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Tag Archives: Portugal
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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Discovering and Rediscovering (Startups) from Lisbon, Portugal to Los Angeles, CA
‘You are a Portuguese by now, so Lisbon is your home to whenever you want to return.’ – -Pedro Janela Continue reading
Posted in Marketing
Tagged accelerator, angel, berlin, Beta-i, Cowork, digital, digital LA, discovery, Hollywood, investment, los angeles, madeira, navigators, pioneers, Portugal, Portugal Startups, Santa Monica, startup, Startup Lisboa, startups, VC's
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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
Posted in Accelerators, Marketing
Tagged #LIS 14, 500 Startups, Beta-i, coach, Doinn, Lisboa, Lisbon, Lisbon Challenge, mentor, Planedia, Portugal, Tationem
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What Happens Inside a Startup Accelerator Program – A Coaches Viewpoint.
Startup accelerator programs, of which there are now more than 1,000 such programs in Europe alone, offer entrepreneurs a fixed-term, cohort-based program that includes coaching, mentoring, educational components, network building and culminates in a public pitch or demo day. These … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Funding, Marketing
Tagged accelerator, Beta-i, coach, invest, investing, LIS#14, Lisbon, Lisbon Investment Summit, Marketing, mentor, Portugal, social media, startup, startups, The Lisbon Challenge
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Q4 (already) and my 4 C’s!
Just the other day, as in last Friday, it certainly seemed like the perfect summer day in Lisbon, Portugal and now I find myself shutting the windows and thinking about wearing warmer clothing. It is October so I should not … Continue reading
2022 Political Ponderings 