Even though Numcom Software is growing rapidly and has customers all over the world, our heart remains in Zurich. Our headquarters are located in Zurich West, the former industrial quarter between the Limmat River and the railroad tracks that has been reinvented into an attractive, modern part of our city. Since inception, our office is located in Zurich's famous Zürich-Paris house on the 1st and 4th floor, just next door to the book and magazine filled Spheres cafe, one of the coolest and most relaxed spots in Zurich West. Many of us live in this fantastic city, and some of our employees have graduated from ETH Zürich, one of the world's foremost universities.

Although we are a world-wide company, we remain committed to Zürich. Public transport runs smoothly, the view of the Alps from the lake is compelling, nights out are fun and the standard of living remains resolutely high. Internet giant Google liked the city so much, it set up its European headquarters here.

With a population of just over 360,000 people, Zürich may not be particularly large by international standards, but by Swiss standards, it is a true cosmopolitan metropolis. And our sprawling city is still growing. In fact, it is growing right outside of our window:

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On the left-hand side, you can see the Prime Tower being built. This beautiful new landmark building will house 36 floors. It'll eventually be 126 meters high, and - among many other things - offer office space for 120 workspaces.

On the right, you can see the Mobimo Tower. Clocking in at a planned 80 meters, it's not quite as high as the Prime Tower, but it will eventually be almost as impressive, and just as beautiful.

And of course, in the background, at 871 meters above sea level, you can see the Uetliberg towers over the roofs of Zürich, weather permitting.

To document this once-in-a-lifetime event that is occurring right outside our window, and as a little thank-you gift to Zürich, our home of choice, we will take a new picture of the current state of the two tower every fifteen minutes. Eventually, this will result in a nice little time-lapse movie, showing the two towers mushrooming out of the ground, paralleling the growth of our own company and our flagship product, Appway.