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created two apps, Exaccta
Tax and Exaccta Xpens.
Exaccta Tax is the
first app with these
characteristics to be
certified and approved by
the Spanish Tax Agency,
so users no longer need
to save the original paper
documents: the pictures
have the same validity as
the originals.
What are the main
challenges you face?
We have the resources to
expand quickly and lead
the international market
in mobility solutions
Carlos Tapiador
for accounting and the
management of expense
reports. However, this relies on finding
a network of third-party distributors,
integrators and strategic partners for virtual
means of payment.
We also want to adapt and launch our apps
in other countries, and we are now entering
a round of funding to raise €1m [about
US$1.1m] for this international expansion.
are very slow and error-prone. We are
addressing and fixing a market in which
no music start-ups have ever operated.
What are the main challenges you face?
We need to grow quickly in order to harness
first-mover advantage and create barriers
for new entrants.
significant change in the way business is
done. Smaller satellites, shorter lifetimes
and better-performing technologies will
decrease the cost barrier to entry and
permit faster market development. D-Orbit
is already building small satellites in-house
so that we can be among the first in this
exciting new market.
Carlos Tapiador, Exaccta
What’s your big idea?
With Exaccta, you simply take a
picture of your bills and receipts with
your smartphone or tablet, and your
accounting, tax and expense reports
are generated automatically and in real
time. Everything happens in the device
and without further human intervention
after the user takes the picture. We have
What will be the next big thing in tech?
One of the main speakers at the Strategic
Growth Forum was talking about the future
of business, and one of the things he
mentioned was mobility — the possibility
of having all the information about your
business in the palm of your hand and
using your mobile device for everything.
That will be the next big thing — and we
are already there. In future versions of
the apps, we will include features that will
make Exaccta even more potent, making it
possible for the user to run their business
from a mobile device.
Davide d’Atri, Soundreef
What’s your big idea?
Soundreef makes music royalty
transactions quick and easy. National
collecting societies and performing rights
organizations have innovated very little in
the €7b [about US$7.9b] music royalties
market, and accounting and payments
What will be the next big thing in tech?
Analytics for the real world, from retail to
advertising analytics. We have very little
data on what people touch and observe
and how they interact in the real world. We
should expect a plethora of new start-ups
addressing those issues.
Davide d’Atri
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