2012ANNUAL REPORT
Why join the navy......if you can be a pirate?
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Mission stateMent
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staRtUP PiRates
PRoGRaM
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MetHoDoLoGY
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DiGitaL enGaGeMent
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oUR Vision FoR 2013
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oPeninG ReMaRks
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FoUnDinG PRinCiPLes
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eXPansion
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staRtUP PiRates
in tHe PRess
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WitH GRatitUDe
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PiRate CoDe
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ConFeRenCes
anD eVents
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FinanCiaLs
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tiMeLine: staRtUP
PiRates stoRY
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CoMMUnitY &
testiMoniaLs
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CULtURe
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aCCoMPLisHMents
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sPonsoRs
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PaRtneRs
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oUR teaM
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PEDRO SILVA (P. 1, 22)
HENRIQUE MARQUES DA SILVA (P. 36, 42)
FRIDAYATSIX.COM (P. 24)
DUE, S.A.
PHOTOGRAPHY
DESIGN
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- 01/ MISSION STATEMENT
Startup Pirates wants to change the world one entrepreneur at a time!
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young aspiring entrepreneurs to inspire, influence, learn from each other and work together to develop business ideas and to launch new startups. We honestly believe that young people have an important role to play in our social and economic renewal, and we are privileged to be part of this change for good.
In 2013, Startup Pirates wants to reach 20 countries, organize 30 programs and help more than 1000 entrepreneurs in the making. We are deeply committed on building out robust and impactful programs and support not only our Pirates, but also the startup communities where we have our programs.
These are ambitious goals. These are goals that make us proud and make us work hard day after day.
The future looks bright for Startup Pirates and we thank you for that.
Inês, Daniela and Rafael
02/ OPENING REMARkS
We still remember the day the name “Startup Pirates” revealed itself. It was in a rainy night and for 3 hours we were brainstorming about possible names. And then, someone thought about Startup Pirates and we immediately realized this was the right name for us. Almost 2 years have passed, since that crucial moment and lots of things changed. But, one thing remains the same: Our passion is still the same and more than ever we believe our work can make a difference in people’s lives.
2012 was an exciting year for us, seeing our work in action, especially the success of our programs and the companies and new jobs we helped to create. We are proud to work with teams from 12 different countries, in 4 continents and we are supporting hundreds of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs in the making.
We are delighted to bring together entrepreneurs, changemakers and
“Despite the trendiness of entrepreneurship, there is a very real and tangible benefits that derives from it. Most people tend to stay on the notion of big pay day, being your own boss or becoming famous. True entrepreneurs don’t pursue such goals. They’re irrelevant to them. Money, fame and glory are byproducts of hard work. There is no shortcut to life. True entrepreneurs, on the contrary are stubborn motherf**kers that keep pushing society forward. They are those that go on and create crazy projects within their companies that end up turning the corporation upside down. They are those that invent new ways of doing old businesses, burning century-old industries to the ground in the process. They are those that with a little innovation, they’re capable of bettering the life of those around them, even without resources, even with all odds against them. Entrepreneurs bring
STARTUP PIRATES EXECUTIVE TEAM ADVISOR
DanieLa MonteiRo
inÊs santos siLVa ALEX BARRERA
RaFaeL PiRes
innovation, jobs, life style, bettering of old industries, revival of cities, new educational models and, above all, they push society forward. People like Startup Pirates, that care about their homeland, that care about the future of their country and push to give birth to more and better entrepreneurs. Startup Pirates that sail the seven seas to share their knowledge with different countries, entities and ecosystems. People like Startup Pirates that believe that true knowledge, innovation and potential you need to tap into the interconnected world. People that believe that we’re not alone, that we need each other and that we can do things better. “
Alex Barrera
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- FOUNDING PRINCIPLES
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If we don’t love what we do, then we are doing something wrong.
We make sure to celebrate every small win.
We focus on getting sh*t done.
Alone we aren’t capable of achieving our full potential. Together we are
capable of changing the world.
We ship fast and learn along the way.
