Entrepreneurship Weblog

IE Business School, ranked 8th in the World by the Financial Times, places a particular emphasis on its entrepreneurial spirit that drives new ideas and business ventures from its students and over 40,000 international alumni. During IE’s Venture Days, pre-selected business models are presented by IE students and alumni to Jurys of potential investors and local Entreprenuers.

IE Business School, Insper Institute and Wayra Brazil are hosting the next IE Venture Day in São Paulo (Brazil) on September 10th, 2012, at Wayra Brazil. There will be a panel sessions and a startup/project presentions, including a lunch and an evening networking event.

Our guest speakers, as well as a Jury members for the event will be executives from leading entrepreneurship NGO and investors representing Brazilian Angel Investors Association and top venture capitalist firms from Brazil, Silicon Valley and Europe.

The IE Venture Lab is the vehicle for preparing student and alumni startups for Venture Days in different international VC and Angel investor locations.

For more information, contact :

Paris de L´Etraz (IE Business School), at paris.deletraz@ie.edu

Carlos Pessoa (Wayra), at Carlos.pessoa@wayra.org

Marcelo Nakagawa (Insper), at  MNakagawa@insper.edu.br

On the occasion of the inauguration of Area 31, IE Business School’s new Space for Entrepreneurship and Innovation which will house up to 50 spin-outs and startup companies, as well as events and activities for the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the IE International Center for Entrepreneurial Management cordially invites you to the lecture by the Prime Minister of Finland, Mr. Jyrki Katainen.

 Jyrki Katainen was born in Siilinjarvi, Finland, in 1971. He studied at the University of Tampere. He was first elected to Finland’s parliament in 1999. In 2004 he became the leader of the National Coalition Party. In 2007 he became the Finance Minister of Finland and the Deputy Prime Minister in the April 2011 parliamentary elections; his party, the National Coalition Party, won the largest amount of seats. He was finally able to form a coalition government in June 2011 and subsequently became the new Prime Minister of Finland .

Inauguration Ceremony
On September 11th at 11.15 h, at Area 31,  María de Molina 31

11:15     Registration

11:45     Welcome & Introduction
Juan José Güemes, President of IE Business School International Center for Entrepreneurial Management

11:50     Keynote Speech:  Competitiveness through Innovation in times of Austerity
Prime Minister of Finland, Mr. Jyrki Katainen

12:10     Colloquium

12:25     Networking

For registration, please fill in the electronic form: Registration Form Inauguration Area 31

On July 13th we annouced that IE Business School´s Centre for International Entrepreneurship would be opening a new innovation and entrepreneurship centre where we will house our Venture Lab startup teams, run the Venture Network, invite mentors and investors in residence, and more.  The basement of Maria de Molina 31 will be the home and heart of our entrepreneurial activities and an important addition to Madrid´s startup ecosystem.

We asked you the community to help us name this new hub of startup activity and you have done a great job!

I am delighted to announce that the new innovation and entrepreneurship centre of IE Business School will be called - Area31

Area31 was a clear and unrivalled winner and grasped the majority of the 418 votes received!

Many thanks for helping us to come up with a really cool name now it is our job to create and share the vision that this name will represent!

Look forward to welcoming you all to Area31 in September.

Have a great summer & happy entrepreneuring.

Liz

@ldlfeming

and remember we´re nothing without the crowd

Paris de L’Etraz, Director del IE Venture Lab explica la importancia de desarrollar un pensamiento emprendedor para afrontar los tiempos de crisis que estamos viviendo.

Paris de L’Etraz, Director of the IE Venture Lab explains the importance of developing an entrepreneurial mindset in order to face the period of crisis we are living in.

IE Business School announces physical startup incubator!

We are thrilled to announce that from September 2012 IE Business School´s entrepreneurs will have a physical co-working space from where to launch their global startups.

IE Business School via it Centre for International Entrepreneurial Management has kept its finger on the pulse of the startup scene in Spain producing multiple high growth potential spin outs and driving the development of Spains Startup Ecosystem via initiatives such as The Venture Lab, PasiónIE, Venture Network, Venture Days, Spain Startup & Investor Summit, and Spain Startup Co-Investment Fund.

IE Business School will now have a physical location to embody all of these initiatives and to reflect our own entrepreneurial spirit.  Working with architect Fernando Serrano and his team, with advice from Max Olivia of The Hub Madrid we are confident this incubator will be a truly creative place acting as a hub for IE´s entrepreneurs and the wider startup ecosystem in Spain.  500M2 of innovative co-working space in the basement of Maria de Molina 31 will be our new home with 100Mb bandwidth, wi-fi, chill out zone, amphitheatre, kitchen, lockers, and a whole lot of fun and creativity.

