Growth stories
Grow, Grow, Grow Your Boat 🚣♂️
Scaling a company is rarely a calm sail—it’s about navigating choppy waters, testing channels, and adapting fast, especially in the era of artificial intelligence.
Growth stories brings together founders, growth leads, and ecosystem partners for a straight-talking afternoon on what it actually takes to scale in Portugal. No generic fluff or corporate pitches—just real numbers, failure stories, and actionable playbooks.
🤖 Co-organized with Porto AI Week
Growth playbooks are evolving rapidly with AI. As an official event integrated into the Porto AI Week program, this session bridges practical Go-To-Market execution, AI-driven customer acquisition, and real scale-up strategies for operators turning AI into revenue and pipeline.
Agenda
14:00 – 14:30 | Welcome Coffee & Check-in
14:30 – 15:15 | Fireside Chat: Scale & Vision
Opening deep dive with Rui Santos Couto - ruisantoscouto
15:15 – 16:55 | Growth stories
stories of things that worked by
Christine Liu - yuxichristineliu
Sofia Correia de sousa - sofiacorreiadesousa
16:55 – 17:05 | Coffee & Stretch Break
17:00 – 18:00 | CMO Panel: Strategy, Acquisition & AI
Panel debate on modern playbooks and marketing leadership in high-growth environments.
Panelists:
Chelsea Rustum - chelsearustrum
Pedro Mendes Fernandes - pedromendesfernandes
João Gomes - joaosg
Moderated by: Luis Miguel Silva - luís-miguel-silva
18:00 Onward | Sunset, Beers & Networking
Event Details
Co-hosts: Founders Founders & Porto AI Week
Location: Founders Founders — Rua de Godim, 389, Porto
Capacity: Limited seats available
Can you find a better way to grow your Tuesday?