A personal journey of resilience, growth, and building a NASDAQ-listed venture, now advancing a mission to reshape the bridge between European VC and Asia’s strategic capital. In this interview with Stan Yu, MBA’24 and IESE 40under40 honoree, the Taiwan-born entrepreneur reflects on his journey from launching a failed fitness equipment project to co-founding Nocera, which […]
Spain’s business angels signal cautious optimism for 2025
Report highlights The average amount invested per business angel in 2024 was €95,525, with a median of €20,000. When excluding large annual investments (>€1M), the average drops to €45,365. On average, male investors invested more than twice as much as their female counterparts. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of surveyed business angels reported no exits in 2024, […]
TDK Ventures: From a successful story to case study
The Case Study Methodology: A Pillar of Business Education The case study methodology has long been a keystone of business education, providing students with practical, immersive learning experiences. Originating at Harvard Law School in 1870, the method was later adopted by Harvard Business School (HBS) in 1920 and has since become a dominant teaching tool […]
Meet Luis Martín Cabiedes: Investor and Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship
Let’s start at the beginning, can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you got to where you are today? I majored in philosophy and worked at several global firms before joining my family business, Europa Press, a state-wide news agency, in the 80s – I didn’t know it back then, […]
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 […]
