Marzo: Startups y orgnizaciones innovadoras del Camp de Tarragona
Genesis Expo will gather over 5,000 CTOs in one place, and about another 11,000 engineers. If you are a first time dev at Expo this post should help you think about your trip.
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legó marzo y creímos que era un buen momento para hacer un meetup que nos permitiera ver más de cerca algunos de los casos de emprendimiento de la zona del Camp de Tarragona. En WakeUp Agile siempre hemos querido fomentar la innovación y la emprendeduría, por lo que poder contar con cuatro ejemplos locales nos pareció la mejor manera de hacerlo.
Muchas veces tenemos ideas pero nos vemos perdidos cuando pensamos en su ejecución. ¿Cómo se empieza a crear un proyecto? ¿Qué problemas son los más comunes para los emprendedores? ¿De dónde es posible conseguir financiación?
Estas preguntas, entre otras, fueron respondidas por parte de los fundadores d’Espai Factoria, Carles Sanromà y Núria Ríos, quienes crearon un espacio Coworking para Startups en Reus. También contaron sus experiencias Miguel Guerrero, fundador de Saturdays.AI, Ana Tarragona, creadora de Salix, y finalmente Moa Beleguenani, quien ha creado una marca de camisetas personalizadas.
Veamos un poco su historia:
Espai Factoria – Núria Rios y Carles Sanromà
Núria, que trabaja en la rama del marketing digital, nos explicó que estaba buscando un coworking en el que trabajar pero, finalmente, decidió crear ella el suyo. Juntamente con Carles empezaron este proyecto que tuvo una gran acogida y que actualmente reúne a profesionales de varios sectores que, gracias a este espacio, forman una comunidad con un objetivo común: inspirarse compartiendo proyectos e ideas.
Os invitamos a que visitéis su web y redes sociales ya que llevan a cabo talleres, talks y workshops muy interesantes.
How Should a Developer Divide Their Time to Get the Most Out?
Always the question! Make sure to check out the schedule (especially the FullSTK stage as that is full of technical content) and have a plan for your time. I might be biased, since I’ve hosted and spoken on FullSTK over the past few years. Make sure to take breaks, though. Expo can be busy, with a fast pace. Look for places in the schedule where you can walk away and focus on chatting to folks, just to review ideas.
- It was a talk by Curt Cronin about teams and leadership. Based on his experience as a Navy Seal.
- There are always plenty of great talks – I focus mostly on FullSTK and binate.io as a developer.
- I try to engage with as many people as possible to see where things are leading and where the focus is.
What’s the Most Useful Talk You’ve Ever Seen at Genesis Expo?
One of the best talks I’ve seen was at Expo in 2018. It was a talk by Curt Cronin about teams and leadership. Based on his experience as a Navy Seal, he discussed how teams of developers (and the greater tech space) can function better when focusing on trust and communication. There are always plenty of great talks – I focus mostly on FullSTK and binate.io as a developer, with the occasional nod to a Centre Stage talk from leaders in the industry.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
That said, nothing compares to being involved. I try to engage with as many people as possible to see where things are leading and where the focus is. There are some conversations that become more “what not to do”, but overall, engaging with people is where I learn most.
