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Good morning, everyone! Ready for another amazing week? This past week has been awesome! We had Chris, our beloved co-founder in Madrid, so we took him out for beers. :P We joined with the Tetuan Valley crew, a bunch of startup friends and we had an amazing night! Thank you all for coming, I had a lot of fun!Apart from that, this week I’ve been working hard on my own startup, Press42 to get a prototype ready for LeWeb. Yeah, I’ll be there this year too, so if any of you are going, do ping me. :) I would love to meet you!Some interesting posts from this week, 7 tips on how to get acquired. For those of you starting to look for Christmas gifts, here is a bad ass one, the Twine! (btw, I want a couple!). For those of you in the blogger arena, Om just wrote his reflections after 10 years of blogging (some interesting graphs there) and finally, startups and virality, take a look at the Pinterest story.Before we get into the events, I wanted to thank a lot of you for the kind words I’ve been getting these pasts weeks. Many of you have found interesting people at the events or had a great time at specific events. I’m super happy about that! That’s what the digest is for so I’m very glad! So let’s keep it coming! Events powa!

 

 

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iOs Bootcamp (Spanish)
When: Mon Nov 28, 6:00pm
Where: EOI, Avenida Gregorio del Amo, 6, Madrid

My good friend from betabeers kick this new event with my friend @filito from MiNube. He’ll be teaching some iOS coding 101 classes. If you want to learn, this is a great opportunity!

Conferencia startups esade (Spanish)
When: Wed Nov 30, 5:30pm
Where: Fundación Rafael del Pino, c/Rafael Calvo, 39 Madrid

Bunch of talks organized by ESADE. This first one counts with quite a lineup, including Jesús Encinar from Idealista or Gustavo García from Buyvip.

 

Hacks & Hackers (Spanish)
When: Wed Nov 30, 7:30pm
Where: GarAJE (Matilde Diaz, 11 Madrid)

Meeting point between journalists and developers. A place where they’ll share their knowledge. To be honest, I would love to swing by this one but I have another event at 7pm. :( It’s a very new meetup so I’m rather curious.

 

Congreso Iniciador (Spanish)
When: Thurs Dec 1, 9:30am
Where: Auditorio del rectorado de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. C/ Tulipán s/n. Móstoles. Madrid

Our friends from Iniciador organized their II congress this week. Some interesting talks if you care to stop by.

 

Women 2.0 Founder Friday Madrid
When: Fri Dec 2, 6:00pm
Where: The Gin Room, Academia, 7. Madrid

This event is quite unusual, but very needed. Want to find and talk to other founders? Maybe even find a co-founder? This is a great place to start!

 

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Hello startups! I’m finally back in Madrid after a very busy week! I was in Pamplona giving a Scrum course and then the weekend in Porto for the Startup Pirates Battle, an amazing team pushing for a greater startup community in Portugal.It’s been a very interesting experience because sometimes we talk about the startup community across Europe but we forget that each country, each city within a country has its own challenges. For example, I learned that Portugal has a lot of talent (I already knew that but it was good to experience it again) but very few startups. Most students have no desire to do a startup and the few tech companies that are there have a hard issue finding funding. Especially shocking is the lack of private funding. Mostly all money comes from either the government or European funds.Thankfully, this is changing and there are a bunch of guys pushing for change. On one side you have the Pirates, with members pushing TEDx events or Sandbox Network events across the country. On the other side, you see guys like Diamantino Costa, Chairman at Critical Software and general partner at Critical Ventures, one of the most successful tech companies in Portugal that is trying to fund tech projects not only in Portugal but across Europe.

Anyways, going back to Spain and Madrid in particular, we have one hell of a week! FICOD is here and we’ll have some amazing speakers coming in, including Tim O’Reilly, Gary Vaynerchuck or our beloved co-founder Chris McCann. :D So definitely check it out! Here we go!

 

 

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FICOD (Spanish/English)
When: Tues Nov 22, 9:00am – Thur Nov 24
Where: Palacio de Congresos, Madrid

Definitely the must-go event of the week. Literally everybody will attend, ranging from investors to all of the most rperesentative entrepreneurs from Spain and several cool US friends (Tim O’Reilly, Gary Vaynerchuck, Chris McCann, etc.).
 
