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I was shocked – shocked! – to find out there are tech startups in Portugal

The Next Web

I spent the past few days in the beautiful city of Lisbon, Portugal, to attend the annual Switch Conference and gain some insights into the Portuguese startup ecosystem (and to enjoy several local seafood dishes and pastries).

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10 Digital Startup Conferences You Should Attend This Year

YoungUpstarts

Or where you can network with established, successful founders and investors? Its focus on collaboration and networking will introduce you to other founders who have been at the same stage in their business journey that you’re at now. Lisbon, Portugal. SaaStock 2018. Dublin, Ireland. October 15th – 17th, 2018.

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Battery gives back to Israeli entrepreneurial community with venture creation workshop

VC Cafe

The workshop participants, of which there were about 30, brought diverse experience and expertise to the table – from young entrepreneurs with just a few years of experience in the consumer web, to seasoned executives with decades of experience in semiconductors, telecommunications and enterprise software.

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Pandere Shoes, Anchorage Startups, and Techstars

Feld Thoughts

The founders loved where they lived and put together a support team of shoe experts and designers in Boston, France, and Portugal. They were able to obtain early capital from prize winnings, along with mentorship from fellow entrepreneurs and investors. Their shoes are made in Portugal.

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Why haven’t European investors fully accepted the ‘failure is good’ mentality yet?

The Next Web

As European talent in the form of startups and entrepreneurs continue to flock towards the USA, the question remains: why? Many entrepreneurs claim that there’s just not enough money, and that investors in Europe fear failure. But it stifles those with the potential to be great entrepreneurs. Is it attitude or is it money?

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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

The Next Web

in recent years: accelerate smartphone penetration, increasing consumption of online video and social networking, and boosting mobile ad spending, e-commerce, and more. The government should also send Brazilian executives, engineers, and entrepreneurs to Silicon Valley, not just academic students. One step forward, but many more to go.

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11 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2018

Hearpreneur

In the last few days of 2018, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- I attended Web Summit 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal this month. In 2018 I continued to attend fewer networking events and make better choices of how to spend my time. 9-Increase in my revenue.