The new incubation space will be the new home of the Venture Lab which incubates up to 100 startup teams per annum; our mentors and investors in residence;  and the Venture Network which celebrates startups from all over Spain and beyond in its weekly pitch slam event.  The centre will also welcome new initiatives like Think, Team, Go! and the occasional Hackathon working with our techie friends and collaborators. J

So we are super excited to be realising one of our dreams and launching our very own incubator in the heart of the Salamanca district within a stone’s throw of Madrid´s Golden Mile.  However, we have one small problem – our wonderful incubation space and innovation centre needs a name…

As our beloved startup community we need YOUR help in picking a name for the centre.  We want this space to be an open and accessible resource to the whole startup ecosystem therefore we invite all of you to help us select the name that best reflects the soul of our startup activities.

Please visit online poll to submit your vote!

VOTE HERE - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2G39PGC

Voting ends 25^th July!

All participants will be invited to our launch event to open the centre at the end of September J

Happy voting!!!

Have a great summer and see you all in September!

Liz

@ldlfleming

¡IE Business School prepara su primera incubadora de startup!

Estamos encantados de compartir con vosotros que a partir del mes de septiembre del 2012 los emprendedores de  IE Business School podrán disfrutar de un espacio físico de trabajo donde podrán comenzar a preparara y lanzar sus startups.

IE Business School a través del Centro Internacional de Gestión Emprendedora ha sido un actor principal en el ecosistema emprendedor creando startups  e impulsando el sector a través del lanzamiento de ambiciosas iniciativas innovadoras tales como The Venture Lab, PasiónIE, Venture Network, Venture Days, Spain Startup & Investor Summit, y Spain Startup Co-Investment Fund

Ahora en IE Business School habrá un espacio físico donde se podrá plasmar y expresar todas estas iniciativas y reflejar nuestro propio espíritu emprendedor.  De la mano de nuestro arquitecto Fernando Serrano y todo su equipo, y con el asesoramiento de Max Oliva de The Hub Madrid, estamos seguros de que esta incubadora será un lugar verdaderamente creativo y actuará como el hub de los emprendedores del IE, llegándose a convertir en un amplio ecosistema de las startups de España.  El espacio innovador y de co-working con una superficie de 500 metros cuadrados  ubicado en el edificio de María de Molina 31 será nuestra nueva casa donde se podrá encontrar zona de banda ancha de 100 MB, wifi, espacio de chillout, anfiteatro, cocina, taquillas y sobre todo un montón de diversión y de creatividad.

El nuevo espacio de esta incubadora será también la nueva casa del Venture Lab donde se dará apoyo a unos 100 equipos startup al año; nuestros mentores e inversores de la casa; los contactos de Venture Lab que se desarrolla cada año por toda España y cada semana en su evento semanal de pitch.  El centro además tendrá nuevas iniciativas como Think, Team, Go! y ocasionalmente unos Hackathon con nuestros amigos y colaboradores tec. J

Así que solo queremos trasmitiros que estamos emocionados de hacer realidad uno de nuestros sueños de lanzar nuestra propia incubadora en la corazón de pleno distrito de salamanca y cercano de la milla de oro. A pesar de que parece que todo está a punto, tenemos un pequeño problema y es que necesitamos un nombre para el espacio…

Ya que perteneces a nuestra querida comunidad de startup necesitamos TU ayuda para elegir el nombre del centro.  Nos gustaría que el espacio sea un recurso abierto y accesible para todas las personas que componen el ecosistema por lo que os invitamos a ayudarnos con la elección del nombre que mejor refleje el alma de las actividades que vamos a celebrar allí.

Por favor visita nuestra votación online!

VOTA AQUI - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2G39PGC

Votad antes del 25 de Julio del 2012.

Todos los participantes estarán invitados al evento de inauguración del centro en el mes de septiembre! J

¡Gracias por las votaciones!

Disfrutad del verano y nos vemos en septiembre.

Liz

@ldlfleming

Le recordamos que será el último día de presentaciones, volveremos el 13 de Septiembre.

IE Venture Network

Únete al IE Venture Network el jueves, 28 de Junio 2012!

