Area 31 Newsletter
Thursday, April 28th 2016
Dear Area 31 Entrepreneurs and Friends,
The Countdown has begun, do not miss your chance to be a part of Incubator in Area 31, Apply before May 3rd!
Our newsletter this week brings to you exciting events and opportunities! Have you ever felt the need to personally contact the decision makers in a company? Ninjamails brings to you an interesting talk on Hacking your way to decision makers this Tuesday. On Thursday, join us to network with entrepreneurs and investors over beers at our weekly Venture Network. Finally on Saturday, a very special event for Executive MBA students, Business Models Workshop.
This week we bring to you an exciting opportunity to be a part of an extremely insightful startup conference, Lisbon Investment Summit 2016. Are you a Spanish Entrepreneur with a startup in Food Industry? Do not miss the opportunity offered by Pascual Startup.
From our blog, meet Ninjamails, the startup that enables its users to contact anyone from any company without prior knowledge of their contact details!
EVENTS - MAY 2nd - MAY 8th
Hacking your way to Decision Makers
Date: Tuesday, May 3rd
Time: 17:30-19:00
Location: Area 31, The Garden
The buying process in B2B is more complex and more rational than in B2C, and the emotions concerning this relationship should be related to trust, reliability and honesty. The reason is simple; B2B buyers were more comfortable and saw less risk in buying from a brand that was seen to be offering value on a personal as well as professional level, so the ability to find and personally contact companies' decision makers that are potential clients or partners is paramount for successful B2B businesses. Speaker – Aldo Castelli (COO, Co-Founder Ninijamails.com). Register here.
Venture Network
Time: 19:00-21:00
Location: Area 31, The Garden
Our weekly informal gathering for entrepreneurs and investors. 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 attend here.
Business Models Workshop
Date: Saturday, May 7th
Time: 8:30 - 15:00
Location: Area 31, The Valley
Please note this is a private event hence, the entry to the event is restricted.
ExMBA students after validating a need in the market and interviewing the potential clients, work in this workshop to reach a solution. MVP development and Canvas Business Model are the tools for their business ideas.
OPPORTUNITIES
Apply to IE's Incubator in Area 31!
IE Business School’s startup ecosystem embraces more than 300 startups every year as well as investors, programmers and corporate partners worldwide. The Incubator in Area 31 is at the very heart of IE Business School's world class environment. Overall, startups in our Incubator have access to up to $150,000 worth of services including free office space, mentoring, training, technical support, free services from our corporate partners and extensive networking opportunities. Apply here.
Pascual Startup
Deadline: May 19th
Pascual becomes the pioneer in the industry in betting for open and collaborative innovation, providing support to Spanish entrepreneurs in the food industry. It should be a project without precedent in the industry which of Calidad Pascual hopes to become one of its main supporters. The winners will be disrupting projects in the key areas of the industry: processes and products related with nutrition and health, innovation that facilitates contact with clients and projects on the preservation of the environment. Learn more and apply here.
LIS - Lisbon Investment Summit
Date: June 7th and 8th, 2016
Time: 8:30-18:30
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Discount code: partnersandfriendslis16qxzt88
There is definitely something happening in Lisbon! Organized by Beta-I in partnership with IE business school and Caixa Capita. Join us for a surprisingly informal, extremely insightful and slightly unexpected startup conference. Network with some top investors and entrepreneurs at Lisbon Investment Summit. Have incredible startups showcasing their businesses to the investors of Google, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, SoundCloud, Spotify, Siri and many, many others.
Apply to pitch! Learn more here. Get tickets here.
FROM THE BLOG
MEET AREA 31 STARTUP: NINJAMAILS
Meet Ninjamails from Area 31, the startup that enables its users to contact anyone from any company without prior knowledge of their contact details! The only thing you need to know about that person is his name and the company for which he works. We also offer tracking of emails with tips as “sent”, “received” or “opened”. Ninjamails goes far beyond databases of emails, since it allows to contact the decision maker. Learn more in our blog!
AVAILABILITY OF SPACE
- Saturday, May 7th, 8:30 - 15:00. Only half of the space will be available for coworking.