Guest post: Hugo Stevens on “foundational” companies
A week or so ago, I wrote about a post from Fred Wilson, of avc.com, who wrote about the “Darwinian evolution of startup hubs.” I noted at the time that there were few examples of … Read more…
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Yaxi: A review
NOTE: I tried Yaxi for a second time, with less success than the first time. See my update at the end of this article.
I love it when I hear about entrepreneurs attacking a huge problem. … Read more…
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Boletia co-founder
This is another in an ongoing series where LASB talks with entrepreneurs and investors in the Latin America startup community. Today we’re talking with Joshua Francia Torres, of Boletia. Boletia is not unlike Eventbrite but … Read more…
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Venddo co-founder
Today we’re talking with Venddo co-founder Jose Galvez. A lead-generation site based in Monterrey, Mexico — one of the few in Latin America — Venddo was in the May 2012 WAYRA Mexico acceleration round. Using the … Read more…
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…
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with rubberit.co co-founder May Alba
Below is another in our ongoing series of interviews with co-founders of Latin America startup companies. Today we’re talking with May Alba, co-founder of rubberit.co, a condom subscription service. rubberit recently received funding from Mexican.vc.
LASB: Where … Read more…
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…
Guest Post: Interview with Kidbox CEO
This is a guest post from Irem Yoruk. Born and raised in Turkey, Irem graduated from Wellesley College with a major in economics. Her interest in entrepreneurship began while working at the World Bank with … 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…
LatAm entries in #gsb2012
We’ve written quite a bit over the last year or so about Startup Weekend, a phenomenon that’s helped raise interest worldwide in the concept of entrepreneurship. Last year, they took it global and called it … Read more…
