New edition of the Barcelona iOS Developers meetup

Last Tuesday again we had a great time with the iOS developer group members. There were several presentations:

• Javier C. gave a talk on and lessons learned with Facebook integration, formatted text and libraries he found useful while building GoodTime.
• Jordi showed a way to integrate JavaScript code in an iOS native application, which might be useful in some specific cases.
• Ronan spoke about an upcoming application called FoodLinker and the security measures adopted for securing the database.
• Nigel explained the solutions he adopted for waking up an application on a specific time and how to do some UI details of his upcoming application WakeUp.
• Javier E. showed how he used Cocos2D for building his first game, SpeedMath!
• José discussed on ways to show images efficiently in iOS, a problem he faced while developing the official application for The Doors rock band.

Thanks to all of them!

If you are a developer and want to join us next time, check out the meetup website. Hope to see you soon!

JobFluent Barcelona: Management Edition on June 5th

After the recent success of the JobFluent Barcelona: Startup Job Fair in April where we had 100+ jobs, 30 companies and many beer at the Moritz Factory, we are delighted to here another event has already been announced for June 5th.  

On July 5th, as a part of BizBarcelona, JobFluent in Partnership with Barcelona Activa are putting on JobFluent Barcelona: Management Edition.

Already signed up are eDreams, Devex, Kantox, Akamon, knok plus many more.

This time around there will be more companies, more jobs and a focus on management roles within early stage and growth companies. The types of roles this time around include:

• IT/Engineering: CTO, Development/Engineering team leads
• Product: Product Manager, Project Manager, Program Manager, Creative Director, UX Manager
• Marketing: CMO, Marketing Director/Manager, functional team Director/Manager (SEO, SEM,
  Social media, Marcom, PR)
• Sales: Sales Director/Manager, Business Development Director/Manager, Account Executive, Account Manager, Country Manager
• Finance/Admin: CFO, Finance Director/Manager, Controller, Human Resources Director/Manager

There are still early bird prices for companies who wish to join, which means 50% off the usual price, so startup accessible.

If you want to meet many companies and are looking for one of the above types of roles apply here: http://www.jobfluent.com/barcelona-management-edition-2013/

We are delighted to see more elements of the Barcelona scene coming together.

StartupBootCamp Barcelona

Adding to all the action happening in Barcelona, StartupBootCamp is also holding pitch event in Barcelona next week on the 8th of May. 

Great chance to meet international investors and mentors. With support from Barcelona Activa.

Full info : http://www.startupbootcamp.org/events/startupbootcamp-pitch-day-barcelona.html

What’s happening?
On the 8th of May, Startupbootcamp welcomes you to Barcelona as part of their internationalStartupbootcamp Pitch Days Tour. The Startupbootcamp team will select the most promising teams from all applications, and those teams will be invited to pitch, get feedback and learn more about the Startupbootcamp program. The teams chosen for the event get the opportunity to pitch for 5 minutes in front of a panel of experienced mentors and receive 25 minutes of immediate and constructive feedback.

Who Should Apply
The event is open for everyone to apply - just answer these 7 simple questions about your startup. Any startup thinking of joining the Startupbootcamp program is encouraged to apply to pitch. 

A Valuable Experience
The experience is extremely valuable for everyone attending: teams learn from their personalized feedback as well as from feedback that other teams receive. As the event is informal, you will also have the chance to connect with the mentors and other participating teams.

Application Process
We will inform you at least 2 days before the event whether you have been selected or not. If your team is flying in especially to pitch, you can of course request an early evaluation, and if you have any questions about Startupbootcamp Pitch Days, feel free to drop us a line at tom@startupbootcamp.org.

Seedcamp returning to Barcelona on June 12th, with support from Barcelona.io

We are excited to be welcoming Seedcamp back to Barcelona, for a Mini-Seedcamp event on June 12th at Mobile World Centre! Barcelona.IO are delighted to be supporting them on the ground for this event. 

Startups can apply via AngelList until June 2nd. If you want to just attend, request your ticket via EventBrite.

This is a great chance for local startups to get exposure to the global network of Seedcamp. This gives the local Barcelona scene a chance to leverage the Seedcamp network as well as get feedback on ideas that are being worked on. 

The Barcelona scene is igniting according to TechCrunch, with 3scale, Knok and Marfeel all announcing financing of late. Adding Seedcamp to the mix will only further empower the growing Barcelona Startup front. 

The day will be as follows:

• Introduction 
• Seedcamp Masterclass 
• Teams presentation and Feedback Session 
• Panel and Q&A 
• Wrap up and Networking

Full details of the event: http://www.seedcamp.com/events/mini-seedcamp-barcelona-12-june

Barcelona gets Unreasonable!

Barcelona celebrates de arrival of the Unreasonable at Sea program, a startup mentoring program where 11 technology-based startups and 20 world-class mentors have been traveling together on a boat for 105 days, visiting 16 cities in 12 countries, in search for new opportunities to create impact with their solutions.

Unreasonable at Sea is a partnership between Boulder-based Unreasonable Institute, a leading accelerator in the environmental and social entrepreneurship sector, Semester at Sea the only study abroad program on a ship circumnavigating the globe and Stanford’s d.school, the world leader in design thinking education.

Join us on April 26th (10:00-13:00) for An Unreasonable Journey, and experience first-hand how global entrepreneurship is solving the greatest challenges of our time.

Speakers include

• 11 Technology-based startups from the Unreasonable at Sea program

• Daniel Epstein, co-founder Unreasonable Institute

• Luke Jones, Chief of Staff Semester at Sea

• Daniela Schiffer & Markus Schulz, founders Changers

• Xavier Vilalta, Director XVA Architects, TED Fellow

• Christian Vanizette, founder MakeSense

• Anne-Cécile Ragot, Social Innovation Infojobs

Conference details

Date: April 26th 10:00 – 13:00

Venue: Auditori AXA, Av. Diagonal 547, Barcelona

Tickets available at: http://uasbcn.eventbrite.es

More information at UnreasonableAtSeaBarcelona.com