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AI Building Blocks: The Ultimate Guide to Integrating AI into Your Business
AI Building Blocks: The Ultimate Guide to Integrating AI into Your Business
For every startup founder out there, it’s becoming very clear: AI isn’t just a buzzword — it’s a pivotal force reshaping the tech landscape…
Rui Vas
Aug 2
The 12 Best Software Development Companies of 2024
The 12 Best Software Development Companies of 2024
Let me start by saying that this list of the “best software development companies out there” may be a bit different from what you’re used…
Rui Lourenço
Jul 31
AI’s Unfulfilled Promise For Business Leaders: The Gap Between Potential and Practice
AI’s Unfulfilled Promise For Business Leaders: The Gap Between Potential and Practice
As companies navigate the digital transformation, the move towards Generative AI and AI enablement is becoming increasingly prominent.
Vasco Magellan
Jul 29
How to Avoid Failure When Building a Startup With a Software Development Company
How to Avoid Failure When Building a Startup With a Software Development Company
At Altar, a large part of my work revolves around talking to entrepreneurs about the topic of outsourcing to a software development…
Rui Lourenço
Jul 26
Product Development vs. Go-to-market: Where Should the Founder Focus The Most?
Product Development vs. Go-to-market: Where Should the Founder Focus The Most?
When creating your startup, one of the first (and biggest) challenges you face is finding the right balance between developing your product…
Filipe Castro Matos
Jul 24
How To Use AI to Track Your Startup’s KPIs, Enhance Ops and Impress Investors
How To Use AI to Track Your Startup’s KPIs, Enhance Ops and Impress Investors
Part of what makes Entrepreneurship hard is the amount of factors involved in striving for success. A lot of variables are outside the…
Rui Vas
Jul 22
Raising $3.3M
Raising $3.3M
When it comes to the startup world, every entrepreneur has a unique journey filled with ups, downs and a whole lot of learning.
Jamie Russell-Curtis
Jul 19
With Generative Web on the Horizon, is Your Product Due a UX Audit?
With Generative Web on the Horizon, is Your Product Due a UX Audit?
The evolution of the internet can be divided into consistent periods or generations that group a technological paradigm. We all have heard…
Vasco Magellan
Jul 17
AI Agents: How Klarna replaced the work of 700 Humans in 1 Month
AI Agents: How Klarna replaced the work of 700 Humans in 1 Month
Game-changing AI agents
Rui Vas
Jul 15
8 Steps to Setup Your Startup MVP for Success
8 Steps to Setup Your Startup MVP for Success
A while back, I read an article from Sifted that talked about LinkedIn posts as indicators of what the next big thing in tech is or where…
Simon Tadeu
Jul 12
Has Generative AI Killed the Data Scientist?
Has Generative AI Killed the Data Scientist?
10 years ago, becoming a data scientist was considered the job of the century.
Vasco Magellan
Jul 10
Apple Intelligence & Microsoft Copilot: How Startup Founders Must Adapt to a New Era of Computing
Apple Intelligence & Microsoft Copilot: How Startup Founders Must Adapt to a New Era of Computing
A New Era of Computer Interfaces
Rui Vas
Jul 8
Navigating Rapid Startup Growth: Bootstrapped Beginnings to Y Combinator Success
Navigating Rapid Startup Growth: Bootstrapped Beginnings to Y Combinator Success
In the realm of the modern software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup, data is the currency of choice.
Jamie Russell-Curtis
Jul 4
The 8 Best AI Tools for Entrepreneurs & Startups in 2024
The 8 Best AI Tools for Entrepreneurs & Startups in 2024
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, leveraging cutting-edge AI technology is no longer a luxury but a necessity.
Jamie Russell-Curtis
Jul 1
How to Shape a Startup Product That Will Be Adopted by The Market
How to Shape a Startup Product That Will Be Adopted by The Market
Product adoption stands as a pivotal factor determining success or stagnation for startups.