Inspirational 2011 (Spanish/English)
When: Wed Nov 23, 8:30am
Where: Palacio Duques de Pastrana, Madrid

The only event dedicated entirely to advertising and digital communication in Spain, there are some interesting talks here too. They’re a little unlike because they fight against FICOD for the timeslot but some impressive speakers here.

 

Founder Meet (FICOD) (Spanish)
When: Thur Nov 24, 11:00am – 1:00pm
Where: Palacio de Congresos,Madrid

While inside FICOD, I wanted to mark this event because I think it’s badly needed. Founder Meet is a speed dating event between founders so that you can find a co-founder or partner to help you with your project. It’s a very neat idea that I’m sure is going to be helpful to plenty of people.

 

iWeekend Universidad Madrid (Spanish)
When: Fri Nov 25, 12:00am
Where: Edificio Telefónica, Calle Gran Vía 28, Madrid

iWeekend comes back this next weekend! With a target of capturing the imagination of our students, I’m sure they’ll make a splash and uncover some entrepreneurs within the students.

 

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Hi people! How has your week been? I’m back from an amazing Barcelona Scrum Week. Super tired, but excited! Lots of great ideas. We managed to get some swag shirts from the guys at RunRoom (also know as runrun; yeah, our English accent sucks. :P).The corporate culture talk we gave was a blast and we had a lot of fun giving it. This week I’ll also be away from Madrid, but on a fun trip to Porto for the Startup Pirates Battle! I’ll be talking with startups there ,so if you’re one of them, ping me in advance. ;)As I’ve been doing previous weeks, here’s some interesting news of the week. First, 17 ways to persuade people is an amazing post on tips and tricks with their corresponding scientific base that you can use when giving a talk. Amazingly, swearing is great for talks! (Yay! I knew it!). Another of my favourite posts this week comes from my good friend Paul, talking about why startups should use English always, no exception. It’s definitely a must read that also has some great links.

This week Mini Seedcamp is happening in Barcelona; if you happen to be around the area, do drop by and try to sneak in cause it’s probably worth it.

Ok, so off we go. Let’s kick it with this week’s events. Wooohoooo!

 

 

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V Congreso periodismo en red (Spanish)
When: Tues Nov 15, 8:30am – Wed Nov 16 7:00pm
Where: Fac. de CC de la Información, Av. Complutense (Metro Ciudad Universitaria). Madrid

If, like me, you work with the media, this might be an interesting event to attend. Plenty of media people will be here, from Vocento to 20 Minutos, RTVE, etc.

Mobile Web Development (Spanish)
When: Tues Nov 15, 7:00pm
Where: CAMON, Plaza de Moncloa, 1, Madrid

If you want to learn how to do mobile development, this is a great event to start with. They’ll talk about the theory on how to build apps and will walk through a real-life case.

 

Iniciador (Spanish)
When: Wed Nov 16, 7:00pm
Where: GarAJE. c/ Matilde Díez 11, Madrid

How to be startup from the music is the theme for this month’s talk. Amazing line-up, Aviador Dro, Electric Nana and Pelacha, moderated by Sebas Muriel, VP of corporate Affairs at Tuenti. If you love music, this is the must go event of the week!

 

I Jornada Estatal RITSI (Spanish)
When: Thurs Nov 17, 12:00am
Where: Universidad de Alcalá,Madrid

Meeting for Computer Science students on Agile Methodologies and Cloud computing with talks from the major tech companies in Spain, Microsoft, Indra, Cisco or Tuenti. Not sure what they’ll talk about or even if it’s worth it, but if you’re looking for a job, this is probably a great place to get onto the recruiters’ radars. :P (that’s if you want to work there, hehe).

 

DevOps: HAProxy (Spanish)
When: Thurs Nov 17, 7:30pm
Where: Oficinas de Tuenti, Plaza de las Cortes 2, planta 4, Madrid

My good friend Ricardo will go all ninja on you and he will explain how Tuenti does load balancing with HAProxy.

 

Foro BAN Madri+d (Spanish)
When: Fri Nov 18, 9:30am
Where: Salón de Actos de PromoMadrid. Suero de Quiñones, 34. Madrid

And on the investor side, you can check out the Madrid Business Angel investor forum that will be held this week. It tends to be pretty large, but it might be a good experience to check how startups pitch there and what questions fly around.

