Weekly Digest
Week 39
I return from this week with a reinforced conviction: the local ecosystem matters. Deeply. It’s where we start, test, fail, and build the resilience needed to reach bigger stages. It’s where founders learn to pitch without slides, build without sleep, and dream without limits. And it’s where global ambition is born; not in isolation, but in community.…
November 14, 2025
Weekly Digest
Week 38
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it". The quote I selected for this week resonates perfectly with the spirit of Web Summit, where innovation shapes the future of technology and ideas. The Web Summit is right around the corner!! There are a few days for the event that puts all eyes on entrepreneurship in Lisbon! There is a fantastic…
November 3, 2025
Guest Article
An open call to design the future of work, together. Asking the Right Question What will people do when machines can do almost everything? It’s the question that keeps many of us(at least me…) awake at night, not just as entrepreneurs or policymakers, but as parents, teammates, and citizens trying to make sense of what’s coming next. Artificial…
October 31, 2025
Weekly Digest
Week 37
Two weeks ago, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to the groundbreaking research on innovation-driven economic growth. The work confirms what many founders already know: entrepreneurship isn’t a buzzword, it’s the engine of prosperity. Through the lens of creative destruction, they’ve shown how new ideas, startups, and technologies fuel long-term…
October 27, 2025
Weekly Digest
What was supposed to be a formal interview quickly turned into an open, fun, and inspiring conversation with the team that took home first place at Techstars Startup Weekend Viseu. Over 54 hours of intense collaboration, brainstorming, and pivoting, these entrepreneurs built something real, and in the process, reminded everyone why Portugal’s startup scene…
October 22, 2025
Weekly Digest
Week 36
These last few days were a celebration of entrepreneurship in all its vibrant, inclusive glory. We kicked things off at Techstars Week Guimarães, where I had the privilege of joining as a speaker. The energy was electric, the conversations bold, and the commitment to building a more diverse and resilient ecosystem was palpable. Guimarães reminded us once…
October 19, 2025
Weekly Digest
Week 35
Last week I had the privilege of attending a book presentation hosted by Ground Capital, featuring AI and the Art of Being Human: A Practical Guide to Thriving with AI While Rediscovering Yourself in the Process by Andrew D. Maynard and Jeffrey D. Abbott. Speaking with Jeffrey Abbott was a magnificent opportunity. His clarity, warmth, and depth of insight…
October 12, 2025
Weekly Digest
Week 34
Hosting Techstars Startup Week outside Lisbon or Porto is more than symbolic, it’s a strategic move to unlock innovation across Portugal. While Lisbon and Porto are well-known for their dynamic startup scenes, other smaller towns and regions brim with untapped potential. By bringing an event of this scale to a city like Guimarães, we’re not just creating…
October 8, 2025
Guest Article
In recent years, entrepreneurship in Portugal has taken on a new dimension. Lisbon and Porto have established themselves as central hubs, attracting talent, investment, and international visibility. But something interesting is happening outside these major centers: medium-sized cities are creating their own dynamics, closer to their communities, better…
October 6, 2025
Guest Article
There’s a very Portuguese trait worth reflecting on: the tendency to be relentlessly critical of what is ours. Constructive criticism is undoubtedly a driver of progress. However, when criticism becomes constant, disproportionate, and poorly informed, it ceases to be a tool for improvement and instead becomes a barrier to our own recognition and…
October 2, 2025