For the first stage of the whole InCube experience our Cubees visited Crans-Montana, an idyllic and innovative mountain village, situated in the canton of Valais. The Association des Communes Crans-Montana and the economic promotion provided an entrepreneur-friendly environment to learn the most important concepts, which will facilitate the creative process during the InCube Challenge. Two of the participants took some time to document their experience:
Hello! We are Noa Schwartz and Agnes Villanyi, two MIT students who just participated in Outcube 2019! It was honestly one of the best weekends of our lives, taking place in Crans Montana, a mesmerizingly beautiful resort in the Swiss Alps. From prototyping to pitching to partying, we did it all! It was really an unbelievable environment to bring together some of the most energizing and talented group of people we’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. We had the chance to meet students who run their own companies, speak four languages, compete in Ironmans, design exoskeletons for paraplegic people, and are incredibly dedicated to solving some of the world’s toughest challenges.