Once again Spain ranked as one of the worst countries in OECD on which to start a business. A report by the World Bank Group states that Spain is among the bottom five counties of the 34 OECD countries, with only Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland with a worse place to start a company. The report state that entrepreneurs in Spain often face complexity in setting … [Read more...]
Get To Know Barcelona’s Newest Fund: mVenturesBCN And The Man Behind It
This week the news about the Mobile World Capital latest initiative - mVenturesBCN - was officially announced. Their goal is to draw international talent to Barcelona and to promote the creation of technology-based companies. They will also allocate €15 million into the launching of 110 startups over the next three years. Aleix Valls is the man in charge of the ambitious … [Read more...]
5 Startup Podcasts That Will Make You Smarter, Better and Brave
Music is a dear friend while traveling to work, whether you drive, take the subway, bicycles or use your legs. But what if I told you, that I could make that route to work even better with a podcast? The podcast industry (if you can call it a industry) is growing rapidly, and there is tons of great podcast related to startups, entrepreneurs and innovation. So instead of … [Read more...]
mVenturesBCN: Mobile World Capital’s New €15M Fund
mVenturesBCN is a Mobile World Captial-led initiative to draw international talent to Barcelona and to promote the creation of technology-based companies. They will also allocate €15 million into the launching of 110 startups over the next three years. The program has the support of the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, Barcelona's city council, the … [Read more...]
Better Know A Barcelona Startup: Rock Your Meal (@RockYourMeal)
My wife asks me on a regular basis what I’d like her to pick up for me at the supermarket (yes I’m a lucky guy). She doesn’t eat meat and I never have any fresh inspiration of what to cook for myself. Half of the time I tell her we need nothing (when we most definitely do) and the other half I’m reciting the same unexciting list of ingredients. No surprise that every time I … [Read more...]
Better Know A Barcelona Startup: Gestoos (@Gestoos)
If you’ve seen the film Minority Report, then like the rest of us, I’m sure you’ve been waiting for the day when all of the technology becomes widely available to geek out on, except from pre-crime that is. Some of that technology has already made it to market (although not all is commercially available) such as personalized advertising, jet packs, insect robots, retina … [Read more...]
Better Know A Barcelona Startup: Social & Beyond (@SocialAndBeyond)
The majority of retailers and shopping centers have WiFi connectivity but few chose to harness its full power by communicating with their customers and potential clients. Barcelona startup Social & Beyond intends to solve this problem by leveraging the power of social networks. “Our goal is to find a solution for retailers, combining the WiFi from shop owners with social … [Read more...]
Make Your Startup Go Viral: The Secrets Behind Viral Loops Revealed
I want to make my startup go viral. I beg it of you; please shower me with your dark magic secrets to customer acquisition. What is it that makes startups such as Quizup grow from zero to 3 million users in less than 3 weeks? What kind of skullduggery is this? Are you Gandalf? Sound familiar? Maybe not in that fashion but you get my point. With fierce competition and … [Read more...]
5 Questions You Must Ask Yourself Before Joining A Startup
Being able to build something you love that has the potential to change the world (whether for good or evil) coupled with the potential to amass some serious wealth is why we are seeing an increasing amount of the workforce jump ship and paddle off to startup land. Corporates are facing the realization that their jobs that were once so safe and secure are actually not. And … [Read more...]
Better Know A Barcelona Startup: Mint Labs (@Mint_Labs)
Health has been on the agenda for some time and it’s shaping up to be a year for some heavy disruption in the sector. Understandably, health startups present an opportunity to reduce costs for medicals systems that often use antiquated methods for diagnosing and treating diseases. With the rise of collaboration tools, doctors across the world can more easily access and share … [Read more...]