The desire to create significant impact is baked into our DNA and serves as our “northern-star” for every
decision made.
As a non-profit organization we embrace full transparency.
Boldness, Creativity and Humility are at our core.
We are guided by a desire to create long term value.
03/ PIRATE CODEStartup Pirates wants to break some rules, but being a Pirate takes discipline and focus. So, as Pirates in the past had a Code of Conduct, Startup Pirates has its own Pirate Code:
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- 04/ TIMELINE:
STARTUP PIRATES STORYThis big adventure started as a hobby when the 5 founders got together with a similar vision and ambition. We felt entrepreneurship was a real possibility that has the power to change people’s lives and contribute to the growth of the economy. So, we decided to launch our first program that went
really well and the hobby got serious!
So far, everything went above our expectations both nationally and internationally. Just to mention some achievements, it was the year of our first program organized by a local team, the validation of our methodology, 1000 people/organizations directly engaged...
We are really proud of our accomplishments, but we can’t wait for what is to come.
This is just the beginning!
2011
2012
JULY 5Startup Pirates Launch Party.
FEBRUARY 4SP @ Lisboa First program organized by a local team.
aUGUst 28SP @ PortoFirst program, first feedback and first improvement.
SEPTEMBERPitch the Parrot came to Life.Our mascot was born!
JULY 5Startup Pirates 1st Anniversary Party.
aUGUst 2First Startup getting investment.
aUGUst 11SP @ BratislavaFirst internacional program.
SEPTEMBER 16SP @ ZaragozaFirst program in Spain.
SEPTEMBER 22SP @ PoznanFirst program in Poland.
OCTOBER 26Pirates in Residence.
NOVEMBER 24SP @ Barcelona First program on Social Entrepreneurship.
DECEMBER 1SP @ Braga10th Startup Pirates program.
DECEMBER 5Campus Pirate ProgramLaunch of the Students ambassadorshipprogram.
DECEMBER 107 Perk partners closed.
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PROGRAMS THIS YEAR PARTICIPANTS
STARTUPS /PROjECTS RUNNING
PERk PARTNERS TO HELP STARTUPS GROW
9 200+
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DIFFERENT CITIES
INVITED ENTREPRENEURS
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260
PEOPLE / ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTLY ENGAGED
1000
IMPACT ON
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- 06/ STARTUP PIRATES
PROGRAM
Over the course of the 8 day community driven accelerator, participants have the chance to…
· Attend 8 high quality workshops on topics like business model, product development, pitch, etc;
· Be mentored and get connected to more than 20 entrepreneurs and innovators who will join the program;
· Access our network of perk partners;Work and “live” with 29 other amazing Pirates.;
· Be connected with investors, business angels, business leaders and VC’s;
· Access valuable prizes to get your startup running.
WHAT STARTUP PIRATES OFFERS STARTUP PIRATES IN NUMBERS
= One remarkable experience!
8 DAYS
2 OTHER ACTIVITIES
1 EVENT WITH THE
STARTUP COMMUNITY
8 WORkSHOPS
60 OF WORkING HOURS
2/3 SESSIONS “ASk THE MENTOR“
2/3 ENTREPRENEUR TALkS
30 PARTICIPANTS
25+ GUESTSMentors, investors and entrepreneus
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- METHODOLOGY
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netWoRk & ConneCt
We make sure to be present in the most important conferences and events around the world and connect with the organizations and people that share a similar vision to ours.
During the week of the program, we make sure to be present, at least, in the first 3 days to set the culture and give some support.
We work with local organizations to identify when and where we are doing the Startup Pirates programs. The engagement of the local community is essential to the success of the programs.
After the program, we want to know what was the impact of the program and we always follow-up with local organizers and participants. We are madly committed to the maximization of impact.
We give 24/7 support to our local organizers and exhaustively monitor the progress of each program.