 

 

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Hi guys! How was your week? Hope that it was better than mine. It was a crazy week with the couple of talks that I gave. A lot of people are trying to add their effort to support and grow the entrepreneurial community in Spain and that’s awesome!This week there is one event that’s very special to me, the 5th edition of the Tetuan Valley Startup Schoolkick off. If you’re a startup and need some help, this is one of the best programs to attend in Spain right now. (Disclaimer: I was one of the cofounders, although I don’t work there anymore.)Anyway, so after being kicked around at Aikido this weekend (yeah I know, I have little time but I still manage to get myself kicked around :P), let’s move on to the events! Yeahh! As always, if you want your event featured on the digest, just shoot me an email. (Remember: I only cover Madrid and we also have a Barcelona digest.)

 

 

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Keiretsu Forum Madrid (Spanish – Invitation only)
When: Tues Oct 25, 5:00pm
Where: CaixaForum Madrid. Paseo del Prado 36. Madrid

For those of you that don’t know Keiretsu Forum, it’s one of the largest business angels networks worldwide. The Spanish chapter operates in Madrid and Barcelona. Although it’s by invitation only, I wanted to mention it because if you’re a startup looking for investment, this is one place you need to try and get in. Not a whole lot of investment going on though, but it’s definitely worth knowing it.
Madrid Nightowls @ Ciball (Spanish)
When: Tues Oct 25, 10:00pm
Where: Sala Ciball. Corredera Baja de San Pablo,41, Madrid

And night owls strikes again! If you’re a late coder (like many of us), it’s a neat event to check out. I must say I definitely need to go one of these days.

 

Ecommretail Madrid (Spanish)
When: Wed Oct 26, 12:00am
Where: IFEMA,Madrid

And continuing with last week’s e-commerce fever, Ecommretail comes to Madrid with plenty of talks and round tables. If your startup is in this space, you definitely need to check it out.

 

Web. La Conversación (Spanish)
When: Wed Oct 26, 9:30am
Where: Fundación Alfonso Martín Escudero. Av del Brasil, 30, Madrid

Our good friend Octavio organizes, once more, this event to talk about the state of blogs and the web in general. Hyperdemocracy, the future of ecommerce or apps ecosystem and economy are some of the themes they’ll talk about.

 

Iniciador Workshop: “emprender = vender” (Spanish)
When: Wed Oct 26, 5:00pm
Where: Utopi_US, Madrid

Do you know how to sell your startup? Well, Jose Manuel Vega will walk you through different tips on how to do a better job at it, how to do pricing strategies, etc.

 

Social Entrepreneurship – Breaking New Grounds (English – Only for Hub members)
When: Wed Oct 26, 8:00pm
Where: The Hub Madrid. C/ Gobernador, 26, Madrid

Presentation by Caroline Casey, Social Entrepreneur and Founder of Kanchi. Beware this event is only for The Hub members.

 

Business Plan Seminar (Spanish)
When: Thurs Oct 27, 6:00pm
Where: Casa de baños. C/ Bravo Murillo, 133 (Entrada C/ Juan Pantoja). Madrid

Our good friend Wilhelm Lappe will be giving a short intro on how to write a business plan. For those of you that have never done one of those, it’s a good opportunity to learn a little bit about how you do it.

 

BetaBeers (Spanish)
When: Thurs Oct 27, 7:00pm
Where: EOI – Avenida Gregorio del Amo, 6, Madrid

Our monthly event for web devs and mobile devs. This month a very nice project from Diego Mariño, Ducksboard — a project I’ve been using for quite some time and must say I love.

 

 

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Heya startupers!How are things going guys? I had a rather moved week. As I told you guys, I was at e-nnovation conference where I got to assist many startup-related events, including Startup Weekend Poznan and the Startup competition at e-nnovation. The SW winners was a rather cool startup named Kidd.ly, that helps parents set goals to their children, while the e-nnovation winner was supermama.me, a team from Startupbootcamp, but with a rather odd configuration, two women coming out of Egypt — something which is pretty amazing and I’m hoping to see again. Just for the record, there was also a cool Spanish team participating in the final round, libertexto.org. It was a pretty international crew.

