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Spain generally seems to have the right take on intellectual property. They also do not allow software patents. I wonder if Spain could become the new hub for

by maqr 15y ago

Spain generally seems to have the right take on intellectual property. They also do not allow software patents. I wonder if Spain could become the new hub for startups.

pella 15y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_European_Patent_Convention http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_Euro... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patent_debate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patent_debate
tassl 15y ago
Investment in Spain has been (traditionally) far away from technology. Starting a company in Spain is not easy and people are generally looking for a stable job, they don't want to take the risk of starting a new company. In my opinion, Spain doesn't have (in general) the culture of the entrepreneur even though some cities (like Barcelona) are trying to change it (22@, for example: http://www.22barcelona.com/index.php?lang=en http://www.22barcelona.com/index.php?lang=en).
- tluyben2 15y ago
  Agree here; it's very painful to find people with an entrepreneur mindset in Spain. Even if you find someone who says he/she is an entrepreneur, usually they are very far removed from it compared to other countries; very little to no risk taking, always that hang to stability in income and living situation. Comfort over anything else. On the other hand, this does open opportunities; Spain has one of the highest unemployment % of the world because of this; people want stable jobs and they want them provided on a silver platter, but there really is not too little work. If you open a company, on your own or with other people (foreigners included), there is tons of work for people who want to work. And then this unwillingness to take (even very small) risks, is a competitive advantage.
eLobato 15y ago
Just to give my 2 cents. Madrid is by far the Spanish city making the biggest effort to provide its inhabitants a nice entrepreneur-friendly environment. To cite a few: http://www.startupbootcamp.org/european-cities/#madrid http://www.startupbootcamp.org/european-cities/#madrid http://www.seedrocket.com/ http://www.seedrocket.com/ http://betabeers.com/ http://betabeers.com/ http://blog.tetuanvalley.com/ http://blog.tetuanvalley.com/ http://madridemprende.esmadrid.com/ http://madridemprende.esmadrid.com/ http://wayra.org http://wayra.org And I'm missing a lot of them. The entrepreneurial scene and the agile people over here are making an enormous effort to bring this city as a true startup hub in Europe, and they've accomplished this in 1 year. Like they say in reddit, IAMA guy sort of involved in this scene, ask me anything. Lol
- mobiplayer 15y ago
  This is just an example of one of Spain's problems: We waste to much time an energy arguing about who has the biggest dick. Barcelona or Madrid?

by maqr 15y ago

Spain generally seems to have the right take on intellectual property. They also do not allow software patents. I wonder if Spain could become the new hub for startups.

pella 15y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_European_Patent_Convention http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_Euro... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patent_debate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patent_debate

tassl 15y ago

Investment in Spain has been (traditionally) far away from technology. Starting a company in Spain is not easy and people are generally looking for a stable job, they don't want to take the risk of starting a new company. In my opinion, Spain doesn't have (in general) the culture of the entrepreneur even though some cities (like Barcelona) are trying to change it (22@, for example: http://www.22barcelona.com/index.php?lang=en http://www.22barcelona.com/index.php?lang=en).

tluyben2 15y ago
Agree here; it's very painful to find people with an entrepreneur mindset in Spain. Even if you find someone who says he/she is an entrepreneur, usually they are very far removed from it compared to other countries; very little to no risk taking, always that hang to stability in income and living situation. Comfort over anything else. On the other hand, this does open opportunities; Spain has one of the highest unemployment % of the world because of this; people want stable jobs and they want them provided on a silver platter, but there really is not too little work. If you open a company, on your own or with other people (foreigners included), there is tons of work for people who want to work. And then this unwillingness to take (even very small) risks, is a competitive advantage.

eLobato 15y ago

Just to give my 2 cents. Madrid is by far the Spanish city making the biggest effort to provide its inhabitants a nice entrepreneur-friendly environment. To cite a few: http://www.startupbootcamp.org/european-cities/#madrid http://www.startupbootcamp.org/european-cities/#madrid http://www.seedrocket.com/ http://www.seedrocket.com/ http://betabeers.com/ http://betabeers.com/ http://blog.tetuanvalley.com/ http://blog.tetuanvalley.com/ http://madridemprende.esmadrid.com/ http://madridemprende.esmadrid.com/ http://wayra.org http://wayra.org And I'm missing a lot of them. The entrepreneurial scene and the agile people over here are making an enormous effort to bring this city as a true startup hub in Europe, and they've accomplished this in 1 year. Like they say in reddit, IAMA guy sort of involved in this scene, ask me anything. Lol

mobiplayer 15y ago
This is just an example of one of Spain's problems: We waste to much time an energy arguing about who has the biggest dick. Barcelona or Madrid?