Madeira Startup Retreat is almost approaching the middle of the program and it coincides with the carnival! This Saturday, we enjoyed the good weather and went to explore several places of Madeira. We 1st stopped at Pinaculo for a photo, then headed to Cristo Rei (Caniço), Santa Cruz, Machico and finally Caniçal. For lunch, we […]

After 4 weeks, plenty of contacts have been made. Local entrepreneurs, startups, enterprises, and clients have been in touch with the startups of Madeira Startup Retreat. This week we welcomed Madeira Software Entreprises. Expedita /Gestools; Xis Group. Everyone had the opportunity to pitch, in order to introduce themselves, even the enterprises. These presentations were followed by […]

On the 4th week, it was all about taking a look back: > Market & Competition > Business Development > Idea and Customer Validation On Monday morning we started with a talk by Tiago Franco, CEO at Imaginary Cloud. On his talk about Strategy, Mkt & Sales, Franco started by trying to identify the most […]

After an intensive 3 days of Hackathon, it was finally time to pitch the solutions. We had 7 teams:  Team Monkey, Team Cow,  Team Pig, Team Elephant,  Team Chicken, Team Sheep and Team Snake. The morning started with a great energizer: Charades. Definitely, a great and funny way to start the third day. Who knew […]

On the second day Vera Chaves and Tiago Santa Clara, from imatch,  worked closely and brought a lot of energy to the Hackathon. Our morning started with a World Cafe. The teams had the opportunity to discuss their challenge solutions ideas with 5 experts. This way they shared experiences, tips, local notion, and feedback. Each […]

On the 29th, 30th and 31st of January, Altice is our Hackathon partner. The 1st Hackathon of Madeira Startup Retreat is already taking place @ Colégio dos Jesuítas. Yesterday (29th) Altice, represented here by Frederico Santos, Paulo Chainho, and Filipe Freitas, presented the 4 challenges. After mixing up the teams it was time to choose […]

It’s true! We all are REbootING our energy in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean… During the stay in Madeira, at the Madeira Startup Retreat, all of these startups will work on the future of their business and still have time for adventures and experience unique activities. There are plenty of activities to do while in […]

This week is all about re-engaging your Team & Culture. Be the change > Leadership > Culture > Identity On Monday Pedro Moura talked about Vision, Mission, and Identity. The Co-founder & Executive Partner of MapIdea, explained the importance of the need for an identity, speed, and focus. Each startup had to (re)think about their Mission, Vision, and […]

The 1st week went by so fast. It was definitely an intensive week but it was also fun. So, since Monday, all the startups started their engines: > Welcome & assessment > Learn methodologies > Tourism & travel industry future and trends