FaCiLitate
iDentiFY
FoLLoW-UP
sUPPoRt & MonitoR
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- 08/ CONFERENCES
AND EVENTS
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Global Entrepreneurship CongressMarch 2012, Uk
Next BerlinApril 2012, Germany
Pioneers FestivalOctober 2012, Austria
Campus PartyAugust 2012, Germany
InfluencerConfOctober 2012, Brazil
Mit GsWMarch 2012, Turkey
European Entrepreneurship Foundation & Startup Pirates Invite to: Something Ventured (Pioneers Festival’s side event) October 2012, Austria
SWITCH Startup Competitionjune 2012, Portugal
European Pirate SummitSeptember 2012, Germany
startup nationsNovember 2012, Canada
SWITCH Conference 2012june 2012, Portugal
transeurope express 2012February 2012, Italy
Startup Pirates Meetup MaastrichtSeptember 2012, The Netherlands
Startup Pirates Meetup Cologne September 2012, Germany
WHERE WE’VE BEEN
FeatURinGtotaL
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- 09/ COMMUNITY &
TESTIMONIALS
Shows you the way and provides you the freedom to take leap when you are ready.
— Beshara Morris Hinnawi
I must admit I was a bit ”dragged” so my expectations were low. But I was ecstatic, if you need anything from me for future events, count on me. Congratulations, you guys did an exceptional job, I am especially grateful to you.
— João Melo
A connection to a whole new community, that was unknown to me at the time.
— João Loff
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5LOCAL ORGANIZERS
INVITED ENTREPRENEURS
PARTICIPANTS20 Nationalities
PARTNERS / SPONSORS
FOUNDING TEAM
OUR COMMUNITY
I think Pirates is a great chance for early stage entrepreneurs. They have the opportunity to form a team and work intensively with them. Getting awards such as free office space gives a great incentive for them to continue working on the business.
— Ben Grech
The Startup Pirates events are truly suited to anyone and everyone who cares the least about building (or joining) a startup. They give you all the tools you need to create something of your own that both inspires and prepares you to actually make it happen. You can learn a lot and be very productive in a fun and supportive environment.
— Daniel Loureiro
THRILLING
COLLABORATION
ADVENTURE
AUDACIOUSNESS
COURAGE
WILD SPIRIT STRENGTHMIND
OPENINGIGNITION
PASSION
FEARLESS
FUTURE NEW IDEAS
RELATIONSHIPS
INNOVATION
ENLIGHTENING
NETWORkING
BRAVENESSSAILING
CRAZY
BOLDNESS
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RESUL was founded in 1982 and it is now a creative and imaginative company that researches, develops, produces and proposes equipment solutions for energy transport and distribution (gas and electricity), telecommunication networks, public lighting, water networks, central heating systems and also solutions for renewable energies (thermal and photovoltaic). The core business is based on growth and range expansion, from the adoption of 3 fundamental strategies:
DUE was founded in 2009 to provide services in the areas of Information Systems, Web Marketing and Communications.
It is our ambition to play a leading position in the domestic market among a new generation of creative companies that dominate the new digital world and know how to use the web to conquer international markets.
DUE has a vast experience in delivering services to distributors, primarily in the technology segment, our core business being the development of exclusive websites. DUE works constantly in revenue share models, wishing to improve the performance of SMEs clients mainly, but not exclusively.
› Strong investment in the productive sector, by acquiring equity of a factory and participating in its management team (which became its major supplier);
› Search for national or international prestigious companies to invest in;
› Placing its offer in the “global market”.
PARTNERS
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- 11/ DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT
Launched on July 5, 2011
Data from 2012
48.533 page views
Visites from: 125 countries
8 local websites151.500 page views
GLOBAL WEBSITE
SOCIAL NETWORkS
1st post: 11th May 2011“Hello Pirates”
3255 Likes, till the
31st December 2012
1st post: 29th April 2011“Hello Pirates”
945Followers on the 31st December
20122287 Total number
of tweets
15 Tweeter accounts for local events
2080 Total number of re-tweets
9Facebook groups
for Pirates
+14 Facebook pages for local events
7765Views
12 Presentations
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- 12/ PIRATES IN THE PRESS
THENEXTWEB.COM You may remember last month our own Robin
Wauters was in Lisbon at the Switch conference and
was shocked – shocked! to find out there are tech
startups in Portugal.
