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The multimillionnaire business behind bots: Silicon Valley’s new obsession
Silicon Valley’s new generations bet for a different system of interaction: bots. It's possible to order lunch, ask for a taxi or communicate with your work colleages thanks to the intelligent virtual assistants that live in chats and respond to text orders from users, connecting to other services to satisfy their needs. They eliminate the need to continuously change app, or of having the screen of your smartphone filled with them.
Future unicorns: the ten startups with most chances of becoming part of the select 1000 million club
Experts and analysts speculate to determine which startups will reach the desired limit of 1000 Million Dollars during this year. Names as Cyanogen, 3d Robotics and the Spanish app Wallapop are among the favourites.
3 key learnings from being part of a multicultural founding team
Do you take part in a multicultural business? Know the advantages you can bring from a great communication environment and incorporate them into your startup.
Q&A with Michael Pryor, CEO of TRELLO about their product and their launch in Spain
We interview the CEO of Trello to know more about their origins, how did they scale up to so many zillions of users and about the motivations of targeting Spain.
Q&A: Ignacio Vilela talks about Startcaps Ventures, a SF-based microVC with Spanish origins
We sat down with Ignacio Vilela, founding partner of Startcaps Ventures, to talk about his firm's origins and his view on the Spanish startup ecosystem.
Q&A with Juan Margenat: building companies and investing from Barcelona
We sat down with Juan Margenat to talk about the investment landscape in Spain and the challenges they've faced as they continue to build Marfeel from Barcelona.
How to talk like a startup investor
If you're an investor interested in startups, check this post on how to talk like a startup investor and do well in your network.
Q&A with Rodrigo MartÃnez: Point Nine Capital, angel-VCs and Berlin’s ecosystem
We sat down with Rodrigo MartÃnez from Point Nine Capital to talk about the history of the angel-VC fund, what they look for in startups and the evolution of Berlin's startup ecosystem.
The Spanish startup ecosystem in Q4 2014: €77M raised (+315% YoY)
This is our investment report for the fourth quarter of 2014, which closes a great year for Spanish startups and investors with notable investment deals and exits.
Software patents in Europe: how do they affect startups?
Software patents continue to be enforced by shadow companies in an effort to make money out of nothing. However, what's the situation in Europe? How do software patents affect startups?