Slush

AES: Helsinki Entrepreneurship Community Meeting

13.02.2017 Entrepreneurship, Projects

Hello all, On Wednesday (8.2) the whole entrepreneurial community from Helsinki region met at Maria 0-1 for the Helsinki Entrepreneurship Community Meeting. An amazing event organised together with most of the entrepreneurship societies based in and around Helsinki. The following organizations’ new board members were present: Helsinki Think Company, Laurea Entrepreneurship Society, Haaga-Helia Entrepreneurship Society, Hanken Entrepreneurship Society and Aalto Entrepreneurship Society. An event truly about networking and coming together for collaboration and…

#ArcadaUAS at #SLUSH15

21.11.2015 Entrepreneurship, Events

The 11th and 12th of November 2015, some students from Arcada had the opportunity to participate to the biggest business and innovation event in Helsinki, SLUSH. This event was organized almost only by volunteers to help startups and talented people to show their ideas and meet investors to allow them make their dreams come true; as well to have a collaboration with others startups and companies. This year, 15.000 attendees,…

Slush, it was nice to meet you

21.11.2015 Entrepreneurship, Events

It all started on the 10th of November, when we went to pick up our Slush tickets at Kamppi. Before we got there, we didn’t think that the event was that big! 15000 attendees, from 100 countries, and we only were 2 girls from France and Spain. The whole event was a good surprise and we were really happy to go there to discover a lot companies. Those two (really…

Amazing new technology and first work experience

20.11.2015 Entrepreneurship, Events

Who has expected that? We, Junho Kim and Seungil Kim got an opportunity to work as a salesman. On the first day of SLUSH we helped owner of Korean company as translators while we were walking around to visit company booths. One Korean company suggested us to work for them. So, on the second day, we work as employees. We tried to sale and promote their brands and products. Also,…

Slush -where to next?

20.11.2015 Entrepreneurship, Events

This year’s Slush gathered thousands of early stage companies, hundreds of investors and thousands of other attendees to the convention center Messukeskus in Helsinki. In the end, the total amount of tickets sold to the event was somewhere around 15000. As with previous years, the event for this year was also sold out. We, as students, were lucky enough to get our hands on these highly desired tickets and got…

Slush 2015- The Dream Team

20.11.2015 Entrepreneurship, Events

What is slush? Slush is a technology and entrepreneurial event that happens every year in the late fall in Helsinki. There are approximately 15,000 attendees, 1700 start up companies and 800 investors. During this two day event Startups have a chance to pitch their idea towards potential investors and industry leaders give key note speeches. It is two days that you will never forget. Day 1 On a rainy and…

The first rule of Slush is: you don’t talk about Slush.

20.11.2015 Entrepreneurship, Events

The first rule of Slush is: you don’t talk about Slush. …Just kidding: the first rule is, expect nothing from Slush. Because whatever your expectations are, the reality will blow you away. Even if you’ve attended before, as I have, make sure to check your preconceptions at the door with your coat, because every year is bigger and better than the last. This year, walking in was like entering some…

AES at SLUSH: Stefani Kirilova

03.11.2015 Education, Entrepreneurship, Events, Student Life

Slush will be here in ONE week. A lot of people from Arcada – University of Applied Sciences will be attending Slush this year. We decided to make post about our AESome members and introduce them to you, telling why they’ll be at Slush! First to go is our lovely team and Board Member, Stefani Kirilova. Stefani is a 3rd year student, studying international business. She’s been involved with AES from the…

SLUSH x ASIA

16.03.2015 Cooperation, Entrepreneurship, Events, Research

Finland’s startup conference Slush announces its first Asian edition in Tokyo The organizer team behind Finland’s annual tech startup conference Slush, will hold its first Asian edition in Tokyo on April 24th, called Slush Asia. The goal of the event is to light the same entrepreneurial fire in Asian youth as Slush has done in the Nordics through talks by experienced entrepreneurs and a pitching competition. The talks by entrepreneurs…