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Adamastor Weekly
Week 14
When Knowledge Leaves the University Walls, Everyone Wins For years we’ve repeated the same sentence in Portugal: “knowledge must leave the universities and reach the companies.” It sounds obvious, but when you listen closely to the people who live this bridge every day, you…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
Week 13
Entrepreneurs are wired for possibility. Most are risk‑takers, adventurers, passionate builders who wake up every day ready to chase an opportunity. And even though almost all of them carry a few painful failures in their journey, they still show up again and again, to face…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
Week 12
What they matter for Portuguese Startups Two major European milestones landed almost back‑to‑back: the latest advances in the EU INC framework and the publication of the Rebuild Letter . At first glance, they might look like another round of Brussels centric paperwork.…
Carlos Resende
Opinion
One of the hardest parts of being a founder is the loneliness. You live in a future that does not yet exist, people around you struggle to understand you. Your mum hopes you get a proper job. A lot has been written about what makes Silicon Valley special. Much of it comes down…
Stuart Cerne
Adamastor Weekly
Week 11
And what the Portuguese ecosystem really needs to do A few days ago, Building The Future delivered a clear message: the experimentation phase in AI is over. We’ve entered the moment where technology must translate into real competitive advantage and anyone who doesn’t make that…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
Week 10
Last Sunday, the world celebrated International Women’s Day , a moment to honour the women who have shaped our past and continue to push our societies toward a fairer and more ambitious future. The date has passed, yes, but the mission doesn’t pause on Monday. Supporting,…
Carlos Resende
Opinion
I started my first company at 19. First semester of software engineering. Zero money. Zero network. Zero experience. Only obsession. I taught myself everything; design, development, sales, marketing, management, contracts. I would dial 400 leads a day in Karachi, most of them…
Raza Haider
Adamastor Weekly
Week 9
There are moments in an ecosystem when you realise something bigger is taking shape, something that goes beyond investment, beyond deal flow, beyond the usual choreography of pitches and term sheets. Angels Way is one of those moments. A community of early‑stage angel investors…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
Week 8
The presentation of The Vagina Business at Maze Impact HQ cut straight to the point: women’s health is not a side topic, it’s one of the biggest, most overlooked economic opportunities of this decade. And we’re still treating it like an afterthought. Marina’s voice cut through…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
Week 7
Carnaval may be Brazil’s global trademark, but we’ve always had our own version. It’s usually a moment to blend in with the locals, feel the culture from the inside, and let yourself be carried by the rhythm. But this year is different. The severe storms that hit the country…
Carlos Resende
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A weekly read on Portugal’s startup scene — the raises, the launches, the hires — plus opinion from named voices in the ecosystem. Curated by Carlos Resende since 2017.