Bits & Pretzels
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| legal form | Startup Events UG (limited liability) |
| founding | 2014 |
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Munich , Germany
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| Branch | Conference and workshops |
| Website | www.bitsandpretzels.com |
Bits & Pretzels is a three-day conference for founders and those interested in founding from the startup scene , which takes place in Munich during the Oktoberfest . Speakers so far have included both international and national founders and investors, including the founders of Virgin , Airbnb , Lottoland , Shazam , Tinder , Zendesk and Evernote . The aim of the event is to provide inspiration through lectures and networking among the participants. In addition, the city of Munich is to be brought into focus as an international start-up location and the entire German start-up scene is to be strengthened.
history
In September 2014 the first start-up event took place as breakfast, which was brought to life by Andreas Bruckschlögl and Bernd Storm van's Gravesande. Felix Haas has been supporting the team as the third co-host since January 2015 and the trio expanded the event from now on as "Bits & Pretzels".
In May 2019 Britta Weddeling, previously a correspondent for Handelsblatt from Silicon Valley, was announced as "Editor-In-Chief" of Bits & Pretzels.
At the first event in September 2014, there was space for 1,400 guests in the ballroom of the Löwenbraukeller in Munich. The first speakers included the founders of Qype , mydealz , Stylight and Amiando . In addition, various startup pitches took place. Ilse Aigner , who is also the patron of the event, led a panel discussion on current political issues. The proceeds from the event were donated to the Münchner Tafel.
The second Bits & Pretzels took place on January 16, 2015. This event had 1,800 participants. In addition to national speakers, international speakers were also present this time. Philip Inghelbrecht and Avery Wang gave a talk about SHAZAM! and talked about their initial problems. Other speakers included Jonathan Badeen from Tinder and Ray Chan from 9GAG .
The third Bits & Pretzels took place from September 27 to 29, 2015 and a total of around 3,500 guests came together. Instead of breakfast, this event was held for the first time as a new edition in the form of a three-day festival. The last day of the conference ended in the Schottenhamel tent at the Oktoberfest. The speakers included the CEO of Adidas Herbert Hainer and Niklas Östberg, CEO of Delivery Hero .
From September 25 to 27, 2016, over 5000 participants came together for the fourth “Bits & Pretzels” edition for the three-day event. As in the previous year, the first two days took place in the International Congess Center of Messe München and the last day at the Oktoberfest. Speakers included British entrepreneur Richard Branson , American actor Kevin Spacey , Airbnb founder Nathan Blecharczyk , CEO Mitchell Baker of the Mozilla Foundation, and investors in the VOX television program " The Lions ' Den ".
From September 24 to 26, 2017, 5000 participants came together again in Munich after the event had been limited to this number of participants. The speakers at the event included: Stefan Raab , the two former world footballers Philipp Lahm and Oliver Kahn , the American actress Carice van Houten (known from Game of Thrones) and the CEOs of adidas , Infineon and E.ON .
Satirist and TV presenter Jan Böhmermann , former F1 world champion Nico Rosberg , the founder of the #MeToo movement Tarana Burke and the CEOs of Vodafone Germany , Volocopter and FlixMobility were all confirmed for the 2018 event . [outdated]
At the 2019 trade fair from September 29 to October 1, Barack Obama gave the opening speech.
procedure
At Bits & Pretzels, founders of national and international companies tell their success stories and give tips. On the first two days of the conference in the International Congress Center in Munich , keynotes, workshops, panel discussions, master classes and a startup competition are on the program. The speakers on the main stage wear traditional Bavarian costumes to combine Bavarian tradition with innovation. The third day of the event is all about networking, and so all participants gather again at the Oktoberfest. According to the “table captain” principle, the young founders and investors network with beer and chicken in the filled Oktoberfest tent. In addition, so-called “topic tables” were held for the first time in 2017, on which everything revolves around a specific topic. Since 2017, new focal points have been set with a stage on corporate innovation and a stage for investors. The topic of matchmaking was specifically strengthened on site with a specially designated area in order to better network the participants. In addition to the industry-related content, an entertainment program, including a. with comedians and bands, for a change. In 2015 the Bavarian comedian Harry G was on stage and in 2016 there was a live concert by the German band Sportfreunde Stiller . In 2017 the band Moop Mama played in the Oktoberfest tent. Implemented on a small scale in recent years, the Bits & Pretzels Startup Night took place for the first time in 2017, at which evening events throughout Munich could also be attended by non-“Bits & Pretzels” participants.
Speakers (selection)
Both national and international speakers from start-ups will appear at the event.
| year | organization | Speaker |
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| 2014 | Bigpoint | Heiko Hubertz |
| 2014 | Qype | Stephan Uhrenbacher |
| 2014 | Westwing | Delia Fischer |
| 2014 | Zooplus | Sven Rittau |
| 2014 | Lars Hinrichs | |
| 2014 | Jochen Schweizer | Jochen Schweizer |
| 2014 | mydealz | Fabian Spielberger |
| 2015 | 9GAG | Ray Chan |
| 2015 | Tinder | Jonathan Badeen |
| 2015 | Tune | Peter Hamilton |
| 2015 | Shazam | Avery Wang |
| 2015 | Zendesk | Mikkel Svane |
| 2015 | Prezi | Peter Arvai |
| 2015 | Evernote | Phil Libin |
| 2015 | LeWeb | Loïc Le Meur |
| 2016 | Virgin | Sir Richard Branson |
| 2016 | actor | Kevin Spacey |
| 2016 | Airbnb | Nathan Blecharczyk |
| 2016 | Mozilla | Mitchell Baker |
| 2016 | nest | Tony Fadell |
| 2016 | Recode | Kara Swisher |
| 2016 | TechCrunch | Mike Butcher |
| 2017 | Stefan Raab | |
| 2017 | Carice van Houten | |
| 2017 | Amazon | Werner Vogels |
| 2017 | E.ON | Johannes Antonius Teyssen |
| 2017 | Infineon | Reinhard Ploss |
| 2017 | adidas | Kasper Rorsted |
| 2017 | Schranner Negotiation Institute | Matthias Schranner |
| 2017 | Board Member Linde, Munich Re & Metro | Ann-Kristin Achleitner |
| 2018 | Jan Böhmermann | |
| 2018 | Nico Rosberg | |
| 2018 | Tarana Burke |
Table Captains (selection)
The table captains are representatives from the fields of press, business or education and should stimulate discussions at the tables assigned to them. With the help of the “first-come-first-serve” principle, visitors can select in advance which table captain they would like to sit at the table with.
