Monthly archive for April 2008
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
After outstanding days, we left New York, heading to Yale University. We met so many extraordinary young people during those days that we hardly know where to start: from a young advertisement professional (who has developed a new way to learn Chinese and is working on an innovative webtool for online discussions) to Columbia law [...]
SWING THAT STRING
I’m sure you know that feeling: You hear people talking about something over and over again, but you just don’t really get what it’s all about, what’s really behind it and how it actually works. Everything sounds complicated and confusing - until somebody comes along, explains it to you in an understandable way, and in [...]
COMMUNITY-MANAGED COMPANIES?
When you’re founding a new company, how can you make sure that you satisfy the needs and whishes of your customers?
Well, one way would be to simply let the customers decide themselves. That’s what NVOHK, the “first community-managed, eco-friendly surf-inspired clothing company” wants to do. They are looking for 5000 users who agree to take [...]
A WORD ABOUT MEMBERSHIPS
Following the launch of our site, some people have been asking us about how to become a member of the Sandbox network or to register for our first conference. So we thought that we’ll give you a short update and would love to get your feedback on it.
First of all, Sandbox is not only a [...]
SANDBOX GOES EAST AND WEST!
Our Sandbox team is currently spreading out to meet with talents and partners all over the world. While Severin is currently in Dubai until Saturday, I will be coming to the US on Thursday and will be supported by Flavio Rump. We got so much positive feedback and can’t wait to see you guys!
Please dont [...]
MEET THE DESIGNERS
When we started working for Sandbox more than half a year ago, we knew two things: One, we wanted to create an environment where young talents from all over the world could come together to exchange ideas, get inspired and maybe collaborate. And two, we desperately needed a good corporate design.
So we approached our good [...]
IDENTIFY AND CONNECT THE TALENTS
“The need to identify, develop and connect talent has never been more critical.” This quote is from IBM’s Global Human Capital Study 2008 (you can download the full version after registering here). The study, for which 400 human resource executives all over the world have been interviewed, identifies four key challenges for managing human capital [...]
GOOD IDEAS ARE GOOD - BUT THEY’RE NOT ENOUGH
So you had this great business idea, and maybe you have even turned this idea into a successful business at home. And now you’re expanding into other regions, trying to establish yourself in other countries - and fail miserably.
This is exactly what happened to a lot of Western tech companies who tried to get a [...]
ON-CAMPUS FUNDING
A lot of great ideas and innovation originate in universities, and almost every university in the world has developed some sort of startup program to help entrepreneurial students realize their visions. But Stanford University, birthplace of such successful startups like Sun, Yahoo or Google, takes it one step further.
As TechCrunch reported a few days ago, [...]
“TALENT IS THE NEW OIL”
Sandbox is all about identifying and bringing together young talents. While setting up a global talent initiative, we have observed that it becomes increasingly important for businesses to attract and retain the best talents. This view has recently been supported by an extensive study carried out by Heidrick and Struggles, one of the leaders in [...]
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