Moving and Changing Like Logistics: The KLU Start-Up Day 2019
exchange between logistics start-ups. Having started in 2017 with 11 start-ups, this year’s third edition of the event, held on February 8, attracted more than 40 start-ups. Three parallel sessions presented [...] major achievement since international start-ups have to put up with a longer trip in order to present here. Besides these fresh faces, were there any returning start-ups from last year? HF: We had, for example [...] do you draw the line when it comes to a company being a start-up or not? HF: It is young, small start-up companies we want to look at. A start-up should be new, innovative in terms of a cutting-edge technology
The Start of Something Big
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural KLU Logistics Start-Up Day, 2018’s day-long event attracted 25 start-ups from several countries as well as 300 participants who were given the opportunity [...] industries. It’s estimated that a new logistics start-up is founded somewhere in the world every five days. Agile and innovative, the vast majority of these start-ups are both emerging as a result of the digital [...] Ludwig, the KLU Start-Up Day gives its participants – KLU students, external students and practitioners interested in the topic – insight into the motivations and workings of these start-ups. Not to forget
KLU Logistics Start-Up Day – Taking lessons from successful entrepreneurs
at KLU can ask all these and a lot more questions at the Logistics Start-Up Day on January 24, 2017. A lot of new and exciting start-ups are emerging right now, especially in the area of transportation and [...] lesson in entrepreneurship. 11 start-ups will be talking about their business models and how they plan to change the game in logistics. After the pitches by the start-ups, it’s the students’ turn to dig [...] questions answered in interactive sessions. KLU Logistics Start-Up Day, January 24, 2017 Agenda 10:15 - 10:30 Welcome 10:30 - 12:00 6 Start-Up Pitches (FreightHub, Cargonexx, Flexport, Instafreight, Seven
Durchgestartet: Startup Day mit Rekordbesucherzahl (Video, Fotogalerie)
Abschlussarbeiten finden.“ KLU-Alumni kehren als Start-up-Team zurück Der Startup Day ist seit dem Pilot 2016 von 10 auf knapp 50 teilnehmende Start-ups angewachsen, mit jährlich steigenden Besucherzahlen [...] Veranstaltung. Bildnachweis: KLU/Jan Konitzki Mehr Informationen: Startup-Day-Programm: www.klu.org/startupday Folgen: #KLUstartupday Pressemitteilung auf Englisch und Deutsch [...] DVZ. Gäbe es einen Musterschüler unter den Teilnehmern beim Startup Day 2020, dann wäre es wohl der Softwareanbieter Synfioo. Das Start-up ging aus einem EU-Forschungsprojekt zu grüner Logistik hervor
The spirit of entrepreneurship
KLU’s Logistics Start-Up Day in January proved a great success, with business pitches from almost a dozen start-ups to KLU students and guests complemented by interactive sessions and a panel discussion [...] who aim to coach fellow students in entrepreneurial thinking – KLU’s Logistics Start-Up Day featured pitches from 11 start-ups working in the field of logistics and transportation. Unsurprisingly, efficiency [...] explained co-funder and CEO Ferry Heilemann during his presentation. Cargonexx from Hamburg, which started up in December 2016, aims to make prices for freight forwarding more transparent through the development
New Players in The Logistics Sector
put theory into practice, KLU hosted Logistics Start-up Day in January, organized by two of its professors, André Ludwig and Hanno Friedrich. Eleven start-ups introduced themselves to an audience of around [...] does it take for a start-up to be successful?” Christina Raasch , Associate Professor for Digital Economy, researches this topic and can give a scientific answer: “First of all, start-ups should have insight [...] Start-ups focus on new technologies and customer value Things are moving in the logistics sector. New enterprises are developing new business models and changing best practice for interacting with customers
Making logistics green - New partnership of KLU, CO2OPT and Digital Hub Logistics
the one-year-long partnership is on the targeted support of the start-up CO2OPT by KLU and the support of KLU students by the Hub in start-up projects. KLU and the Digital Hub Logistics Hamburg have been [...] companies, startups, investors, education and research under the common roof at Sandtorkai 32 in Hamburg's HafenCity. As a partner, KLU specifically supports CO2OPT, a Hamburg-based start-up in the field [...] an artificial intelligence-based platform that helps transport companies reduce their fuel costs by up to ten percent - while at the same time reducing CO2 emissions. The innovative technology uses vehicle
Ensuring safe passage: KLU Start-Up Clinch Logistics
himself. The logical progression of the idea, says Flores, who comes from Hermosillo in Mexico, was to start up a digital freight-forwarding platform together with his partner, compatriot and fellow graduate [...] or importing,” says Flores. “But as opposed to other forwarders, we are not starting with accumulating assets, we’re starting with the software, but are looking for the assets that are already there but [...] graduates Ivan Flores and Amanda Del Valle hail from Mexico, but have settled in Hamburg, setting up a ground-breaking digital freight-forwarding platform for trade between Latin America and Europe along
Capstone Projects bringen Start-Up Kultur an die KLU
Aufgabenstellungen der Unternehmenspartner. 2021 startete das Capstone Project in einem neuen Format: Studierende der KLU gründeten ihre eigenen Start-Ups. „Unser Ziel war es, dass die Studierenden einen [...] einen wirklich umfassenden Einblick in das Thema Start-Up und Gründen bekommen“, erklärt Prof. Dr. Björn Michaelis, der das Capstone Projekt zusammen mit Ph.D. Kandidat Niklas Kühsel betreut. Unterstützt wurde [...] Projektarbeit in Kleingruppen im Vordergrund. Zwei Gruppen arbeiteten dabei jeweils an einem eigenen Start-Up – von der Idee, über Marktforschung und Business Plan, bis hin zu Marketing und Präsentation im
Event ticker 2020 – Highlights in the first half of the year
and KLU Events Innovations in the Logistics Sector: 4th Start-up Day (February 6-7, 2020) We proudly present the most exciting and successful start-up projects launched in the mobility and logistics sector [...] interactive speaking sessions. How do start-ups use promising innovations of or in their business models, and how can the research community contribute? 4th Startup Day Urban Mobility and Logistics: From [...] issues in the industry are in our DNA. In addition to university events like the highly successful Start-up Day format, our campus regularly hosts conferences for prominent business and research associations