Antonico

Jun 12
5 min

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
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 sen...

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Nov 19, 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 inv...

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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 th...

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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 14, 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 ston...

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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 conc...

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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 c...

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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 delive...

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May 17, 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 wo...

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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 arc...

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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. De...

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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 te...

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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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