In part 1 of this blog series I shared a few key things that startups should be aware of when it comes to data protection. We covered cold calling, the privacy notice and cookies amongst others. Next let’s have a look at further aspects such as documentation that you should start thinking about. This is…
Young entrepreneurs tend to put data protection aside because it seems somewhat of a nuisance. But truth is: implementing data protection measures right at the early stage of your startup will be beneficial in the long run. Don’t do it like Delivery Hero who got one of the highest GDPR fines ever imposed in Germany…
All nations of the world face an existential threat as climate change and environmental degradation forge ahead. To overcome these challenges, the European Union (EU) developed the ‘Green Deal’, a strategy to make the EU’s economy more sustainable. The main points of the action plan include moving to a clean and circular economy, as well…
This month marks half-time of our 2020 accelerator program. As we reflected on the first quarter, we took stock of our learning curriculum and program highlights.
“We can achieve more together”, says Livia Zimermann, Co-Founder and CEO of Zero Waste Era. In an interview she explains why she decided to join the startup acceleration program High-Tech SeedLab and shares her biggest learnings from the past. She was the first founder to be interviewed for the blog-series ‘Lessons Learned of Startup Founders’.…
From the very beginning one of the goals of the High-Tech SeedLab was to establish the foundations of peer learning and support. For this reason, the blog-series “Lessons Learned of Startup Founders” features interviews with experienced founders from this year’s batch. They share their ups and downs, tricks and tips to motivate and inspire new…
The High-Tech SeedLab is a ten-month acceleration program that started in February 2020. In addition to a monthly grant of 1.500 € every team is assigned a startup coach who makes sure that the participants get the support and knowledge they need. The program also includes tailored workshops and at the end a demo day…
Since 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) offers a unifying framework of data protection laws whose primary aim is to give individuals control over their own data. If you are a startup – or any business really – the GDPR makes you think about how to manage your data in a responsible…
One digital device can help us do different things at the same time, at a speed that we never would have imagined. With a single click we can set several services in motion that make our lives easier. The speed of technological advancements seems unstoppable. Behind the seemingly virtual world that digital technologies create lies…
Reading through Forbes’ 2019 list of “The most powerful women in tech” you see names like SAP’s CEO Jennifer Morgan or Alibaba’s CFO Maggie Wei Wu. Taking stock of the fact that global tech firms like Flickr and Cisco were founded by a female founder, a similar picture emerges. That might leave you pretty optimistic…