Alvaro Villalba
Founder at Clous
Education
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 2018 - 2023
Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering
Experience
Clous Sep 2023 - Present
Co-Founder, CEO
Leading initiatives to build AI systems that help talent teams do more for their people.
Orygen Feb 2022 - Jul 2022
Interim Technology Lead
Joined a startup in the ClimateTech industry. Led the technical roadmap, relations with technology suppliers, and took over the responsibility of developing financial models and its forecasts.
JP Alcaraz Summer 2019 and 2020
Engineering Intern
Provided support in maintaining and repairing naval electronics from multiple suppliers. Worked closely in naval projects with the 'Ministerio de Defensa'.
Life events
- Started playing soccer at the age of 5, until I was 18 and went off to college - October 2005
- Changed schools to a british one - September 2012
- Got a 100% scholarship to study at any university in Spain - June 2018
- My first job as an intern in an engineering team at a company in my hometown - July 2020
- Joined Demium, a startup incubation program - March 2022
- Started thinking about the future of work and talent and how AI will affect it, leading to Clous - January 2023
- Joined Lanzadera, a startup acceleration program - September 2024
Projects
Website Development for Local Commerces Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
Finished web design projects, built database architecture, and deployed AWS cloud starter-level setups. Found local businesses without online presence and successfully delivered 5 customized websites: one restaurant, two bars, and two fashion stores.
P2E Community Oct 2021 - Dec 2021
Built a thriving Axie Infinity community, awarding 5 scholarships and sharing profits from participant earnings. Focused on community growth and value alignment.
Dropshipping on Shopify Apr 2021 - Jun 2021
Launched multiple e-commerce experiments using Shopify's free trial. Focused on optimizing product-market fit and automated workflows.
Cryptocurrency Launch Feb 2021 - Mar 2021
Built a cryptocurrency community and prepared a token launch campaign with paid acquisition strategies. Despite strong engagement with a $70K cap with $2K investment in influencer marketing, the campaign fell short of its $100K soft cap target.