Finding the right incubator or accelerator (or even knowing which model is right for you) is a challenging process that can often leave you feeling overwhelmed. Which is something I faced first-hand as I set out on my entrepreneurial journey. [...]
2026 update: European startup tax regimes change frequently. Several schemes mentioned below — including Portugal’s NHR (replaced by IFICI in 2024), the UK’s EIS/SEIS thresholds, and various R&D tax credits — have been revised since this article was first published. [...]
Since me and my co-founders launched Altar in 2015, we’ve helped over 80 entrepreneurs bring their startup visions to life by helping them with both their software development and product rationale. Many of them have gone on to hire a [...]
I want to start this guide on startup incubators with two important points. First, Incubators are for startups. Not ideas. Second, incubators are organisations that bet on you by investing in you in exchange for equity. If they don’t, they’re [...]