Carrying on with the 3rd week’s topic “Growth Hacking“, on January 28th Gil Belford – General Manager at Fever & Lisboa Secreta – joined our entrepreneurs for a workshop on Business Model Review & Growth. To start the day, as usual, each startup did a 3-minute flash pitch, and after introductions were made, it was time […]
The 3rd week of Madeira Startup Retreat ’20 has officially started, and it’s all about Growth Hacking! On January 27th, Tiago Baleizão – Retail Business Unit Lead at Sandoz – joined the startups on a day dedicated to Customer Relationship & Business Development. Starting by briefly presenting himself and his work experience, Tiago soon got […]
On January 23rd we welcomed the mentor Miguel Barbosa – Investment Director Tourism BU at Portugal Ventures. As usual, we started with a flash startups pitch. After getting to know each business idea, Miguel presented himself – an electronic and computers engineer, with an M.B.A. and a masters in internationalization strategy – and his work […]
As you may know, at the end of each episode of the Daily Show, there’s a moment of zen… @ Madeira Startup Retreat we also have one of those!! It’s a great opportunity to take a break from the intensive workshops and mentoring! So our entrepreneurs can enjoy a few leisure and relaxing opportunities, throughout […]
With the second week’s focus on Re-designing Value, the topic for January 21st was Value Communication & Product. For such, we welcomed Patrícia Soares da Costa – CEO & Branding Consultant at Marquinista – and Marcelino Moreno – Principal Product Manager at Talkdesk – as mentors on the subjects at hand. Starting the day with […]
After a mesmerizing road-trip on Saturday, the 18th, our startups are fully prepared for the second week! To help the entrepreneurs Re-design Value, on January 20th we welcomed Fernando Moreira – Founder of Angry Ventures – for a workshop on ‘Value Proposition Review‘. After a flash startup pitch, Fernando shortly introduced himself, but soon shifted […]
On January 16th we welcomed Wendy van Leeuwen – Co-Founder of Secret City Trails – as the mentor for each startup’s “Retreat’s Plan & Objectives“. Wendy started by introducing herself and sharing her path, from her Masters in Management at NOVA SBE, having worked as a People Development Executive at Microsoft, and as an Internal […]
The third edition of Madeira Startup Retreat has barely started, and it’s already at full steam!! On January 14th and 15th, our entrepreneurs welcomed Joana Geraldes Barba – Entrepreneurship Area Manager at NOVA SBE Venture Lab -, Ricardo Diniz – Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Coach and Sailor -; and Felipe Ávila da Costa – Co-founder and […]
For the 3rd time, Madeira Startup Retreat is back! On Monday, January 13th, the 11 startups arrived at Colégio dos Jesuitas, their new HQ’s for the next 6 weeks, located at the heart of Funchal’s city. Hosting the Launch Event was Micaela Vieira, Project Manager at Startup Madeira, who warmly and enthusiastically presented the program, […]
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