Month: September 2022

TTOs NEED SUPPORT" "" "Many Catalan TTOs are underfunded and understaffed, and under-experienced. We need to support any initiatives to help these technology gatekeepers create more licenses with modern terms. Bad licenses kill deals. View in LinkedIn

SAFE AND POC I PIC IS NOT ENOUGH" "" "I see some tech promotors focusing on small near to market companies. This may make them a ROI, but will not be the next Google for Catalonia. We need to take big risks to find disruptive technologies and opportunities. View in LinkedIn

WE NEED THE NEXT GOOGLE IN CATALONIA" "" "The best investment example in the US is DARPA, the high-risk, high-return military technology investor who only expects a 10% success rate. We need early-stage risk capital to light a bomb. View in LinkedIn

WE NEED TO CREATE A BARCELONA SILICON VALLEY" "" "It will not be the same. But the ingredients are here. And many brave souls have spent 15 years getting us to this point. Upon their shoulders, the next level must rise. View in LinkedIn

KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY EXPERIMENT IN PERIL" "" "I am a huge supporter of this social experiment. But unless we act at scale, with speed, the Crisis will snuff out the promising crop of young companies. They need big quick education on sustainable and targeted internationalization. View in LinkedIn

LARGE WORKSHOPS FOR BD" "" "Catalan companies need to take BD workshops to learn how to find their international partners to fund their technology in Barcelona. As coffers drain, time is running out. This is the Survival of the Fittest. View in LinkedIn

ACADEMIC CEOs" "" "Most Catalan tech companies spun out of research centers with academic CEOs with no commercial experience. This is why we are good at R but not D. Mentors can significantly help these young entrepreneurs. View in LinkedIn

THE BARCELONA KEY INITIATIVE" "" "The Barcelona Knowledge Economy Yard project by Miquel Barceló is a very exciting addition to our community, bringing international innovators to Barcelona to create a critical mass rather like a mini-Google Campus. Get involved. View in LinkedIn

VISIT SILICON ROUNDABOUT IN LONDON" "" "Very shortly, we visit London's Tech City, with the Innovation Warehouse, and Google Campus, with our Chairman Oliver Rothschild, to learn from that model. I also spend at least a week per quarter in Silicon Valley CA, keeping current. View in LinkedIn

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE" "" "Today, tech companies face intense competition worldwide. There is not the luxury of taking time. Every day lost is some competitor's gain, and no amount of money will buy that back again. View in LinkedIn