Networking events
At our network events, we offer founders and those interested in founding the chance to connect with each other in an uncomplicated way and to create sustainable connections. The series “Let’s Talk Tacheles!” regularly brings our Founder Alumni together at various locations of the University of Siegen. The event is all about clear and direct communication – the audience is always the focus with their questions!
Announcements
Social Entrepreneurship
Let’s Talk Tacheles is back! This time, our popular talk round is dedicated to the topic of social entrepreneurship. We have invited interesting guests who will tell us how they tackle societal challenges with entrepreneurial means: founding a company not to make as much money as possible, but to make a difference.
Time: June 20, 2024, 4 PM
Location: Campus Unteres Schloss, Food Court
Organizers: Alumni Association together with the Entrepreneurship Center of the University of Siegen
Guests: Yasin Demir (GreenDeal),
Moritz Everding (SOCHILI) &
Elise Spierling (Café Teilchen)
Retrospectives
Start-up & Family – Let’s Talk Tacheles
(28.11.2023) In this talk round from our series "Let’s Talk Tacheles”, the topic was how to combine the challenges of "family management" with founding your own company - how to find a balance between family obligations and the demands of a start-up that satisfies everyone. On November 28th, despite challenging traffic conditions due to the onset of winter, young founders and those interested in founding came together at the Leo (learning space) at the AR-Campus of the university to exchange experiences and get suggestions from talk guests for successful family and start-up management. Click here for the retrospective.
Tech Tacheles – Innovation from South Westphalia
(07.08.2023) Deep & Hard Tech Venturing was the focus of the Founder Alumni talk series “Let’s Talk Tacheles!” in July. This time, we welcomed three Founder Alumni who founded their ventures close to the University of Siegen. As part of the innovative industrial region of South Westphalia, they discussed the challenges of research-intensive start-ups with students and staff. Click here for the retrospective.
Tacheles International – More Than Just PepTalk
(16.05.2023) International perspectives for start-ups – that was the topic of the May edition of Let’s Talk Tacheles. Three Founder Alumni from very different business fields discussed with students and staff of the University of Siegen the opportunities and pitfalls of internationally operating companies, multinational teams, and sometimes challenging work cultures. Click here for the retrospective.
Let’s Talk Tacheles! Founder Alumni Tell All
(16.05.2022) On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the University of Siegen, on May 13, 2022, seven Founder Alumni gathered in the Friedrich-Schadeberg Lecture Hall at the Lower Castle Campus lecture hall center and engaged in intensive and controversial discussions with the audience about the challenges and opportunities of founding a company and shared their experiences from their own start-ups. Click here for the retrospective.