What Pedro Sánchez and the leader of Apple spoke about

Entrepreneurship These two words, of clear inspiration in the plans of French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron, summarizes the project that the President of the Government wanted to ‘sell’ to the Apple leader, Tim Cook, during his visit to La Moncloa. Private meeting that has officially transferred a small comment. «An excellent opportunity to present Cook, The Strategy of ‘Startup Nation’ of the Government of SpainAs a result of which the will of the director underlines to create a business environment that promotes entrepreneurship and innovation in the field of new technologies and digitization »

At the moment there are a total of 3,258 startups in Spain, according to a report from the Mobile World Capital, a figure that has increased by 20% compared to the figures for 2017. “Spanish startups enjoying good health,” the president of the Spanish startup association, Carlos Mateo believes.

The European technological ecosystem is increasingly taking shape and business unicorns, companies with a value of more than 1,000 million dollars, are increasingly common. The latest report published by GP Bullhound, a specialized investment bank in the technology sector, appointment For the first time, two Spanish companies are among the top 15 of their ranking: Cabify and Letgo. According to the previous Tech Tour Growth 50 2017, we can add other names: Alienvault, Carto, Scytl and Wallapop. “We are a country with a lot of talent and entrepreneur, despite the obstacles that we have made,” says Mateo.

Obstacles that the government of Pedro Sánchez hopes to overcome a law to “promote the development of the startup eco system or emerging technological companies.” These were the words that Sanchez surprised in the last closure of the Spain South Summit 18 earlier this month.

From his words a concept that is already used by his State Secretary for Digital Advance, Francisco Polo: Entrepreneurship. “It’s a good idea, but it seems that the right steps are not being taken,” adds the president of the Spanish startup association.

Steps, for example, point to the passing rise of independent, taxes on technology and support for copyright laws for the community, “especially the most difficult part,” Matthew recalls.

Other recognized names of the Spanish business system openly criticized the words of the President of the Government in the aforementioned meeting: Iñaki Arrola, investor in Kfund, described the announcement of “attitude”; Aquilino Peña, investor in Kibo Ventures, denounced that ‘entrepreneurs need help, do not decide’.

On the other side of this pessimistic position, an entrepreneur, Francisco Polo, is the current State Secretary for Digital Advance. «We are a country of contrasts, full of wealth and with a great potential. Our position on this global map is unique and privileged. We have the opportunity to become a member of the economy of the future and we can’t let it escape, “he said in his personal blog in June.

This opportunity is based on “creating an entrepreneurial nation,” said Polo, and it was what Sánchez left yesterday during his meeting with Cook. First, the Adjust the legal framework to recognize the unique of startups. “The specifications of these companies must be recognized from a legal point of view and at the same time improve investments in O&O through tax stimuli in corporation tax, so that a larger number of large companies consider startups as innovation vehicles from outside.”

The second stage of the project focuses on Making a network connected to accelerators and incubators. And finally, Improvement encounters National and international entrepreneurship.

France as a close example

The plan that Sánchez embraces is of clear French inspiration. In June 2017, the French businessman Xavier Niel inaugurated the world’s largest startup campus on the old continent. 34,000 square meters with more than 3,000 workstations and around twenty projects with hundreds of partners, including Microsoft and Facebook, for example.

Earl this month, Emmanuel Macron, President of France, defended in Stationf’s dedication to his “emerging nation”. He promised honest taxes and strongest antitructules at European level.

A year ago, Macron made its intentions clear at the Viva Technology Conference in the capital of the country. “Entrepreneurship is the new France,” said the French president. What we have to do is change our model in a thorough way. I want France to be a nation of startups, “he added.

In Spain, the Spanish Startup Association has asked for better tax treatment of investments by ‘Business Angels’; I support both international talent care through a visa for entrepreneurs. Aspect that has already been changed in France before 2019 with the simplification of the technological visa. «I like to compare a researcher in Harvard with a researcher in France. Here the school is free and excellent, medical care is free, there is a pension system. On the other hand, there is nothing, “Macron explained at the start of the month for thousands of entrepreneurs.

Two neighboring countries with very similar roads and very different times. For the visit, the first, from Cook to Moncloa, the CEO of Apple stepped on Paris and Yesterday Gallic President took the opportunity to demand more investments in France.

For example, Cook, his European tour that brought him to Brussels and Berlin, closes to end in Spain, where he has exchanged ideas with Sánchez about the challenges of the future “in the current context of globalization of economy and technological change accelerated,” Moncloa said.