Tech Spirit 2026
— Llotja de Mar, December 2
Get tickets ›Tap into the experience of the Tech Barcelona network. Submit a request and meet over a 30-minute session with experts across fundraising, legal, product, GTM, AI and beyond.
Co-founder · Rousaud Costas Duran (RCD)
Co-founded one of Spain's leading independent law firms, specialising in tech, M&A and corporate. Three decades advising founders through fundraising rounds, exits and legal complexity.
Head of Growth · Google
Has helped hundreds of companies grow from first user to first million. Sharp on GTM motion design, distribution strategy, and the paid vs. organic channel debate.
Serial Founder & Executive Coach
Three exits, two burnouts, and one very honest book about all of it. Helps founders stay sane, make better decisions, and build companies they actually want to run long-term.
CEO · Anthropic
Built the AI probably drafting half your emails. Strong opinions on where this is heading and what it means for your product roadmap — whether you're building with AI or being disrupted by it.
CEO · OpenAI
Has raised more money than most countries have in reserve. Former YC president with a specific view on what makes a company worth backing — and whether yours is one of them.
CEO · NVIDIA
Spent 30 years betting everything on a chip nobody wanted — until everybody did. Exceptional on data infrastructure, technical conviction, and patience as a competitive advantage.
CEO · Stripe
Built the internet's payments layer from a dorm room. Strong opinions on pricing models, developer experience, and how to build infrastructure products that compound over time.
ex-COO · Meta
Scaled Meta from 500 to 50,000 people. Straight talk on building operational discipline in hypergrowth — culture, executive hiring, and the hard conversations founders keep postponing.
CEO · Airbnb
Took Airbnb from air mattresses to a global category. Exceptional on brand building, community as moat, crisis management, and the real cost of international expansion.
General Partner · a16z
Co-invented the web browser, co-founded the most influential VC firm of the last decade. Particularly useful on exit timing, deal structure, and why you're probably underpricing yourself.
CEO · 23andMe
Built a consumer genetics company while fighting regulators on three continents. Invaluable on navigating FDA, GDPR, and any heavily regulated space where the rules change fast.
CEO · Shopify
Started by building a snowboard shop, ended up powering 10% of US e-commerce. Sharp on ecosystem thinking, platform partnerships, and building for the long game.