I was also part of a very interesting panel on investment across Europe where we talked about how important it is to, not only create local tech hubs where people can meet, but interconnect them with others across the world. Would love to know your take on the local tech hub thing if you care to share. :)

And now, let’s kick it with our weekly events, this week is all about e-commerce in Madrid, so be ready to rumble if you like that space (Btw, 40 digests for Madrid, weheeee. We’re getting old. :P).

 

 

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BetaBeers workshop: Django (Spanish)

When: Mon Oct 17, 7:00pm

Where: Vivero de Empresas Puente de Vallecas (La Diligencia, 9)

Proud of my kids, Antonio, Miguel and Javier. All of them, alumni from Tetuan Valley, will be giving a workshop on django. So if you’re into python, it’s a cool place to start the week.

Malcom – Mobivery (Spanish)

When: Tues Oct 18, 9:40am

Where: Studio Pradillo 54, c/Pradillo 54, Nave F, Madrid

Mobivery, the guys behind some really cool mobile services, are about to launch their new secret weapon, Malcom, a real-time platform for mobile apps. Come to their launch event and learn more about it. Some very interesting round tables indeed with a couple of business cases.

ADWE: Potencia tu web con APIs (Spanish)

When: Tues Oct 18, 7:00pm

Where: CAMON – Plaza de Moncloa, 1 Madrid

Another one of my former students at Tetuan Valley. This time, Miguel will be talking about what’s an API and how to use them. He’s quite an accomplished nerd, so definitely check it out. ;)

Especial Iniciador: comercio electrónico (Spanish)

When: Tues Oct 18, 7:00pm

Where: garAJE, c/Matilde Díez 11, Madrid

Ecommerce round table with people from Mumumio, Brainsins, grupo Boyacá and Hermeneus. They’ll talk about their different points of view when it comes to e-commerce.

Investor Readyness: emprendedores en serie que se convierten en inversores (Spanish)

When: Tues Oct 18, 7:00pm

Where: The Hub Madrid, C/ Gobernador, 26, Madrid

This is definitely one of the “must go” events this week. Just for the fact you’ll have Luis Martín Cabiedes as a speaker — good friend but definitely one of the best Business Angels in Spain — it’s a must.

Iniciador (Spanish)

When: Wed Oct 19, 6:30pm

Where: Núcleo de conexión de los pabellones 7 y 9 de IFEMA, Espacio Fruit fusión

Special edition focused around starting up in the restaurant and food industry.

Encuentro emprendedores Rafael del Pino (Spanish)

When: Wed Oct 19, 7:00pm

Where: Calle Rafael Calvo, 39. Madrid. Fundación Rafael del Pino

Bill Drayton, founder and president of Ashoka and winner of the Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Cooperación Internacional 2011, will talk about the keys of an entrepreneuer society. Also on stage, Antonio Garrigues and Zaryn Dentzel, CEO of Tuenti.

Kick Off EEC’11

When: Wed Oct 19, 7:00pm

Where: Cines Callao, Plaza Callao, 3, Madrid

Speed dating for startups. Twelve startups will do a fast pitch of their projects. Come and join them if you want to get a glimpse (my beloved Timpik will be presenting, so a good opportunity to see how bad ass they are).

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Greatings from Poland!I’m off for the e-nnovationconference in Poznan with a bunch of other entrepreneurs. If u haven’t been to Poland, I highly recommend it. One of the main themes we’ve seen here today is the lack of English usage of many startups when pitching. We saw 18 startups, out of them, only 4 did a presentation in English (including the winner, Kiddly). I say this because in Madrid, few events are done in English and while some people will object, I think it’s a wise idea so you can make your event more accessible (although in Spain you’ll probably get less people).Also, just wanted to remember Steve. I think that, even though most of us knew he was very sick, it’s a shock knowing he’s gone. Just as a tribute, I would love to share a video most of you have seen. If not, check it out as it’s something every entrepreneur, heck, every human being, should watch.

 

 

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Night Owls is back again. Seems it’s well and alive! Wanna stay up all night coding with friends? This is the event to go to.

 

The Python SIG will be meeting to talk about PirannaFS and to give feedback on any python project people want to share. Might be a good place to look for a co-founder.

