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Week 12 // 16 to 22 March
Hola, Madrileños! Qué pasa this week in Madrid?
Monday, 16
- 🏡 Beta Dash - PropTech Buildathon/ 6 - 9pm: build a real-estate app prototype in under three hours using no-code and AI tools, with guidance from coaches at Nomu Labs and access to automation and app-building platforms such as Make.
- 😋 GastroTalks: Los Retos de Llegar al Mercado/ 6.30 - 8pm: a general director from Grupo Varma explains how food and beverage startups can enter distribution channels, avoid common go-to-market mistakes, and use distributors to validate and scale their products.
- 📊 Taking your Visual Further with Visual Calculations/ 7 - 9pm: tech session on advanced data visualization in Microsoft Power BI, explaining how Visual Calculations and DAX functions can simplify report logic and improve dynamic dashboards.
Tuesday, 17
- 📈 Taller para Emprendedores en Fase Inicial/ 10am - 2pm: startup workshop for early-stage founders on how to validate market problems, design a functional MVP, and develop a go-to-market strategy to acquire their first paying customers.
- 🤝 Evento de Dinanetworking/ 10am - 3pm: helping community leaders connect with other communities to form strategic partnerships, gain visibility, and grow their influence and business through guided exercises and interactive sessions.
- 🤖 AI Tech Conference: FinTech Special Edition/ 5 - 7pm: conference exploring practical applications of AI in fintech, including GenAI for forecasting, data validation, and advisor support, with a case study from a Swiss Bank.
- ⚡️ Speed Networking Presencial Madrid/ 6 - 8pm: speed networking session for business owners, entrepreneurs, and independent professionals to expand networks.
- 🚀 Launch Lab: Pasa de la Idea al Prototipo con IA/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: hands-on workshop for es early-stage entrepreneurs and non-technical participants on how to transform an idea into a prototype using AI tools, including defining a value proposition, mapping the user journey, and creating a basic digital prototype or landing page.
- ❌ Fuckup Nights Madrid (VOL. XX)/ 6.30 - 9.30pm: 20th appointment Fuckup Nights Madrid, local community representing the global community of this fun storytelling event where entrepreneurs share lessons from professional failures, exploring setbacks in business and personal growth, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
- 🏃 Run Your Business/ 7 - 8.30pm: join founders, startup operators, and investors for a 5–6 km run followed by discussions for new connections among people actively building companies and projects locally.
- 🎭 ABCs of Acting & Improv/ 7 - 9pm (1/many): looking to improve your communication and expression skills? Join this launch session of the acting and improvisation course, teaching beginners the fundamentals of performance, character creation, and improvisation to improve confidence, public speaking, and communication. Exclusive offer for Qué Pasa en Madrid readers: book a trial class for two people (you and a friend) and use the code ACTAGAIN to get a 15€ discount.
- ₿ Tu Agente de IA para Bitcoin/ 7 - 9pm: session on how to use OpenClaw, an autonomous AI agent, for Bitcoin, capable of web research, social monitoring, on-chain analysis, data visualization, and secure storage, all controlled via Telegram.
- 🦈 Tiburón, Es la hora del Pitch!/ 8 - 10pm: pitch session inspired by the popular TV show Shark Tank. Present your business ideas and receive candid feedback from experienced peers in an informal setting, with opportunities to debate, refine plans, and connect with potential partners, investors, or mentors.
Wednesday, 18
- ✅ Aspectos Legales Básicos para Empezar a Emprender/ 9am - 1pm: workshop providing entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners with practical guidance on legal structures, fiscal and labor obligations, and essential contracts to operate their ventures safely and prevent common legal mistakes.
- 👉 Touch & Tech: Session II/ 4 - 7pm: event exploring practical applications of legal technology, with workshops led by Lefebvre and Dilitrust (both software governance companies) and a thematic panel featuring industry advisors.
- 💰 Cómo Financiar tu I+D+I sin Perder Control/ 5.30 - 6.30pm: explaining how EdTech and tech startups can finance R&D projects and optimize tax savings, with strategies on R&D tax deductions, researcher incentives, public grants like ENISA, and private financing through tax leases.
- 🙌 Emprender Joven/ 5 - 7pm: roundtable at Work Café Santander guiding young people to transition from ideas to action in freelance and entrepreneurial work, with founders from Cosas de Freelance and The Optimal Flow sharing practical lessons on clients, projects, and managing uncertainty.
