Coaches
Get in touch for your individual and free coaching session.
Startup@HSG offers free coaching sessions for anyone at HSG (students, alumni, scientists, other employees) with a business idea.
From an early idea stage to more developed concepts and established startups, the coaching sessions are your first point of contact to take the next step.
Experts
Get your specific question answered by our experts.
Do you have any questions concerning your startup that you would like to discuss with an expert? Are you interested in getting in contact with our expert to accelerate your startup? If so, get in contact with us.
Female Mentoring
There has never been a better time to make an impact.
Startup@HSG created The Female Founder Program, a series of events, initiatives, and an accelerator program to inspire, enlighten, and boost Female entrepreneurship at the HSG.
Coaching content & services
- General discussion and validity check of your idea
- Identification of critical facts and gaps of your concept
- Team check
- Definition of your next steps (milestone and venture concept development)
- Overview of support programmes, events and “where to find information” on entrepreneurial activities within the Swiss Startup Ecosystem
- Pitch trainings and tests
- Contacts to relevant internal and external network partners (e.g. investors)
- Preparation of investor meetings
- Further help depending on your entrepreneurial needs
Book your coaching session
Book directly or send an email to your preferred coach.
Project Manager | Talents Program
Focus: FashionTech, Female Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance
sarahmaria.nordt@unisg.ch
Head of Startup@HSG
Focus: Pitching, Startup Ecosystem,
Business Development
diego.probst@unisg.ch
Tel.: +41 71 224 72 02
Project Manager at Startup@HSG
Focus: FoodTech, HealthTech,
Consumer Goods
robert.schreiber@unisg.ch
Tel.: +41 71 224 73 18
Project Manager at Startup@HSG
Focus: Consumer Goods, Female Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy
Book Coaching
Tel.: +41 71 224 72 14
Project Manager | Talents Program
Focus: Future Tech, Strategy,
Sales & People
michael.greger@unisg.ch
Project Manager – Startfeld Delegate
Focus: Business Development, Startup Ecosystem, Pitching, Funding Opportunities
bernd.schneider@unisg.ch
Get your specific question answered by our experts
The University of St. Gallen, and in particular the School of Management, dedicates its educational goals to a vision: the development of talents who are able to integrate perspectives and act both entrepreneurial and responsibly.
For this reason, Startup@HSG offers free coaching and knowledge transfer from experienced experts from our Startup Ecosystem.
If you would like to apply as an expert, please fill out this form including your CV and a short note about your expertise too.
“Ask the Expert” is open to all students at the Bachelor, Master, and PhD level wanting to advance their startup.
Expertise: Product Strategy, Customer Experience and Digital Product Management
Industry: Telecommunications, Healthcare
Expertise: Startup Financing, Venture Capital, Venture Building
Industry: FinTech, InsurTech, AI/ML, Online Marketplaces
Expertise: Business Plan Writing, Revenue Management (Customer Journey, Retail Operations, Purchasing)
Industry: Ecommerce, Retail
Expertise: (lean) startups, agile project management, digital & social marketing strategies, creation of converting campaings
Industry: Web Design, Online Marketing, Travel
Expertise:Customer journey / Branche Regulations and Ecosystem / Digitalisation
Industry: Insurance, FinTech
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Business Angel and Board Member
Industry: Software, Tech, FinTech, Insurance
Expertise: Financial Modelling / Business Case Building / Organizational Setup
Industry: Financial services
Expertise: Company valuation and financial assessment
Industry: Consulting, accounting, controlling, finance
Expertise: User/Customer Facing Applications, UX, Interaction Design, Mobile-Apps (Prototyping, MVP, MAP «Minimum Awesome Product»)
Industry: Viele, solange Design relevant ist
Expertise: Idea validation, project management, partnerships, community development, communications
Industry: B2C, not-for-profit, female entrepreneurship
Dr. Dominic Knape
Expertise: I help companies to built excellent & converting Online Stores, and to win customers via Online Marketing channels.
Industry: E-Commerce, Online Marketing, Consumer/Jewelry,
Expertise: Tax structure and optimisation, M&A and financial auditing
Industry: Tax, Law
Expertise: Understanding of FinTech market, trends and how to validate and scale ideas in this sector. Idea validation, commercial plan in FinTech space. Corporate finance and valuation
Industry: Banking & Financial Services, FinTech, M&A
Expertise: Hotel Management and Restaurant operations
Industry: Hospitality, Luxury & Health Hospitality, Food and Beverages
Thuy-Linh Uong
Expertise: Storytelling and Pitching, Venture Capital, Ideation, Growth Strategy
Industry: Diverse
Expertise: Team building aligned with business vision / Leadership development to improve business performance
Industry: broad expertise
Expertise: Capital raising & investor marketing, business plan review & preparation, market study & strategy development
Industry: Industrial Technology, Business Services, IT Solutions & Fintech
Expertise: Business modelling, Go-to-market, Sales
Expertise: Passion 4 People, Technology & Smart Data- The Future of Talent Acquisition & Recruiting is DIGITAL
Industry: Digital Business, ICT, Human Resources
Expertise: Business Development, Go-to-Market Strategy and Financial Planning
Industry: Life Healthcare, Insurance, and Banking
Expertise: Developing corporate and brand strategies, building organisations, improvement of operating margins, and increase of shareholder value
Industry: Consumer/fashion, retail, and services sectors.
Expertise: Venture Capital, Company Valuation, and Pitching for Financing
Industry: Investment Banking
Expertise: Supporting industry startups to swiftly validate and bring the idea to market and support in securing seed or series A funding
Industry: Training, Coaching
Expertise: Contract law, technology law, regulatory affairs, intellectual property, and SaaS
Industry: Life sciences, biotechnology, health, and commercial law
Expertise: Business modelling, Go-to-market, Sales, Human Capital
Industry: All, specialisation in Telecommunication/ ICT
Expertise: Sustainable Business Model, Innovation/Renovation und Company valuation pre-Seed/Seed Stage
Expertise: Feasibility studies, strategy and project development
Industry: Health, environment and public office
Dr. Daniel Heller,
Partner Farner Consulting AG
Expertise: Startup- & Innovation-Communications, Public Affairs, Media Relations
Industry: various
Female Founder Program
Startup@HSG created The Female Founder Program, a series of events, initiatives, and an accelerator program to inspire, enlighten, and boost Female entrepreneurship at the HSG.
The program is for anybody interested in entrepreneurship, learning from an inspiring conversation, sharing an idea or starting a company, meeting fellow female entrepreneurs and knowing more about Startup@HSG accelerator.
Contact
Maria Luisa Fuchs, MBA
Project Manager at Startup@HSG
Chair for Entrepreneurship | University St. Gallen (HSG) | Dufourstrasse 40a | CH-9000 St.Gallen
Tel: +41 (0)71 224 72 14
Get Inspired
Get inspired with a series of interviews and talk shows with female entrpreneurs
Get Enlightened
Be enlightened with panel disucssions and keynote speakers on entrepreneurship topics
Get Accelerated
Accelerate with coaching, incubation & networking empowered by Startup@HSG
1
Download your toolbox
The chair for entrepreneurship developed the St.Galler Startup Navigator, the guide to boost your startup.
2
Book your session
Here you can directly book your free coaching session with our FemaleFounder Coach Maria Luisa Fuchs.
3
Get your mentor
Get 1 hour biweekly with your Mentor for free during 3 months to take your idea further.
