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#83 Jesús Alonso Gallo: Sold 3 Companies, Died… and Came Back to Invest in 80 Startups
Jesús Alonso Gallo, one of Spain’s most seasoned entrepreneurs, reveals how he went from dying of overwork to investing with purpose. After selling three companies and backing 80 startups, he shares with The Nomu Hour his philosophy on happiness, investment, life, and entrepreneurship.

Juanma Sáez de Retana Romana
6 days ago3 min read


#82 Tom Horsey: From arriving in Spain with no job to investing in over 100 startups
In this episode of The Nomu Hour, Tom Horsey
— founder of Eoniq Fund
— reflects on his unconventional journey from teaching English in Seville to becoming one of Southern Europe’s most active startup investors. He shares insights on why execution beats ideas, how failure drives growth, and why resilience is every founder’s greatest asset. A must-listen for anyone navigating the startup world.

Juanma Sáez de Retana Romana
Oct 224 min read


Nomu Labs partners with Solid to scale AI-powered software
Nomu Labs announces its partnership with Solid, the first AI that builds real, scalable software. The collaboration combines Nomu’s Iterate & Iterate framework with Solid’s technical power to accelerate product development. From validation to growth, Nomu Labs helps creators scale their products, add new features, and reach more users sustainably.

Juanma Sáez de Retana Romana
Oct 102 min read


#80 Jorge Lorenzo, Technology, and the Spanish National Basketball Team: From the Court to the Algorithm
Jorge Lorenzo, assistant coach of the Spanish National Basketball Team and founder of Basketouch, shares on The Nomu Hour how he has integrated artificial intelligence and data analysis into his daily work. From his beginnings in Asturias to the Olympic Games, he reflects on leadership, personal branding, and how technology can enhance —without replacing— human talent in sports.

Juanma Sáez de Retana Romana
Oct 83 min read


The Startup CTO Guide: Key Functions in Today’s Tech Context
The CTO in a startup is the bridge between vision and technology. They define the strategy, choose the stack, manage vendors, and ensure the product evolves with real feedback. Their focus is on launching an MVP quickly, measuring results, and scaling with confidence. Today, AI plays a key role in automating, personalizing, and creating new products. At Nomu Labs, we support startups as their CTO-as-a-Service with our Iterate & Iterate framework.

Juanma Sáez de Retana Romana
Oct 33 min read


#79 Enrique Rodríguez: From the Navy to Vichy Catalan
In this episode of The Nomu Hour, Enrique Rodríguez, with over 25 years in food & beverages and a key role at Vichy Catalan, shares his journey from the Navy to entrepreneurship and beyond. He reflects on lessons from failure and burnout, the rising trend of sparkling water, and innovation through by-product reuse. The conversation highlights gastronomy as culture, the power of influencers, and why discipline and consumer focus drive success in today’s beverage industry.

Juanma Sáez de Retana Romana
Oct 23 min read


Gamma.app: The Best AI Presentation making Tool in 2025
Gamma.app is an AI-powered tool for creating sleek presentations, documents, and microsites in minutes. Unlike PowerPoint or Google Slides, it delivers ready-made designs, interactivity, and real-time collaboration. Startups, marketers, and designers use it for pitch decks, reports, and interactive newsletters. At Nomu Labs, we help businesses integrate Gamma into their workflows and unlock its full potential.

Juanma Sáez de Retana Romana
Sep 263 min read


Sonia Ferrer: From Leading 180 People at Factorial to Building Her Own Venture While Traveling the World
In this episode of The Nomu Hour, we talk with Sonia Ferrer, sales consultant and trainer. We discuss the shift from intuition to process, why active listening remains the key in today’s digital era, and how consultative selling can turn clients into long-term partners.

Juanma Sáez de Retana Romana
Sep 252 min read


From Custom Software to Product: Carlos Méndez on Building Banana Script and viernes.ai
In this episode of The Nomu Hour, we sit down with Carlos Méndez, founder of Banana Script
. After leading large development teams in the U.S., he launched his own company, hitting $1M in revenue in its first year. Today he’s focused on viernes.ai, a platform that enables companies to build chat and voice AI agents. We explore the impact of AI, the future of work, Colombia’s startup ecosystem, and hard-earned lessons for founders.

Juanma Sáez de Retana Romana
Sep 173 min read


OpenAI launches jobs and certifications platform: what does it mean for the future of work?
OpenAI has launched a new jobs and certifications platform, aiming to close the AI talent gap and reshape the labor market. By offering official certifications and a dedicated marketplace, OpenAI provides professionals with credibility and companies with verified talent. For businesses, this is both an opportunity and a challenge: adapt quickly or fall behind. At Nomu Labs
, we help organizations leverage AI and digital strategies to thrive in this new era.

Javier Mateache Calderón
Sep 123 min read


Carlos Delgado and the mission to give visibility to entrepreneurship beyond Madrid and Barcelona
Carlos Delgado, founder of UpAndalus, reflects on his journey from B-Tripper to Footters and to building a community that amplifies Andalusian entrepreneurship. We discuss centralization, Next events, and connecting startups with investors. Key lessons: avoid the “super product,” iterate quickly with MVPs, and choose partners and investors carefully. An honest roadmap for building from the periphery and strengthening the ecosystem beyond Madrid and Barcelona.

Juanma Sáez de Retana Romana
Sep 102 min read


From Crisis to Iterate: How We Turned Our Toughest Moment Into a Framework for Startups
A few months ago we faced the hardest crisis in our 4 years: losing our main client and letting go part of the team. What seemed like the end became the start of something new. From that moment we created Iterate, our framework to launch functional MVPs in 28 days and iterate until finding real product-market fit. This is not about perfection, but about learning fast and turning adversity into growth.

Juanma Sáez de Retana Romana
Sep 82 min read


CTO as a Service: The Solution for Startups and SMEs Without a Tech Team
Many startups and SMEs have strong business ideas but lack technical leadership. CTO as a Service solves this by providing expert teams that design scalable architectures, oversee development, and guide AI and automation strategy—without the cost of a full-time CTO. At Nomu Labs, our Iterate & Iterate framework helps founders validate ideas, launch MVPs in 28 days, and scale technology with strategic support.

Luis Pozo Gilo
Aug 212 min read


How We Help ViveEspaña Scale Its Educational Platform with Our Iterate & Iterate Methodology
Nomu Labs partners with ViveEspaña, an agency that guides Latin American students pursuing education in Spain. Through our Iterate & Iterate methodology, we help them scale their digital platform with agile MVP development, user feedback, and continuous iteration. The result: streamlined processes, real-time personalization, and tools that let ViveEspaña focus on what matters most—supporting students throughout their journey.

Javier Mateache Calderón
Jul 242 min read


What Is an MVP and Why Should You Launch One Before Investing in Your Final App?
Launching an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) is the smartest way to validate your app idea before investing heavily in development. An MVP is a functional version with just the core features needed to solve a problem and test with real users. At Nomu Labs, our Iterate & Iterate methodology delivers MVPs in 4–6 weeks, helping founders learn fast, save costs, attract investors, and build products based on data—not assumptions.

Luis Pozo Gilo
Jul 133 min read
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