Area 31 Newsletter
Thursday 5th of November 2015
Dear Area 31 Entrepreneurs and Friends,
Te coming weekend will also be a busy one... IE Weekend Edition brings you a networking activity with some IE´s master alumni among others on Friday and Saturday. And more outside Madrid: reconnect, learn and network in an IE Alumni conference held in London over the weekend. Would you like to present to UK Business Angels? Don´t miss the opportunity to look at our blog to learn more! Finally, IE´s Incubator Area 31 and Passion >ie 5th Edition applications are still open!
EVENTS NOV 5TH-NOV 15TH
IBM IT Experts will coach IE Entrepreneurs
Tuesday, Nov 10th 2015
Location: The Garden
IT experts from IBM will come to Area 31 for one-on-one coaching sessions with entrepreneurs. Do you wonder what tech challenges lie ahead of you? Will your present product/processes support the scaling up of your startup? What kind of technical talent would you need to hire in house? Our friends from IBM will point you in the right direction! Spots to attend this event are limited. Register here
Design Thinking Workshop
Wednesday, Nov 11th 2015
From: 16:00-18:30
Location: The Valley
IE Design Club together with DesignIt partner Humberto Matas are hosting a Design Thinking workshop. 5 teams of 5 people will be developing a service solution from the ideation fase to the refinement stage, tackling it from different perspectives. We will finalize the event with a networking coffee session. Come join us!
Speed Networking with Developers
Wednesday, Nov 11th 2015
19:00-21:00
Location: The Valley
Business School´s Area 31 and the developers´asspciation BetaBeers for this Speed Networking event! At it, 20 MBA students and Alumni and 20 professional developers will have the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas for startup projects. Register here
Area 31 Open House Day
18:00- 19:00
Location: The Garden
Venture Network Weeklies
Thursday, Nov 12th 2015
19:00- 21:30
Location: 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 pitch here.
IE Weekend Edition
Friday, Nov 13th 2015
From: 16:00 onwards
Location: Serrano 105, Madrid
Saturday, Nov 14th 2015
From: 11:00 onwards
Location: Area 31
EVENTS OUTSIDE OF AREA 31
IE Alumni Weekend LONDON
Location: Old Billingsgate, London
IE proudly presents the Alumni Weekend London organized with great care to bring together our alumni from UK, Europe and indeed worldwide, to reconnect, reminisce, learn and network in a unique setting: the iconic Old Vaults at Billingsgate.What we are offering you is a highly interactive and fast-paced conference is an opportunity to take stock of changes that go on around us. Learn more and register here
OPPORTUNITIES
Apply to IE's Incubator in Area 31!
Deadline: Nov 15th, 2015
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 up to $150,000 worth of services. Our partners include Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Paypal, IBM, several law firms and online marketing service providers. Read more.Pasion>ie 5th Edition Open for Application
Deadline: December 8th
The three winning projects will recieve 30,000 Euros worth in free services. The program, boosted by Accenture and IE Business School, includes relevant partners such as Abbvie, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Endesa, Carrefour, Correos, Ferrovial, Makro, Rousaud Costas Duran, Servicio Madrileño de Salud y seguros Zurich. Read More.
FROM OUR BLOG
Present your Startup to UK Business Angels
The Business Angel market in the UK has raised over 1,000 million in investment for tech startups in just nine months.IE Business School has teamed up with Finanziaconnect that is determined to strengthen ties with the UK investment community and invites IE Spanish startups to participate in the evaluation process for FINANZIACONNECT INVESTMENT FORUM to be held on Thursday, 3rd March in London. Read more
AVAILABILITY OF THE SPACE
- Wed. Nov 11th, 16h-21:30h. Only half of the space will be available for coworking.
- Friday, Nov 13th, 14h-21:30h. Only half of the space will be available for coworking.
- Sat. Nov 14th, 8:30h-21:30h. Only half of the space will be available for coworking.