Building your own startup will not seem impossible after EIA
Lisbon is one of the most promising tech startup ecosystems in Europe. So many new businesses, so much foreign talent, so much attention in the press. International media coverage is…
#mentorsofeia – Pitch Coach
Dirk Lehmann Coach | Dirk Lehmann & Partners Pitch Coach and Chief Mentor Please make an elevator-pitch about yourself Most likely nobody cares about your pitch. Yet. I take startup…
#mentorsofeia – Chief Mentor
Rick Rasmussen Chief of Chief mentors in Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy 2018 Please write an elevator pitch about yourself Hi, I am Rick Rasmussen. I was born and raised in Silicon…
Nova University: “Startups of today are the large companies of tomorrow”
According to the Financial Times, Nova University School of Business and Economics is the best Portuguese business school. During EIA program, Nova University Lisbon is providing the students academic credit…
Meet the #mentorsofeia – Marketing Mentor
Diego D’Aquilio Marketing Mentor in EIA Italy Please write an elevator pitch about yourself My name is Diego D’Aquilio. I have over a decade of expertise in the Marketing, Financial Markets…
“Cascais has been a startup for the past 654 years”
There are many reasons to chat with the Deputy Mayor of Cascais – Miguel Pinto Luz. Other than the fact that European Innovation Academy brought 400 students to the…
Meet Marcos Ribeiro, Head of Santander Universities in Portugal
Santander Universities – what is it? Santander Universities is all about making an impact on society. We are supporting young and highly motivated and highly educated students, so they…
Meet Hannah Xue: Software Mentor at EIA | #mentorsofeia
Hannah Xue is a Software mentor at EIA and a Software Engineer at Airbnb. Find out more about the expert in this interview. Hannah, please write (or program) an elevator pitch…
Meet the #mentorsofeia – Design Mentor
Ditte Hammarström Design Mentor in EIA Founder of Snowfire Design Community Ditte, please share the elevator pitch about yourself I am a life eater and freedom seeker that is passionate…
OSCE Scholarship program for EIA Italy 2018
European Innovation Academy(EIA) is happy to announce a collaboration with Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The scholarship program sponsored by the Italian 2018 OSCE Chairmanship in the…
Meet the #peopleofEIA – Anni
Get to know the fabulous team in EIA! We start by introducing the superpowers of Anni Sinijärv, our CEO. And of course Yoshi Go. I am involved with EIA because……
Have you already read these books?
In preparation to our summer program in Portugal, Cascais, we asked our Portuguese partners what are the books that have impressed them and kept them hooked until the final page. This…
Become a mentor!
EIA relies on the professional excellence of its faculty – top-level speakers and driven mentors – to deliver the innovation and entrepreneurship curriculum to the students. Therefore, we are continually…
Universities should prepare students for the unknown unknowns
EIA entrepreneurship programs are designed for students all over the world who are interested in getting hands-on experience about how an idea becomes a real business. We work with more…
StampOwl – digitalization meets physical postcards
In July 2016, I attended the European Innovation Academy in Nice where I met three out of the four co-founders of StampOwl. It was a fantastic way to kick off…
EIA Portugal 2018 – our biggest program so far
European Innovation Academy programs have brought the spirit of Silicon Valley to 6 countries in 6 years. Under great leadership, over 10 000 students have trained in the most intense…
The official announcement of Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy
Brightvision Capital (BVC) and the European Innovation Academy have signed an agreement to establish a long-term collaboration that will develop a new initiative, Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy. The Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy…
Top Startups @ Arab Innovation Academy 2018
The innovation skills of young entrepreneurs have been recently showcased at the first Arab Innovation Academy (AIA) — the unique 10-day startup boot-camp organised by Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) and…
VertiPro: A global team of innovators on the road to Startup Success
A new startup established by an international team of young innovators is set to help millions of people suffering from vestibular disorders manage their illness in a more cost-effective way…
How to marry innovation and finance?
This is Fred He is an innovator (also known as a product guy in the large company he works for). He has a brilliant innovation idea that could have a…
Early stage startups make the mistake of focusing on money
Jeff Abbott is an entrepreneur, ecosystem builder, startup advisor and author, and general partner at Global Scaling Academy and Wasabi Ventures Global. We had a conversation in Estonia as he was…