Category: Startups

the weird case of WebSummit and Lisbon

Recent news in Publico – one of the Portuguese largest newspapers – tells the story of how WebSummit is holding Lisbon Council (and City) to ransom. The most…

entrepreneurs in Portugal feel entitled

Portugal in a nutshell: basically the cosmetic move done by the socialist government has made some success. People feel more entitled to be entrepreneurs, but they still lack…

lost idea or revamp

One decade ago I pitched an idea to multiple people in Portugal, mostly those that were already established doing TV and regular shows, to invest into a new…

2017 -> 2018

This year has been quite busy professionally and I’ve split most of my free time with a new videocast with two friends at @TechTalksLondon where we’ve finished a…

oscars, startups and quitting

Yesterday, Chris Rock delivered a great monologue about diversity, but there was something more to it, mostly when he thought about boycotting the whole thing… How come there’s only…

knowing your fears

There’s a lot of talk today around startups and how nice it is to build something for people to use or consume. Some do it for themselves (which…

API’s are the new karma

Today, Simon Wardley on twitter while in a talk regarding Amazon AWS innovation and competitors, said that there’s not that much innovation from Amazon competitors, just pointless differentiation, e.g….

why coffee shops are the worse place to work

Chris Reed wrote on Linkedin that coffee shops are the best place to work, which I totally and utterly disagree with him. Let’s break down his views individually. 1) Coffee…

growth by loyalty, not novelty

Kyle Wild, Keen.io CEO, has a slideshare worth looking, where he explains his view on product growth. Source: http://www.slideshare.net/kylewild/kyle-wildtokyoproductistheultimategrowthhack I do agree with him, the growth comes with how…