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2026 · 3 min
The value we throw away
A receipt records a real decision, then we throw it in the bin. Structure that data ethically and both people and brands win.
2026 · 4 min
Europe has to give companies a reason to stay
On the €270bn research gap, over-regulation, and why I won't move Simplifyer's HQ to the US.
2026 · 3 min
Data is the oil of the next century
From the Women in Tech stage: controlling our future means controlling our information, and reading the cookie banner before we accept it.
2026 · 3 min
Innovation shouldn’t be reserved for the big
On local politics, public life and why innovation belongs wherever people are, not only where the capital already is.
2026 · 3 min
Fall in love with the problem, not the solution
The advice I give founders most often, and the three things success still comes down to: resilience, focus, clarity.
2026 · 3 min
Closing Portugal’s early-stage gap
More risk-ready capital, better incentives, and sandboxes, what would actually help more companies get built here.
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