 

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Morning, startupers! Hope you guys had a great weekend. I sure did! Plenty of events this week, so let’s get started! Hey, just in case, a good friend lent me the 37 Signals book, Rework, which I’m planning on reading very soon. He told me it’s brilliant and I do trust him very much (He was the first to point me to Maverik, which is a bible for me), so check it out too! :) Also, as a heads up, this next weekend the guys at Agile Spain are bringing Barcamp Spainto Seville. While it’s not Madrid, if you’re around Seville, it’s definitely worth swinging by. Now back to Madrid, let’s kick it guys!

 

 

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I’m a huge Neuroscience fan, and Neuromarketing is one of my favourite subjects too, so I think it’s a great opportunity to learn some brain tricks to sell more ;) Do register because space is limited.

 

The SIMO network is here. By far, one of the most popular IT events in Spain. It’s been under heavy format rework for this past year. Hopefully this year it’s better.

 

The second edition of this event is back. If you’re into Twitter and want to check the local scene, it’s a good place to start.

 

TEDx strikes Madrid again, this time with the xSol guys. Smaller than its bigger brother, but with some very interesting speakers. Do check the streaming as, like usual, invitations flew. :(

 

The guys at Agile Spain want to have a distended discussion on what makes good programmers. Definitely a good recipe for an uber flame war, hehe, so definitely fun. :P

 

Doing battledecks is always hard, but doing a battle of battledecks between several startup organizations is even harder. Definitely going to be fun too.

 

If you’re into the education space, it seems like an interesting event. Some government talks but others that look interesting.

 

NFC, QRs and mobile payments will be the center of this event. Check it out.

 

As usual, Betabeers is back one more month. A place to showcase your project, open space and then some beers.

 

 

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Hi ho! How is everyone today? Hope you guys had a great weekend! I had one hell of a crazy week myself (in the stressful sense of it :P). I have to say, one of the highlights of the week was TEDxMadrid though. I was very impressed with the show they displayed. Everything went down perfect. Great talks and a great environment. For those that couldn’t attend, I’ll leave you with one of the videos that was shown during the TEDx here. It’s a mind blowing video and I’m sure will cheer your week. :)Investor Day from Startup Bootcamp Madrid was a great event with nine startups rocking on stage (Disclosure: I was one of the mentors to introduce one of the teams on stage so I might be biased :P). But I just wanted to say, hey, it’s Spain and we’re kicking it with International Investor days. Much to learn and much to do yet, but the startup scene seems busier than ever. Keep pushing guys!Off to our weekly events. This week is crazy with them.

 

 

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This event talks about apps and it’s on its second edition. This time they’ll have several speakers, among them, Lutz Emmerich, Spotify’s country manager for Spain. It’s probably worth checking out for any app developer!

For any of you deep into the social media space, looks like an interesting event with several tracks about social media strategy, ROI in social media and more.

Again, kind of a niche event for people in social media and tourism: Juanma González responsible for communities and media for the Paradores, and Mauricio Adalid, communication branding and PR for Room Mate Hotels will be the speakers.

The first Night Owls Madrid is here! I must say I’m very intrigued by this event. It’s bascially, we meet at 10pm and we’ll work until 4am on our stuff. Seems to me a nice hacker meetup, like in the old times. ;)

Definitely an interesting event if you’re a startup trying to sell SaaS or Sharing/Collaborating services to corporations. Probably a good place to network with future customers.

A very interesting workshop that I’m sure many people should definitely take. :P Many times, a good presentation is the difference between raising money or not.

Advanced course on GWT and App Engine. You need some previous experience.

HTML5 Hackathon party! Seems they still have some free tickets. It’s going to run during the whole weekend so be prepared for some intense hacking time. :)

 

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Good morning, startupers!So, I’m back from my short vacation, full of energy and ready to rumble! :D First off, an announcement that if you’re in Barcelona, we just launched a Barcelona Digest! Check it out! By the way, The Lean Startup book from Eric Riesis already out! It’s a must read if you’re into startups, so that’s my recommendation for this week. I haven’t said this in some time but guys, we’re kicking ass, the Madrid Digest is growing like mad. We have more people than many other cities, so my BIG thanks to all of you that follow it. As usual, feel free to email me if you want your event in the digest (and it meet the standards: it’s for startups and it’s in Madrid :P). Finally, I got amazing emails for the “Startups 101 course for non-tech cofounders.” I’ll start planning it and will look for a place to hold it sometime in October, so stay tuned. :D Thanks all for your feedback! Now, let’s kick it! Yeaaaah!

