EIA Portugal
This was my third time mentoring with the Innovation Academy, and the first one I did in Cascais. It happened during my travel year, and It was my last stop before returning home. I was a marketing mentor with EIA. I had worked at a startup before leaving to travel.
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The Arab Innovation Academy (AIA) returns to Qatar in 2021 with a new Online Edition. The entrepreneurship program will take over 12 weeks in the Fall semester of 2021 and gather around 200 participants from around the Arab region. We are also happy to announce an official collaboration with one
Alumni
Lukas and Mathias are the EIA 2017 alumni from Turin. After EIA, they continued on developing their project and this year were awarded one of the Forbes DACH organization 30 Under 30 recognitions. Their company- Vereinsplaner- now has more than 3.500 clubs as users from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein
EIA Portugal
In this interview, we talked to Harald Lepisk — moderator, online teacher, inspirator. He’s an entrepreneur and trainer, with years of experience developing the next generation of innovators and empowering individuals to find their creative potential. Harald has spent 6 weeks in Cascais on two separate occasions, moderating the European
University Spotlight
EIA is an in-person study abroad program founded in 2013 to teach students from different academic disciplines and countries how to create and launch startups. Since the beginning, we've had tremendous involvement from universities around the world. Our biggest supporter and partner has been the University of
Tips & tricks
Has completing a task ever felt ridiculously hard? You’re not alone! Despite bringing many gifts, technology has narrowed down our attention span. According to a study by Microsoft, the average attention span has decreased from 12 to 8 seconds since 2008. These numbers may be a little scary, but
People of EIA
In 2019, we invited Danny Tran to share his experience at the European Innovation Academy. In the interview, our alumni shared how he turned one of the hardest moments in his life into a business opportunity. Five years after joining EIA, the young entrepreneur has a successful business that in
Startup Education
Silicon Valley was once the dream destination for budding entrepreneurs. Although it is the undisputed leader for tech entrepreneurs and startup visionaries, other regions on continents around the globe are becoming increasingly worthy competitors. Below we’ve rounded up seven startup hubs around the world that are quickly rising in
Startup Education
"People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole.” If you’re interested in entrepreneurship, you probably know this statement by Theodore Levitt, Marketing Professor at Harvard. The idea behind it is that successful businesses, products, and services are those capable
Startup Education
When starting your own company, one of the biggest decisions you’ll have to make is deciding your revenue model. The revenue model is part of the overall larger business model and it details how a company generates revenue. The odds are that you won’t be profitable in the
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by Kameel Vohra* The Arab Innovation Academy was an intense 10-day course, packed with 150 students from two dozen different countries. All on a crash course to be marketers, business and technology leaders. The course itself taught what it takes to actually run a startup, but it was very
Startup Education
As consumers, we endorse the companies that we purchase from. Whether conscious or unconscious, we tend to buy from companies whose values align with ours. Maybe it’s cost savings, an adventurous spirit or a sustainable lifestyle. Whatever it may be, we aren’t just buying a product or service,