The fundraising dance
About the players and the game of raising venture capital Nadie quiere invertir en Cornershop, weon — lamented its founder, Oskar, almost...
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- Mar 7, 2020
- 2 min
How I think I think
‘I know you want me to force myself to think in black and white but I won’t.’ — Antonia People taking multiple comparable decisions every...
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- Mar 20, 2019
- 5 min
The no BS guide to creating a Corporate VC in Latin America
Hooli-con — Silicon Valley “[Corporate investing] is dumb. I think corporations should BUY companies. Investing in companies makes no...
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- Nov 18, 2018
- 4 min
About hype and performance
You founded a top performer, but is it sexy? ‘You need the simplest version of the idea-the one that will grow naturally in the subject’s...
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- Sep 5, 2018
- 7 min
The people you meet
Whatever you build, who joins you matters most It’s been a while since I published my last post, nine months actually. I’ve been busy and...
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- Aug 21, 2017
- 5 min
Tough love
“It takes two flints to make a fire.” — Louisa May Alcott Whether they lead a round or just chip in late in the game, all early stage...
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- May 4, 2017
- 8 min
To millennials with love (part 3)
‘How would that make me change?’, asked my favorite millennial in a buzzing French bistro in Mexico City’s midtown while talking about...
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- Apr 4, 2017
- 1 min
A firm of doers & givers
Since I saw this graph on my twitter feed last weekend, I can’t stop thinking about it. Find on the upper right side what we strive to be...
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- Mar 13, 2017
- 3 min
A brief post about nothing
If you are reading this, you are probably browsing too many inconsequential posts. Don’t worry, I won’t be the one to cast the first...
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- Jan 4, 2017
- 7 min
To millennials, with love (part 2)
‘It was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made. I haven’t slept in weeks. I spoke to as many people I could before reaching a...
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- Dec 16, 2016
- 4 min
To millennials, with love (part 1)
‘I was offered the CMO position at the largest Latin American ecommerce company. It’s an exciting and a unique time to join an internet...
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- Nov 24, 2016
- 3 min
On the Success of Failure
“You did not respect your end of the contract either. You took a few days off during the acceleration program, clearly you did not...
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- May 16, 2016
- 5 min
Have you failed enough?
Failing sucks. It makes people feel unfit, unacomplished or unlucky. It always comes with value destruction: money, confidence and the...
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- Aug 14, 2015
- 3 min
Stop listening to celebrities, time to engage your customers.
‘We recently conducted a long survey to our clients. The response to a single question was so insightful that we changed the complete...
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- Jul 31, 2015
- 3 min
Ready to scale? Partner with an awesome VC!
Some of the most successful entrepreneurial stories to date involve just the right combination of formidable founders and awesome VCs....
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- Jul 21, 2015
- 3 min
Now that you have seen our traction, show us yours!
How do you identify a quality investor or a quality seed accelerator? In nascent ecosystems such as in Latin America, it is as hard to...
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- Jun 17, 2015
- 3 min
Capital can slow you down and kill your startup.
Three questions any entrepreneur should ask herself before raising capital. ‘Since 2012, we have grown 12% every month. We have expanded...
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