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 […]

Get to know: Stan Yu, entrepreneur and MBA’24

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 […]

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 […]