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As an entrepreneur, everything I’ve been built throughout the years have been built in “bootstrap mode”, so, any pitch done was directly to a Client. Pitching for a different audience (investors and partners) is something out of my confort zone. And to be out of your confort zone is something amazing - it makes you surprise yourself. The first pitch will not be amazing, nor the second, but after the third it kinda sounds like karate 🥋 Just have to be practiced.

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Série Brasil Inova – How Brazil became Latin America's startup hotbed Brazil spearheads the startup ecosystem in Latin America, attracting global attention and concentrating a large part of the investments in the region. Today, the country concentrates 61% of venture capital investments and 77% of the startups in Latin America. From access to a large domestic market to a mature innovation ecosystem, the country offers an environment full of opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors. According to data from the Brazilian Startup Association (Abstartups), the country has more than 12,000 active startups, covering several segments, including those in which Brazil is a reference, such as fintechs, healthtechs, edtechs and agritechs. Brazil is also the Latin American country with the largest number of unicorns: 22, compared to 7 in Mexico, 3 in Colombia and 11 in Argentina. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dipaAc2J

🇵🇹 🛑 🧮 🦄 This is a story about why in Portugal we must stop counting unicorns. Suspension of disbelief is critical for #startup success. We need to be bold in imagining and creating the future 🚀 However, imagination only produces fairy tales, to create true value we need execution. Getting millions in funding 💰 is an amazing tool to achieve growth 📈 Getting millions in funding is no success metric. 🙅♂️ Getting millions in funding to get thousands in revenue is the definition of a bad investment and a bad business. I challenge the 🇵🇹 #startup ecosystem and all its stakeholders to stop counting unicorns and start counting millions (of revenue). Read my opinion piece in Jornal Economico (in Portuguese)

Funding vs. Real Revenue: What's the Right Focus for Portugal? Should Portugal keep chasing unicorns or start prioritizing sustainable, real revenue growth? Dive into this insightful article by our CEO Pedro Henriques to explore whether it's time to shift the narrative

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Brazilian startups are samba-ing their way into new markets, with Portugal as the gateway to endless opportunities! 🦄 The "Scaleup: Do Brasil para a Europa" program, powered by Unicorn Factory Lisboa, is opening doors for these innovators to expand across the continent, leveraging Portugal’s strategic position as a launchpad. Focusing on Brazilian expertise in artificial intelligence, health, education, and the food sector, this initiative aims to harness local knowledge for global impact, as stated by Gil Azevedo, Unicorn Factory Lisboa's Director. Are you ready to take off? Find more details in the Dinheiro Vivo article. 👇 #Startups #UnicornFactoryLisboa #Innovation #Brazil

Websites for Startups | Guide 2024 All new businesses start with a burst of creativity. Your idea may appear suddenly like a bolt of lightning or develop slowly, but it is essential for a start-up business to have a captivating website __________ Websites for Startups | Guide 2024 All new businesses start with a burst of creativity. Your idea may appear suddenly like a bolt of lightning or develop slowly, but it is essential for a start-up business to have a captivating website 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d62WWsT2

Still wondering if Lisbon is a gateway to new opportunities? 🚪 The city has just launched a competition to attract Brazilian tech startups, offering incentives like workspace, legal support, and access to the Unicorn Factory Lisboa, a key player in fostering innovation. Through this initiative, Lisbon aims to solidify its role as a leading innovation hub in Europe, making it easier for startups to expand into the European market. This is a perfect opportunity for Brazilian entrepreneurs to connect with a vibrant global ecosystem, turning their ideas into successful businesses. Are you ready to level up? 🚀 #HerePartners #Startups #Portugal #Brazil #Entrepreneurship

"There were several roads nearby, but it did not take Dorothy long to find the one paved with yellow bricks." There are always a multitude of paths before us, and finding the right one can be a daunting challenge... But what if someone had already laid down the bricks on the right road? It may seem unimaginable that someone would simply leave the keys to a treasure hanging on a wall, waiting for someone to grab them. Yet, in the world of Early-Stage VC investments, that might just be the case. A closer look at the US and Latam environments reveals significant discrepancies. Beyond differing levels of tech development, it's intriguing to observe the contrasting focus areas: why does Latam pay much more attention to fintech, while there is a biotech boom abroad? In the end, investment flows rarely begin anywhere other than the US. However, paying attention to what investors are doing there might just be our own yellow brick road to the Emerald City. Being part of this project was definitely a greatly enriching experience, and I can only appreciate our team's effort! Arnaldo Rocha, Fernanda Machado, Fernanda Bezerril, and Renan Daré, congratulations on bringing a new perspective into the future of VC!