Moonsticker.com wants to conquer the world from Switzerland
A fire-eater for a TV commercial, 15 can-can dancers for a trade show booth, a copywriter for a witty speech, a substitute drummer for a rock band, or even a balloon artist for a kids’ party: Moonsticker.com is the go-to site for finding all kinds of people from the entertainment industry.
Models, musicians, presenters, actors and all other kinds of people from showbiz have a new home. The international show business portal Moonsticker.com was officially launched today in Zurich. Moonsticker.com was launched in Switzerland with the sponsorship of Viktor Giacobbo and aims to conquer the world with the help of Xing co-founder Bill Liao. "I'm just the ratings celebrity here," joked Viktor Giacobbo in his presentation.
However, the cabaret artist and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Casino Theater Winterthur is fully convinced by the idea. On Moonsticker, every artist from professional to jekami clown can present themselves to their potential market free of charge. "There is no free access to performance opportunities for artists, and we are at the mercy of the whims of the powerful few who decide who is allowed on which stage," say the initiators of Moonsticker. As a free platform, Moonsticker is also intended to become a newly functioning network for agencies.
Swiss portal with global ambitions
The idea for a now "free platform for everyone" has matured for satirist Andreas Thiel and his friend and IT entrepreneur Fabian Hediger. In Viktor Giacobbo, the two have brought an investor and board member onto the team alongside their figurehead. Around 1000 artists are already listed on the beta version of the Moonsticker.ch platform. And because the operators quickly realized that the idea could be exported abroad with just a little more effort, Moonsticker.de and Moonsticker.com have already been launched.
The Swiss have been able to recruit none other than Xing co-founder Bill Liao for the now realistically targeted global platform. He was present at the presentation in Zurich and explained his convincing business model: "Xing was founded to help its members. That is why we have become so successful. Other models that were only invented to make money have since had to be discontinued."
Various financing options
Moonsticker is free for all providers - at least in the standard version. Texts, photos, audio documents and videos can be uploaded here. For a small membership fee, you can also benefit from additional services such as managing your own website. Future sources of income for the platform are e-commerce, a possible placement fee for engagements that is below the industry average - and of course advertising. For the time being, this will be acquired by the operators themselves. However, they are in contact with appropriate specialists.
Two engineers are already employed full-time in Zurich to maintain the site. The filling of key positions at the Moonsticker branches in Los Angeles and Mumbai "is looking promising", said Giacobbo without a trace of humor. However, the punch line that he could one day become a big winner on the stock market with Moonsticker could only elicit a modest smile from him. "So far, I've invested more in all my projects than I've earned from them," said the comedian. Bill Liao, on the other hand, is already convinced: "Moonsticker is the right idea at the right time, which is why the right people are jumping on board."
Incidentally, the name "Moonsticker" comes from the idea that the moon, with its projection surface for dreaming of a great career at night, could be the first stop on the way to the big world of stars.
Andreas Panzeri
However, the cabaret artist and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Casino Theater Winterthur is fully convinced by the idea. On Moonsticker, every artist from professional to jekami clown can present themselves to their potential market free of charge. "There is no free access to performance opportunities for artists, and we are at the mercy of the whims of the powerful few who decide who is allowed on which stage," say the initiators of Moonsticker. As a free platform, Moonsticker is also intended to become a newly functioning network for agencies.
Swiss portal with global ambitions
The idea for a now "free platform for everyone" has matured for satirist Andreas Thiel and his friend and IT entrepreneur Fabian Hediger. In Viktor Giacobbo, the two have brought an investor and board member onto the team alongside their figurehead. Around 1000 artists are already listed on the beta version of the Moonsticker.ch platform. And because the operators quickly realized that the idea could be exported abroad with just a little more effort, Moonsticker.de and Moonsticker.com have already been launched.
The Swiss have been able to recruit none other than Xing co-founder Bill Liao for the now realistically targeted global platform. He was present at the presentation in Zurich and explained his convincing business model: "Xing was founded to help its members. That is why we have become so successful. Other models that were only invented to make money have since had to be discontinued."
Various financing options
Moonsticker is free for all providers - at least in the standard version. Texts, photos, audio documents and videos can be uploaded here. For a small membership fee, you can also benefit from additional services such as managing your own website. Future sources of income for the platform are e-commerce, a possible placement fee for engagements that is below the industry average - and of course advertising. For the time being, this will be acquired by the operators themselves. However, they are in contact with appropriate specialists.
Two engineers are already employed full-time in Zurich to maintain the site. The filling of key positions at the Moonsticker branches in Los Angeles and Mumbai "is looking promising", said Giacobbo without a trace of humor. However, the punch line that he could one day become a big winner on the stock market with Moonsticker could only elicit a modest smile from him. "So far, I've invested more in all my projects than I've earned from them," said the comedian. Bill Liao, on the other hand, is already convinced: "Moonsticker is the right idea at the right time, which is why the right people are jumping on board."
Incidentally, the name "Moonsticker" comes from the idea that the moon, with its projection surface for dreaming of a great career at night, could be the first stop on the way to the big world of stars.
Andreas Panzeri
