Ricardo SilvainCamp CollapseClimate movement’s strategy isn’t working. What could save it?TL;DR: depending on politicians to do the right thing is too slow. Go beyond protest into mutual aid; grow by supporting other movements…12 min read·Jul 31, 2023----
Ricardo SilvainCamp CollapseEnergy descent for the best future for all — how does that look like?The best possible future, achieving our climate targets, even in the most optimistic scenarios requires at least a 50% reduction in energy…·8 min read·Dec 18, 2020----
Ricardo SilvainCamp CollapseCollapsologists want to save society, survivalists want to save themselvesOnce you start talking about the “inevitable collapse”, how our current society will look like and what can be done now, quickly you find…3 min read·Dec 8, 2020----
Ricardo SilvaNavigating the climate tragedy — my first steps into Deep Adaptation2019 was the year that the climate crisis finally clicked in my mind.·12 min read·Jun 17, 2020--4--4
Ricardo Silva5 years of connecting the European startup ecosystemLast week, I was invited to reflect on the work we’ve done on Startup Europe in 5 minutes. Turns out, 5 minutes is not a long time when…6 min read·Nov 28, 2019----
Ricardo SilvaDiscovering Kiev & Minsk’s startup ecosystemsHow’s the Ukrainian tech scene? How many startups are there in Minsk? Here’s what I learned in a “ecosystem discovery week”6 min read·Sep 19, 2019----
Ricardo SilvaDo we want to have multiple jobs?Some say the future will be multiple jobs, multiple careers: is this good for us?7 min read·Jan 21, 2018----
Ricardo SilvaFintech in Egypt: so much potential, so much to doEgypt’s an interesting country — for business and otherwise. Still unsure of its footing after a wave of revolution(s), it looks to its…4 min read·Oct 3, 2017----
Ricardo Silva“Social media”: root of all evil of 2010sDamn technology. It gets everywhere in our lives and it only seems to bring problems. Out of the latest blights that technology, the…6 min read·Mar 11, 2017----
Ricardo SilvaSalamanca — startup university?It’s been an interesting year taking startups across Europe with European Commission’s Startup Europe while at the same time trying to work…4 min read·Nov 15, 2016----