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Communication Principles

Why [so] Angry?

by Michel Cânovas / November 5, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes In general, people tend to classify Anger as a negative emotion, something destructive, a feeling to have under control and avoid. As a characteristic, it is often associated with animals (supposed to be beneath humans, the enlightened ones), as a self-defense mechanism – an adaptation for survival. Angry humans become more animal – is the assumption. If we go back enough in time, this was roughly my…

Communication Principles

Q&A: an angry way to get to know your team

by Carolina R. Rodrigues / June 16, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutes Maybe you are new on your team and job and don’t know anyone. Or perhaps you have been around for some time and still don’t hang out or really recall something about the people you see daily. Perchance, you don’t know the power of a Q&A. Whereas you might be a pleasant person to your coworkers and say “hello” when they are passing by, that doesn’t mean…

Innovation Principles

The nowhere of Angry Ventures: a company without an office

by Fernando Moreira / June 9, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes “The Office of the Future Is No Office at All. “ “Working from home is the future of work. “ “Office centricity is over.” “Welcome to the new era of agility.” Indeed, these are theories and cool ideas that are sold to us on a daily basis through the media and the Internet, be they written by leaders of sexy technology companies or by “giant” companies that…

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Communication Content Opinion

No, do not write to simplify

by Carolina R. Rodrigues / May 26, 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutes I have been writing ever since I can remember – from journals and class papers to school newspapers – and, after some years of experience and a lot of reading about how to write properly, I urge you to ignore all those articles that say you must simplify your writing. No, you don’t have to stupefy your writing and way of thinking to be read. I started…

Business Development Communication Principles

What in the heck is a business developer?

by João Rodrigues / May 12, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes Hello, anyone there? I’m João. I joined Angry Ventures (AV) in January as a business developer. Conceivably you are asking yourself – “wtf is business development? Are you a salesman? The kind of people that pisses off others with GIFs and e-mails?” – I have my own perspective about these questions and I could explain them by writing about what I’ve learned in AV for the past…

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The importance of having a great team

by Rui Andrés / April 16, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutes Hello there. I would like to start by giving you a bit of background about me. My name’s Rui and I joined Angry Ventures’ team a bit over a month ago. For the last eight years, I’ve been freelancing and building my own projects. I used to work mainly alone and with that came the need to learn a bit about everything and a lot of stress…

Shared Experiences

A story about how I ended up here, working at Angry Ventures

by Raquel Nascimento / July 5, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes Two weeks have passed since I first arrived at Angry Ventures. I still think to myself everyday “what the fuck just happened?” when going to work. For me, it seems surreal how much I have grown in the last few days. It has been all about growth. They have been awesome – and kind of made me feel anxious too… Well, let me put this in a…

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ALICE: how to make a URL shortener made in a very short time

by Tiago Leão / July 28, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes A small tool for big brains, that’s how we describe our personal URL shortener. Created in three wonderful afternoons, project ALICE was supposed to happen in only one. Some unforeseen events led to a delay, but we’re still happy with the outcome. I’ll explain the process later as well as the troubles we faced. Before that, let me just make a small introduction. If you have been following…

Shared Experiences

“Desenmerda-te”, portuguese for “figure your sh*t out”

by Marta Mealha / June 29, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes It was about two weeks ago when I finished my first year of my Master’s degree in Marketing, I walked out of the last exam in a fast pace because I was going to meet Fernando Moreira from Angry Ventures. My objective during the last few months was to get a summer internship. And not just a regular, vulgar one. After a very peculiar meeting – it…

Shared Experiences

The Angry Intern: New Adventures in the city of Lisbon

by The Angry Intern / June 8, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes As a new marketing graduate from the University of Calgary, my parents kept reminding me “Just get any internship Alejandro, you are young; you have time to figure out what you like later!” And sure, I’d have that coveted industry experience and gain some transferable skills along they way. I didn’t just want any experience; I knew my value, my purpose. Still, I couldn’t find a place to…

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