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What I Did Expect When I Moved BACK to Los Angeles in 2015
Just under a year ago, while wrapping up a 4 year ‘life’ in Lisbon, Portugal, I posted a blog entitled ‘What I Didn’t Expect When I Moved to Portugal in 2011’. It went viral. And it continues to get large … Continue reading
Posted in Accelerators, Marketing
Tagged accelerator, Beta-i, Blankspaces, blogging, business development, BusinessTaps, coach, Consultant, Cross Campus, digital LA, Doinn, DTLA, entrepreneurship, Eventbrite, Expert Dojo, EyeSee, EyeSee Solutions, GA, Gary Vaynerchuk, General Assembly, General Assembly Los Angeles, growth, incubator, investing, LA, LA Metro, Lisboa, Lisbon, Lisbon Challenge, los angeles, MeetUp, Movinn, Planedia, Santa Monica, Silverlake, startup braga, Startup Weekend, Stride.ai, SXSW, VC's, WeWork
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Portuguese Startups – The Age of ‘Rediscovery’
Spending 4 years living and working in Portugal, I was fortunate to be very involved with a lot of the early startup activity all over the country. This was even more profound as I was working for startups in California … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Accelerators, Marketing, Misc
Tagged accelerator, Beta-i, blog, Blogger, blogging, Braga, business development, Cristina Fonseca, entrepreneurship, incubator, Ines Santos Silva, Invest Braga, investing, Joao Vasconcelos, Lisboa, Lisbon, Lisbon Challenge, Marketing, mentor, Nuno Machado Lopes, Portugal, Portugal Startups, Portuguese, Seedcamp, startup braga, Startup Lisboa, Startup Pirates, Talk Desk, Tudo Mundou, VC's, Veniam, Web Summit, West to West, YCombinator
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On the Eve of Thanksgiving, I am…
…thinking about all that I am thankful for in a year that has had a lot of change and movement. Tomorrow I will spend the Thanksgiving holiday with my ‘US west coast family’ and this will be the first time in … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Marketing
Tagged accelerator, Beta-i, blogging, business development, Consulting, customer acquisition, entrepreneurship, LA, Lisbon, Lisbon Challenge, Lisbon Investment Summit, los angeles, mentor, Portugal, Portugal Startups, startup, startup braga, Startup Fabrica, VC's
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Help Change the Ratio of Female Entrepreneurs Attending Web Summits Around the Globe
Wanted: 10,000 Female Entrepreneurs! The team behind WebSummit is extending free tickets to 10,000 female entrepreneurs at their conferences around the globe in 2016. This also includes the conference in Lisbon next year so don’t wait to get your FREE ticket. … Continue reading
What I Didn’t Expect When I Moved to Portugal in 2011
Just about 4 years ago I moved to Portugal with my partner who had secured a teaching position at the French school (Lycée Francais) in Lisbon. We had vacationed in Lisbon in 2008 and we both really connected with the … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Marketing
Tagged ana santiago, Beta-i, business development, ClinkPic, Doinn, Eggy, hole 19, Ines Santos Silva, IPN, LegalFlow, Lisboa, Lisbon, Lisbon Challenge, Magnafinance, Marketing, mentor, Movinn, MyChild, pedro rocha vieira, PKNOA!, Planedia, Portugal, ricardo marvao, sandra sick, simple tax, startup, startup braga, Startup Pirates, startup pirates lisboa, Startup Weekend, startups, TalkDesk, The Lisbon Challenge, unbabel, uniplaces
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The Final Week of The Lisbon Challenge Spring 2015 (4th Edition)
It’s upon us, the final week of The Lisbon Challenge Spring 2015 edition and the 3-month accelerator program has progressed rapidly. From my vantage point as a coach and a mentor, I’d say that this edition went even faster than … Continue reading
Sure Signs of a Growing Startup Environment
“…our goal is to say no in 60 seconds.” Continue reading
Posted in Accelerators, Funding, Marketing
Tagged accelerator, angel, Beta-i, bguest, bica studios, brad feld, Farfetch, foundry group, funding, investing, JOBBOX.IO, Lisbon, mygone, Portugal, startup, Startup Lisboa, startups
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The Portuguese Startup Scene is Really Growing – FAST!
Do you agree that the Portuguese startup scene is growing fast? Share your thoughts and comments on this post. Thanks! Continue reading
Top Teams from Lisbon Challenge Fall 2014 Head to the US
The 3rd edition of The Lisbon Challenge 3-month acceleration program wrapped up last month and co-founders from many of the top 10 startups are packing their bags and heading to the US. The group departs for San Francisco Sunday for an intensive … Continue reading
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Tagged #LIS 14, 500 Startups, Beta-i, coach, Doinn, Lisboa, Lisbon, Lisbon Challenge, mentor, Planedia, Portugal, Tationem
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A Photo Review of Startup Events in Portugal During 2014
As we near the end of 2014, here’s a quick look at some of the startup/tech events I attended in the course of the year, further validating that the startup momentum in Portugal is growing. Have a wonderful holiday season and … Continue reading
Posted in Accelerators, Events, Marketing
Tagged #LIS, accelerator, Adegga, Beta-i, central station, Doinn, graca fonseca, incubator, Invita, Lisboa, Lisbon, Lisbon Challenge, Mike Butcher, Moviinn, PharmAssist, Planedia, startup, Startup Lisboa, Startup Lisboa Takeoff, Startup Pirates, Startup Weekend, startups, Tationem, Tech Crunch
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