In true 'Eff It, It's Friday' fashion - we got nothing. Weddings and travel and work have team Barcinno coming up empty on this last day of May. So one more time for good measure we want to give a shout to our little side project that could: When You Work At A Startup. WYWAAS got some major love this week when VentureBeat blasted it out to the world and put the little guy … [Read more...]
NYC Makes Airbnb Illegal, Is Spain Next?
Every time a new, disruptive concept gains enough momentum to threaten the longstanding incumbents in any given industry we see situations like what happened yesterday in New York. New York City officials have decided that NYC resident Nigel Warren should pay $2,400 for violating the city’s hotel laws for hosting a traveler 3 days in his apartment using Airbnb last fall. The … [Read more...]
LaSalle Tech Demo Day Shows Off Barcelona Innovation
Tomorrow LaSalle University will be hosting their 4th edition of Tech Demo Day featuring 100 of Barcelona’s fastest-growing tech startups, 55+ investors, and more than 500 attendees catching a preview of the next wave of tech innovation to come out of Barcelona. This year’s event promises to surpass last year’s turnout as LaSalle has partnered with the popular monthly meetup … [Read more...]
What Is So Fun About Curating A TEDx Event?
The following is a guest post by our good friend, Aurelie Salvaire. Aurelie is the curator of TEDxBarcelonaWomen and TEDxBarcelonaChange. She is currently organizing unique events and experiences to connect changemakers with investors and is especially keen on showcasing solutions led by women or contributing to better gender equity. Some might wander (especially my own … [Read more...]
Microjob Platform Geniuzz Raises €200k from Cabiedes & Mola
Cabiedes & Partners has teamed up with the Mallorca-based accelerator Mola to inject €200k in seed capital into Geniuzz, the Spanish startup connecting freelancers to SMEs. The microjob platform (formerly MyntMarket) was founded in 2011 by Pepe Cabestany and Gregorio Martin-Montalvo and incubated in Mola. The platform has produced more than 15.000 transactions or "gigs" … [Read more...]
8 Mistakes Your Startup Is Making With The Press
On a windy and rainy Wednesday night, 55 Barcelona entrepreneurs gathered at the Dango Lounge to hear Robin Wauters, European Editor of The Next Web, share insider knowledge on how to get the press to cover your startup. However, Robin had another idea in mind. Instead, he chose to attack the topic from another angle: "How to piss off journalists and have them never write … [Read more...]
The Collaborative Economy Has Sparked The Sharing Revolution
Amid the exponential and chaotic growth of online business and mass consumption, is an ancient concept that is reemerging and gaining momentum to become the most powerful and disruptive idea in existence. The concept: Sharing. The working title: Collaborative Consumption. The time: NOW! Most of you are already participating and contributing to the collaborative consumption … [Read more...]
Digital Week Arrives in Barcelona May 13th-18th At MWC
Barcelona’s Digital Week is a celebration of online business with a dedicated week of activities, workshops, events, and after parties surrounding digital media. More than 700 people will attend the weeklong event to learn and interact with experts sharing their knowledge on the future digital technology. With more than 20 workshops, 15 speakers, and 30 global tech companies … [Read more...]
Last Chance To Apply For SeedRocket E-Campus IX
SeedRocket’s most important event of the year is less than 4 weeks away and entrepreneurs who want to be considered for the investment strategy crash course only have 3 days left to apply. The SeedRocket Campus has evolved over the years and has now partnered with Bertelsmann to offer seed round investments of up to €150k to the most promising Spanish startups in the ICT … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Marfeel Raises $2 Million Series A
Marfeel, the Catalonia startup optimizing online publications on mobile devices, announced today the closing of their Series A round of $2 million led by Nauta Capital. Also included in the fundraising round are BDMI (Bertelsmann), Elaia Partners, and existing investor Wayra (Telefonica). Marfeel, founded in 2011 by Xavi Beumala and Juan Margenat, changes the way we … [Read more...]