Without crises, there would be no real progress, says Daniel Bloch, owner of chocolatier Camille Bloch. For him, success is partly a matter of luck.
Aurélien Demaurex embodies a singular path between ecology, entrepreneurship and politics. The co-founder of Ecorobotix shares his vision of an audacious country, and offers advice to those who want to put technological innovation at the service of the common good.
The myth of the fearless, unshakeable entrepreneur crumbles on closer inspection. What counts is not the volume of the voice or the pose, but restraint, humility and the ability to correct mistakes.
Everyone knows Elon Musk, but hardly anyone wants to be an entrepreneur. Yet entrepreneurship still holds a fascination, as our micro-trottles with young people in Lausanne and Zurich show.
In her column, American economist Deirdre McCloskey criticizes the illusion of the protective state and shows how the promise of security can undermine individual freedom.
Tuesday's event, organized by Schweizer Monat and Le Regard Libre, was dedicated to entrepreneurship. The aim: to arouse the interest of the younger generation in entrepreneurship.
In her column, American economist Deirdre McCloskey explains why, in her view, modern wealth derives less from capital than from the freedom of individuals and the power of ideas.
The temptation to pursue an industrial policy hangs over Switzerland. Yet recent economic history, from the watchmaking industry to the Lucens nuclear reactor fiasco, shows that state intervention weakens rather than strengthens the national economy.
Protectionism is often denounced as the natural enemy of prosperity, and lends itself to caricature. When...