No one likes cleaning their clothes. Let’s face it, it’s not fun, it’s not sexy and there always seems to be something better to do (i.e. not cleaning your clothes). There comes a point when you open your wardrobe to find that all of your suits are stained and mangled, your shirts don’t have that crisp look and feel anymore and it suddenly hits you; it’s crunch time. Things … [Read more...]
Tips On How To Value A Startup
You’ve probably heard, read or asked the question “How do I value a startup?” more times than you've promised yourself that Monday will be the start to a new healthy regime. It’s one of the most frequently asked questions and regrettably it has no definitive answer. The art of valuing an early stage company is just that, it’s art. A blended contextual montage of science, … [Read more...]
Meet The 3 Barcelona Startups That Dominated Startupbootcamp HighTechXL
Last week, Startupbootcamp HighTech XL held their final selection in Eindhoven with some fantastic startups from all over the world. Having to whittle a selection of 5000 startups down to 10 is no easy feat and with such high-caliber teams, they ultimately decided to make room for eleven. We are feeling proud as Barcelona is home to 3 of the 11 chosen finalists to enter the … [Read more...]
Icebergs 2: Creative Mind? Your Dream Has Just Come True
Today, the startup coined as “Evernote for creative minds” has rolled out Icebergs 2 in public beta with brand new features, team collaboration and premium plans. Until now, Icebergs was offering a unique solution for creative professionals around the world but with the new version they’ve opened up the doors for entire teams and creative departments to make organizing their … [Read more...]
Better Know A Startup: DiLunch (@DiLunch)
Finding that place to eat for lunch has always been a pain in the ass for my colleagues and I. We’re always pressed for time (very un-Spanish of us I must admit), which leads to us frequenting the same restaurants time and time again. Boringgggg. Even though I live in the neighbourhood where I work, I still stand around scratching my head when someone suggests we try something … [Read more...]
A Startup’s Financial Projections: What Investors SHOULD Be Looking For
The world of startups is fast-paced, unpredictable and constantly evolving. The same goes for my choice in breakfast cereal. This is not the case for large corporations where dramatic and unpredictable shifts are much less frequent. So why enforce and advocate the use of institutional financial modeling to startups? It makes no sense I tell you. A large corporation that … [Read more...]
Better Know A Startup: Dinube (@DINUBE)
One of the most talked-about solutions of the mobile smartphone era is payments. Over the last few years the mobile payments space has simply exploded, with a host of new startups popping up what seems like every week. With options such as Square, Boku, Isis, Paymill, V.me, Google Wallet and the much-hyped Clinkle, all competing for market dominance, consumers and merchants … [Read more...]
7 Startup Tips To Supercharge Your Productivity
How do you do everything at once and get it all done on time without neglecting family, work or your newly founded addiction to hand gliding? Even with the feast of theories and solutions on how to be more productive, time management is still one of the top challenges for most entrepreneurs. I’m looking at you! Just as a one-stop shop for startups doesn’t exist, neither does … [Read more...]
Startup Teams Can Now Travel For Free Thanks To Knok
We wrote about Knok’s home sharing platform just before the summer and now to get you jiving ready for fall, Knok is taking things to a new level by offering a one-year free membership to startup teams around the globe (for teams of up to 20 people). To activate the offer, just one team member has to purchase an annual subscription and the rest of the team receives free … [Read more...]
Better Know A Startup: Joiner App (@joiner)
Joiner, founded by three young Catalan whippersnappers Bernat Fages Pernias, Roger Fernandez Guri and Pol Valls Soler, has one mission: to optimize the process of building relationships and networks. I’m not the first to admit it, speaking to strangers in new situations, whether it’s a meeting, networking event or down at the local dancehall, can be a pretty daunting task. … [Read more...]