{"id":16024,"date":"2016-09-22T14:14:49","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T12:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tfu.de\/bawuekommt-a-startup-journey-from-stuttgart-to-berlin-via-karlsruhe-and-frankfurt\/"},"modified":"2016-09-22T14:14:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T12:14:49","slug":"bawuekommt-a-startup-journey-from-stuttgart-to-berlin-via-karlsruhe-and-frankfurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tfu.de\/en\/bawuekommt-a-startup-journey-from-stuttgart-to-berlin-via-karlsruhe-and-frankfurt\/","title":{"rendered":"baw\u00fckommt! A startup journey from Stuttgart to Berlin via Karlsruhe and Frankfurt"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tour kicked off on September 22 in Stuttgart with a VIP busload of startups, corporate representatives, representatives from startup support organizations, and officials from the ministry. <\/p>\n

Our first stop was in Karlsruhe at the new.NewFestival CODE_n. After a conversation on the bus with State Secretary for Economic Affairs Katrin Sch\u00fctz, we\u2019re now making a detour to the EnBW Innovation Day: Over the course of three days, employees at the company campus learned new skills, surveyed customers, analyzed data, and developed eight different business models. Then came the pitch session. The winner is \u201cdie Versteckdose\u201d\u2014it\u2019ll be exciting when we no longer have to plug our devices into wherever there happens to be an outlet (always in the wrong place!), but can instead place them exactly where we want them. <\/p>\n

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We then headed to the closing concert of the New.new.Festival and on to Frankfurt.<\/p>\n

We had breakfast at the Social Lab on Friday, where we had a lively discussion about social entrepreneurship. Delicious and informative! Thanks! <\/p>\n

A visit to Deutsche Bahn\u2019s SkyDeck offered breathtaking views\u2014both of Frankfurt Central Station and of the benefits Deutsche Bahn offers its employees. Not a trace of a state-owned corporation. If they implement even a fraction of what\u2019s being developed there, I\u2019ll buy a BahnCard 100. <\/p>\n

Afterward, we had Clark, a fintech company, explain new methods of insurance brokerage to us. While rapid growth achieved by displacing established brokers doesn\u2019t change the rules of an industry viewed with considerable skepticism\u2014or its incentive structures\u2014it may be helpful when it comes to gaining an overview of the market. The model does not yet represent a completely new approach with transparent incentives that clearly puts the customer\u2019s interests first. We\u2019ll have to wait and see. <\/p>\n

At the Deutsche B\u00f6rse Incubator, several fintech companies based there pitched their ideas over pizza and mate. The topics ranged from financial planning\u2014with or, quite the opposite, without any financial advice at all\u2014to a simpler way for small and medium-sized businesses to compare loans. Exciting! <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I had to get off the bus because we had two concerts to play over the weekend (they went well!). The bus set off for Berlin. I\u2019m hoping that Manuel will write about the rest of the tour for our blog from Ulm\u2019s perspective. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The tour kicked off on September 22 in Stuttgart … <\/p>\n

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