Area 31 Newsletter
Thursday 10th March 2016
Dear Area 31 Entrepreneurs and Friends,
As the Spring break approaches, our hectic pace of activities is not slowing down. On Monday, Area 31 will host the final presentations of IE's Executive Management Program for Ferrovial. Professor Taiyuan Wang will teach Entrepreneurial Mindset on Tuesday. Interested in starting a company or want to share your startup or corporate experience? Join Creators Network Night later that Tuesday. Are you an entrepreneur whose project depends on IT? Join our Speed Networking with Programmers event on Wednesday evening (registration mandatory). On Thursday, join us to network with entrepreneurs and investors over beers at our weekly Venture Network! And on Friday IE Brown Executive MBA students will pitch their startup projects in Area 31.
IE Alumni, watch out for our opportunities section! You can still apply to next Venture Day Madrid! The deadline is March 13th. Our friends of Beta Gamma Sigma have shared the invitation to a panel with outstanding entrepreneurs and investors who will share what motivation they had to begin the adventure of entrepreneurship! Finally, on our blog read about Area 31 Startup Mentta, an app that allows customers to buy fresh and tasty products. Read more in our blog!
EVENTS MAR 14TH- MAR 20TH
Executive Management Program for Ferrovial
Date: Monday, March 14th
Time: 16:00-20:30
Location: Area 31, The Valley
IE partners with Ferrovial for a 6 months Business Management program. During these 6 months, teams will develop an Innovation Project related with specific areas of their company with the support of IE mentors.
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Date: Tuesday, Mar 15th
Time: 9:00-13:30
Location: Area 31, The Valley
Professor Taiyuan Wang will lead this session of the Entrepreneurial Mindset course for students enrolled in IE’s International MBA. Entrepreneurial Mindset is a core course that provides a forum for the in-depth examination of mindsets, methods, and managerial activities that follow the entrepreneurial process from opportunity recognition to growing ventures. This is a private event, for enrolled students exclusively.
Creators Network Night - Connect, Collaborate, Create
Date: Tuesday, March 15th
Time: 19:00-21:00
Location: Area 31, The Valley
The first ever Creators Network Night is for people who are interested in starting a company or want to share their startup or corporate experience (legal, engineering, marketing, etc) to get involved and support entrepreneurs. This event is designed to bring those who are truly excited and ready to activate something tangible so we can benefit from each other and start collaborating now. With pizza and beer, of course.
RSVP to Creators Network email (janrene.ap@student.ie.edu) no later than 11:59pm Thursday 15 January.
Speed Networking with programmers
Date: Wednesday, March 16th
Time: 19:00-21:00
Location: Area 31, The Valley
Are you an entrepreneur who’s project depends on IT? Join IE Business School’s Area 31 and the developers' association BetaBeers for this Speed Networking event! At it, MBA students and Alumni and professional developers will have the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas for startup projects. Spots are limited. First come first serve. Register here.
Venture Network
Date: Thursday, March 17th
Time: 19:00-20:30
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.
IE Brown Executive MBA
Date: Friday, March 18th
Time: 9:00-12:00
Location: Area 31, The Valley
The IE Brown Executive MBA Program is the result of a unique alliance between Brown University and IE Business School. The program is built on the belief that the theory and methodology of the humanities and social sciences are relevant to the management of organizations and the development of talent, products and services in a global economy. Students will do the final presentations of Entrepreneurial Management for Executives in Area 31 of IE Business School. This is a private event, for enrolled students exclusively.
OPPORTUNITIES
Apply to Pitch at Venture Day Madrid!
Deadline: Sunday, March 13, 2016.
Date: Thursday, April 14th
Attention IE ALUMNI - If you have a startup and would like the chance to compete in our next Venture Day Madrid, please send an Executive Summary to carmen.corrais@ie.edu Additional information can be found here.
Beta Gamma Sigma impact in Entrepreneurship
Date: April 12, 2016 at 7.30pm
Location: IE Aula Magna, María de Molina 11
This event will be in Spahish.
Ignacio Macías Zaldívar, Iñigo Amoribieta, Carlos Montoya Picazo, Mikel Diaz Otazu and Carlos Echalecu; outstanding entrepreneurs and investors members of Beta Gamma Sigma, will pashare what motivation they had to begin the adventure of entrepreneurship, lessons learned from failures, strategies that determined the success of their companies, and their advice to the younger generation. Register here.
FROM THE BLOG
Meet Area 31 Startup: MENTTA
Mentta started with the desire of: “A tomato which tastes like a tomato”. Luismi, the startup CEO claims that nowadays, when you go to the Supermarket, being able to find a tomato with the real flavor of a tomato is not something easy. mentta is an app that allows customers to buy fresh and tasty products: directly from the producer to your home without any intermediaries. Read more.
AVAILABILITY OF SPACE
- Monday, Mar 14th, 16:00-20:30. Only half of the space will be available for coworking.
- Tues., Mar 15th, 9h--13:30/ 19:30-21h. Only half of the space will be available for coworking.
- Wed., Mar 9th, 19:00-21:00. Only half of the space will be available for coworking.
- Friday, Mar 18th, 9:00-12:00. Only half of the space will be available for coworking.