WEB SUMMIT: THE RISE OF MILLENNIAL ENTREPRENEURS

Tuesday, 5th November 2019

Dear lisboetas,

These first two weeks of November, Lisbon became purple once again.
With a brand-new edition of Web Summit, the capital of ‘Pastel de Nata’ turned into a multicultural environment. It was almost impossible not to be starstruck by the amount of influent people that was entering FIL. From big companies like Google, Tesla and Uber to ONG’s, youtubers and bloggers, it seemed that everyone was attending Web Summit.

As a volunteer, I came to understand that most of the participants were on the younger side, what made me understand that Web Summit is a very millennial oriented event. And if that is not a surprise to many, since technology is already a word that implies youth, I was not expecting people in their twenties to have already created multiple successful start-ups.

I’m definitely overwhelmed with millennial’s success. As a matter of fact, younger generations have better learning opportunities due to the rise of tech and Internet. However, there is no doubt that their accomplishments come from hard work, focus and a very goal-oriented mindset.

Your friend,

Maria Inês 🥰