- 💰 Alternativas de Financiación para Startups/ 5.30 - 8pm: presenting financing options for startups and scaleups, covering banking, venture capital, business angels, corporate ventures, and public funding, with lots of special guests and speakers.
- 📊 Meetabase - Data, Dashboards and Vibes/ 6 - 9pm: meetup focused on self-service analytics, dashboards, and talks on data, analytics, or AI, connecting Metabase users.
- 🐳 >_MADHACK × Orca - AI Agent Infrastructure Hackathon/ 6 - 10pm: short hackathon challenging developers to build AI agents that communicate with each other and integrate with travel-related APIs.
- 🤑 Vender Más y Mejor “en Digital”: Atraer, Convertir y Fidelizar Clientes/ 6.30 - 8pm: session on how to structure a digital sales strategy in three phases: attracting first customers with paid and organic campaigns, increasing repeat sales through re-marketing and automation, and turning clients into brand ambassadors.
- 🤖 Estrategia de IA en Acción/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: demonstrating a practical approach to developing AI strategies aligned with an organization’s maturity, business priorities, and operational capacity, based on the speaker's experience working with big companies like BBVA, Telefónica, and Coca-Cola.
- 🏭 Fine-tuning de LLMs con TRL + OpenEnv y Agentes en producción/ 7 - 8.30pm: tech session presenting the architecture of a cloud-deployed AI agent, while a Hugging Face ML engineer will demonstrate fine-tuning LLMs and VLMs using TRL and OpenEnv for training environments.
- 💻 Vibe-coding & Friends: Social Gathering for Founders and Entrepreneurs/ 7 - 9.30pm: inviting no-code entrepreneurs, first-time founders, and creative builders to connect and share experiences, tools, and strategies for moving from idea to MVP.
Thursday, 19
- 🦾 Acelera tu Desarrollo con IA Generativa: Sesión Práctica de Kiro/ 9.30am - 1.30pm: session at Amazon Web Services demonstrating how their generative AI assistant, Kiro, can accelerate software development with coding, testing, and workflow automation.
- 🔒 Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual, Estrategia y Subvenciones/ 12.30 - 2pm: session explaining how startups can use intellectual property strategically with strategies like patent lifecycle management, international registration, and available grants to reduce protection costs.
- 🔥 CryptoDays by La Familia - Madrid Web3 Meetup/ 6 - 8.30pm: CryptoDays is back with another meetup to update the Solana community on ecosystem developments and local projects, and present opportunities for builders and founders.
- 🤖 Mindstone Madrid March AI Meetup/ 6 - 9pm: meetup on the practical AI applications through technical insights on building with LLMs, productivity improvements using AI, and discussions on AI’s societal impact.
- 🍻 DataBeerRoom: Lo Que no te Cuentan Sobre la Monetización de Datos/ 6 - 9pm: session on the practical strategies for data monetization across retail, banking, telco, and clean room environments, with speakers form Tealium, BBVA, Palladium Hotel Group, and Unlimitail sharing real-world examples to turn data into business value.
- ☁️ Cloud Native Madrid @SirviendoCodigo/ 6.30 - 8.30pm: two technical talks on cloud-native technologies, focusing on open source, DevOps, and Kubernetes, hosted by Cloud Native Madrid.
- 💻 The Internet Doesn't Exist for AI Agents. Yet./ 7 - 9pm: event focused on building infrastructure for AI agents, discussing what agents need to operate, coordinate, and scale effectively, and exploring current developments in the ecosystem.
- 🤑 147-Second Public Speaking Contest ($$$ Prize)/ 7.30 - 9.30pm: public speaking contest where contestants deliver exactly 147-second speeches on any topic, scored by both jury and audience, with a final money prize. You can choose to join as a speaker or judge.
Friday, 20
- 💡 Taller de Transformación Regenerativa de las Empresas/ 9.30am - 2pm: professionals in organizational development discuss methods to help companies adapt to uncertainty through regenerative leadership, strategic foresight, and action-learning approaches promoted by ODN Europe (a membership association for organizational development and design).
- 🍺 Think & Drink | Lo Nuevo y lo Viejo: el Último Samurái de la Ciberinteligencia/ 5 - 7pm: a cybersecurity intelligence specialist explains how the rise of AI is changing cyber-intelligence practices and why analysts still need traditional investigation methods and structured analysis, examining a recent real-world case.
