Barna Hub
Discover the best and brightest in Barcelona’s startup scene. In Barna Hub, we talk to startup founders, entrepreneurs, and leaders from all around the world who are based in the city.
Find out what drives them, learn about their favourite startup tools, and get to know Barcelona a little more along the way. Dive right in!
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Let’s Cook: a food startup with a mission
Let’s Cook was formed when the two founding partners, Nicolas Escasany, and Gustav Johansson, met on the Executive MBA at EADA Business School in Barcelona. They paired up to come up with a project focused on online meal kit delivery services, and Let’s Cook was born. What vision did you all have in mind when…
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Your brand is the heart of your business – A chat with Josette Verwijst
Josette Verwijst is an experienced marketing and brand strategist based in Barcelona. She helps early-stage startups and solopreneurs discover the core of their business and build a simple but significant brand. She’s built a three-step brand strategy approach that guides entrepreneurs towards claiming their spot in the market. We sat down with Josette to learn…
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Ubiqum: an interview with Sebastián Barajas
Barna Hub: Start your career in tech As the demand for developers increases all over the world, many of us dream of pursuing a career in tech. But what if we can’t just disappear from our lives for four years to get a degree in computer science? According to Sebastián Barajas, Founder and CEO at…
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A chat with Mr. Noow CEO Alejandro Fresneda
Barna Hub: Have lunch without waiting One-hour lunch breaks do not account for having to stand in line at a crowded restaurant trying to grab a table. This is the problem that Mr. Noow, an app that lets you place your order from your phone before even arriving at the restaurant, is trying to tackle.…
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Talking CV-free hiring with Fluttr CEO Amleto Montinari
In this brand new edition of Barna Hub, we sat down with Amleto Montinari, CEO and Co-Founder at Fluttr to chat about a whole new way of hiring that doesn’t involve CVs. The pivotal idea behind Fluttr is that people are more than just CVs – and this is something that companies need to realise.…
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Our favourite quotes from Barna Hub interviews in 2018
It’s that time of the year when we all take a moment to reflect on the past 12 months, count our blessings, recall our achievements and try to learn from our mistakes. In the spirit of looking back, we rounded up the best pieces of advice and encouragement we received in 2018. The entrepreneurs we…
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Banana Hub: a special edition with Nanja Wierda and BananArty©
Talking with Nanja Wierda about art, bananas and all things Barcelona One sunny day in Barcelona, not so long ago, the Hubbub Labs team went fruit shopping. Dan wanted kiwis, George wanted oranges – and neither would budge an inch. Just as the argument threatened to get heated, a small, community-minded banana ran between them…
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TripMedic: Talking to Olivier Marques de Brito
Things took a medical twist in this week’s Barna Hub. We spoke to Olivier Marques de Brito, a partner at TripMedic and business development executive with 10 years’ experience in developing online and offline businesses both for startups and established companies. TripMedic was winner of this October’s MeltinLab startup pitch competition. It’s a much-needed solution for travellers…
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Barna Hub: Startup my Rooftop and a chat with a view
It was a glorious evening with views all across the city when we sat down with Alexander Chacon, the founder of Startup my Rooftop and Anastasiia Ponomareva – the company’s Event Project Manager. The pair are fully plugged in to the Barcelona startup scene, running Startup my Rooftop, Pick&Pow Events, as well as TechTribe BCN. So what…
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Barna Hub: A Chat with Mar Alarcón CEO of SocialCar
Barna Hub Today we talked with Mar Alarcón the forward-thinking CEO of SocialCar. This ethical startup from Barcelona is building a community and bringing car sharing to more than ten cities across Spain. At the same time it’s helping families make some extra income on the side – a great example of the sharing economy…