I wish everything I had experienced to date was enough to start, but no. Above all, we must provide value, be able to measure our impact and be economically sustainable..
We couldn’t be more happy with everything we learned, experienced and especially with all the people and projects we are meeting along the way.
2019 Summary
· November-December 2018: hello world, we have an idea and we are going to ask you for money…
· January: completion of crowdfunding with Ulule. We obtained €11,565 (4,000 from us and 3,000 from Ametller).
· February: we assembled a fantastic team that would allow us to build the first version.
· April: Martí and Magda left our old jobs to dedicate ourselves completely to the app.
· May: we carry out a pilot test of home delivery of food with reusable containers and we establish ourselves as a company (for now we are a SL).
· June: launch of the first version of the Android app on the 8th, World Oceans Day.
· Julio: versión para iPhone también disponible.
· September-December: we work with an external company to release the second version of the app.
· November: we moved to work at the Barcelona Activa incubator with the help of the UOC (no more working from the living room!
· December: we participate in the Barcelona Responsible Consumption and Social and Solidarity Economy Fair.
In addition, we have also participated in the following support programs:
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- SpinUOC from the Open University of Catalonia
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- Red Netmentora
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- Barcelona Activa pre-acceleration program for technological impact projects
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- Emprèn Social: joint program of Tàndem Social and Fundació Agbar
To all the professionals behind these programs, thank you for your advice.
For more information about the projects we have collaborated with, visit our collaborators page.
In general terms, these are our 4 objectives for 2020
1.- Continue improving Go Zero Waste app
2.-Help create an ecosystem of reuse projects in Barcelona.
3.-Give visibility to initiatives that offer Zero Waste products and services.
4.-Disseminate and promote the Zero Waste culture through our communication channels.
We will give more details about them throughout the year. And of course, we’re not going to do it alone 🙂
We want to be useful and generate impact (or we go home)
We recognize that we got into this because we are passionate about it and we had a great time. But after more than a year and a few months without pay, we have come to play seriously.
We must demonstrate with figures that what we do adds value, has a measurable impact and ultimately contributes to reducing waste and transforming the consumption model to dematerialize it and make it more local and sustainable.