Area 31 Newsletter
Thursday, 2nd March
Dear Area 31 Entrepreneurs and Friends,
Also on our newsletter, an opportunity to support IE Faculty on their research. If you're a tech startup thinking of expanding to Latin America or already in the region, please take 5 min to answer this survey for a research project lead by Joe Haslam. Finally, join María Benjumea for her keynote speech at an event organized by IE Alumni (March 16th).
EVENTS IN AREA 31
Interview to Nathan Blecharczyk Co-Founder of AirBNB
Date: Monday, 6 March 2017
Time: 12:00 - 13:30
Location: Area 31
Nathan Blecharczyk is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Airbnb. Nathan plays a leading role in driving key strategic initiatives across the global business. Previously he oversaw the creation of Airbnb’s engineering, data science, and performance marketing teams. Nathan became an entrepreneur in his youth, running a business while he was in high school that sold to clients in more than 20 countries. He earned a degree in Computer Science from Harvard University and held several engineering positions before co-founding Airbnb. As a guest, Nathan has stayed in hundreds of homes using Airbnb and he is also a host in San Francisco, where he lives with his family. RSVP here.
The Path of the Lean Entrepreneur
Date: Monday, 6 March 2017
Time: 18:30 -20:30
Location: Area 31
This event will be in Spanish
Entrepreneurs know that developing a successful business is an exercise in flexibility — and failure tolerance. Entrepreneurship isn't about being brilliant - it's about being adaptive and resilient (Kim Perell said). Along five weeks we’ll work with mindset, motivation and methods to let you be a True Lean Entrepreneur, so you’ll be able of find your way without [almost no] resources nor professional investment. [A lot more of] Information here.
Lessons from my Startup Journey
Date: Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Time: 19:00 -20:00
Location: Area 31
Assaf Luxembourg , Tel Aviv's Barclays Accelerator/ Israel as a Startup Nation. Assaf acts as a brand ambassador of Israel as 'Start-Up Nation, speaking to thousands of businessmen, investors, entrepreneurs, young professionals, students and others, both in Israel and around the world. In addition to his work, Assaf is also a Business Associate at Barclays Accelerator (powered by Techstars) in Tel Aviv. Assaf also led a start-up as CEO, worked for BDO Israel as a business development lead to the local financial market, worked for Israel's Ministry of Finance, and more. Register here.
Venture Network Weeklies Goes Social
Date : Thursday, 9 March 2017
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Location: The Garden, Area 31
Come see Social Ventures pitch to social impact investors and social sector experts, hear feedback from the panel, ask the startups your own questions, and meet the local startup community. This weekly event is an informal way to learn and network with people from within and outside of IE while enjoying a beer from our sponsor, Heineken. This event is open to all, Register here.
OPPORTUNITIES
Please help IE Professor Joe Haslam by giving him 5 minutes of your time
Deadline: March 10th
Do you run a tech based startup? Have you considered expanding your business to Latin America? Please, help IE professor Joe Haslam by taking 5 minutes to answer this quick survey. Professor Haslam is leading a research project that analyzes Latin America as market for Spanish Tech Based ventures. Thank you for supporting our faculty! You can download last year's report here.
Lunch with María Benjumea
Time: 13:00h
Location: C/Serrano 99, Room S-201
Tenemos la suerte de poder contar con María Benjumea, Presidente y Fundadora de Spain StartUp/SouthSummit. María ha logrado con este proyecto recopilar el talento más significativo del sur de Europa y Latinoamérica, y conectar les con los mayores inversores de la región. En menos de 4años, SouthSummit se ha convertido en un acontecimiento de Startups referente en Europa y conocido a nivel mundial. Register here.
BLOG
Canard Drones awarded by the European Space Agency
CANARD Drones, the two award winner at IE Venture Day 2016 for best project and best alumni project, received on Feb 23rd the ESA BIC Madrid Region prize, awarded by the European Space Agency managing director Jan Wörner, and the President of the Community of Madrid Cristina Cifuentes. CANARD Drones provides calibration of aeronautical Navigational Aids in airports using self-guided drones, instead of manned aircraft. Read more.
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