When it comes to creativity, innovation, trade and
business PORTO is the right spot to visit! So, on April 27 Portuguese Erasmus+
students left Lisbon Oriente train station very early in the morning and got
ready for a two day field trip in this amazing city located in Northern Portugal.
Students visited Founders Founders – an entrepreneurial community of inspiring
companies, biz1
experts and journalists that
work together, learn from each other and share difficulties, challenges and solutions.
How it all started
As almost everything in
entrepreneurship, it all started with a need. The 5 founding startups
started their path at UPTEC (Science and Technology Park of University of
Porto) and, sooner or later, they would have to leave as part of the natural
startup cycle. To avoid leaving each one at a time, and eventually end up
spread across the city, they decided to find a way to stay together. Being
together, working together, sharing difficulties, challenges or solutions and
learning from each other, were some of the things they didn’t want to lose
by leaving UPTEC. Although the
companies joining Founders Founders are in different evolution stages2,
they have all passed the startup phase, they have a solid business
validation and are growing. Their values: GROW
BY LEARNING… from founders with diverse business experiences and life
stories; LEARN BY SHARING… challenges,
solutions and network3; SHARE
BY LIVING… with a like-minded community at your company’s doorstep.
Founders is not an incubator4
nor an accelarator5. It’s a community of over 250 people
across the globe where each member is eager to grow its business and to grow as
an individual. Founders Founders creates an environment that amplifies
collaboration, knowledge sharing, problem solving and achievements at a global
scale. “We were born from the community to be a community. A community is built from people, not from
companies. Everyone is here not only to receive from the community, but also to
give back.”
1biz – business
2stage – phase;
position
3network –
meeting people who might be useful to know in your job; association of individuals having a common
interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information
4incubator – organizations
setup to nurture startup companies at an early stage
5accelerator – business organizations that offer professional services to help
accelerate startups (consulting, management coaching, mentoring, financing)
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