Area 31 Newsletter
Thursday 7th of May 2015
Dear Area 31 Entrepreneurs and Friends,
Next week in Area 31 there are four main events worth marking on your calendars: On Monday, Aprilpreneurs, the Dream-matcher experience catered to the new IMBA intake. Join us on Tuesday to lean about GrowthHacking in an event organized by Gremyo. On Wednesday Are 31 will host a conference on agribusiness' innovation run by Cropti. And finally, on Thursday, come for some pitching and beers on our weekly Venture Network. Finally, on our blog, you can read about Kuorum.org, a social company aimed at improving communication between politicians and citizens through technology.
EVENTS MAY 11TH-- MAY 17TH
APRILPRENEURS - The Dream Matcher Experience by KAKIBLU
Monday May 11th 2015
19:00--20:30
Location: Area 31, The Garden
The Dream Matcher Experience - Entrepreneur's Edition lands once again in Madrid, brought to you by KAKIBLU! This APRILPRENEURS Edition welcomes the new April 2015 IMBA's to IE Business School! Get a head start on you entrepreneurial experience at IE Business School.
Learn from previous IMBA's, get a glimpse of what's ahead, get introduced to Design Thinking, and... learn about possible internship opportunities in the Startup world.
KAKIBLU is your entrepreneurship enabler on campus. Talk to us for more about Entrepreneurship at IE Business School and other Startup Communities around the world.
Register here
Growth Hacking
19:00--20:30
Location: Area 31, The Valley
This event will be in Spanish
Do you have a startup and you don't know yet what GROWTH HACKING is? Have you already heard about it but you don't know where and how to start? Then, don't miss this amazing event where you will learn about what GROWTH HACKERS do as well as some useful tactics and hacks that will help you get more clients, sales and grow your startup. The event is organized by Gremyo.com and @GrowthHackSpain and supported by Area31 (@IEbusiness).
Less Budget, More Creativity, More Automation --> Maximize Outputs.
I Agriculture Innovation Conference: Farming has a future.
Wednesday May 13th 2015
18:00--20:30
Location: Area 31, The Valley
This event will be in Spanish
Young farmers, professional associations and leading agrotech companies will gather for the "I Agriculture Innovation Conference: Farming has a future". Panelists include Paola del Castillo, President of Asaja Joven and Vicepresident of the Young Farmers European Council and Rafael Giraldez, President of the College of Agricultural Engineers. Agrotech companies like Bynse, Agroguía, Agridrone and Cropti will also showcase their agrotech innovations. Register here
Venture Network
19:00--22:00
Location: Area 31, The Valley
IE's weekly pitch slam, in a casual setting over beers, is perfect to focus on what’s important: building relationships, practicing and improving. Find more info and register to pitch here.
EVENTS OUTSIDE AREA 31
Industrial Entrepreneurs
Monday, May 11th 2015
19:30 --22:00
Location: Aula Magna
Maria de Molina 11
This event will be in spanish
This event is organised by The Eduardo Barreiros Foundation in collaboration with IE business school to support the creation and development of new business ideas that generate new job opportunities and promote social welfare. RSVP by emailing eventos@fundacionbarreiros.org
OPPORTUNITIES
Application process open: Incubator in Area 31
Deadline: May 10th
The Incubator in Area 31 is at the very heart of IE Business School's global entrepreneurship ecosystem.Recieve free office space, mentoring, training and extensive networking opportunities. Overall, startups in our Incubator have access to $150,000 worth of services together with the incredible experience of launching their startup from this world class school. Our partners include Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Paypal, several law firms or the crowdfunding platform Fundedbyme among others. Learn more about our Incubator in Area 31.
Apply to IE Venture day: Vertical on Gastronomic and Tourism
Deadline: May 25th
FROM THE BLOG
Meet the startups in Area 31: Kuorum
Author: Matias Nso, CEO & cofounder of Kuorum
Kuorum.org is a social company aimed at improving communication between politicians and citizens through technology. They launched their new web application last month and they already convinced ten state parliamentarians and several city councilors to connect with electors through their platform. We talk with its co-founder and CEO Matías Nso, who thinks politics is one of the sectors where ICT technologies have the amplest room for growth. Read more
AVAILABILITY OF THE SPACE
- Tuesday, May 12th, 19:00-20:30 Only half of the space will be available
- Wednesday, May 13th, 18:00-20:30 Only half of the space will be available