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5 Lessons Learned Launching a Startup With No Plan, No Cash, and No MBA

Up and Running

We didn’t know anything about small business accounting or finance. We didn’t even know how to write a business plan. In hindsight, it’s understandable that friends and family were skeptical when we told them about our business. From backpackers to business owners. We’d never hired anyone.

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Latinitas Volunteer Spotlight: T.C. Waugh

Austin Startup

Before returning to his hometown of Austin, he spent much of his life in Mexico and Argentina; his wife Giselle is from Uruguay. Helping my team of girls to develop a business plan and pitch it to a team of judges was the highlight of my year! Waugh is an experienced entrepreneur, marketer, and philanthropist.

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Thoughts on Spanish Startups from La Red Innova 2011

VC Cafe

I won’t get into the details of the presentation on mobile search and its impact on ecommerce, but rather, I want to share my quick insights on the atmosphere in Spain, based on my own observations and the conversations I had with both speakers and conference attendees. A few numbers about Spain. million people, a GDP of $1.47

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