Comment from Miguel Arias, global entrepreneurship director, Telefónica

Throughout my career, I founded startups and helped others grow in a variety of roles.

In 2018, after contributing as chief operating officer of Carto, a Telefónica-invested company, I landed on the other side of the road as global entrepreneurship director for this corporate giant.

Having this holistic perspective has helped me realise how important it is for the ecosystem and for entrepreneurs that established companies such as Telefónica play a significant role collaborating with startups. This is, nevertheless, not…