Rafael Pires@rapires

I'm a curious tech guy with a passion for entrepreneurship, design, photography, innovation and management.

There’s nothing better than learn by doing, so my passion for entrepreneurship lead me to co-found Startup X, a non-profit organization aiming to multiply the impact of entrepreneurs and startups all over the world. Startup X was responsible for programs like Startup Pirates, a one-one week community driven pre-acceleration program for aspiring entrepreneurs and PortugalStartups.com, an independent news blog with content about the Portuguese Startup Ecosystem (acquired by Espacio). Nowadays I manage the IT Labs at Bit (Sonae MC), where I plan and execute experiments with startups accelerating both our and the Startup knowledge. Additionally, I also manage the tech experimentation and pilots at Associação Porto Digital.

I'm also enthusiastic about sharing ideas and experiences, which leads me to participate and organize events all the time.