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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

ReadWriteStart

First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. I asked him about his customer acquisition strategy and heard the word "advertising" a lot: Facebook advertising. Well, all that costs money, I would like to see a more cost-effective customer acquisition strategy.

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Global Impact: Social Entrepreneurship Companies

YoungUpstarts

Blake Mycoskie visited Argentina in 2006 and saw children walking in the streets outside Buenos Aires without shoes. For every pair of shoes sold, TOMS would provide a new pair of shoes to children in Argentina and other developing countries. Mycoskie founded TOMS the same year and established a “buy one, give one” model.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

I built my first startup in Argentina during the economic crisis-turned-revolution in 2001,” writes Frederic Kerrest , “and my co-founder and I started Okta in the depths of the U.S. You’re no longer in a growth and acquisition position, so KPIs based on revenue targets, etc., Here are some things you can do. recession in 2009.”.

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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTú

Both Sides of the Table

So they began signing up Spanish-language content producers in Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and so forth. We will continue to build out talent acquisition teams across South America and the United States and will work hard to serve the interests of those wanting to develop for the Hispanic audiences.

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Isidoro Quiroga: “South America’s Warren Buffet” Mogul Makes Next Move

The Startup Magazine

Among his many investments and acquisitions are Banco de Chile, Enphase Energy, Entel, Australis Seafoods, SQM, PIlmaiquén Electric Company, and Minera Fuego. He currently owns businesses in Chile , Argentina, and Australia. He soon expanded to Argentina and Australia where he invested in wine, olive oil, and grape producers.

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Basic Accounting And Legal Aspects That Every Business Owner Should Know

YoungUpstarts

Cristian Rennella is the founder of Mejor Trato , a tool for online loan comparison in South America, including Colombia, Argentina and Brazil. I recommend hiring a specialist who can do this successfully on a monthly basis so that we do not lose focus on our business.

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How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k

www.thestartup.eu

Developers are in Argentina, Ukraine and Russia. Let’s break down their costs: Logo design: a simple contest on 99designs with a $300 prize. 114 submissions and a professional logo in less than a week. Development: using DjangoPeople and Elance a very international team was born. Total cost: $5000. Two months of work and $2500.