IE Venture Network tiene como principal objetivo proveer recursos y asesoramiento para emprendedores y la comunidad innovadora. Una de nuestras principales misiones es aportar feedback actualizado y útil para crear una conexión entre los emprendedores incipientes, los potenciales inversores y las empresas consolidadas, para así lograr hacer realidad sueños emprendedores. Todo esto en un ambiente amigable con bebidas y aperitivos.

IE Venture Network celebra un Pitch Slam en el que 3 startups tendrán la posibilidad de presentar sus proyectos a inversores, entre los que estarán:

• Rafael Garrido, Jaime Amoribieta y Gonzalo Castellano, Vitamina K
• Gary Stewart, Director de Wayra España
• Liz Fleming, Deputy Director IE Venture Lab

Las 3 startups que presentarán su proyecto en 7 minutos serán:

Graciela Rosello y María Pradera, CUBOOX

CUBOOX es un servicio integral que resuelve el problema de gestión y recuperación de la consciencia digital. Nuestro objetivo es conseguir que todo el mundo pueda administrar y organizar de forma ágil, accesible y segura todos sus recuerdos digitales y compartirlos con quien desee.

Sira Pérez de la Coba, VISIZA

En VISIZA queremos transmitir y compartir con el mundo entero nuestra intelligent visión, aportando innovación, experiencia e inteligencia a soluciones tecnológicas de visión artificial que nos hagan la vida más sencilla y feliz. Reconocemos personas y objetos, analizamos imágenes y video, explotándolo con eficacia para múltiples entornos.  Porque miramos por ti…

Elena Rodríguez Mayol, COON ART

COON ART (coon-art.com) es una galería online que comercializa a través de Internet una selección del mejor Arte Contemporáneo: grabado, pintura, dibujo, escultura y fotografía de reconocidos artistas de prestigio internacional, como  Arroyo, Chillida, Christo, Haring,  Valdés o Plensa y nuevos talentos.

IE Venture Network se celebrará cada jueves, desde las 19h hasta las 21.30h en María de Molina 7, CP: 28006.

Agenda

7pm_8pm Pitch Slam

8pm_ Networking

Para registrarse, por favor rellene el formulario
http://entrepreneurship.ie.edu/venture-network

¿Ha pensado invertir su dinero en una empresa familiar? Cristina Cruz, profesora de Gestión Emprendedora y Empresa Familiar en IE Business School, le da las claves de por qué hacerlo y les cuenta los positivos resultados del primer estudio Banca March e IE sobre la creación de valor en la empresa familiar europea cotizada (2001-2010).

Have you ever thought about investing your money in a family business? Cristina Cruz, Professor of Entrepreneurial Management and Family Business at IE Business School, tells you why to do it and explains the positive results of the first survey by Banca March and IE on the creation of value in sought-after European family businesses. (2001 – 2010)

Autores:
Cristina Cruz, Profesora de Gestión Emprendedora, IE Business School
Laura Nuñez, Profesora de Direccion Financiera, IE Business School 

El estudio , elaborado en colaboración con la Banca March, analiza la creación de valor de las empresas familiares cotizadas en Europa durante el periodo 2001-2010 usando una muestra de 2.423 empresas con capitalización bursátil superior a los 50M Euros . Los resultados del estudio no dejan lugar a dudas: las empresas familiares han creado mas valor para sus accionistas durante el periodo de estudio , contribuyendo además en mayor medida a la creación de empleo en Europa.

Estudio completo: La creación de valor en la empresa familiar cotizada europea

Resumen Ejecutivo: Resumen Ejecutivo – La creación de valor en la empresa familiar cotizada europea

Written by Jason (Jay) Hum – IMBA (Class of 2012) and co-founder of holoholo, which won 2^nd place at Venture Day 2012 in Madrid. Check out his Blog: http://about.me/jayhum

The email hit my inbox at exactly 11:13am on April 30, 2012. The subject, in all caps, read: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE VENTURE DAY FINALISTS. My heart rate jumped. I did not read the email, but instead scanned it looking for the project name. When I saw ‘holoholo’ with my name beside it under the list of finalists, my heart rate spiked. Minutes later, I started receiving congratulation messages via email, whatsapp, facebook, and twitter. Needless to say, I was stoked! I called one of my teammates, who was sound asleep, and just said: “Dude, we’re in!”

A week and a half later, on May 10, 2012, I walked into the Fundacion Rafael del Pino for Venture Day 2012 Madrid around 1pm. I wanted to attend the morning sessions, but the finalists’ pitches were scheduled to start at 5:15pm, which would have made for a very long day. I needed to be fresh and on point for the pitch.

