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.
Others July 2020 - October 2022
Engineering Intern, Deputy CTO, Freelancer
Learned a lot about electronics, made the first sale of my own product, and worked at a startup as a CTO but couldn't cope it with my studies so I left.
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.