To win the Jackstädt-Award “HSG Founder of the year”, the following criteria have to be met:
•The startup consists of at least one HSG student, employee, scholar, or alumnus / alumna.
•HSG supported the realisation of the business idea with essential impulses (e.g. lectures, coaching, network).
•The business activity has already started and the business is not older than five years (since legal registration).
•The business activity does not contradict legal, ethical, or moral values and is compliant to the guidelines of the University of St.Gallen.
•The business idea of the “HSG Founder of the Year” should be extraordinary, innovative, and sustainable.