Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 28, 2010
Other players such as Obopay have set out to focus on mobile person-to-person cash transfers, mFoundry (a GRP portfolio company) has focused on mobile banking and a mobile wallet and one of my favorite companies m-via is focusing on mobile remittances (right now between the US and Mexico). Tags: This Week in Venture Capital.
David Teten
AUGUST 6, 2013
You might assume the event took place in Sao Paolo or Mexico City, but no, it was in Miami, and will be again in 2014. Another portfolio company of ff Venture Capital that targets this market is Voxy , a mobile app that creates an immersive experience in teaching English as a second language.
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David Teten
AUGUST 19, 2019
I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 2, 2011
I was thrilled that what I did employed 50,000 people and did business in every state but Vermont, with international operations in China, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico. Michael Feuer cofounded OfficeMax in 1988 starting with one store and $20,000 of his own money, a partner, and a small group of investors.
David Teten
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Such a model is particularly helpful for those founders looking for a co-founder or key employee. Since he graduated, he’s now Founder and CEO of a Latin America-focused based startup, Participa.me (“I participate”). To the best of my knowledge, there are no direct competitors in Mexico or Latin America.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 18, 2012
You’d imagine that every founder was getting rich. Actually, positive outcomes for founders are quite rare. You probably follow some high-profile entrepreneurs on Instagram and Twitter and see conference pictures of them in Davos, Mexico, Monaco or wherever. You have secret doubts about your co-founder.
Gust
OCTOBER 2, 2014
You’d imagine that every founder was getting rich. Actually, positive outcomes for founders are quite rare. You probably follow some high-profile entrepreneurs on Instagram and Twitter and see conference pictures of them in Davos, Mexico, Monaco or wherever. As a startup founder you rarely have much money in your bank accounts.
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