About Robert...

An enormous basin of dreams and ideals has flooded my life; the memory of my forefather, Narciso Monturiol, and his desire to help the coral fishermen of last-century Catalonia has infused my history, that wonderful dream that he managed to fulfil despite the gales that he had to push through...


Tenacity is probably the word that most closely defines me; I believe that there are two ways to live: the first is to adapt to the times you live in, to incorporate the vertigo of changes and get off the train at any stop to get what we want; the second is to influence people, contribute to the creation of a better world, start and lead changes, tendencies.

Innovation is the quid that seduces me, motivates me; I flee from prolonged states of comfort, I believe that they dull creative capacity and abandon the possibility of dreaming. I believe that the dissatisfaction that flows from the dreamer’s soul is the best ingredient for evolution.

Woody Allen says: “I am not afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.” I identify enormously with his irony about our existence and his great curiosity. I feel insatiably curious, and that compels me over and over again to seek innovation, to be stubborn about my objectives. In consequence, I enjoy navigating the stormy seas of concepts that, in the eyes of others, would be condemned to drift because I believe in the conditions of possibility, in the winds that propel us, I do everything possible to keep the ship afloat. Not letting failure end my dreams stimulates me. I’m not satisfied with anything; I want everything, because he who asks for little deserves nothing.

In my life, I always find a way to get kicked out of the places where I could have been made partner, due to the simple fact that once I’ve realised my dream, mu whole being becomes immersed in the creation of a new project that motivates me to keep battling the high seas, one that will give me the opportunity to innovate in all the circumstances it throws at me; incorporating the vertigo of change is what makes me feel alive. Modifying conducts and tendencies is an illusion for me, it forces me to find different paths to innovate in every way.

Challenges provoke me; I set off on crusades to quash the incomprehension that the dreamer is exposed to. I refuse to believe that the lack of resources is the motive that prevents the idealist from materializing what he or she is most passionate about. I identify with Albert Einstein’s quote, “Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.” That is what compels me to change, to not do the same thing forever. I don’t believe in perfect people, perfection frightens me; the imperfect is what gives me the vitality to transform.

I grew up in a family with no economic resources; I’m the only one who showed any interest in studying and setting out to discover the world, none of my dreams and ideals has had any economic or emotional support from my family members. The greatness of a person cannot depend on family or social relationships; these, evidently, can assist us, but they can’t be the only things that motivate us. I believe that the greatness of human beings lies in our capacity to influence, in the way we’ve adapted to the lightning bolt of evolution. A man or a woman capable of transforming his or her thoughts into facts is the person I’m looking for; I want to support dreamers, those people who are capable of innovating, provoking; those who are capable of breaking schemes. I want to surround myself with entrepreneurs who are willing to walk all the paths a every possible fork in the road.

I am a solitary entrepreneur, but that is what has made me capable of achieving everything I set out to do. One of my main motivations to climb out of the comfortable cage I was in was love, my desire for jumping into the jungle, into adventure, swimming like a salmon against the current to consolidate my dreams. Unfortunately, it also led me to understand what it feels like to lose it all and start over. Despite the pain this caused me, that period of dissatisfaction of living in a comfortable prison filled me with a creative and productive urge that has allowed me to live in different places and experiment diverse situations that have let me dream ever more, wish to transform my surroundings. The constant vertigo makes me leap higher and higher, and enjoy the fall to create in every sense.