Month: September 2022

THINK INTERNATIONALLY OR PERISH" "" "The Crisis has ended easy handouts of public money. The game is now purely Darwinian survival. Either you figure that out and survive, or if not, your company will die. And figuring it out is about thinking internationally, for Capital, markets, and talent. View in LinkedIn

CATALAN COMPANIES DON'T UNDERSTAND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT" "" "BD is not about delegations. BD is about taking the universe and creating exclusion circles to pinpoint the perfect partner abroad. And then generating a customized value proposition, finding a high-level introduction, and making the killer pitch. View in LinkedIn

PUBLIC MONEY IS A DISTRACTION" "" "Truly disruptive and innovative technology can get big funding, given par patience and smarts. If you have such an asset, don't waste time chasing public funds. Focus on being strategic and disciplined, because the competition is intense. View in LinkedIn

NEW INTERNATIONAL VCs WILL COME TO BARCELONA" "" "I meet a lot of people both here and abroad. I hear rumblings about new and quite large funds coming to Catalonia in the foreseeable future, but am not at liberty to disclose them. Just watch this space! View in LinkedIn

THE CATALAN TECH ECOSYSTEM IS INNOCENT" "" "When you look at the US, UK, French, Israeli, and German ecosystems, they are quite mature, and well picked over. Catalonia, by contrast has a freshness and innocence that is quite unique, and there are opportunities possible here that do not exist in these other places. View in LinkedIn

THE KNOWLEDGE REVOLUTION" "" "Catalonia has conducted a truly remarkable experiment for 14 years, led by Dr. Mas-Colell, namely, the transition to a Knowledge Economy. This has created a fresh R&D system that punches above its weight in terms of superb science. This has created hundreds of tech spinouts. View in LinkedIn

ADVENTURA'S BRIDGES PROGRAM" "" "We have spent some if the past year building international bridges to Catalonia. These include Israel, Japan, Boston, Silicon Valley, Malaysia, to name a few, with hundreds of targeted cities worldwide with people ready to help on board companies. View in LinkedIn

HUNDREDS ARE WORKING TO HELP CATALAN TECH COMPANIES" "" "It is impressive to me to meet many people overseas who are working to advance the Catalan technology company infrastructure and cause. Many are in government, others in the private sector. They are there to help you find money and partners. View in LinkedIn

YOU NEED MENTORS AND EXPERTS" "" "Catalan technology companies, for the most part, suffer from being home-grown and too local. The capital structures are often faulty, and some local investors are too controlling. There is an almost universal lack of international Mentors and Experts validating Catalan tech companies. View in LinkedIn

MENTORS AND EXPERTS VALIDATE TECH COMPANIES" "" "Having international heavyweights as part of your governance gives critical third-pretty validation to tech companies. Catalan companies are way behind on learning this lesson. View in LinkedIn