Going back to the tourism sector, we turn to a company that will be present in the upcoming WebSummit: TravelCentral24. I talked to André Conde, their Founder & CEO, to find out more about their plans and their app YouGoTo.com. In a nutshell, how did TravelCentral24 come about? I should split this in two: It came to fruition because of a product I was working on 2 years … [Read more...]
Busy Angels – Interview
Investment is a big part of the startup ecosystem. All companies need it to operate and grow. Today I talk with Francisco Ferreira Pinto, Partner & Executive Director of Busy Angels, a Portuguese venture investment firm. What’s the best way an investor can help a new company? We believe investors can help new companies both pre and post investment. In the … [Read more...]
Climber – Interview
The tourism sector in Portugal is one of the country's strongest economic engines, trading countless millions of Euros a year. Climber is a hotel management tool that aims to help improve hotel's profits and their pricing system. I talked with Mário Mouraz, co-founder of the company. In a nutshell, what is Climber and how did the idea come about? Climber Hotel is an easy to … [Read more...]
Tripaya – Interview
Most of us love to travel, I'm assuming. And most of us take care of planning online, I'm also assuming. Tripaya is a site that proposes to make this process much easier. I chatted with founder André Ramos to find out more about it. What is Tripaya and how did the idea come about? Tripaya is a new travel site that makes it easier than ever to plan a trip or vacation. For a … [Read more...]
Inviita – Interview
Travelling is a much loved activity. Having help in the form of an app featuring city tours would be cool. If, besides that, the tours adapt to your mood, even better... Well, meet Inviita. I talked with Bernardo Véstia, their CMO. What is Inviita and how did the idea come about? Inviita is a mobile app that automatically creates city tours anywhere in the world, according … [Read more...]
Loqr – Interview
Loqr is a player in the website security arena, aiming to avoid fraud in financial transactions. I talked with Ricardo Costa, CEO of Loqr to find out a bit more about them. In a nutshell, what is Loqr and how does it propose to improve website security? Loqr is, above all, a disruptive Authentication solution! With that we mitigate risk and avoid high costs to any … [Read more...]
Lisbon Investment Summit – Interview
The Lisbon Investment Summit is taking place on June 7-8 in Portugal's capital. I talked with Ricardo Marvão, Lisbon Challenge project manager at Beta-i, to find out more about the event. What is the main motivation for putting together the Lisbon Investment Summit? Well, in the very beginning we wanted for the world to know what was happening in Lisbon and that it had a … [Read more...]
Productize.it – Interview
Productize.it is a pre acceleration programe aimed to the hardware community. I talked to organizer André Marquet about it. In a nutshell, what is Productize.it and how did the project come about? Productize.it - The Lisbon Hardware Accelerator and powered by KIC InnoEnergy is a pre-acceleration program that will guide participants towards creating a business application … [Read more...]
Cuckuu – Interview
Alarm clocks are something most of us use every day. Cuckuu's mission is to make it a social experience, integrating all kinds of fun features. I talked to João Jesus, Cuckuu's CEO. In a nutshell, what is Cuckuu and how did the idea come about? Cuckuu is a free mobile app for iOS and android. It uses something that people use almost every day, an alarm clock. By using … [Read more...]
Shilling Capital – Interview
This week I turn to another side of the startup world: Investors. They play a crucial role in getting new companies off the ground. I talked to Ricardo Jacinto, of Shilling Capital, to find out more about their work. What’s the best way an investor can help a new company? We believe investors are not only investment, we also see the role of investors as something very … [Read more...]