Tourism is one of Portugal's main industries, and one that is expected to grow more in the future. On April 12 2014, Lisbon hosts the Tourism Challenges Conference, where the main topic will be digital marketing. Speakers from several companies working in this area will be present and will share their experiences. I am going to be there, and will be reporting during and after … [Read more...]
Larry Page chats with Charlie Rose
Larry Page (whose birthday is today), co-founder of Google, was at the last edition of the TED Conference and had a very interesting chat with Charlie Rose. Topics included: Where Google is now and where it is going Artificial intelligence Voice recognition The future of search Security and privacy Automated cars These themes will be more and more present, and … [Read more...]
10 Best Quotes from GO Youth Conference
I'm an avid reader, so I come across great quotes all the time. This weekend's GO Youth Conference provided many. Here is my top 10 quotes from the event, relating to entrepreneurship, creativity, and starting something. Josh Miller (Branch) Work hard and eventually something good will happen. Andy McLoughlin (Huddle) Launch early, monetize soon. Kelsey Falter … [Read more...]
GO Youth Conference 2014 – Day 2
Here's my report of day 2 of the GO Youth Conference, that happened last weekend in Lisbon. Sam Shank The first speaker of the day was Sam Shank, CEO & Co-Founder of HotelTonight, an app where you can grab last minute deals with the best hotels. The app is 100% mobile. It launched in 2010 and has been gradually growing. They just added Lisbon to the featured cities, … [Read more...]
GO Youth Conference 2014 – Day 1
GO Youth Conference is happening this weekend in Lisbon. It is a conference about entrepreneurship and creativity, and many great startups are present. Here are my thoughts on today's events. First of all, I must commend the organizers. Tiago Vidal, Filipe Castro Matos, and a great team put together what is already a world-level conference. I've been to the WebSummit and … [Read more...]
Interview: GO Youth Conference
Young entrepreneurship is one of the ways to propel a country forward. Here in Portugal, a group of young entrepreneurs decided to put together a conference to talk about and give visibility to issues such as talent, innovation and creativity. I talked to Filipe Castro Matos, Partnership Manager of GO Youth Conference, taking place on 15 and 16 March 2014 in Lisbon. I am going … [Read more...]
Interview: Bruno Figueiredo
Lisbon is becoming a preferred city to host international conferences. UX Lx, dedicated to User Experience, is one of them. It will happen at 4-6 of June 2014. I talked with its curator, Bruno Figueiredo. Please give our readers an introduction to what UX Lx is. UXLx is an international event for User Experience professionals focused on learning new skills and techniques … [Read more...]
Looking back at WebSummit 2013
Last October I travelled to Dublin, Ireland to attend the WebSummit, Europe's biggest tech and startup conference. Some numbers will give you an idea of the dimension of this conference: More than 300 speakers Over 50 workshops 10,000 people attended 900 startups present 400+ international investors Attendees from over 100 countries The talks were spread by … [Read more...]