 

 

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Netday
When: Mon Sept 19, 7:30pm
Where: Sony Store Madrid. Calle de Serrano, 12

The DJ and music producer Carlos Jean from Plan B will be telling his story. While this isn’t a strictly startup related story, it’s the story of an entrepreneur that is killing the charts with his new project, Plan B, the democratization of music composing.

The guys at Betabeers keep pushing the dev scene in Madrid with a workshop on iOS Development. Definitely a must go if you want to learn about it. They haven’t published more info yet so stay tuned on their website.

Iñaki Arrola, one of the most well-known entrepreneurs in Spain and founder of Coches.com, will be giving a talk at the Top Entrepreneur event organized by my good friends from Madrid Emprende.

This is a very interesting event because it’s not usual to see the legal aspects of setting up and e-commerce, especially in Spain. Must check for e-Commerce people.

You can check out what the 10 SBC MAD teams have done during this 3 months. It’s going to be epic, and the first time we have a 3-month accelerator batch coming out in Spain, so you should definitely check it out and fast as the event is invite only and tickets are running out FAST.

Want to learn about Mobile analytics and mobile optimization? Then this is your event. Jacobo Ponte, director for Mobility at Grupo Vocento, will be leading the talk.

Finally, but not least, TEDxMad is back! Really looking forward to this one. Design for social is the theme and it’s definitely going to rock. Tickets are unfortunately sold out but you can check the live feed from the web. If anyone is coming, do let me know as I’ll be around :)

 

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Hi everyone!

How has your week been? I can’t complain, writing this from Minorca — yeah I know, hehe. So this week I’ve been thinking about a project I wanted to do some time ago but that got lost at some point. I want to do a “Startups 101 for Non-Tech Co-Founders” course. The idea is to teach a workshop for non-tech co-founders where we show how to build a web app. The idea isn’t to train them as developers, but to show what a web server is, how to set it up, what is HTML, js, what a database is, how to use it and how to code some basic php to glue it all together into a functional web app (hello worlds are lame). The workshop would be done in Madrid so if you are around and might be interested, please drop me a line and give me your input :) Now, off we go to the startup week we have ahead!

 

 

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PinkSlipParty
When: Monday, 12 Sep, 7pm – 9pm
Where: utopic_us, c/ concepcion jeronimo

This time they’ll talk about how to find a job in the current unstable situation, especially in Spain. It might be interesting to listen to tips on how to change jobs or similar things. You can always start your own startup. ;)

Premios Bitacoras
When: Monday, 12 Sep, 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: La Casa Encendida, Ronda de Valencia 2, Madrid

One more year the VII Edition of this famous contest comes to the city. A definitely must-stop event for anyone in the blogosfere in Spain.

First Tuesday Madrid
When: Tuesday, 13 Sep, 7:30pm
Where: Sala Lemon, Av. Brasil 5, Madrid

This new edition brings us one of the coolest entrepreneurs in the media space in Madrid, Jaime Estevez, CEO of Agora News. It’s definitely a must-see talk; I’ve had the pleasure of seeing him several times on stage and trust me, his story rocks!

Iniciador Madrid
When: Wednesday, 14 Sep, 7pm
Where: CIBBVA, plaza de Santa Barbara 2, Madrid

The guys behind sindelantal.com will be the speakers. A very interesting project, especially in a country like Spain where we love food, hehe.

EO: Peer2Peer Learning
When: Thursday, 15 Sep, 7pm
Where: the Hub Madrid, c/ gobernador 26, Madrid

Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) brings to Madrid, this event with Agustin Maiz, who’ll talk about how to finance the growth of companies. Just as a side note, EO is one of the biggest entrepreneur organizations worldwide with 8k members in more than 40 countries.

Micropuntofilms I MTV
When: Sunday, 18 Sep, 8am – 8pm
Where: The Hub Madrid, c/ Gobernador 26, Madrid

Definitely the nerd event of the week but it definitely looks super cool. Movie recorded for MTV where several artists build a large scale credit card.