Tech Momentum conference in Berlin…
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Experience
Education
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Universität St.Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften
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Activities and Societies: START, Pioneers Club, Prisma
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Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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President of the Board
STARTglobal
- Present 18 years
Economic Empowerment
START is the leading initiative for Entrepreneurship and Technology in Switzerland. It is entirely run extracurricularly by students of the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and is supported by the START Fund. The START Fund itself was established as an independent sub-vehicle of the HSG Foundation in November 2016. Together we share the vision of shaping a new generation of entrepreneurs who, in times of technological change, solve society’s challenges and take advantage of the new opportunities…
START is the leading initiative for Entrepreneurship and Technology in Switzerland. It is entirely run extracurricularly by students of the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and is supported by the START Fund. The START Fund itself was established as an independent sub-vehicle of the HSG Foundation in November 2016. Together we share the vision of shaping a new generation of entrepreneurs who, in times of technological change, solve society’s challenges and take advantage of the new opportunities arising.
Honors & Awards
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Digital Shaper 2018
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Swiss E-Commerce Champion
Swiss eCommerce Award
http://www.ecommerce-award.ch/2015/06/10/deindeal-ch-ist-swiss-e-commerce-champion-2015-farmy-ch-und-zalando-raeumen-als-mehrfach-kategorien-gewinner-ab/
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Swiss E-Commerce Award 2014
Swiss E-Commerce
http://www.ecommerce-award.ch/award-2014/gewinner-2014/
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Most Popular Facebook Page
Facebook Conference 2013
http://www.persoenlich.com/news/digital/appenzeller-k-se-mit-der-besten-schweizer-facebook-seite-305138#.VVQ76tPtmko
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Swiss E-Commerce Award 2013
Swiss E-Commerce
http://www.ecommerce-award.ch/award-2013/gewinner-2013/
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Top 100 Swiss Startups 2013
Startup.ch
http://www.startup.ch/index.cfm?page=129382&profil_id=2770&BackPage=130941
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HSG Founder of the Year 2012 - HSG Gründer des Jahres 2012
University of St. Gallen (HSG)
HSG Alumnus Adrian Locher hat mit dem von ihm aufgebauten Unternehmen DeinDeal.ch den Wettbewerb «HSG Gründer des Jahres» 2012 gewonnen.
Der 30-jährige Adrian Locher ist «Serial Entrepreneur». Sein erstes Unternehmen gründete und verkaufte er während des Studiums an der Universität St.Gallen. Danach arbeitete er zwei Jahre als Berater und baute schliesslich in Berlin ein weiteres Start-up auf. Im Frühling 2010 gründete er DeinDeal.ch. 60 Prozent des Unternehmens verkaufte er Mitte 2011…HSG Alumnus Adrian Locher hat mit dem von ihm aufgebauten Unternehmen DeinDeal.ch den Wettbewerb «HSG Gründer des Jahres» 2012 gewonnen.
Der 30-jährige Adrian Locher ist «Serial Entrepreneur». Sein erstes Unternehmen gründete und verkaufte er während des Studiums an der Universität St.Gallen. Danach arbeitete er zwei Jahre als Berater und baute schliesslich in Berlin ein weiteres Start-up auf. Im Frühling 2010 gründete er DeinDeal.ch. 60 Prozent des Unternehmens verkaufte er Mitte 2011 an Ringier. Die Deals auf der Website zeichnen sich durch Rabatte von 50 bis 70 Prozent aus, welche durch die Kaufkraft der Masse gewährt werden können. DeinDeal.ch ist innerhalb von zwei Jahren von 5 auf 180 Mitarbeiter gewachsen und heute im Bereich der Social-Buying-Plattformen der Marktführer in der Schweiz. -
Best of Swiss Web 2012
Best of Swiss Web
http://www.netzwoche.ch/_epapers/netzwoche-04-2012/files/assets/basic-html/page19.html
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Top 100 Swiss Startups 2012
Startup.ch
http://www.startup.ch/index.cfm?page=129382&profil_id=2770&BackPage=130941
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Red Herring 100 Europe
Red Herring
http://www.deutsche-startups.de/2008/04/18/red-herring-100-europe-die-sieger-aus-deutschland/
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WECONOMY Winner 2008
Handelsblatt
https://www.wissensfabrik-deutschland.de/portal/fep/de/dt.jsp?setCursor=1_538082
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Digital Shaper 2017
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Languages
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German
Native or bilingual proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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French
Limited working proficiency
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