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Hi! I'm André Ribeirinho, an entrepreneur from Lisbon, Portugal. I've co-founded Adegga.com, an online wine community and also the AVIN (an ISBN for Wine). My Startup
Adegga is an online wine community where people can discover new wines through the opinions of other people.
Monthly Archives: June 2004
Entrepreneurship Course
Last year I’ve attended an Entrepreneurship Course and Business Plan Competition in Lisbon. The main goal of VectorE is to learn how to plan and manage New Technology-based Business Ventures. The course covers a range of subjects including strategic planning, … Continue reading
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Book: Smart Luck
I’m currently reading Smart Luck and the seven other qualities of successful entrepreneurs which I bought on a recent trip to London. It’s a very interesting book on leadership and entrepreneurship. The book features some of the most well know … Continue reading
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Webmonkey’s back!
Web reference for so many years, Webmonkey is back. They are publishing new articles again. As I’m talking about reference sites I would like to mention two more: SitePoint is a publisher of informative Web development and design content. The … Continue reading
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German Stores Out of Small Change
BBC is reporting that German retailers are importing euro coins from Austria. According to the article Germany needs more small euro coins. German shoppers use notes to buy goods and keep their coins at home. The fun part is the … Continue reading
IKEA. Been There. Done that.
I had lunch with Pedro and Ivone at the new IKEA store in Portugal. We had a great time despite the store being completely full! Nice to see good swedish design, good signaling and attention to detail. It will force … Continue reading
IKEA Lisboa Finally!
IKEA is finally opening it’s store in Portugal today! It’s a big event since you can go to IKEA almost all over Europe except Portugal. After so many visits to IKEA abroad I’ll be finally able to visit it in … Continue reading
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Portuguese Online Newspapers Load Test
Following the death of a election candidate just hours ago I’ve been following the news online. As soon as the news broke Portuguese online newspapers started responding slowly or not responding at all. 30 minutes later a second check for … Continue reading
Exercise in Customer Experience
Reading Benjamin’s blog I’ve found this article by Mark Hurst. He makes a great analogy on the topic of E-commerce Customer Experience.
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Apple’s New Airport Express
Apple has introduced a new device that is more than just an Wireless Access Point. Apple’s New Airport Express features include: AirTunes: Play your iTunes music through your stereo or powered speakers — wirelessly. Wi-Fi: Everyone can surf the web … Continue reading
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From Free to Fee in 10 Easy Steps
A sucess story on how an online newspaper went from free to fee. The article explains the context and the steps that Albuquerque Journal took to start paid subscriptions. It now generates over $100.000 a year with this business model. … Continue reading
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