At the summer course entitled “Challenges Awaiting Spanish Companies in the US Market,” at the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Palayo and currently taking place in Santander, Spain, Beto Juarez of StepOne USA gave his assessment of the current Venture Capital environment in the US. The presentation, entitled “US Venture Capital – Realistic Optimism,” tells the story of the somber mood for investing in Silicon Valley, and the long-term optimism that remains for investing in entrepreneurs. For the time being, venture capitalists seem to be investing much less, and forcing their companies to go into “survival mode.” The presentation reveals a difficult, but ultimately optimistic outlook on US Venture Capital. The current investing environment is important not only for Spanish entrepreneurs, but anyone hoping to bring their technology to market.
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US Venture Capital – Realistic Optimism
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Challenges Awaiting Spanish Companies in the US Market
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
StepOne and the UIMP (Menéndez Pelayo International University) present the Summer Course:
Challenges Awaiting Spanish Companies in the US Market
Bernardo Hernández, Global Director for Product Marketing at Google, active investor and entrepreneur in technology and consumer internet companies such as idealista.com, tuenti.com and StepOne Ventures, will be conducting a summer course from the 29th of June to the 1st of July at the Palacio de la Magdalena de Santander (Spain). There, Bernardo, StepOne, and UIMP will lead a discussion surrounding the challenges that Spanish technology companies face when trying to internationalize.
The course will address the main challenges, difficulties, and opportunities that Spanish companies face when trying to make the leap to foreign markets. The course will bring together various points of view, including those of international firms, institutions, Spanish and American venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs from the Spanish business community.
The primary audience for the course will be technology companies — Internet, IT, Life Sciences, and Clean Technology. However, regional governments and institutions engaged in fostering international business will also gain a lot of value in attending the course.
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