Well, part of that story is an effort to support startups
by the non-profit band of salty sea dogs known as
Startup Pirates.
Not even a year old, the organisation has done some
fast work setting up shop and helping others to do the
same. Along with the yo-ho-hos and a bottle of rum,
it is pushing expansion through ten countries and help-
ing 1000 young entrepreneurs get their startups going.
(...)
Jamillah KnowlesJULY 16,2012
VENTUREVILLAGE.EU(...)
Recently, the city council of Lisbon launched the
Startup Lisboa initiative, a network of startup smart
incubation spaces that mix coworking spaces in the
historical center of the city with acceleration programs
that is mostly provided in partnership with not-for-
profit organisations like Beta-i or Startup Pirates.
These organisations provide several accelerator
programs like Beta-start, with mentors, coaches, ending
with a demo day, getting entrepreneurs venture capital
exposure and organise events such as “Silicon Valley
comes to Lisbon” to foster access to an international
network.
(...)
Andre MarquetNOVEMBER 16, 2012
BLOG.UNITEDSTARTUPS.EUStartup Pirates Bratislava – Final jury live blogging
(...)
aUGUst 18, 2012
EUREKA-STARTUPS.COMEl emprendimiento está a la orden del día. En estos
tiempos revueltos, existe un consenso general en que
fomentar el autoempleo y las nuevas iniciativas que
generen innovación y puestos de trabajo es deseable.
Pero ¿cómo fomentar una nueva cantera de emprend-
edores?
Startup Pirates pretende dar a esta pregunta una re-
spuesta poco común. Esta iniciativa sin ánimo de lucro
nació en Lisboa en el 2011 de la mano de jóvenes
universitarios interesados en potenciar la capacidad
de las personas emprendedoras para llevar a cabo sus
ideas. ¿Cómo? Dotándolas de herramientas y criterio
para que de forma autónoma puedan validarlas y
estructurar el plan de negocio que les abra las puertas
de la financiación.
(...)
#eurekanewsOCTOBER 12, 2012
EU-STARTUPS.COMIt’s Saturday morning and Startup Pirates @ Porto
second edition is coming to an end. One week of
business modeling, branding, pitching, mentorship and
teamwork is over and it’s time to let the team’s ideas
shine.
(...)
Reinaldo Ferreira // JS CatierSEPTEMBER 11, 2012
ACCELERATORGAzETTE.COMAre you a wannabe entrepreneur hoping to find buried
treasure with your world-changing idea? Are you in
Poland? Here’s your chance -- Poland’s HugeThing
accelerator is one of the organizers of the Startup Pi-
rates @ Poznań. If you can’t make the event in Poland,
there could be a similar event coming soon to a place
near you. Startup Pirates is a world-wide movement
that aims to hold a series of one-week acceleration
programs in cities all over the world.
(...)
2012
VITA.IT Learn by doing, in a creative and informal way, boost-
ing entrepreneurship and creativity. Startup Pirates is
a one-week intensive programme aiming to empower
wannabe entrepreneurs with the necessary tools to
create a startup.
After having visited many cities around Europe, the
programme will be in Barcelona from 24 November to
1 December 2012, with a clear objective: foster social
entrepreneurship.
(...)
Cristina BarbettaNOVEMBER 15, 2012
BLOG.HOWTOWEB.COThe pirate spirit is catching on. With The European
Pirate Summit only a few days away, we found another
pack of Pirates going out to sea. The Startup Pirates
have just organized their first event in Porto, last week.
And that was only the beginning of what they, and we,
hope will be a worldwide phenomenon.
The Startup Pirates is a movement that wants to
create one-week Startup Schools around the world,
bringing together the latest discoveries in the technol-
ogy field with the experience and talent of successful
entrepreneurs.
(...)
Monica Obogeanu SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
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SponsorshipStartup Pirates Programs
Total
* In this first year, the team invested their own time and money to make Startup Pirates a reality.
