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The ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute and the ESADE Alumni Business Angels Club have launched a new series of meetings called, Last Thursday. Their aim is to encourage networking opportunities between entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, others involved in entrepreneurial efforts, faculty, business plan sponsors and students. Last Thursday will be the ideal platform in which to exchange ideas, share experiences and foment new business opportunities, all over an informal drink.
Press note in La Vanguardia.com (29/06/11)
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With the collaboration of
We look forward to seeing you on 31st May 2012 at 6.30 pm at the Hotel Madarín Oriental
Passeig de Gràcia, 38-40 / 08007 Barcelona (Diputació / Consell de Cent)
SABA Parquing on Passeig de Gràcia / Diputació.
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06:30 - 08:00 Networking in The Banker's Bar - Hotel Mandarín
08:00 - 08:45 Chat with Luke Miller (MBA 2009), Co-Founder of Offset Options, he will discus about founding an environmental I.T. company with fellow ESADE MBA's in Barcelona. Luke will outline some of the pros and cons of being a Spanish startup and building a client base across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Offset Options is one of the first Spanish companies to join the Seedcamp portfolio in London and now has provided millions of environmental data points for its partners in Travel, Events and Logistics. Prior to founding Offset Options, Luke worked for Tesco and the Royal Bank of Scotland in the UK, and for United Nations projects in Mongolia.
08:45 - ... Networking
This event will be held in English
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Be sure to reserve the last Thursday of every month on your calendar!
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26th April 2012:
Maite Barrera (Lic&MBA 98), Founding Partner at BlueCap, discussed her experiences as an entrepreneur at the helm of a strategic consulting firm that guides executives at financial institutions and has become a point of reference in the industry
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26th January 2012:
Blair MacLaren (MBA 07), partner of Active Venture Partners, explained his experience in mergers, acquisitions and venture capital operations. As a partner in the private equity manager, has managed several investments and divestments in early stage technology companies in Spain and Europe. Prior to joining Active Venture Partners, Blair worked as a commercial lawyer in the UK, advising start-ups, SMEs and large.
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24th November 2011:
Jacinto Roca (Lic & MBA 99), co-founder of Wuaki.tv, company financed by ESADEBAN. Jacinto explained how the idea of replicating the model of online video store Netflix is developing with great success in USA; how they developed the process of creating and funding through the network of various ESADE Business Angels and other Business Angels; and how they have raised potential growth and new rounds of investment. Jacinto Roca has previous experience Diamong Cluster, Nauta Capital and also has been founder of Accura Wellness Center..
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27th October 2011:
Paco López (Lic&MBA 76), is the Founding Partner and Promoter of the publishing house Libros de Cabecera, which specializes in business-related books and Mar Galtés, journalist of the economy section of the La Vanguardia newspaper and writer presented the book AVENTURAS DE EMPRENDEDORES. 57 historias de creatividad y valentía en la empresa published by Libros de Cabecera. They told us the reasons behind this book and their experiences during interviews with the featured entrepreneurs, the experiences of Paco López as entrepreneur and as investor, the experience of Mar Galtés as journalist of entrepreneurs and business. |
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29th September 2011:
Joan Margenat (PT MBA '04), founder of Plan B!, shared his experience in the creation of Weekendesk Iberia, the company that introduced Bongo and was subsequently acquired by Smart & Co, which changed the brand name to Smartbox. Mr. Margenat also discussed the company's financing, its rapid growth process, the reasons for its subsequent sale, and the creation of a new brand: Plan B! Smartbox and PlanB! are the two leading brands in the sector. |
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30th June 2011:
José Manuel Villanueva (ADE Lic&MBA 99), founding partner of Privalia. Privalia is a private online club, which offers its members top brands with discounts of up to 70%. In just three years, has managed to become an international benchmark of online sales and over 5 million people already rely on this high-growth company to shop online.
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26th May 2011
Jöel Jean-Mairet, partner at Ysios Capital Partners SGECR, S.A., an independent company that manages venture-capital firms and is registered with the Spanish Securities and Investments Board. Ysios Capital Partners invests in business projects related to innovation in the health field (life science and healthcare). The company currently manages Ysios BioFund I, valued at 69 million euros. Its objective is to create value by helping entrepreneurs and business owners to meet the challenge of transforming scientific knowledge into successful companies. |
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28th April 2011
Jordi Alegre, investment director of Miura Private Equity, a venture capital firm focused primarily on the acquisition of stakes in small and medium enterprises in Spain and Portugal. In reference to his company, Mr Julià talk about: how they carry out venture capital operations; how they help investee companies; how to become the ideal partner for entrepreneurs and executives seeking an active, flexible and committed investor; how they support management teams in areas such as defining the company’s strategy and business development, and optimising operations and funding. |
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31st March 2011
Vicente Arias, founder of SeedRocket and Offerum explained how SeedRocket is an innovative and private venture for entrepreneurs with technology-based projects through which they can get funding, training and support. Likewise, he also explained how he founded Offertum, a company created in early 2010, offering service to promote events and leisure activities with significant discounts through group purchasing, and in less than a year it has 70 employees.
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24th Febreruary 2011
Michael Goldenberg, Partner and Managing Director of Value Retail Management Spain S.L. and Corporate Director of Value Retail Group. He explained us their project in retail: La Roca Village -Barcelona-, Las Rozas Village -Madrid-, La Vallé Village -París-, Bicester Village -London-, ... |
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27th January 2011
Pere Costa (Lic&MBA 82), Founder, Bicentury and Bionatur Biotechnologies. He explained us the startup of Bicentury, its subsequent sale and his current project: Bionatur Biotechnologies. |
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25th November 2010
Mikel Lasa, General Director of KIC-InnoEnergy Iberia, and Elena Bou, Head KIC InnoEnergy-ESADE and Associate Professor of the Dept. of Operations Management and Innovation of ESADE explaines us this European initiative, their relation with ESADE, their staff, how to collaborate with them and their plans to launch an incubator for Cleantech businesses in ESADE Creapolis. |
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28th October 2010
Miguel Bonachera (MBA 07), Founder and CEO&CFO, AB-Biotics. He explained us the startup of this biotech company, how they got business angels financing and finally their recent IPO last July in the alternative stock exchange (MAB).
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