Aún cuando nos encontramos en la recta final del 1er
Tetuan Valley Startup School , y los
equipos están trabajando en sus prototipos y primeros planes de negocio, los equipos siguen publicando posts interesantes sobre lo que les inquieta. Aquí os ponemos unos extractos de sus posts:
Back to School: one step forward;
Emilio González and
Paco Fernandez;
azenikThe
need for a change..is not unusual...people are looking forward and have a real wish to
work in something not only different or more creative, but also
in a totally different way: they want to be entrepreneurs...Once accommodated, our life becomes all about postponing...finding an initiative like TetuanValley Startup School has been a key factor in the decision process. When it seemed safe not to move on, here we go again!...this is a world plenty of big dangers and big opportunities but more than ever the input from other start-ups initiatives with young people and fresh ideas is encouraging....
Never been back to school was so appealing. We have been pushed to think again. No doubt, we forecast some exciting out coming weeks.
Think BIG, think different;
Luis Sánchez and
Germán Retamosa;
TinkSecurityOne of the biggest advices an entrepreneur can get is just a two words statement:
"think BIG". These words aim to motivate yourself beyond your psychological bounds, it's not just a sentence it's more than that it's a way-of-life...Therefore if you can do it,
you can do it better, and eventually if you do it better you will succeed, and that's what start-ups are all about...However, thinking big is not enough, and that's a fact when talking about the creation of a start-up...The market is over saturated, each day hundreds of companies are born worldwide and
you have to compete with them, and most likely you will lose against them if you don't make things different...
"Innovation is the ability to see changes as an opportunity, not a threat".
The 48 hours day;
Abel Muiño;
Triptance.com...I recall saying many times that I do not have time for that before. But the fast pace of the Startup School has forced me to pack more tasks in the same time. How is that possible? Because I
had the time. But not the will, or the right priorities...
Breaking tasks in small pieces helps into getting in a state of flow where productivity is increased. Even better, finishing a task is rewarding and somewhat liberating since is one less thing you have to do...Do not procrastinate. Do small things and never leave them unfinished...
The best way to predict the future is to invent it;
Hector Criado and
Fernando Alonso;
SolARSince 90's, European countries has taken the lead in renewable energies...President Obama's Administration has waken up America, and give a new momentum to R&D in Greentech and renewable energies...The interest about this kind of energy is plausible if we see the list of the 10 Largest Venture Capital Investments in the U.S. in 2008, where we can see that 6 of them were in solar energy startups... Although environmental issues have become more important, the key factor is that solar energy will reach the grid parity on a really short term...And the second best way (to predict the future) is to finance it.
Confidence and Reliability;
Emilio González and
Paco Fernández;
azenikEveryone knows only a few years ago we were able to live without mobiles and E-mail. Companies had to wait several days to get some files sent by courier. Notebooks, Blackberries, Twitter, blogs, Web 2.0, virtualization tools didn’t exist...In the last years, the
Internet and Web 2.0 has been a real revolution. A lot of technology resources are available to everyone. The point is, how to know about them, and how to find the
right-useful solution easy and quick....We consider
confidence and reliability as key factors both in business and private life...
Zappos: The art of company culture;
Antonio Melé;
Reutiliza.meZappos is a online footwear company that has become a
leader by its unique company culture. The way Zappos treats not only their customers but also their employees and vendors it's very inspiring to any startup.... The difference at Zappos is this is not just a list. The
core values are really important to all employees and they care for their customers A LOT... The
hiring process at Zappos is
really important for that: It includes special interviews by the HR department that are only related to culture fit...Zappos is an incredible example of how to create a team of passionate people who give the best of themselves by commiting to the company's core values.
This shows us the importance of creating and preserving a unique company culture in which all team members believe.
The pain is... investing in Spain;
Manuel Gil and
Angela Ramirez;
e-assistenzalegaleSpain, a developed country with one largest economies in the world, appears in
position 62 in the “
Ease of Doing Business” Ranking...
Spain will have
economic difficulties for a long period of time (beyond 2010), if it is doesn’t make a
deep restructure of its economy in terms of budget, expenses and competitiveness among other areas...
relevant to Spanish start ups and entrepreneurs?...Today
Spain ranks in the position
#146 in the “Starting a business indicator”!!...
Pair Programming: No more lone cowboys;
Alex Recarey and
Tony Martín; TherapeersI have to admit I was
skeptical about pair programing when I first heard about it. Two people, and only one writing code? It seems like a terrible idea to me,
cut your productivity in half before you've even started!...part of the problem is the "
lone cowboy coder" syndrome...Boy,
was I wrong...It's
by no means easy. You need to trust and have a good relationship with the person you pair program with, but in a startup, well, you're already married to your partners!... You code
faster, you maintain
concentration much easier, you code is much
better quality, bugs are easier to find and quash...In fact, we've gotten so used to pair programming that when we can't be together we try to use VNC or other means to keep in touch. If that's impossible then I can assure you that you feel the loss...
