Remember that essay from Y Combinator’s Paul Graham called “Do Things That Don’t Scale”? It is, without a doubt, one of the best essays for early stage startups, where Paul talks about several unscalable things that startups should focus on while trying to grow. And as it turns out, one of those things is actually [...]
For the past few years, we’ve seen some of the most disruptive startups shape entire industries with their innovative technologies and business models. You find companies like Uber and Airbnb, that took entire markets by storm to quickly implement their businesses and grow at an unsurmountable passe. This growth and disruptive mindset has definitely shaken [...]
For all those in fintech, Money 20/20 probably rings a bell. This is the world’s largest fintech conference, held in Las Vegas, every year. However, for 2016, they’ll organise a second conference in Europe, in Copenhagen, this April. For this reason, Money 20/20 has been gathering key players in the fintech industry across many [...]
"Design may have its greatest impact when it's taken out of the hands of designers and put in the hands of everyone." Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘design’? We bet it has something to do with aesthetics and fashion trends [...]
All startups struggle with PR. When you build your own business, you just want to get it out there in the press, but PR is not as simple as it seems. You usually start with the general press release because, apparently, that’s all it takes. You then, forward it to the hundreds of press contacts [...]
If you have a startup in tourism you know how meeting the right people and closing significant partnerships is important. You need to be in the right place, at the right time, and that’s just what BTL, the International Tourism Exhibition in Lisbon, will do for you. All the main players in tourism will be [...]
Yes, Brussels does talk “startup”! If you follow my Facebook account you’ve seen that since starting my role at Beta-i, I’m more often than not in Brussels. And you’re probably wondering what is that all about: Brussels and startups?! Well, there is an awful lot happening in Brussels regarding startups and a considerable number of [...]
Alright, we all know how difficult it is to get into a top accelerator. You apply with your startup, you wait for the reply and then when the time comes, it’s either the cheer look on your face or the disappointment settling in. And filling in the application plays a major role in this. So, [...]
Beta-i and Lisbon’s City Hall are bringing the whole startup community together in one event, to discuss the future challenges of our growing startup scene and lay down the next steps for spreading this movement across the country. We’re organising this collaborative event called “Lisbon Entrepreneurship Ecosystem 2.0 - Kicks off the Portuguese Startup Manifesto”, [...]
All startups struggle with PR. In fact, most entrepreneurs naively think that all it takes is an email with a press release, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Getting journalists to write about you is not as easy as it seems. For this reason, we have invited Robin Wauters, Editor-in-Chief and Founder of [...]
