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Adamastor Weekly
Week 42
According to The Economist , our country was named Economy of the Year among 36 developed economies. Strong GDP growth, low inflation, and a stock market up more than 20% are clear signs that we’re attracting talent and investment, and that the economy is gaining real momentum.…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
Week 41
The new 2025 Entrepreneurial Universities Ranking is a milestone in how we measure higher education’s impact in Portugal. How a nation’s universities are valued has long been determined by their research output, academic standing or global rankings. Today, the model is moving:…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
Week 40
Sword Health has announced a landmark partnership with the Greek government to deploy its AI care solutions in the Greek National Health System. This bold step points to a future where artificial intelligence and human clinical teams work side by side, breaking barriers of…
Carlos Resende
Opinion
Degrees and Dreams Balancing the demands of your studies with the challenges of building a startup is not a common path, yet it’s an incredibly rewarding one. More and more students are starting to ask themselves: “Why wait until graduation to create real impact?” Being a…
Luís Lamy
Adamastor Weekly
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.…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
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…
Carlos Resende
Opinion
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,…
Miguel (Rocha) Fernandes
Adamastor Weekly
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…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
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…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
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…
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.