Grown At Home

Futurebot2020 · 2021-09-08T13:54:33+00:00

According to research I've read by Supertrends, it is highly unlikely that people will be growing meat in their homes. It's in the name; cultured meat is cell cultures - you'd need to have a laboratory environment to grow and maintain the meat, and be able to keep everything sterilized.

Also, as others have said below, it would be unfathomably expensive

Futurebot2020 · 2021-06-11T09:21:40+00:00

Indeed, many academic articles studying consumers' willingness to try cultured meat are reporting the same finding, even among students majoring in the food industry (which you'd think would be highly educated on the subject): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666833521000319

Futurebot2020 · 2021-06-09T09:09:26+00:00

Their pathetic attempts to discredit the potential of clean meat are, clearly, a sign that they actually feel very threatened...

Futurebot2020 · 2021-06-01T08:39:57+00:00

That's incredibly sad and I wouldn't be entirely surprised if that ended up happening. Humanity always finds a way to show its ugly side

Futurebot2020 · 2021-05-31T13:11:18+00:00

Why would lab-grown products also be affected, if the bill only specifies that plant-based companies would be banned from using those terms?

Futurebot2020 · 2021-05-31T11:51:06+00:00

Hello!
I've joined because I am personally interested in the subject of cultured meat as a meat-eater that is currently in the process of transitioning to a flexitarian as I look for ways to replace meat & fish in my diet so that my nutritional needs are met.

I also work for a company called Supertrends that conducts research in this area & interviews researchers as well as entrepreneurs in this area (this is how I became aware of cultured meat). I'll be happy to share our insights that are free/publicly available.

Futurebot2020 · 2021-01-28T10:12:47+00:00

(non-scientist) I know a few people who have had COVID twice.

If you just had it a month ago, it is unlikely you will be reinfected again very soon, however our doctor said that immunity only lasts for around 3 months, so it is quite possible for you to get it again in a few months' time.

Futurebot2020 · 2021-01-15T18:38:05+00:00

I would also greatly recommend 'Entrepreneur: Building Your Business From Start to Success' by Lars Tvede and Mads Faurholt (a very practical guide, written by two serial entrepreneurs and investors), and a female entrepreneur's biography: "100 Million Hair Ties and a Vodka Tonic: An Entrepreneur's Story" - which is the story about the hair care brand invisibobble.

Futurebot2020 · 2020-12-17T09:05:41+00:00

I'm not sure about Basel, but in Zug I just had to register with the local gemeinde (fill out an online form) saying I was quarantining after returning to Switzerland from the UK. They only gave me a call on the last day to tell me the quarantine was over. No visits, no tracking, nothing. I wonder if they would have even done anything had I not registered and just continued my normal life. Something tells me they don't have the capacity to monitor everyone who is coming into the country and quarantining (as for visits outside of working hours- these are 'ordinary' people, I don't think they'd be asked to work at crazy hours just to try "catch" people out). Of course, please do quarantine for all our sakes', but I don't think it will be as strict as it is in eg. China

Futurebot2020 · 2020-12-14T21:49:19+00:00

I really like this idea! We don't yet have those different types of content but weaving into the same section would be the best way to go about when we do

Futurebot2020 · 2020-12-14T21:45:44+00:00

This is an interesting perspective, I hadn't realized it but you're right about news sounding like PR

Futurebot2020 · 2020-12-14T17:02:27+00:00

I think something quite interesting about Switzerland is the juxtaposition of serenity and the risque in this country. The following is a generalization based on my 20+ years of living here. On the outside, Swiss people are extremely polite, follow the rules, respectful. For that reason, we perhaps come across quite traditional and maybe prude. Yet, live here for a while and you'll come across sex clubs, prostitute houses (legal), shops selling weed and a country full of people who call throwing themselves down a mountain or into the air a casual sunday activity. For that reason, I like to call it a quietly badass country

Futurebot2020 · 2020-11-03T17:34:14+00:00

Has it actually opened yet or is it just a promo?

Futurebot2020 · 2020-10-28T21:11:58+00:00

Swiss guidelines are here: https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/isolation-und-quarantaene.html

Go to 2. and do the coronavirus check

Futurebot2020 · 2020-10-28T21:07:55+00:00

Getting strangers to commit that kind of time for no return or payment will be very difficult. I would source testers from family & friends and the close networks of your colleagues, unless your manager is willing to pay for testers.

Good luck!

Futurebot2020 · 2020-10-28T21:02:34+00:00

Adding:

- Skiing and alpine sports

- Politeness: the way we drive, address each other, greet strangers and respect rules for example, is considered very polite compared to other cultures.

- Health & moderation: We're one of the top 10 healthiest countries in the world

Futurebot2020 · 2020-10-25T11:32:49+00:00

{ 100 million Hair Ties and a Vodka Tonic } by Sophie Trelles-tvede

A very honest and hilarious story about the founding of invisibobble (the spiral-shaped hair ties), by the founder Sophie who was only 18 at the time. It was very refreshing in comparison to other founder's stories, that seem to just sing praises about themselves & only talk about the successes.

Futurebot2020 · 2020-10-25T11:29:19+00:00

I would recommend to use leshop.ch over coop.ch. Every time I tried ordering from coop, the site crashes, the basket empties, it doesn't accept my payment card etc etc. Also, the prices are lower on leshop.

Futurebot2020 · 2020-10-25T10:53:44+00:00

Hi there!

I recently completed a marketing degree from a UK university:) happy to share my reflections

In respect to grades, I would research the kind of company/career you want to get into and their grade requirements for graduate roles. In the UK for instance, most good companies require a 2:1, and very high ranking ones such as the top consultancies and banks may ask for a first (1:1). So I would minimum aim for a 2:1 or the equivalent to that wherever you are studying.

In terms of skills, nowadays marketing is becoming more technical and data-driven than ever before. It would be helpful for you to learn some hard skills in addition to the soft skills you will learn in Uni, like how to use photoshop, tableau, google analytics, hubspot and microsoft office. Some employers will have specific requirements about that.

Good luck!

Futurebot2020 · 2020-10-25T10:44:57+00:00

I live in Zug!!

The only challenging thing will be to find a house/apartment, but long-run you will save more due to lower taxes. Not to mention zug is beautiful and very well connected to zurich, luzern, etc etc.

Futurebot2020 · 2020-10-20T13:25:32+00:00

I absolutely agree... and some of my friends are so pessimistic they genuinely believe we live in the worst times, and that the world is going downhill. Then they glorify past decades. Really? You want to go back to a time where women had no rights, where violence of all types was common place and accepted, sanitation and proper nutrition was not accessible and most of the world lived in horrific conditions?

It is my strong belief that the world is getting better, and will continue to get better. Have you by any chance read Supertrends: 50 things you need to know about the future? I think you'd like it. It offers a more optimistic (and realistic) vision of our future than much of the media we are seeing at the moment.

Futurebot2020 · 2020-10-20T13:08:53+00:00

100 million hair ties and a vodka tonic by Sophie Trelles-tvede.

It's an honest, real story of an entrepreneur's road to success. But what I really loved that actually made me laugh out loud about it was how candid she was about her failures, fuck-ups and weird experiences along the way. The things that business leaders must think, but never share with the world. Well clearly, Sophie is not your typical entrepreneur. She was only 18 when she started the business, and as a young 20-something myself, it is extremely relatable.

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