Testimonials

Georg Kapsch

Mag. Georg Kapsch

(Chairman Kapsch AG, President of IV Vienna)

Startups are the best way to transform research results into marketable products, the basis of small and medium businesses a few years down the road. START motivates people to become entrepreneurs and thereby strengthens the group of medium-sized companies which are crucial for every business location. People find opportunities they probably never even dreamed of.

Erhard Busek

Dr. Erhard Busek

(Chairman of the Institute for Danube Region and Central Europe, former Vice-Chancellor of Austria)

START is always necessary, especially for Europe – now more than ever!

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Univ. Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Franke

Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Vienna University of Economics and Business)

I got to know STARTeurope as an initiative which is so far unique in Austria. By connecting technologists and businesspeople, ideas are developed further within a creative environment. STARTeurope offers an excellent foundation for young and entrepreneurs within Austria.

Gerold Weiß

Dr. Gerold Weiß, MBA

(Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Transfer Centre)

START is a great initiative to advance the Startup-state-of-mind, but also to conjunct bright minds and great ideas to found enduring and successful companies.

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Heidi GLÜCK

(Heidi GLÜCK spirit & support | media + public affairs consulting GmbH, former strategic consultant and press officer of ex-federal chancellor of Austria Wolfgang Schüssel)

Creative, committed, motivated: Not merely is the team of STARTeurope full of ideas themselves, they help others to take action on their own. A great project for breeding more innovation and financial success! Something that should have been introduced in Austria a long time ago. I predict a great future for the team of STARTeurope.

Matthias Strolz

Matthias Strolz

(CEO Promitto)

STARTeurope is a sparkling project committed to inspire people and economy. It is one of these countless initiatives of young people ready to engage in business AND social development that result in very tangible runways for our future. Open mind and hands on. Great idea, great commitment, great ambition – wish you all the best!

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Markus Wagner

(Founder and President i5invest)

STARTeurope motivates young people to start their own ventures. By bringing people together (team members, founders, investors), transferring knowledge and demonstrating that building companies is not just work, but also fun, STARTeurope inspires the whole startup scene.

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Michael Brehm

(Business angel, entrepreneur and co-founder of StudiVz)

Ideas can be generated everywhere, but pitching them at STARTeurope’s event STARTup Live increase the chance that it turns into something valuable. STARTup Live is an exciting concept where you can meet motivated and innovative people. I think it is extremely important for European cities to have events like this.

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Tamás Locher

(Co-founder of garmz.com)

STARTeurope is the best organization I know in CEE for young entrepreneurs to start up their business. I wish, I would have had this organization back then when I started. I love to see how they escort their start-ups throughout the process of building teams and an appealing product for investors. They create substantial value for young entrepreneurs as well as investors.

Martin W. Drexler

Martin Drexler

Professor for MultiMedia and Communication Design at Graphische

Things are never as they seem to be. They are always, what one makes of them.
This quote of the famous French Philosopher Jean Anouilh pictures perfectly the tasks and the aims of STARTeurope. Brainchilds like this are more than ever necessary and thus a vital endeavour bringing Europe (back) on the track for a leading global role in the fields of culture, media & ICT, economy and environment.

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Prof. Dr. Alfred Taudes

Professor at Institute for Production Management WU Vienna.

In a global economy innovation has become the imperative for the fortune of a society. STARTEurope plays an important role in the innovation cycle by organizing young people in the early stages of their ventures, thereby helping to form the basis for our future.