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Purpose Beyond Success
What drives founders once money is no longer the goal?
WEB SUMMIT SIDE EVENT · LISBON
The Founder Effect
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What You Choose to Build Once You’ve Already Won
Register for the event ↗Limited attendance · Applications reviewed individually
The Founder Effect — 11 November 2026, Lisbon.
The Ventures × Unicorn Factory Lisboa.
ABOUT THE EVENT
When you no longer have to build, what is worth building?
Creating a standout company is no longer the end goal. After an exit or exceptional financial success, a different question appears.
Success gives more than capital and freedom. It gives perspective, networks, credibility, and early access to the ideas and technologies shaping the future.
Some start again. Others become investors, mentors, ecosystem builders, or dedicate their time and capital to challenges that take decades to solve.
We come together to explore how successful entrepreneurs expand their ambition and use their experience, capital, and influence to shape what comes after.
DISCUSSION
Five questions. A wider horizon.
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Seeing What’s Next
Which shifts and technologies are still underestimated?
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Beyond the Company
How do founders turn experience, capital, and networks into broader impact?
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Choosing What Matters
Which challenges are worth committing to for the next decade?
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Legacy
What will you enable for the generation that follows?
THE EVENING
Space for a deeper conversation.
11 November 2026 · Lisbon local time
The exact address is shared with registered guests via Luma.
SPEAKERS
Speakers to be announced soon.
18:30
Welcome Reception
19:30
Fireside Discussion
20:30
Audience Q&A
21:00
Curated Networking Reception
22:30
Close
WHY WE’RE HERE
We ask what happens after.
Web Summit is full of conversations about how to build extraordinary companies.
Success does not have to reduce ambition. It can expand its scale, time horizon, and impact — from building companies to enabling founders, institutions, technologies, and breakthroughs that shape the next decade.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
What comes next starts here.
The room is intentionally curated. Attendance is limited, and applications are reviewed individually to ensure the relevance and quality of the community.
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