As summer unfolds, the learning journey never takes a break. For founders, reading remains a transformative superpower. At Adamastor, I understand the vital role continuous learning plays in growth. That’s why, as we dive into this season, I’m thrilled to bring you our curated selection of essential reads. Over the next weeks, we’ll spotlight books that can truly elevate your entrepreneurial journey. This week I list some suggestions from the team but I want to hear from you. Please let us know some of your suggestions, let’s continue to inspire and learn together!

• 📖 The Fundraising Field Guide by Carlos Eduardo Espinal. Designed specifically for early-stage, high-growth tech startup founders; Is a guide that explains fundraising through practical advice

• 📖 Pressure, lessons from the psychology of the penalty shoutout by Geir Jordet penalty shootout is only about individual skill. It’s an emotional & volatile event where structured social support to help each other buffer stress may make a difference

• 📖 The Startup Pitch by Chris Lipp an indispensable book if you want to understand in depth two things: Pitch structure and Investor psychology

As we dive into summer, the calendar is heating up too. July’s event lineup is looking stronger, a sign that our ecosystem is not slowing down. There’s plenty of room to check Adamastor calendar and catch a talk, make new connections, and still sneak away to one of our beautiful beaches or a cool spot with A/C and cold drinks.

• 🚨 call for speakers for lisbonai.xyz

✍ Quote of the week

Books are the training weights of the mind

Epictetus

Week highlights go to:

🔷 RedBridge Lisbon: Reimagine Hospitality and Architecture, this Thursday

• 🔷 Applications open for Techstarts Startup Weekend in Viseu next Oct 10

• 🔷 Tech4Goods Days, this Thursday

• 🔷 Hoopers organize another Neemias Queta Training Camp

• 🔷 Last days to apply for Open Call 2 : ADT4Blue – Advanced Digital Technologies for the Blue Economy

Congrats

• 👏 the 36 startups that make up the new batch of the Unicorn Factory Lisboa Incubation Program

• 👏 Isabel Carapeta, founder of Simplyfier.io; and Afonso Malo Franco, founder of the Scandinavian Product Podcast; were distinguished in the Forbes Portugal 30 Under 30

• 👏 Open Cosmos aquires Connected

Something to read, listen and watch

• 📚 Techstars Startup Weekend impact report by 351 Portuguese Startup Association

• 📚 LLMs are not enough - The Rise of World Models and Hybrid AI Systems by Gonçalo Perdigão

• 📚 Should you raise a relationship with a VC before the raise? by Christina Farr

• 📚 I’m Losing All Trust in the AI Industry by Alberto Romero

• 📚 Meta Investors Want Zuckerberg to Reimburse the Company

• 🎧 Afonso Franco talk with innovation legend Alex Osterwalder inventor of the widely known Business Model Canvas (BMC)

• 🎥 How To Ask For Feedback? by DeeperThanTech

• Looking for your next spark of inspiration or connection?

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