article thumbnail

An Entrepreneur – Not Just a Man (and Woman) with a Plan

Growthink Blog

Take Peru, where over the past 25 years more than 1.5 In some ways, those that do so in the contexts of bigger business, philanthropy, and government are even more impressive than our obvious entrepreneurs. Thank heavens for all of them - according to a famous M.I.T Into this category falls executives like Wal-Mart’s CEO Mike Duke.

Peru 93
article thumbnail

Who Is and Who ISN’T an Entrepreneur

Growthink Blog

Marco talked about the experience of Peru, a country where over 1.5 The "Non-Obvious" Entrepreneurs In some ways, those that demonstrate entrepreneurial leadership in the contexts of bigger business, philanthropy, and government are even more impressive than our obvious entrepreneurs.

Peru 91
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Amazon Redshift Too Slow or Crashing? BlazingDB Performs

Austin Startup

The Data Warehouse market is typically estimated at $30 B in annual revenue and the big data components, where the largest need for performance gains resides, is growing at double digit rates. According to 451 Research , “For vendors with less than $1 B in revenue, we estimate a CAGR of 39%.” I am a proud investor and advisor.

Peru 58
article thumbnail

Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

ISRAEL CORP UNIT TO BUILD $680 MLN PERU POWER STATION. Israel Corporation unit Cerro del Aguila SA has agreed to build a 510-megawatt hydroelectric power station in Peru at an investment of $680 million. Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations.

Peru 96