How to Pitch Your Startup Idea
When creating your own startup, you have to know how to pitch your idea. It doesn’t matter how innovative your product/service is or that you have a super cool solution;…
From Berkeley to Portugal: An International Experience at EIA
Arjun Sarkar is in his third year at the University of California, Berkeley. Last July, the Environmental Economics and Policy student accepted the challenge to have an international experience at…
Female Entrepreneurs Around the World
The business world is historically run by men. According to a study from Aston University, men are much more likely to engage in entrepreneurship than women. There are many reasons…
Astro Team: A Startup Ready to Take to Space
Would you dare to work on a solution that aims to help astronauts? It sounds crazy, right? However, this is exactly what Astro Team chose to work on during their…
Do I really need a client persona?
By Kameel Vohra There’s nothing more important than knowing your customers. It’s what makes the difference between a good product and a bad product. It’s the difference between wasting money…
“I don’t believe in failure but rather in moments of learning and clarity”
In July 2019, Jeniffer Mpho Lebethe took a 13-hour flight from Johannesburg to Hong Kong. The long journey was just the first challenge she would face during the days at…
Meet Bluewell: EIA Hong Kong’s Top Team
In July of 2019, 60 participants of 25 nationalities accepted the challenge to create a startup in only 10 days. From ideation to pitching, 12 diverse teams worked on innovative…
These Are the Three Youngest CEOs in the World
The entrepreneurial journey is not a competition—but if it were, these young CEOs would be nailing it. When picturing a CEO, you may have the image of somebody with grey…
Eupictures.eu: A Fair Opportunity for Artists and Photographers
After attending the European Innovation Academy (EIA) 2019 in Portugal, Arno Craeynest went back home ready to launch Eupictures.eu. The intense experience at EIA was all Arno needed to turn…
How to Create Your First Landing Page
Attracting customers is one of the biggest challenges when creating a startup. How can users find my business? How can I reach the right audience? How do I bring the…
From Participant to Designer: Meet Shaikha Alsubaey
The Arab Innovation Academy is the biggest entrepreneurship program in the Arab Region. Every year, more than 200 participants of 30 nationalities get together at Qatar Science and Technology Park…
4 Steps to Designing a Great User Interface and User Experience
by Christina Vila Boa Designing a clear and cohesive user experience can be the difference between success and failure. In fact, if a user is unable to understand your product…
What is a Startup Incubator?
The startup universe is full of terms that can confuse a newcomer. We’ve already covered the startup unicorn topic, and now we’re on to a new one! Long before turning…
Meet the Dinesens: The 15-Year-Old Triplets Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship needs to be learned at an early age. It doesn’t matter what your future plans are; developing your entrepreneurial skills will help you to go further in your studies…
How To Get (the right) Customers on Social Media (in less time & money)
by Olivia Plotnick Every startup knows they need some sort of social media strategy. Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube now boast audience sizes in the billions. They’ve also become…
How to Effectively Validate Your Customer Persona
Every entrepreneur knows how important is to define and validate a customer persona. However, when it’s time to put it in practice, many startups fail. Validating a customer persona requires…
Justin Sung: My EIA Experience in 162 Seconds
What are the memories you have from EIA? To answer this question, Justin Sung, a Cognitive Science student at UC Berkeley created a video with his colleagues. Passionate about filmmaking,…
AIA Recap: Everything that happened at the 2019 Edition
Can you hear the clock ticking? Oh yes, we’ve just started our countdown to the Arab Innovation Academy of 2020! Before we move forward to next year, we want to…
“5 Things I Learned at the European Innovation Academy”
by Thais Porsch* If I told you that it’s possible to create a startup from scratch in three weeks, would you believe it? I wouldn’t either. That was, of course,…
How to Create a Strong Startup Team
Did you know that not having the right team is one of the main reasons why startups fail? Actually, the lack of a strong team is listed in the top…
“After all, success lies in effort and perseverance, not in perfection.”
In Summer 2018, Henrique Carvalho from University of Lisboa joined EIA in Portugal and along with his team developed Clynx. Since those intense weeks, a lot has happened. We’ve talked…