João Vieira
COO CPO (co-founder) at Nextway Group
Sintra, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolJoão Vieira is a seasoned operational and product leader with over eight years of cross-functional experience building and scaling online services, currently serving as COO/CPO and co-founder of Skills Workflow while holding COO roles at Nextway Group and B-Guest. He blends a technical foundation in computer science and Azure certification with hands-on product leadership in monetization, gamification, community management and user engagement to drive measurable returns. João has a long history in educational software research and media/advertising platforms, leading development teams and internationalizing products for multiple markets. Known for leadership by vision and people motivation, he architects solutions that leverage social behavior and emotion to boost retention and conversion. His background includes an MBA and accelerator recognition (Lisbon Challenge, Web Summit), reflecting both strategic business acumen and startup execution. An uncommon strength is his ability to translate academic research in modeling tools into commercial products that enhance user engagement and operational ROI.
8 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Alpha Class & Beta Pitch, World's best conference on Startups, World's best startups of 2015 (top 200), Alpha Class & Beta Pitch, World's best conference on Startups, World's best startups of 2015 (top 200) at Web SummitMeetings Conduction, Meetings Conduction at CITEFORMAExtensibility, Development, Extensibility, Development at PrimaveraCertification, Azure, Certification, Azure at MicrosoftLisbon MBA, Management, Lisbon MBA, Management at Católica Lisbon School of Business and EconomicsComputer Science Master Degree (finishing thesis), Mobility and Imagery, Computer Science Master Degree (finishing thesis), Mobility and Imagery at Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon Challenge, Startup Accelerator, 2nd Best Startup, Lisbon Challenge, Startup Accelerator, 2nd Best Startup at Beta-iMaster, Computer Science, Master, Computer Science at NOVA School of Science and Technology
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Github Skills (1)
spreadsheet1
Github contributions (4)
SkillsWorkflow/Documentation
May 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:1 review, 20 commits, 3 PRs in 1 year 2 months
SkillsWorkflow/integration-docs
Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
Contributions:3 pushes in 1 day
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