thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Or the boy in Detroit who becomes a software developer and creates an app to educate a child in the slums of Brazil. People ask me if innovation can flourish in places like Africa and my response is that I encounter innovation everywhere there, when people are forced to innovate to survive, often with scarce resources.

Silicon Valley 45

Silicon Valley India Africa Burma 45

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 10, 2011

In 1997, a Charles River Ventures fund yielded a stunning 15x return, backing such superstars as Ciena, Vignette and Flycast. The average venture capital fund raised between 1995 and 1997 returned more than 50% per year. Demand from these, now larger, economies are having a very positive effect on the US tech market.

IPO 48

IPO IRR Brazil Government 48

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

I originally came from Argentina, and lived in Brazil and Venezuela before moving to the US. — in a class so high in demand that I had to wait several quarters to take it? Extremely-Sharp.com originally started with a few retail locations in 1997, and we quickly started the e-commerce site the next year. 16) Bring Change.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48