Simon Tadeu
Jun 28
How I Recovered from Losing My Startup’s Technical Co-Founder
How I Recovered from Losing My Startup’s Technical Co-Founder
Embarking on the journey of building a tech startup from the ground up presents a unique set of challenges, especially for non-technical…
Filipe Castro Matos
Jun 26
12 Ways to Leverage ChatGPT-4 For Your Startup That You Can’t Ignore
12 Ways to Leverage ChatGPT-4 For Your Startup That You Can’t Ignore
This is João Ferrão dos Santos.
Jamie Russell-Curtis
Jun 24
The 10 Best AI Development Companies In the World (2024)
The 10 Best AI Development Companies In the World (2024)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just an emerging technology; it’s now a fundamental shift in how businesses innovate and thrive. With…
Jamie Russell-Curtis
Jun 14
4 Founders Share Why You Should Launch Your Startup in Portugal
4 Founders Share Why You Should Launch Your Startup in Portugal
In recent years, Portugal has firmly established itself as a thriving hub for tech startups — ranking #26 in the latest Global Startup…
Jamie Russell-Curtis
Jun 11
19 Entrepreneurs Share the Ups and Downs of Building Million-Dollar Startups
19 Entrepreneurs Share the Ups and Downs of Building Million-Dollar Startups
Building a startup is a challenging journey. One of the best ways to navigate this path is by learning from those who have walked it before…
Jamie Russell-Curtis
Jun 6
Building an MVP? Here Are 3 Tools Your Project Manager Should Be Using
Building an MVP? Here Are 3 Tools Your Project Manager Should Be Using
Over the last 20 years, our Project Manager, Pedro has helped build many startups.
Rui Lourenço
Nov 8, 2022
The 7 Best Startup Incubators Worldwide and How They Can Help You
The 7 Best Startup Incubators Worldwide and How They Can Help You
I want to start this guide with two important points.
Paolo Dotta
Oct 14, 2022
6 Lessons on Building a Startup Team
6 Lessons on Building a Startup Team
I am fond of quoting that about 70% of my investment decision of an early-stage company is the team.
Rui Lourenço
Jul 7, 2022
7 Entrepreneurial Mindset Lessons from Founders that Raised Millions
7 Entrepreneurial Mindset Lessons from Founders that Raised Millions
A large part of my role at Altar revolves around having conversations with entrepreneurs.
Rui Lourenço
Jun 14, 2022
How to Build a SaaS Product That Gets Funded in 5 Steps
How to Build a SaaS Product That Gets Funded in 5 Steps
Roughly a decade ago I decided to move away from my corporate job in investment banking in London to pursue something I always knew I…
Paolo Dotta
May 20, 2022
7 Dangerous Mistakes to Avoid When Building an MVP
7 Dangerous Mistakes to Avoid When Building an MVP
Since we launched Altar in 2015, my co-founding team and I have had the opportunity to help build over 50 MVPs.
Paolo Dotta
May 11, 2022
How I Found the Right Software Development Company for My Startup
How I Found the Right Software Development Company for My Startup
Last year, former HSBC Managing Director turned entrepreneur, Adil Kurt-Elli decided to entrust our team to build the MVP for his startup…
Rui Lourenço
Apr 19, 2022
Busting the ‘Overnight Success’ Myth in Startups
Busting the ‘Overnight Success’ Myth in Startups
“They came out of nowhere, now they’re making millions… They’re an overnight success!”
Rui Lourenço
Mar 18, 2022
Lessons Learned From Over 25 Years in Silicon Valley [Founder Story]
Lessons Learned From Over 25 Years in Silicon Valley [Founder Story]
This is part two of a two-part conversation with serial founder and pioneer of “digital identity” Garrett Gafke on how he built and…
Rui Lourenço
Mar 17, 2022
How to Build a Million Dollar Startup by Falling in Love With a Problem, Not a Solution
How to Build a Million Dollar Startup by Falling in Love With a Problem, Not a Solution
I sat down with Ali Halabi to discuss how falling in love with a problem, not a solution, led to a successful startup & $7.5M+ in funding.
Paolo Dotta
Feb 22, 2022
7 Key Product Lessons I Learned Interviewing Successful Entrepreneurs
7 Key Product Lessons I Learned Interviewing Successful Entrepreneurs
In today’s digital world, consumers are more discerning than ever.
Rui Lourenço
Feb 1, 2022
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