Salaries weren’t paid.
6 000 €4 426 €
10 426 €
TransportAccommodationMerchandisingBrandRentingsWeb AppsConferencesOffice SuppliesOthers
Total
3 525 €878 €570 €569 €391 €330 €227 €81 €
476 €
7 046 €
staRtUP PiRates 2012 FinanCiaL stateMents
ReVenUe
EXPENSES*
ResULts 3 380 €
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- 14/ CULTURE
LanGUaGes inVoLVeD
tRaVeL skYPe CaLLs
PHotos FaVoRite tooLs FUnnY FaCts
ViDeo
Catalan
English
Polish
Portuguese
Slovak
Spanish
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+2020 9
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30+300
MEETINGSWe had 9 consecutive meetings at the local McDonalds before launching Startup Pirates.
PROPOSALA wedding proposal at Startup Pirates @ Lisboa.
YEARSTwo mentors met again at Startup Pirates @ Barcelona after 30 years of not seeing each other: they were friends at school and had lost contact!
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FLIGHTS PER YEAR
AIRPORTS
PICTURES ON FLICkR
MINUTESOF VIDEOON VIMEO
SkYPE
GOOGLE APPS
PODIO
BUFFER
RAPPORTIVE
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- 15/ OUR TEAM
ARIANA BRÁS DanieLa MonteiRo JOÃO OLIVEIRAinÊs santos siLVa RaFaeL PiRes
aDRiana aLMeiDa
ana CLaUDia siLVa
ana Rita oLiVeiRa
ana siLVeiRa
ANDREA BAJNOKOVÁ
anDReia Mota
AREK HAJDUK
BEATRIz VERGUEIRO
BIANKA ČAJOVÁ
CaRLa Costa
CataRina CaMPos
CATARINA FEIJÃO
CLaRa naVaRRo CoLoMeR
CRistina CaUteLa
DaVis GoUVeia
DioGo CaMPos
DoMinika CZeCHLeWska
ALEX BARRERA UNREASONABLE INSTITUTE
seeD CaMP
PenCiLs oF PRoMise
staRtUP WeekenD
FOUNDING TEAM OUR COMMUNITY
LOCAL ORGANIZERS ADVISORS INSPIRATION
eDUaRDa FeRReiRa
ELENA RODRíGUEz BLANCO
FiLiPe CastRo Matos
FILIPE R. PORTELA
FRanCisCo Matos
FReDeRiCo Reis
HéCtoR GaRDó HUeRta
HUGo MaRtins
HUGo taVaRes
isa saMPaio
ISABEL MARqUES
JOÃO REMONDES
JORGE FONSECA
KATKA NAGYOVÁ
LARA BRAGA
Lina FiGUeiRa
ĽUBOš ĽaHký
LUíS NUNO BARBOSA
MaRiana CRUZ
MaRta FiGUeiReDo
MICHAł OLSzEWSKI
MiGUeL FeRReiRa
MIGUEL JERóNIMO
MIšO BEREzňÁK
Monika sYnoRaDZka
PEDRO qUEIRóS
PeťANKA JURENKOVÁ
RUi GiL
TOMÁS LEÃO TORRES
TOMASz CzAPLIńSKI
VítoR Costa
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PROGRAMS IN 2013 PARTICIPANTS PROjECTS / STARTUPS(DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY)
30 1000 50
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As you may notice on this report, 2012 was a year of growth and learning.
All the results achieved lie on hard work and on our maybe naive belief that we can change the world, one entrepreneur at a time. But we wouldn’t be able to get here without the support of many people.
To the all participants, local organisers, speakers, mentors, sponsors and partners, a big thank you for being part of this journey.
We’re awaiting a challenging year, and we couldn’t be more excited. Hope we can keep counting on you! You sure can count on us.
May the fair winds be with us all!
17/ WITH GRATITUDE
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— Dr. Burton Lee, PhD MBA – Lecturer, European Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Stanford University; Managing Director, Innovarium Ventures
HEARTIESTCONGRATULATIONSON YOUR WORk.
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