Startup Mistakes We See — and How to Build for Success in 2025

By Martim Neves, Managing Partnerat Full House Partners At Full House Partners Capital, we’re privileged to be in the room where new ventures take their first breath and, sometimes, where founders learn tough lessons on what can go wrong. After years of partnering with tenacious entrepreneurs and bold thinkers, I’ve seen a consistent pattern: the […]

How to Convince Investors: The Full House Partners Capital Approach

By Martim Neves, Managing Partnerat Full House Partners If I’ve learned anything in my years of building, backing, and guiding businesses at Full House Partners, it’s this: success starts with understanding people—what drives them, what worries them, how they make decisions when the stakes are high. Convincing investors is not just about numbers or bold […]

Default Alive or Default Dead: The Essential Question for Startups in 2025

By Martim Neves, Managing Partnerat Full House Partners At Full House Partners Capital, every conversation with an early-stage startup begins with one fundamental question: “Will you be default alive, or default dead?”  In 2025, this question sits at the heart of our investment ethos, shaping not only how we assess potential but how we empower founders […]

Do Things That Don’t Scale: The Full House Partners Capital Manifesto for Building What Lasts

By Martim Neves, Managing Partnerat Full House Partners If I’ve learned anything since my early days selling t-shirts from a backpack, it’s this: real growth never happens by accident. Vision means commitment. Craft means proximity. And behind every breakthrough, there’s always a determined team doing the hard things—the things that don’t scale—to turn fragile beginnings […]