In this interview with Stan Yu, the IESE MBA student and entrepreneur from Taiwan reflects on his journey from launching a failed fitness equipment project to co-founding Nocera, which went public in NASDAQ in 2022. Stan credits IESE for strengthening his business knowledge and facilitating connections that led him to join a European VC firm. […]
IESE and the European Innovation Council publish new roadmaps for European deep-tech scale-ups
The EIC Scaling Club’s has released the first 4 reports in the “Challenge Roadmaps” series, elaborated in partnership with IESE. These reports delve into the strategies that the analyzed European deep-tech scale-ups plan to employ to overcome significant hurdles over the next year. They highlight key areas such as refining their go-to-market strategy, enhancing board […]
Fuelling entrepreneurial success: Iván Rodríguez (40under40, EMBA’11)
We speak to Iván Rodríguez, a serial entrepreneur and technology enthusiast. He recently founded Modelia.ai, a pioneering startup that uses AI-generated personalized images for the online retail and fashion industry. Previously, he created Vivla to facilitate co-ownership of second homes, and Parclick, a European giant in online parking reservations acquired in 2019. Join us in […]
IESE entrepreneurship clubs and activities across Masters
GEMBA’24 and ’25 participants visit to Barcelona and Madrid: A journey of insights and innovation For two weeks, as part of their global journey, we had the pleasure of hosting GEMBA participants in Barcelona and Madrid. Besides attending entrepreneurial sessions with IESE professors as part of the GEMBA program, their schedule was filled with enriching […]
Business angels in Spain invest cautiously in 2023, according to IESE and AEBAN annual report
Report highlights: Despite the challenges, some 89% of business angels in Spain show a willingness to invest by 2024, suggesting confidence in the market’s long-term potential. The gender gap is significant in the investment world as men invest more than twice as much as women and women commit modest amounts of their equity, not exceeding […]
