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View ArticleContinuous analysis of competition should be in every startup’s DNA
Hosting early-stage startups in such demanding week brought to us several learnings. One of the things we noticed was that several of them didn’t yet have a clearly defined competitive advantage, which...
View ArticleLisbon Challenge 2017: Meet the Promising Startups That Will Join the...
The Lisbon Challenge has just concluded the first stage of the program, the dreaded Bootcamp. After a careful selection process, we finally made the difficult decision of selecting 9 startups to join...
View ArticleMeet the 14 Promising Startups That Will Join Lisbon Challenge 2017
Lisbon Challenge is about to start. But, for the first time in its history, it will invest in the selected startups and that’s part of a whole different plan. After a careful selection process, we have...
View ArticleFrom Philip Morris to Starting His Own Startup – Meet the New Program Manager...
His story will literally knock your socks off and you’re about to know why. It’s time for you to meet Gualberto Pastor, the new Program Manager of Lisbon Challenge. One of the very few memories...
View ArticleLisbon Challenge: Meet These Top 4 Mentors
Lisbon Challenge is known for its wide network of experienced entrepreneurs, engineers, investors and corporates. We have accelerated more than 180 startups over the past few years and we have a strong...
View Article7 Tips for Getting Into Lisbon Challenge (or any other accelerator)
Alright, we all know how difficult it is to get into a top accelerator. You apply with your startup, you wait for the reply and then when the time comes, it’s either the cheer look on your face or the...
View ArticleInfraspeak on How They Never, Ever, Lost a Customer
This interview was originally published on Re-think by Beta-i. Almost all the talented entrepreneurs we meet at Beta-i put their customers first and above all things. Felipe Ávila da Costa, the founder...
View ArticleThis Portuguese Startup Will Prevent the Next Terrorist Attack. Here’s How.
This interview was originally published on Re-think by Beta-i. When I was a kid I believed I had some sort of super power. I would tell myself that my brain had been genetically modified and as a...
View ArticleLisbon Challenge Will Give You 10k to Launch in 10 Weeks
Sounds catchy right? Well, that’s because it is. Lisbon Challenge is funding 10 thousand euros per startup, to develop and launch their product in 10 weeks. It’s that simple. You don’t even have to...
View ArticleLC Fall ’16 Demo Day and The Winner of the Caixa Capital Convertible Note
Nearly 3 months after we kicked off the 7th edition of the Lisbon Challenge, demo day has arrived. Less of an external celebration and fanfare, it is an important invite-only day for the 12 start-ups...
View ArticleImportance of Setting Bold Goals
One of the important features of Lisbon Challenge is the pressure that we believe must be in place for founders to be on top of their game, all the time. It’s not something that you switch on, but...
View ArticleWe Welcome The Lisbon Challenge Fall’16 Cohort
.fusion-fullwidth-1 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; }Having gone through the selection phase for the Lisbon Challenge Fall ’16 Edition, we are ready to announce and welcome...
View ArticleDon’t Go on Blind Dates With Potential Co-founders
We are often asked why we don’t accept solo founders into the Lisbon Challenge acceleration program. Well, we actually do but it is very rare and there is a reason for that. Ultimately, you shouldn’t...
View ArticleHow We Evaluate Lisbon Challenge Applications
Our call for applications ended on the 15th of July and we’ve started working hard on the next edition which kicks off in September. It’s going to be a great edition as Web Summit falls smack in the...
View Article7 Tips for Getting Into Lisbon Challenge (or any other accelerator)
Alright, we all know how difficult it is to get into a top accelerator. You apply with your startup, you wait for the reply and then when the time comes, it’s either the cheer look on your face or the...
View ArticleBeta-i Nominated for Best European Accelerator by Techcrunch
Beta-i, together with 4 other Portuguese startups, was nominated for best European accelerator at The Europas, the European awards which highlight the best startups in Europe, in partnership with...
View ArticleApplications for Lisbon Challenge Fall’16 are now open
Would you like to meet Elon Musk, Stewart Butterfield or Marc Andreessen in Lisbon this year? Yes? Well, this could really happen since the Web Summit will be in Lisbon this year… We know that building...
View Article9 Steps to Successfully Launch Your Product
If you’re busy getting everything ready to launch your own startup you probably haven’t had the time to think things through and set a marketing plan for your pre-launch. It can be quite daunting, we...
View ArticleLisbon Challenge Alumni, Impraise, Raises 1.6 million
Impraise, the Lisbon Challenge alumni, who is also backed by Y Combinator, has raised 1.6 million dollars to abolish the annual performance review within companies, and replace it with their web and...
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