Spanish hospitality is under constant pressure: full terraces, rising costs, and a growing lack of staff. In this episode of the Nomu Labs Podcast, we talk with Arnau, founder of Foodlus , a suite of solutions for HORECA   (hotels, restaurants and catering) designed to reduce operational friction through self-service, POS integration and a data layer focused on customer loyalty. If you work in HORECA , manage a restaurant group, or build B2B products for hospitality, this epi

In previous articles we introduced our early validation ( Kickstart ) and strategic iteration ( Growth ) services. There is a third phase that comes into play once a product is live and operating: digital product maintenance in production . Once a product goes live, maintenance stops being optional. Costs start from day one and are required to ensure a stable, secure, and sustainable operation over time. What digital product maintenance in production means Digital product mai

Beta Dash 3.0  is the third edition of our intensive buildathon in Madrid , designed to turn ideas into functional prototypes in a single afternoon. The event takes place on Tuesday, January 27 , from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm , and is aimed at entrepreneurs, students, and teams who want to validate a digital product without technical skills. The format combines hands-on execution, expert guidance, and next-generation no-code tools to drastically reduce the initial friction of build

Many digital products move past early validation and still stall. Not because of a lack of development, but because growth happens without clear criteria. Backlogs keep expanding, decisions rely on intuition, and months of work fail to move meaningful metrics. Once an MVP is live and real usage signals exist, the challenge changes. The question is no longer whether the product makes sense, but how to grow it in a sustainable way. Growth is the Nomu Labs service designed for t

In a recent article, we explained what Nomu Labs looks like today and why, in 2026, our focus is on product strategy, decision-making, and validation before investing in development. That approach is reflected in a structured service model built around three stages: initiation, growth, and maintenance. Each service has a clearly defined scope, purpose, and pricing, designed to be coherent, sustainable, and aligned with real product needs. In this article, we focus on the in

In our latest blog post, we talked about Nomu Labs in 2025: a strategic reset focused on product and decision-making . That article outlines the types of challenges we work on and provides context to explain what Nomu Labs is today, how we operate, and the kind of value we bring to digital teams and companies. Nomu Labs is a product strategy and decision-making company. We do not operate as a development agency or a technical service provider. We work with startups, scaleups,

Leer el artículo en español 2025 marked a turning point for Nomu Labs. The name, the logo, and part of the team stayed the same, but the focus changed completely. This wasn’t a gradual evolution. It was a deliberate reset. After months of internal reflection and hard decisions, Nomu redefined its role: to build products and help other teams build better ones. That shift brought everything back to what matters most. Before technology. Before execution. There is the decision.

Leer artículo en español Throughout the year, many people and many different conversations passed through The Nomu Hour. Some of them stayed with us for days after recording. Others resurfaced later, right when real decisions had to be made around product, teams, or business. Our 2025 Wrapped  brings those moments together. Claudia Losada A key conversation on digital product leadership. Claudia talks about judgment, responsibility, and how to make decisions when data is inc

Leer el artículo en español Throughout 2025, conversations around AI in digital product development have become increasingly common. Yet only a few tools have had such a tangible impact on the daily work of founders and product teams as Solid AI  — a no-code platform that turns prompts into functional prototypes and MVPs. A few weeks ago, we published an initial article on the Nomu blog exploring what Solid AI is and why it fits particularly well in early-stage product develo

Haz click aquí si prefieres leer el artículo en español 2025 reinforced a lesson that is easy to forget in product work: Progress does not come from piling up ideas, it comes from making good decisions Some teams gain focus by walking away early from features that sound appealing but do not really matter. They decide before they build. When that happens, the product starts to make sense and the work becomes coherent. Other teams delay key decisions while waiting for more data

Haz click aquí si prefieres leer este post en español During a long time, we’ve talked about ChatGPT as a conversational assistant.A place to think more clearly, write faster, or unblock ideas. But something important has changed. ChatGPT is no longer just a chat. It ’s starting to become a work layer  where real tools for design, development, data, and product building live together. From a product perspective, this shift matters far more than it might seem at first glance.

Haz click aquí si prefieres leer este post en español Last week, we published an article on “ 3 Common Mistakes Startup Founders Make: Cap Table, Timing & Founding Team ” , where we looked at decisions in early-stage startups that seem small at first, but end up shaping everything that follows. We identified three mistakes that come up again and again: cap table decisions, fundraising too early, and misaligned founding teams . This article focuses on the first one: the cap ta

Validating an idea quickly is critical for any startup or innovation team. Building too early, without real user feedback, often leads to wasted time and resources. In this context, Solid AI  has become a key tool for creating digital prototypes and MVPs without code , starting from a simple prompt. What is Solid AI? Solid AI is an AI-powered no-code platform  that allows you to generate functional applications and prototypes using natural language. Instead of starting with t

Launching a tech startup is thrilling, but it’s also chaotic and full of early decisions that can shape your company long before the product exists. With rapid innovation cycles, growth pressure and an increasingly competitive landscape, early mistakes carry a huge weight. At Nomu Labs, we’ve seen time and time again how identifying these issues before building your MVP can dramatically increase your chances of success, attract the right investors and help you build a team th

The second edition of BETA DASH brought together sixty participants who spent three hours turning early-stage ideas into working prototypes. The event, organized with Pitchless, Solid and the IE Entrepreneurship Club, demonstrated how the right environment can make it possible to build a functional MVP in a single afternoon. With twenty-six teams, eighteen completed platforms and several standout projects, BETA DASH is establishing itself as a space where entrepreneurs can pr

Spain is entering one of its most dynamic startup phases ever. While global VC slows, Spain is breaking records and attracting unprecedented early-stage funding. This article explains what’s driving the country’s momentum — and why founders building today are better positioned than ever.

Early demos aren’t a beauty contest; they’re proof points. This playbook shows how to frame expectations, pick the lightest demo that communicates value, tailor the narrative for investors vs. customers, and run a tight cadence that converts feedback into traction. By demo ten, you’ll know your sharpest segment, a retellable value story, and the first flow to productize—so scaling delivery means building the right thing for the right user.

Beta Dash is back — and this time, it’s a competition. On December 2nd, founders, creators, and innovators will gather at IE Business School for the fastest buildathon in Madrid. Build your prototype in just three hours, get live coaching from Nomu Labs experts, and compete for a 1:1 meeting with a VC. Bigger, better, and bolder than ever.

Every founder faces a moment when their MVP stops moving forward. Learn how to recognize when to pivot, rebuild, or double down. Discover how to turn stagnation into strategy and keep your startup learning, evolving, and growing.

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