| Table captain | position | Companies |
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| Katharina Borchert | Chief Innovation Officer | Mozilla Corporation |
| Jan Christe | Editor-in-chief | t3n magazine |
| Alexander Goerlach | editor | The European |
| Wolfgang Grupp | owner | Trigema |
| Florian Langenscheidt | Venture capitalist | |
| Nico Lumma | founder | Next Media Accelerator |
| Sonja Schwetje | Editor-in-chief | n-tv |
| Cherno Jobatey | editor | Huffington Post |
| Max Wittrock | founder | Mymuesli |
| Jess Erickson | Program Director | 500 startups |
| Alexander Kudlich | Managing director | Rocket Internet |
| Adam Bird | Senior partner | McKinsey & Company Inc. |
| Hannes Ametsreiter | Chief Executive Officer | Vodafone Germany |
| Ulrich Schäfer | Chief Business Editor | Süddeutsche Zeitung Verlag |
| Antonella Mei-Pochtler | Senior advisor | The Boston Consulting Group |
| Jackie Hunt | Member of the board | alliance |
| Ralf Wenzel | Chief Security Officer | Delivery Hero AG |
| Ralf Kleber | VP. Country Manager | Amazon.com |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels: Founder in Lederhosen. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Aufrezelt. Retrieved December 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Start-ups in Germany - Republic of the Founders. Retrieved March 31, 2015 .
- ↑ Shazam founders encourage company founders. Retrieved June 17, 2015 .
- ↑ The German start-up scene looks to Munich. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015 ; accessed on June 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Now Munich is the number one start-up city. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Founders want to get Germany out of midfield. Retrieved December 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Interview Bernd Storm / Felix Haas / Andreas Bruckschlögl: “With Bits & Pretzels we want to establish the hottest start-up conference in the world!” (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 18, 2015 ; Retrieved June 18, 2015 .
- ↑ Economy, trade & finance: Start-up conference Bits & Pretzels wants to become a media platform. Retrieved May 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels: Founders give founders tips. Retrieved March 23, 2015 .
- ↑ Jens Toennesmann: The perfect starting place In: Wirtschaftswoche. No. 44, 2014, pp. 69-71.
- ↑ Mecca for start-up men. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015 ; accessed on July 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels: Munich is becoming a Mecca for start-ups. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 31, 2015 ; Retrieved June 17, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ruth Henke: Start-up scene in the spotlight In: Economy - The IHK magazine for Munich and Upper Bavaria. No. 09, 2014, pp. 32–33.
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels goes Oktoberfest. Retrieved March 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels becomes a festival. Retrieved March 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Billionaire Richard Branson: "Germany is a great role model." Accessed December 26, 2016 .
- ↑ "Don't let yourself get bullshit": Kevin Spacey's brilliant keynote at Bits & Pretzels. Retrieved December 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels: The big founder festival goes into the next round . In: Gründerszene Magazin . September 11, 2017 ( gruenderszene.de [accessed July 24, 2018]).
- ↑ Not only interesting for founders: Bits & Pretzels 2017 in Munich - MUCBOOK . In: MUCBOOK . September 14, 2017 ( mucbook.de [accessed July 24, 2018]).
- ↑ Jan Böhmermann as keynote speaker at Bits & Pretzels - Munich Startup . In: Munich Startup . July 3, 2018 ( munich-startup.de [accessed July 24, 2018]).
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels 2018 - Nico Rosberg comes as center stage speaker . In: The portal for the green start-up scene . July 3, 2018 ( gruene-startups.de [accessed July 24, 2018]).
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels 2018: Me Too founder Tarana Burke confirmed as keynote speaker - Munich Startup . In: Munich Startup . May 18, 2018 ( munich-startup.de [accessed July 24, 2018]).
- ↑ Felix Haas' LinkedIn post about Obama . July 23, 2019 ( linkedin.com [accessed July 23, 2019]).
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels invites founders to Oktoberfest. Retrieved December 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels: The big founder festival goes into the next round . In: Gründerszene Magazin . September 11, 2017 ( gruenderszene.de [accessed July 24, 2018]).
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels 2017: Highlights and more - Munich Startup . In: Munich Startup . September 7, 2017 ( munich-startup.de [accessed July 24, 2018]).
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels - the startup world visits Munich - StartingUp: The start-up magazine. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
- ↑ What Harry G has to say about startups . In: Gründerszene Magazin . November 26, 2014 ( gruenderszene.de [accessed July 24, 2018]).
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels 2017 - Recap & Learnings - Sebastian Blum GmbH. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels Startup Night - Munich Startup . In: Munich Startup . ( munich-startup.de [accessed on July 24, 2018]).
- ↑ Oktoberfest with a difference: 3600 founders in a festival tent. In: www.business-punk.com. Retrieved July 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Bits & Pretzels - The world's biggest networking at the Oktoberfest. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
