We all need money.
But a traditional salary is no longer the only way to earn it.
Today, people are making a living through businesses, freelance work, consulting, digital products, content, online services, side projects, investments, technology—and opportunities that barely existed a decade ago.
So for our sixth Lisbon Innovators & Entrepreneurs meetup, we're asking a very practical question:
> What are realistic ways to make money in today's world?
This isn't a get-rich-quick event.
There are no promises of passive income overnight, secret investment strategies or shortcuts to becoming a millionaire.
Instead, we'll have an open and honest conversation about how people actually create income, where new opportunities are emerging, and how we can turn skills, knowledge, ideas and resources into something people are willing to pay for.
💡 What we'll explore
• What are the different ways people can earn money today?
• Employment vs. freelancing vs. entrepreneurship
• How can you turn an existing skill into income?
• How do you find something people will actually pay you for?
• What side hustles are genuinely worth exploring?
• Consulting, coaching and professional services
• Creating and selling digital products
• Building an online business
• Content creation and personal brands
• E-commerce and marketplaces
• Recurring and subscription-based income
• Can AI help one person build a business that previously required a team?
• Active vs. passive income: how "passive" is passive income really?
• Investing and building wealth over the long term
• What opportunities are people overlooking?
• And importantly: what doesn't work?
💰 Money starts with value
Rather than asking only:
“How can I make more money?”
we'll explore a potentially better question:
> “What can I create, solve, provide or improve that someone else values enough to pay for?”
That could be knowledge.
A skill.
A service.
A product.
An experience.
A solution to a frustrating problem.
Or simply doing something people don't have the time, ability or desire to do themselves.
🤝 Bring your own ideas
Do you have a skill you're wondering how to monetise?
A business idea you're considering?
A side project?
Something you've already tried?
Bring it.
We'll share experiences and explore opportunities together.
You might discover an income idea you hadn't considered.
You might meet somebody with a complementary skill.
You might find a potential collaborator.
Or somebody in the room might help you see value in something you already know how to do.
You don't need to own a business, have lots of money to invest, or consider yourself an entrepreneur.
Everyone is welcome.
☕ Come for the conversation. Stay for the connections.
Lisbon Innovators & Entrepreneurs
*Ideas. People. Possibilities.*
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