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In Spain, where you see crisis we see opportunity
The black scenario: big business and government are shrinking at a frightening fast pace in Spain. Spaniards are suffering skyrocketing unemployment rates. The bright scenario: In parallel to this...
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Spain: Europe’s Tiger Economy
While Cataluña plays around with an unfeasible independence, Spain is gradually becoming Europe’s tiger economy. It caught my attention last Wednesday to hear from Monica Oriol, president of the...
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Pedro Moneo: “The average young Spaniard doesn’t even know how much talent he...
Pedro Moneo (Madrid, 1977) has a powerful story to tell, but he is waiting for the right time. He is the CEO and founder of Opinno, which stands for “Open Innovation”. Between Madrid and San Francisco,...
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Álvaro de Remedios: Spanish independent courage
The story of Álvaro de Remedios (Madrid, 1968) is a story of boldness. I spent some time reading the main landmarks of his firm, Arcano, which he created in 2003, and I found a recurring word:...
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Luis Vidal: the prosperous Spanish architect
It is hard to find successful architects these days in Spain. Luis Vidal (Barcelona, 1969) is among the gifted few. How he has managed to build up the largest architecture studio in our country was my...
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Diego Gronda: an Argentinean crafting the world from Madrid
He always dresses in black and seems reflective and calm. But he soon confesses that he lives in a constant tension in order to thrive. And that’s because we live in these “Turbulent Teens”, he...
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Carlos Álvarez: “In Spain we sacrifice disruptive innovation for loyalty to...
Yesterday I had lunch with a US diplomat who’d like to settle down somewhere, after spending many years in many different countries. “I would love to live in Madrid for good, but the problem is there...
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