Matthew Prince was allegedly involved in a security incident at Cascais Municipal Aerodrome (Tires), prompting an official report to the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC).
While the struggles with AIMA are very real, I also note that Cloudflare only opened its office in Lisbon last year, in 2024, and it has been an extraordinarily difficult year of political upheaval making the AIMA road even rockier. What the world does not need, in my view, is another wealthy American businessman loudly criticizing others and demanding their own way prioritized over everyone else. AIMA needs the support (and, yes, the positive work culture) to process the applications of people desperate to secure their status so they can work to feed their families, perhaps even more than Mr. Prince needs to bring in his tech workers. He makes some sound points about the thorny challenges facing business innovation, but angry, insulting and/or threatening tweets are not a good behavior model to follow for your brand and reputation. I hope he considers a better way to build relationships and work together to improve the situation (which is what everyone wants!) rather than creating more chaos and loss by pulling out of Portugal.
“What the world does not need, in my view, is another wealthy American businessman loudly criticizing others and demanding their own way prioritized over everyone else.”
You’re absolutely correct. Sounds like a CEO who is used to getting preferential treatment or not having to actually abide by common laws, got upset and threw a tantrum.
There are legitimate critiques of AIMA and the bureaucracy but those can be improved with proper investment (hiring more staff and refining the administrative workflow). This CEO is going about it the wrong way.
Very true. And very sad. This country has so much potential but is beset with endless bureaucratic nonsense, antiquated systems and overbearing socialist meddling in businesses and the lives of its citizens and immigrants
Sounds like typical Silicon Valley tech bro oligarch superiority to me. Having trouble with AIMA buddy? Get in line and STFU. Portugal has former colonial subjects AIMA is prioritizing for processing because, well you know, hangover from it’s colonial past and fledgling democracy after throwing off decades of totalitarianism. If you want techno-feudalism, stay in San Francisco and hob knob with Peter Thiel and David Sacks. They seem more in line with your values, schmohawk.
While the struggles with AIMA are very real, I also note that Cloudflare only opened its office in Lisbon last year, in 2024, and it has been an extraordinarily difficult year of political upheaval making the AIMA road even rockier. What the world does not need, in my view, is another wealthy American businessman loudly criticizing others and demanding their own way prioritized over everyone else. AIMA needs the support (and, yes, the positive work culture) to process the applications of people desperate to secure their status so they can work to feed their families, perhaps even more than Mr. Prince needs to bring in his tech workers. He makes some sound points about the thorny challenges facing business innovation, but angry, insulting and/or threatening tweets are not a good behavior model to follow for your brand and reputation. I hope he considers a better way to build relationships and work together to improve the situation (which is what everyone wants!) rather than creating more chaos and loss by pulling out of Portugal.
“What the world does not need, in my view, is another wealthy American businessman loudly criticizing others and demanding their own way prioritized over everyone else.”
You’re absolutely correct. Sounds like a CEO who is used to getting preferential treatment or not having to actually abide by common laws, got upset and threw a tantrum.
There are legitimate critiques of AIMA and the bureaucracy but those can be improved with proper investment (hiring more staff and refining the administrative workflow). This CEO is going about it the wrong way.
Very true. And very sad. This country has so much potential but is beset with endless bureaucratic nonsense, antiquated systems and overbearing socialist meddling in businesses and the lives of its citizens and immigrants
Sounds like typical Silicon Valley tech bro oligarch superiority to me. Having trouble with AIMA buddy? Get in line and STFU. Portugal has former colonial subjects AIMA is prioritizing for processing because, well you know, hangover from it’s colonial past and fledgling democracy after throwing off decades of totalitarianism. If you want techno-feudalism, stay in San Francisco and hob knob with Peter Thiel and David Sacks. They seem more in line with your values, schmohawk.