Month: September 2022

EXPEDIENCY OF WAR CRIMES. "From 1945 to 1955 under Project Paperclip and its successors, the U.S. government recruited over 1,600 German and Austrian scientists and engineers in a variety of fields such as aircraft design, missile technology and biological warfare ... who had been involved with medical experiments on concentration camp inmates to test biological warfare agents. Since Britain, France and the Soviet Union were also engaged in recruiting these scientists ... altered or concealed the records of their Nazi past and involvement in war crimes." http://lnkd.in/dPk3hzT View in LinkedIn

BioBash this coming Tuesday" "" "Come to our monthly gathering for entrepreneurs, hear a great speaker, drink some wine and eat finger food. You no longer have to meet fellow entrepreneurs at conferences! We aim to foster the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Barcelona. View in LinkedIn

Rome was not built in a day" "" "ADVentura was launched at BioSpring last March, but really only got going in May. By June we secured a Letter of Intent for a Barcelona initiative for €1.5 - €5.0 Million. That project is ongoing." "" "It is clear that the expectations of the local community are disproportionate to reality. Raising capital for technology companies takes a lot of time. There is no magic touch, just hard work and patience. " "" "We identified three key gaps in this ecosystem. First, the MONEY GAP. Money has to be sourced outside of Spain. That is challenging, but feasible. Second, the TALENT GAP. We have hundreds of Mentors and Experts from around the world who can counsel local companies by videoconference. Thirdly, the COMMUNITY…

Three unmet needs are our focus" "" "1. MONEY GAP. This must come from international Capital." "2. TALENT GAP. We have hundreds of international Mentors and Experts available by videoconference." "3. COMMUNITY GAP. Entrepreneurs cannot only mix at conferences. The monthly BioBash events are almost a year old, and help foster entrepreneurial community. View in LinkedIn

BARCELONA AS THE NEXT BOSTON" "" "Catalonia is the California of Europe. It has all the infrastructure (research centers, science parks, hospitals) and the entrepreneurial spirit (hundreds of technology companies) to become the Boston of 1989. It just needs the spark: one deal over €300 million. Then investors and entrepreneurs will come here and ignite the city. View in LinkedIn

BARCELONA IS INNOVATION CITY" "" "I have never seen so many business cards in any other part if the world that read "Director of Innovation". It says a lot about the local mindset. Very unusual. View in LinkedIn

TOGETHER LET'S PUT BARCELONA ON THE WORLD STAGE" "" "We just need a spark for all this flammable material. That spark is a €300 million deal for a technology company. Then capital and foreign talent will come here as the go-to location for technology companies. View in LinkedIn

LOOKING FOR WINNERS" "" "We have been scouring Catalonia for technology companies capable of being the spark that ignites the ecosystem. We think we have identified some winners. Fingers crossed. View in LinkedIn

PESSIMISM IS TOXIC" "" "Pessimism and extreme modesty are old Catalan traits. Modest denies legitimate ambition. I see a new generation of Catalan entrepreneurs who are overcoming that. Pessimism must simply be ignored and countered by action. View in LinkedIn

FEAR OF FAILURE" "" "This trait is European for sure. It inhibits risk-taking. Risk is at the very heart of being an entrepreneur. No risk, no great transformative gain. Learn from America that you can learn from mistakes, and get back in a horse that threw you. View in LinkedIn