Luís Pimentel

🇵🇹 | CEO @ Crowdestate 🇪🇪 (Fintech) - Payments & Crowdfunding Technology
Off time → AI & Software experiments for fun

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1/ I sold my first company young.

In January 2017 I started it.
In October 2021 I sold it.

Not because I had to, but because I wanted to challenge myself.

I wanted to test my skills in a new environment.
I wanted international experience.

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@lightsilver323 Online co-founders matching community. A place for builders to build together! https://t.co/uUE1cZjqoi

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@lightsilver323 An all-in-one home services platform (website, CRM, team): https://t.co/XXeDBhgzZE

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@MartinTale Which changes had the biggest impact?

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@benln My Weekend builds - https://t.co/XCvdSxFv7E

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@David_mduw Claude

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@cryptofergani me

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@markoilico Please send

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@maverickecom Agent

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Scaling SaaS across Europe taught me this:

Success ≠ better features
Success = consistent execution

Here’s the simple framework that worked to expand across EU markets:

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@rork Amazing! 👏

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@recouso @George_harrap 👌

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@benln Always!

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@tomeromrix @base44 Nice

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3/ Today I am CEO of another one and we are on track to do it again, doubling both revenue and profit.

Selling was not the milestone.
Choosing the harder path was.

Have you ever made a decision that felt not normal but shaped your entire career?

[Luís Pimentel @luispimentelpt]

1/ I sold my first company young.

In January 2017 I started it.
In October 2021 I sold it.

Not because I had to, but because I wanted to challenge myself.

I wanted to test my skills in a new environment.
I wanted international experience.

[Luís Pimentel @luispimentelpt]

2/ I wanted to help other entrepreneurs grow their businesses.

That meant moving abroad with zero network and starting from scratch.

In 1.5 years I helped double a company’s revenue.

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Cross-border trade is not glamorous.
But it quietly drives billions in value for ecosystems worldwide.

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Markets reward execution, not perfection.
Perfection slows you down, execution compounds.

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If you do it twice, automate it.
That is how you cut cycle times and scale faster without adding headcount.

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Scale does not come from complexity.
It comes from repeatability.
Systems beat improvisation every time.