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Pepe Agell, vice president of Chartboost, during the company’s presentation at Pier01 | L.C

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Pepe Agell: "Some 43% of the time we spend on our mobiles is on game apps"

The vice president of Chartboost argues for attracting talent rather than holding on to it, a philosophy they apply in San Francisco that they will now transfer to Barcelona

per Laia Corbella / Translation: Neil Stokes

Plastic is present in food, clothing and transport

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Plastic: in food, transport and clothes

The European Commission proposal to reduce use of the material puts the issue of more responsible consumption and industry on the table

per Aida Corón / Translation: Neil Stokes

Monzo obtained over a million euros in 96 seconds though crowdfunding

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How to raise a million euros in 96 seconds

Being a B2C firm, having a previous list of interested investors or offering a brand new product on the market are some of the keys to more easily closing a funding round

per Aida Corón / Translation: Neil Stokes

The executive director of the OFFF festival, Pep Salazar | Àngel Bravo

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Salazar: "Those of us managing culture need to accelerate, we can't just be mere managers"

The executive director of the OFFF festival, Pep Salazar, argues for creative leadership and points out that the image and digital culture can change the world

per Laia Corbella / Translation: Neil Stokes

Barcelona is increasingly attractive for multinationals due to its business ecosystem and quality of llife | Satellogic

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Barcelona is powerful

The attractions of the Catalan capital for the innovation centres of large multinationals lie in its business ecosystem and quality of life

per Aiats Agustí / Translation: Neil Stokes

Silicon Valley is the American dream of companies in Catalonia

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Silicon Valley: Catalonia's American dream

San Francisco's technology hub has 50% of the venture capital in the US, but can be hostile territory for many companies

per Aida Corón / Translation: Neil Stokes

Xavier Marcet | Àngel Bravo

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Xavier Marcet: "It is cheaper to be authentic than pretending to be so"

The author of 'Esquivar la mediocridad' points out that in a transparent world it is more difficult to create a corporate culture worth the money than a business that generates profits

per Laia Corbella / Translation: Neil Stokes

Technology

Your job learns before you do

Economist Seth Benzell argues that automatic learning can already be applied to the labour market

per Víctor Costa | Translation: Neil Stokes

Saskia Sassen is a sociology professor at Columbia University, and won the 2013 Prince of Asturias Prize

Cornellà Creació

"In Goldman Sachs there are physicists where before there were secretaries"

The Columbia University professor and Prince of Asturias prizewinner, Saskia Sassen, analyses the power of intermediaries in global cities

per Víctor Costa | Translation: Neil Stokes

Menorca is a paradise, also for beginning a startup | Pixbay

SIWC

Doing business surrounded by water

The climate, the safety, the connections, holding on to talent are some of the advantages and difficulties of launching a startup on an island

per Aiats Agustí / Paula Amer / Translation: Neil Stokes

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