The Lisbon Tourism Summit (LTS), organized by Beta-i and sponsored by Turismo de Portugal, will take place on Sep 30th and goes fully online. The 2020 edition focuses on a more sustainable approach on the tourism sector, "a segment that more than ever requires...
One of the main concerns for people who built or are currently building a startup is dealing with customer development and idea validation. These are considered one of the main reasons for the failure of many startups, not only because is mostly done wrong but also...
This article was originally published on the Lisbon Challenge Blog. 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...
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 result I could make things move with my mind. The TV was my favourite. I would stare at it and move my hand to the right to switch the...
Almost all the talented entrepreneurs we meet at Beta-i put their customers first and above all things. Felipe Ávila da Costa, the founder of Infraspeak, a startup from Porto that has been through Lisbon Challenge and at the Lisbon Investment Summit, is one of them....
If you’re an entrepreneur, you have to network. You talk to people, you exchange business cards, from customers to investors, from founders to aspiring entrepreneurs, because that’s part of your job. But from all those, we mentioned above the one that concerns most...
Every morning when I get to the office before I jump into work, I read. I usually make myself go through all the Techcrunchs and Wireds of this world to take a look at what’s going on from startups to investment, from business to technology. Therefore, I often bump...
At Beta-i, we are counting down the days until our flagship event the Lisbon Investment Summit takes place. Personally, I am particularly excited about the wealth of knowledge and expertise that will be present at the event. We have an exciting guest list of investors...
This blog-post was originally published on the Lisbon Challenge Blog. 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...
Did you know that 54% of the world’s population lives in cities? That’s right. According to a report from the United Nations, we have more than half of the population living in cities and this number will significantly increase. The UN report estimates that by 2030...
Just like every other carmaker, back in 2008, BMW was going through a bumpy ride. With the global financial crisis, the german company saw its sales drop significantly - according to the Financial Times they had a “90 per cent drop in profits year-on-year in 2008”....
At Beta-i we have supported many tourism startups along the years. Many of those have hit the headlines, have grown incredibly fast, and have made us proud. Startups that have been through our accelerators like Uniplaces, the student accommodation platform which is...
Have you ever been to Stanford? Or Berkeley? Well, I haven’t, but I have met some of their professors along the way, so when we got the news that Beta-i was bringing the European Innovation Academy to Lisbon, I was thrilled. Why? Because this means that this summer...