¿Qué Prefieres? makes A-B testing fun
A-B testing has been around for a long time. It’s one of the key tenets of Eric Ries’ Lean Startup model, and it’s a great way to easily figure out what message resonates with people. … Read more…
Archive forJuly 2012 - LASB
TNW Mexico Startup Award winners recap
Congratulations to all the winners of the first Mexico Startup Awards (covered with the hashtag #MSA in case you missed it), sponsored by The Next Web. Here’s a quick recap of the winners:
Best Web App: … Read more…
Founder Institute info session: Mexico City, 30 July
If you’re in Mexico City tomorrow afternoon (30 July) and are interested in learning more about the Founder Institute’s programs, there is an info session at 18:30 at the Mexican National Finance Bank, Salón Gustavo Petricioli … Read more…
Can a volume business succeed in a small market? Ask Cumplo.
Apparently one way to succeed in the startup game is to take a successful business model, tweak it, and then apply it to another market. Rocket Internet has done this numerous times, with great success, … Read more…
When can a startup be considered abandoned?
It is an article of faith that most startups simply don’t survive. We all know it intellectually, but every person involved in a startup projects that disarming sense of optimism that the world is their … Read more…
A few words on a number: 21212
I’m a little embarrassed that it’s taken me this long to get around to talking about 21212.com, an accelerator program in Brazil. They launched about a year ago, and now apparently have at least 18 … Read more…
Guest post: On Mexico’s new seed capital fund
The post below was written by Sergio Romo. He posted it originally in Spanish on his own blog last week, romo.vc (the original can be seen here). I thought the post was newsworthy as well … Read more…
Survey – Startup Stock Exchange
Some of you may have seen my tweet earlier this week regarding the Startup Stock Exchange. They are doing a survey of startup businesses to better understand what companies need in terms of funding. Ordinarily … Read more…
Startup Chile closes applications
On 12 July, Startup Chile, which this blog has covered several times before, concluded its newest selection round. As before, the applicant group was geographically diverse, with applicants from 61 countries, as far away as … Read more…
Mexicans upset over #ACTA
The Mexican government officially signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, better known by its acronym, ACTA, on 11 July. While the European Parliament had rejected the treaty on the grounds that it limited Internet freedoms, Mexico … Read more…
