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The Spanish mobile phone sold in 50 countries | Balance Phone

2026-01-14 · 2 company · 3 thematic
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albert

Co-founder of Balance Phone, former Amazon digital advertising sales (3 years), studied at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona; left corporate job to solve personal smartphone addiction.

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“Vimos esto que entre el Nokia hace 20 años y el iPhone de hoy había un vacío demasiado grande. Las dos soluciones tenían cosas buenísimas y dijimos, vamos a intentar crear algo en medio que tenga lo bueno de las dos. Es un móvil sin conten…”
—albert
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