Saturday, 21
- 🤔 CPS Liv2 2026/ 9am - 7pm: meetup with the Complex Problem Solving (CPS) community, discussing methods for approaching complex problems through participant-led sessions and a collaborative workshop led by experts in complexity.
Sunday, 22
- 📵 Offline Hangout | Bastardo Hostel/ 10.30am - 1.30pm: sometimes we all need to disconnect: turn off your phone and spend time reading, drawing, journaling, or having in-person conversations during a guided digital-detox meetup organized by The Offline Club.
Upcoming Events
Monday, 23 March
- 🤝 Liderazgo en Acción: Experiencias y Perspectivas de WITH/ 4 - 8.30pm
Tuesday, 24 March
- 📲 Convivencia Digital e Inteligencia Artificial/ 9am - 2pm
- 💰 Taller | Financiación inteligente 360º/ 10am - 12pm
- 📈 Emprender desde tu Profesión: Detectar Oportunidades y Activar Ideas/ 10am - 2pm
- 💵 Your Money, Your AI: Designing your Financial Footprint as a Female Leader/ 6 - 7.30pm
- 💥 Doble Meetup de Spark/ 6.15 - 7.45pm
- 🤖 Agent Skills en Antigravity: el Estándar que Potencia tus Agentes de IA/ 7 - 9pm
- ☕ Café con Ethichubbers/ 7 - 9pm
Wednesday, 25 March
- 🔥 Guiripreneurs - March Edition/ 10.30am - 12.30pm
- 💵 Curso de Iniciación a la Inversión en Startups/ 3.30 - 8.30pm
- 🔒 WTM | Dos visiones de Tecnología: Ciberseguridad y Accesibilidad/ 6.30 - 9pm
- 🗣️ Public Speaking Club – The Key Elements of a Speech/ 7 - 9pm
- 💬 Deep Chats: Who Are You Becoming?/ 7 - 10pm
Thursday, 26 March
- ☕ Climate Coffee - Madrid/ 8.30 - 10.30am
- 🎤 Comunica y Convence: Como Presentar un Pitch Ganador/ 4 - 8pm
- 💭 Burbujas & IA/ 5 - 7pm
- 🤖 AI Sec Eng Spain/ 6 - 8pm
- 📦 AI+eCommerce by Clairo + Cañas y Tapas/ 6.30 - 10.30pm
- 🔥 The CEO´s Diary with Cremma/ 7 - 9pm
- 💻 LlmComposer: Construyendo Apps con LLMs en Elixir/ 7 - 9pm
Tuesday, 31 March
- 🎤 Open Mic Storytelling #31 - "Mischief"/ 7 - 9pm
Tuesday, 7 April
- 🗣 Pitch Tank: Comunica tu Idea Emprendedora/ 12 - 2pm
- ⚡ Lightning Talks #45 @ Maria Pandora/ 7.10 - 9.10pm
Thursday, 9 April
- 💜 BETA DASH × Lovable × CUNEF/ 6 - 9pm
- 🔥 Del Concepto al MVP: Crea y Valida Productos con Herramientas NoCode/ 10.30am - 2.30pm
- 🤖 Machaca a tu Competencia: Cómo Aplicar IA en tu Empresa/ 5 - 7pm
Monday, 13 April
- 🤝 Business Networking | PNM/ 7 - 11pm
Wednesday, 15 April
Good Books I'm Reading 📚
- What's Stopping You, where Timothy Armoo, the founder of the marketing agency Fanbytes, talks about his biggest lessons in business accumulated over his career as an entrepreneur. An easy and pleasant book to read; I also recently made a LinkedIn post with my biggest takeaways, with inspiring points that I haven't found in other personal development books yet.
- The Culture Map. Having read hundreds of books on business and personal growth, this one felt like it filled a crucial 'missing link' for me. It provides a science-based context on how cultural differences affect collaboration within international teams, a reality that most of us encounter today, especially working in tech with distributed teams. Overall, it gives you the tools and understanding to properly contextualize communication and interaction with colleagues. Enjoy below a sneak peek at one of the fundamental diagrams that also summarizes some of the main concepts:
The Culture Map by Erin Meyer, © 2015, PublicAffairs, p. 72. Educational purposes only.
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Disclaimer: Qué Pasa en Madrid is not responsible for the events included in the present email. Informational purpose only. Issue #66 (15.03.26)
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