Thank you so much for doing this with us! Before we dive in, our readers would love to learn a bit more about you. Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path? It took me time to find my place in the entrepreneurial…

Recently I had the chance to moderate a panel of entrepreneurs in the Sports Industry Conference we organize every year in IESE in the framework of the Tennis Barcelona Open. I know the 2 founders (Luca Carlucci founded www.bidaway.com ; Francis Casado founded www.3ddigitalvenue.com) …

founder conflict is very common. Founders, being ambitious people, are almost bound to disagree.

If there is one trend that did change the shape of the entrepreneurial ecosystem these last few years it has been the lean start-up movement. …

When meeting with entrepreneurs and evaluating the market size for the opportunity they are pursuing, I often see the same mistake: a confusion of the accessible market with the potential market. How many times have I come across this lie (as well as others….): “our market will give us $50,000…

What is a niche product? It is a good or service with features that appeal to a particular market subgroup. A typical niche product can be easily distinguished from other products, and it will also be produced and sold for specialized uses within its corresponding niche market. It sounds great…so…

Starting a company in Abdijan (a yearly destination of mine) is a far cry from doing so in Barcelona (my home city) or San Francisco. It sounds obvious…and it is! I’ve identified four major reasons for this: Talent Talent is unevenly distributed geographically. There are clusters of entrepreneurship and innovation that are more attractive than others. Educational institutions and average salaries are strong incentives to attract talent.

What Mistakes Are Killing Your Startup? #1 Single Founder As the Founder of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, Verne Harnish put it: “Do you really believe you can be better alone than with a group of talented people around you? If the answer is yes, then you are the problem!” So let’s…

Recently I had the chance to moderate a large number of panels with lot of différent entrepreneurs. I know most of them for years now and I really feel they could be on the right track: why? They are experiencing nice growth with their “last” business model… What do…