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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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…
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…
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…
Not ready for primetime, LatAm edition
I was looking around at a bunch of different startups throughout Latin America, trying to decide what to write about. I have this list of companies that I’m planning to write about but haven’t had … Read more…
Startup Weekend Video Games (Mexico DF)
Startup Weekend seems to have evolved from a “merely” good idea to a genuine phenomenon developing the entrepreneurial ecosystem worldwide. In the runup to Global Entrepreneurship Week (12-18 November), I’m told that there were something … Read more…
Welcome to LatAm Startups, eHip readers.
Welcome, Ehip News readers! Like you, we’re passionate about the startup ecosystem everywhere, but we’re focused on Latin America. Chances are, you have come here from our recent story on Poliglota.
Take a few minutes and … Read more…
On the “celebritization” of entrepreneurship
A recent article on the Harvard Business Review’s blog network warned of the “danger of celebritizing entrepreneurship.” Featuring a contrived graph of socioeconomic value creation (a HBR term if ever there was one), the article … Read more…
Lessons from Capital Emprendedor
On Wednesday of this week, I had the great pleasure of attending Capital Emprendedor, a conference that, as its name suggests, was devoted to discussions of venture capital in Mexico. The conference took place at … Read more…
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with mortgage startup Hipos.com founders
This is yet another in a series of interviews I’ve done with startup founders in Latin America. Today I’m talking with Juan Carlos Estrada-Torrescano and his brother, Ramon, who are co-founders of Hipos.com, which is … Read more…
