She's usually the interviewer, but this time she'll be the interviewee. We're kicking off 2018 in style with an interview with one of Portugal's leading journalists in the field of entrepreneurship, Mariana Barbosa - a journalist for ECO! We learnt about her story, her dreams and how, despite her young age, she is already a reference! [...]
This is making it happen! GUEST OF THE WEEK - #03Nuno Coelho, Captain F.C. Arouca 12 DEC 2017 | 21H30 This week we welcome footballer and entrepreneur Nuno Coelho. His career began at an early age. He left home at 16 and went through obstacles but made it! He played for F.C. Porto, S.L. Benfica, and [...]
This is making it happen“ rubric! GUEST OF THE WEEK - #02 João Correia, CEO Flying Sharks 06 DEC 2017 | 21H30 For this second chat on ”THIS IS MAKING IT HAPPEN‘, I welcomed entrepreneur João Correia. João is a man out of the box who, at the age of 26, opened a SexShop and with the profits bought [...]
This is making it happen“ rubric! GUEST OF THE WEEK - #01 Luís Filipe Borges, screenwriter and comedian 29 NOV | 21H30 In this first chat in the ”ISTO É FAZER ACONTECER“ section, I spoke to my fellow countryman Luís Filipe Borges! Someone who was born in the parish of São Pedro in Angra do Heroísmo, studied law but became a reference [...]
Vendem tecnologia de Coimbra para o mundo e empregam 30 pessoas. Têm escritórios em Silicon Valley e Madrid. Neste especial Websummit fomos conhecer o Ricardo Margalho e o Rui Sales, fundadores da Stratio Automotive! Isto é fazer acontecer! Vendem tecnologia de Coimbra para o mundo! Vendem tecnologia de Coimbra para o mundo. Têm escritórios em […]
His name is Ricardo Soares, he's Portuguese, he's 17 years old and he employs 4 people in Figueiró dos Vinhos! It was during the Websummit that I met Ricardo Soares. Many months ago, I passed through Pedrógrão Grande where I gave a talk to high school students. Ricardo was in the audience but, if I remember correctly, we didn't exchange any [...]
SirKazzio, one of Portugal's biggest YouTubers! 25 years old, lots of creativity and 5 million followers on YouTube. In this “special” WebSummit I spoke to SirKazzio, one of Portugal's biggest YouTubers! He started from scratch with material he had at home. Shy, he found a way to express himself in his videos. The jokes took on a different [...]
I'm officially a lecturer in Entrepreneurship (I and II) at ISCTE-IUL! I entered this university when I was just 18 years old. I didn't even have a beard. I made friends for life, learnt from otherworldly teachers and took my first steps in the subject I'm most passionate about: Entrepreneurship and the will to make it happen. Today I couldn't be more [...]
Making things happen, whether in business or personal life, is within everyone's reach. Making it happen is the motto! However, the truth is that not everyone does it. After travelling around the world talking to entrepreneurs and inspirational people, I discovered some habits and traits that unite all these successful people. Every year [...]
The invitation had already come, but the timing never seemed ‘right’. Now it's official, I'm going to be a TED speaker, specifically at TEDxFunchal. An event that takes place on a beautiful island and whose theme is ‘FreeSpirit’, with the aim of giving a voice to Free Spirits who live according to their will and beliefs, without [...]
