Do you want to be an Entrepreneur?

Do you know what makes a successful entrepreneur? Would you be surprised to learn how the majority of us who never become entrepreneurs can adopt the entrepreneurial mindset to make our company jobs more innovative and creative? The world is much less predictable than it has ever been and it takes thinking like an entrepreneur…

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How to regain your passion?

Are you passionate about what you are doing? You should… but it’s always good to have some others to regain your passion. This was the objective of the recent IE workshops “Passport to Passion” in Seoul and Tokyo. Professors Paris de L’Etraz and Professor Mario Alonzo Puig provided a three and half hour training session…

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IE’s network in Asia is growing – fast!

A Master Degree at a non-local institution is always about accessing new and different networks. You will gain, of course, cultural insights and regional specific knowledge but what for?  Just for the sake of it, just to have personal challenge, to be different or – to work in that specific region or build up business…

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Are you a quant?

Prof. Paris de l’Etraz’s masterclass, held in Tokyo on Febuary 19th, brought a big crowd of attendees drawn by the topic: ‘Think like an entrepreneur’. Drawing on both his long and illustrious work experience, as well as his decision to take on the challenge of starting his own company, Prof. de l’Etraz explained what makes…

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First global summit for Spanish startups and international investors

IE Business School, Infoempleo and FCP Financial Communication Platforms have joined forces to organize the Spain Startup & Investor Summit on June 6 – 8 in Madrid. The overriding objective of the initiative, unique to Spain, is to make Madrid the world capital of entrepreneurship.

“Now is the time to do this. The new scenario has to mirror the talents of the powerful society that makes up Spain: entrepreneurial, reliable and competitive,” said María Benjumea, President of the initiative, during the constitution of the Spain Startup & Investor Summit Advisory Board. The Board comprises key players in the field of entrepreneurship – entrepreneurs, business leaders and institutions – who play a pivotal role in the sector. “These are people with dynamism, enthusiasm and initiative. People who are convinced that 2012 marks the turning point and that it’s time to start looking ahead,” added the organizers.

Spain, the perfect market

The Spain Startup & Investor Summit Advisory Board is the academic team behind a project that aims to bring Spain back to the world stage with the innovation, creativity and passion that are the hallmark of Spanish entrepreneurs.  The pioneering project will serve as a meeting point for international investors and these entrepreneurs.

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Shanghai host for IE Venture Day 2012

See the results of the first IE Venture Day in Shanghai celebrated at Fudan University. Students for the Global Executive MBA and from other IE MBA programs presented in front of investors and venture capitalists. As it happens, the winner didn’t get the full attention from the investors side, but the project XXBB, an idea…

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