On Darwin and Startup Hubs
One of the must-read blogs on startup tech companies and venture capital in the United States (and arguably the world) is www.avc.com, the blog of tech investor Fred Wilson. Possibly one of his most important … Read more…
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Qualcomm on LatAm and Emerging Markets
Semiconductor giant Qualcomm recently hosted financial analysts at its headquarters to tell them about its plans for the future and key performance areas. The full (150+ slide!) presentation can be seen here, and it contains … Read more…
This week’s must-read posts: KIOs and external markets
There is a lot of noise out there in the blogosphere, particularly in the tech business press. A lot of it is, frankly, re-hashing conventional wisdom and talking about minor, incremental changes that don’t have … Read more…
Startup Genome comments on Sao Paulo & Santiago
You may have heard recently that Startup Compass, which manages the “Startup Genome” project, released its findings about the worldwide startup ecosystem.
The full report is 125 pages in PDF format and uses Silicon Valley as … Read more…
Preview of Entrepreneur Week Rio
As more and more foreign investors and entrepreneurs “discover” Latin America, interest has grown in the concept of entrepreneurship within the region. Never a traditional career path in Latin America, entrepreneurship has become virtually its … Read more…
Quick hits LatAm: 15 October
Here are a few of the things that have caught my eye in the LatAm tech blogosphere in the last week or so:
Coming events:
MITA Tech Talks, 28 Nov-1 Dec, Punta Mita, Mexico (via Emprende.la, in Spanish)
Sales & … Read more…
10 LatAm startups with the right stuff
Startups are being formed on an almost daily basis in Latin America. But many LatAm startups, like startups everywhere — as been observed by Harvard Business School – are likely doomed to either outright failure or … Read more…
Guest post: LatAm startups and sustainable business models
The following post on LatAm Startups is by Steven Chalmers.
Everyone knows about the amazing recent success of the “TechnoLatinas,” but few people are talking about why and how the boom is happening in Central and … Read more…
PayPal co-founder invests in Brazilian startup company Oppa
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, is apparently joining the list of American entrepreneurs interested in Latin America. His early stage venture firm, Valar Ventures, announced today that they are co-investing (along with Brazil-based Monashees Capital, … Read more…
Even Pepsi has an incubator now (in Brazil)
Perhaps, one day in the not too distant future, we will look back on late 2012 as the beginning of another tech bubble — perhaps a Latin America tech bubble. We will fondly recall how … Read more…
