Life is one ongoing, dynamic learning process; an evolutionary marathon superseding any one person or generation. So how is it that we often forget to share our knowledge and pass our learned experiences, successes and failures down to the next person in line? One of the great threats to our current economy is the brain drain of talented people leaving the workforce. Each year … [Read more...]
How To Get Funding From 4 EU Programs Accelerating Economic Growth
Being member country of the European Union has long list of benefits. Of course, we all know about the ease of traveling between EU countries and the ability to pay with our shared currency, but part of the deal is that we can also choose to work from the city that offers us the most opportunity or just happens to be the hometown of our international love. However, it’s not … [Read more...]
How Ignorance Can Drive Innovation
The following is a guest post by Albert Pereta. Albert is a creative entrepreneur based in Barcelona and the co-founder of Iceber.gs and WiseList. Learn more about Albert's product design skills and contact him here. One thing you learn very quickly when building a start-up is that you know nothing. Unless you're a serial entrepreneur with a few success stories and … [Read more...]
12 Disruptive Technologies Guaranteed To Change Our Lives
According to the McKinsey Global Institute, there are 12 technologies that could drive truly massive economic transformations and disruptions in the coming years. They estimate that applications of the 12 technologies discussed in the report could have a potential economic impact between $14 trillion and $33 trillion a year in 2025. This holds strong implications for … [Read more...]
Watch Out For These 6 Barriers On The Road To Innovation
It must be said: At times, innovating can be quite frustrating. From adjusting prototypes to getting lost in the process and not having enough revenue streams to proceed, somewhere along the way you will likely be forced to face your mistakes and learn from them. You may even be forced to alter your business plan or come up with something entirely new, all the while … [Read more...]
7 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Spot Future Opportunities
"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed" - William Gibson, Canadian-American science fiction writer It begins with a story. In 2001, the smartest strategic decision makers at Best Buy, one of the United States’ retail giants, decided to invest $685 million in the acquisition of the electronics chain Musicland. The next year, Best Buy wrote down a … [Read more...]
Recap: Mini Seedcamp Barcelona 2013 At Mobile World Centre
In May 2007, a group of 30 European investors founded Seedcamp as a pan-European London-based accelerator to provide startups with seed money, mentorship, office space and support over a yearlong program. In 2013, they took to the road in their new mini Seedcamp model to find the most promising startups across Europe and grow their portfolio. Yesterday, Seedcamp came to … [Read more...]
Barcelona Among The Top 30 Most Active Startup Cities Worldwide
As the entrepreneurial wave continues to rise around the world, various groups are trying to organize relevant data to paint a clearer picture of which global cities host the most active startup ecosystems. The various methodologies include open-source methods like Startup Genome, wiki models such as CrunchBase, and tapping into the data from active entrepreneurial platforms … [Read more...]
Heard @ Growth Summit 2013: How To Build A Breakthrough Business
We know the answers, but are we asking ourselves the right questions? Verne Harish starts off yesterday's Growth Summit 2013 by posing three basic questions to assure your company keeps on growing and evolves into a breakthrough business: 1) What is the single story your entire company can focus on? 2) How will you get the crowd to help you to reach your goals? 3) Do you … [Read more...]
Growth Summit 2013: Business Advice On A Silver Plate
Are you running out of time? Can’t follow what’s being published and posted out there on strategy, entrepreneurship, business models and leadership? Growth Summit 2013 might just be your solution. On Thursday May 23rd, four thought leaders will come to Barcelona to provide lectures under the auspices of Verne Harnish ‘the Guru of fast growing companies.’ The focus is on making … [Read more...]