With a large database, nou-u provides a platform for the meeting between suppliers and organizers
The Barcelona company nou-u, creator of an online platform to market, plan and manage events and group travel, it has been selected as a candidate for best technological startup of the sector in the Event Technology Awards. Its software serves as a platform for meetings between providers, organizers, promotion agencies, managers and assistants.
The key is its database, huge and defined in detail. “Any data can be converted into a filter,” explains product manager nou-u, Marcel Gascón. For example, if you want to search for a conference room can be used up to 500 parameters to find a space that suits the hundred percent desired. The companies are allowed to offer them products grouped together. “We allow control everything,” says Gascon.
The idea of nou-u, with entirely Spanish capital came in 2011. “The people who set off come from the world of events, and detect certain deficiencies. From there we challenge ourselves to meet them technologically,” recalls Gascon. It was the germ of its platform.
Now, consolidated, they have been nominated for Event Technology Awards. “It’s like Oscar in the world of events,” said Gascon. The prestigious awards, leaders in the sector, will be delivered in London on November 11th. While one nomination is an achievement, gain recognition and award entail that turn an even better position.
“We continue to grow apace,” said Gascon. The platform was launched in 2013 in test version, after almost two years of work since the idea. Now, consolidated, highlight the need for constant improvement of its platform: “It is an eternal beta, a continuous improvement,” says the project manager, Joan Madrid. The use proprietary software gives them the freedom to decide where they want to grow.
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