On Wednesday, May 7th 2014, Barcinno hosted the Fest-UP Startup Expo at the Mobile World Centre. 40 Barcelona startups showcased their ventures to professional and private investors, entrepreneurs and other key stakeholders in the Barcelona community. Here are the winners from the Fest-UP Startup Expo selected by their peers and those who attended the event at the Mobile … [Read more...]
Exclusive: The Fest-UP Startup Expo Video
Fest-UP is Barcelona's first-ever, crowdsourced startup festival. In all, 45 events took place in 22 venues across Barcelona from May 5th-10th, 2014. Fest-UP is a bottom-up platform for the change-makers of the Barcelona Startup Community to showcase their projects, share their knowledge and remind each other that there's so much to be excited about in our vibrant … [Read more...]
Meet The 40 Barcelona Startups Presenting at the 2014 Fest-UP Startup Expo
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Why FestUp? – A Subjective Account From The Organisers
When the idea of organising a startup festival in Barcelona first came up, we thought long and hard about the reasons. Why should we get ourselves into such a messy and hard work? Why would anyone participate? What is this thing called an "ecosystem" we are trying to build? Barcelona has wonderful ingredients to become a blooming startup hub of the Mediterranean. A … [Read more...]
Meet The 5 Fastest Growing Spanish Startups
Last week, The Next Web announced the results of their Tech5 online competition including the 5 fastest growing Spanish startups. High-growth startups that make it to the highly visible and prestigious Tech5 list in their country receive press attention and the winners get a speaking slot at TNW Conference. In order to qualify, the startup must meet the following … [Read more...]
4 Insights on Design-led Innovation
The other day I was visiting an event on design-led innovation in the Disseny Hub of Barcelona. Since design, design thinking and user experience are becoming more apparent in the innovation process, in this post I would like to share some highlights. It is inspired by the talk of Smart Design co-founder Dan Formosa and considers how to achieve great design that exceeds … [Read more...]
Calling All Barcelona Startups: Register NOW for the FEST-UP Startup Expo!
In less than two weeks, Barcelona will host its first-ever crowd-sourced startup festival: Fest-UP! With more than 45 confirmed events taking place the week of May 5th – 10th, Fest-UP is a platform for the change-makers of the Barcelona Startup Ecosystem to showcase their projects, share their knowledge, and get to know one another a little bit better. In order to truly … [Read more...]
The Barcelona Startup Ecosystem Rallies Around Fest-UP!
Fest-UP, running May 5th–10th, 2014, is a PLATFORM for the Barcelona Startup Ecosystem to show off their projects, share their knowledge and get to know one another a little bit better. It’s also making history as Barcelona’s first-ever CROWDSOURCED startup festival! Since the call went out, there have been over 40 confirmed events taking place during Fest-UP week! The … [Read more...]
(Part 4) Exclusive: Trip4Real Says Goodbye To San Francisco
This is the last part of a multiple part series following Trip4real on their #SF4real journey. Barcinno has been tracking the team during their trip to San Francisco where they met with Airbnb’s founders and many other Silicon Valley influencers. Below the team gives us some insights into the last few days of their incredible adventure. The last stand Our last days in SF … [Read more...]
(Part 3) Exclusive: Trip4Real is Palo Alto Bound
This is the third of a multiple part series following Trip4real on their #SF4real journey. Barcinno will be tracking the team during their trip to San Francisco where they are meeting Airbnb’s founders and many other Silicon Valley influencers. Below the team gives us some insights into the third stage of their adventure as they head on down to Palo Alto. Stay tuned for more … [Read more...]