I arrived just in time for a panel discussion on the following topic: ‘The Accelerator: A global startup phenomenon, Recipe for success or disaster?’ involving Peter Bryan, Miguel Arias, Gary Stewart, Martin Kelly, Ali Partovi, Jerry Kennelly, Jose Maria Cobian, and Rachida Justo. It was a great discussion. Many of the issues that were brought up were relevant to our situation since the team had already applied to a few accelerators.

After the panel discussion, everybody went for lunch. I wanted to do a test run of my presentation because the slide deck included two videos with sound and music. However, the audio/video technician also left for lunch. While I waited for him to return, I went on stage and ran through the pitch in my head and sorted out where I wanted to position myself during the actual pitch.

Paris de L’Etraz, the Managing Director of the Venture Lab, took the stage after lunch to introduce the Venture Lab. During this time, I was up in the audio/video booth with a few other finalists to test out the slide deck. I’m glad I did because I caught a few things that needed to be changed. So there I was, up in the audio/video booth editing the slide deck an hour before the finalists’ pitches were set to begin. When I returned to the main room, one of my teammates turned to me and said: “You were editing the deck weren’t you?!” I just smiled. He knows me too well.

Next up was Ali Partovi who gave a presentation on building successful tech companies in the valley. Ali was a guest lecturer for one of the Venture Lab sessions so I was familiar with most of what he presented. Ali has been on both sides of the table. That is, a successful serial entrepreneur who is now focused on investing in early-stage startups in consumer technology. Even though I had heard some of what he presented for a second time, it still resonated with me. For example, above all, Ali invests in exceptional people with a strong emphasis on the team. I used this to my advantage and referenced this in my pitch.

An hour before the pitches were set to start, there was another panel discussion on: Serial Entrepreneurship & The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Nature vs. Nurture involving Paris de L’Etraz, James Tan, Jerry Kennelly, Ali Partovi, Michael Kleindl, Jens Roehrborn, and Joe Pistrui. My attention floated in and out with this one because 1) I was starting to get anxious about pitching, and 2) friends, classmates, and acquaintances were wishing me good luck in person and via whatsapp, twitter, and email.

At 5pm, the Venture Day semi-finalists started things off and were warm-up for the main event. These teams were given the opportunity to present a two-minute elevator pitch. Big shout out to my fellow Venture Lab mates Chauka and Shared Secrets for their awesome pitches! You guys rocked it!

Now, the main event…. TO BE CONTINUED…. 

Check back soon, to read the final part of this great story and to see how Jay and holoholo left everything on the stage!

Únete al IE Venture Network el jueves, 21 de Junio 2012!

IE Venture Network tiene como principal objetivo proveer recursos y asesoramiento para emprendedores y la comunidad innovadora. Una de nuestras principales misiones es aportar feedback actualizado y útil para crear una conexión entre los emprendedores incipientes, los potenciales inversores y las empresas consolidadas, para así lograr hacer realidad sueños emprendedores. Todo esto en un ambiente amigable con bebidas y aperitivos.

IE Venture Network celebra un Pitch Slam en el que 3 startups del programa YUZZ, de la Fundación Banesto, tendrán la posibilidad de presentar sus proyectos a inversores, entre los que estarán:

• Rafael Garrido, Jaime Amoribieta y Gonzalo Castellano, Vitamina K
• Josep Amoros, Director de Wayra Madrid
• Liz Fleming, Deputy Director IE Venture Lab

El próximo Venture Network contará con la colaboración de Yuzz.

Las 3 startups que presentarán su proyecto en 7 minutos serán:

Hernando Gómez, Be4work

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Participante Yuzz Sevilla 2012

Begoña Martínez Pagán, Júramelo.es

El proyecto Júramelo.es se traduce en una plataforma que gestiona a través de la web la disponibilidad de encargar, realizar y recibir traducciones jurada de los documentos más frecuentes. Para ello la plataforma de Júramelo.es concentra los servicios de logística, de organización del trabajo, central de reservas y central de compras.

Proyecto ganador Yuzz Murcia 2011

Isabel Rubio, Ilatela.com

Plataforma online para la creación y compra de telas con estampados personalizados

Participante Yuzz Málaga 2012

Esta semana las 3 presentaciones serán en español.

Agenda

7pm_8pm Pitch Slam

8pm_ Networking

Para registrarse, por favor rellene el formulario
http://entrepreneurship.ie.edu/venture-network