Inspiration
A few years ago, I met Pedro Rocha through Philipp Moehring from Seedcamp. Back then, we were both trying to bring Seedcamp to Lisbon’s startup ecosystem, so I had the chance to talk to Pedro. During that year, we both worked hard and tried our best to bring Seedcamp
Inspiration
It doesn’t matter whether you’re doing an internship or study abroad program, having an international experience is something that will change your life. Starting a journey in a different country may sound a bit scary—and it is—but when you overcome the challenges that are part of
AIA
Despite being only 23 years-old, Chaimae El Mahdaoui has a list full of incredible achievements. Part of the winning team of the Arab Innovation Academy 2019, Chaimae is also a youth activist, speaker at TEDxyouth, and founder of Salamat-e, a mobile application that provides prevention and vaccination tools
Startup Education
There were just 39 unicorn startups when the term was coined in 2013 by Aileen Lee. Since then, a lot has changed. In 2019, the list of billionaire companies has increased by 1089%, with a total of 425. But, this is not the only surprising percentage or crazy number. There
Startup Education
When creating a startup, there are some steps that you can’t skip. Knowing your problem, your target audience, and market are some of the important topics to cover, but they’re not everything. You can have an amazing startup idea and know exactly what you want, however, if you
Study abroad
When it’s time to start planning your next summer, you’ll probably face this tough choice: internship or study abroad program? Unfortunately, finding the answer may not be that simple. For decades, taking a semester overseas was the easiest option for students. Now, however, the scenario has changed. There
Tips & tricks
Let’s be honest, we’ve never had so much information and as many resources as we do now. Learning has never been so easy, right? Unfortunately, the amount of available information can also be overwhelming. Improving the skills you need to finish a project or creating your own business
Alumni
Dario Principi didn’t know much about the startup universe when he joined the European Innovation Academy. The three-week entrepreneurship program was just the beginning of Dario’s entrepreneurial journey. Since EIA days in Portugal, in 2017, a lot has happened. Dario started his own business and has a
Inspiration
The entrepreneurial journey is a road full of speed bumps. As a young entrepreneur, you probably already know that most of your work is to solve problems with creative solutions. In order to be innovative and overcome every single challenge, it’s crucial to keep learning. The good news is
Alumni
How many cities have you visited in your life? Esther Chan, a participant at EIA Hong Kong, has travelled to more than 50 and she’s only 20 years old. Currently studying Chemistry at Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Esther believes that you can always learn something new. In this new
Startup Education
Before you start reading this article, we want to ask you an important question: do you know exactly what a unicorn startup company is? If you don’t know the answer, don’t worry—check out this link! If you already know what unicorn companies are, you’re ready to
Success-story
There are no magic formulas to create successful startups. However, when analyzing innovative business ideas that have changed the market you can find a common factor: all of these companies have created something new or filled a gap that initiated a technology paradigm shift. To understand this idea, you just