We believe. We believe that single individuals can change the course of history.
We believe in an hyper-connected world, where flat is the norm and frontiers are just lines in a 2D map. But, above all, we believe in the talent and ideas of entrepreneurs all over the world as agents of change and innovation.
Tetuan Valley isn’t just a place, nor a company, nor a person. Tetuan Valley IS a state of mind.
Tetuan Valley is that person that has to fight against society to defend their vision and ideas.
Tetuan Valley is that company that tries to create a breakthrough for humanity.
Tetuan Valley is that place where you can empower your ideas with the aid of otherlike-minded people.
It’s not money, nor glory what moves Tetuan Valley, it’s personal success and life changing experiences that drive it.
Some places exist that share this mentality, but physical location among others prevent them from reaching all four corners of the world. We need those places, we need a shared vision.
We have talent, we have education, we have money… but we lack that vision. We lack a common set of ideas that unify and stitch together a community strong enough to foster innovation and advance human knowledge.
These abstract concepts, these distilled ideas ARE Tetuan Valley. Under the Tetuan Valley umbrella we want to concentrate individuals whose limits are the sky and beyond, who want to achieve greatness and grow as entrepreneurs and persons.
We are looking for these persons, true entrepreneurs who don’t take NO for an answer, that fight back with every ounce of energy they have, who will not back down until they’ve conquered greatness. Persons that don’t fear failure, that understand that failure IS the key to success.
If you are reading this post you have probably seen our manifesto… but what is all this whole thing about and who is behind it?
Lets start by where we are. Tetuan is a neighborhood located in the north of central Madrid between Plaza Castilla, Cuatro Caminos and La Vaguada (the valley). It is only a few hundred metres away from the financial district in Castellana, but seems lightyears behind as not so long ago it evolved from farmland to a launchpad for inmigrants, first from other areas of Spain and now mainly from South America, and a natural location for small manufacturing businesses and warehouses. Some areas look a bit like the outskirts of San Fierro and are definitely dangerous, but it doesn’t take a lot of imagination to see how the never ending construction works are going to evolve into a cosmopolitan and vibrant part of town. I have seen how buildings and highways almost appear overnight in Beijing, but believe this transformation ofTetuan Valley can be faster.
So what are our objectives and how are we going to accomplish them? Is this an underground movement, an NGO or a viral campaign for Okuri Ventures? Why have we been rambling on Twitter for weeks about something that didn’t even have an elevator pitch? To sum it up, Its mainly about how Tetuan can promote entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship can promote Tetuan. We will announce many activities over the next weeks, including a photo walk to document the current state of the valley and the first edition of Startup school, but are unashamed to share that we have no clue where this initiative will take us.
About
Manifesto
We believe. We believe that single individuals can change the course of history.
We believe in an hyper-connected world, where flat is the norm and frontiers are just lines in a 2D map. But, above all, we believe in the talent and ideas of entrepreneurs all over the world as agents of change and innovation.
Tetuan Valley isn’t just a place, nor a company, nor a person. Tetuan Valley IS a state of mind.
Tetuan Valley is that person that has to fight against society to defend their vision and ideas.
Tetuan Valley is that company that tries to create a breakthrough for humanity.
Tetuan Valley is that place where you can empower your ideas with the aid of otherlike-minded people.
It’s not money, nor glory what moves Tetuan Valley, it’s personal success and life changing experiences that drive it.
Some places exist that share this mentality, but physical location among others prevent them from reaching all four corners of the world. We need those places, we need a shared vision.
We have talent, we have education, we have money… but we lack that vision. We lack a common set of ideas that unify and stitch together a community strong enough to foster innovation and advance human knowledge.
These abstract concepts, these distilled ideas ARE Tetuan Valley. Under the Tetuan Valley umbrella we want to concentrate individuals whose limits are the sky and beyond, who want to achieve greatness and grow as entrepreneurs and persons.
We are looking for these persons, true entrepreneurs who don’t take NO for an answer, that fight back with every ounce of energy they have, who will not back down until they’ve conquered greatness. Persons that don’t fear failure, that understand that failure IS the key to success.
Are you one of Us or one of Them?
Tetuan Valley, July 7th 2009
@abarrera, @btkutz and @luisriverag
Project Background
If you are reading this post you have probably seen our manifesto… but what is all this whole thing about and who is behind it?
Lets start by where we are. Tetuan is a neighborhood located in the north of central Madrid between Plaza Castilla, Cuatro Caminos and La Vaguada (the valley). It is only a few hundred metres away from the financial district in Castellana, but seems lightyears behind as not so long ago it evolved from farmland to a launchpad for inmigrants, first from other areas of Spain and now mainly from South America, and a natural location for small manufacturing businesses and warehouses. Some areas look a bit like the outskirts of San Fierro and are definitely dangerous, but it doesn’t take a lot of imagination to see how the never ending construction works are going to evolve into a cosmopolitan and vibrant part of town. I have seen how buildings and highways almost appear overnight in Beijing, but believe this transformation ofTetuan Valley can be faster.
So what are our objectives and how are we going to accomplish them? Is this an underground movement, an NGO or a viral campaign for Okuri Ventures? Why have we been rambling on Twitter for weeks about something that didn’t even have an elevator pitch? To sum it up, Its mainly about how Tetuan can promote entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship can promote Tetuan. We will announce many activities over the next weeks, including a photo walk to document the current state of the valley and the first edition of Startup school, but are unashamed to share that we have no clue where this initiative will take us.
Tetuan Valley, July 16th 2009
@luisriverag