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

Up and Running

I had some limited knowledge about search engine marketing, but knew nothing about marketing in a more general sense. Six months before starting our business, my wife and I moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina with no solid plans, no place to live, and no jobs. We’d never had anyone pay us for a product or a service.

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A butterfly flaps its wings and you make a sale

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Students performed word-searches from random words. And then a butterfly flaps its wings (this time in Argentina) and suddenly and inexplicably I decide against the indulgence of a Double Doozie Cookie ®. It's worse on the Internet. Please love me so I can love myself!). Take care of the big stuff first. What are your thoughts?

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Why it’s not easy to break into the Brazilian tech market – a chat with Boo-box’s Marco Gomes

The Next Web

In Brazil, until some years ago, all the Internet content consumption was in big portals. Since the rise of Generation Y (or millennials), we changed the online behavior: we consume content and services from multiple sources, like blogs, social networks and online searches. TNW: Beyond Brazil you expanded into Argentina in 2011.

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How Scott Valdez Bootstrapped His Way To A 6-Figure Income Helping People Outsource Their Love Life

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I won’t spoil the details, you will have to listen to the interview to learn how Scott went from quitting his job while living in Argentina and only a couple of weeks later having to put new clients on to a waiting list because he couldn’t service the demand (and the service costs as much as $1440 a month!).

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

mashable.com

I´ve been hiring free lancers in mexico and argentina and after one month or so they all vanish. We also make sure they have a reliable internet connection for skype conferences. We have utilized most of these aspects at www.chicanedesign.com I would love to hear your feedback on anything else suggested Isaak bonaparte Good article.

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Thoughts on Spanish Startups from La Red Innova 2011

VC Cafe

Last week I had the pleasure of giving a keynote in La Red Innova conference, speaking about mobile search and its impact on ecommerce. By 2015, 32% of the population will use a mobile phone to access the internet. Spain, Argentina and Brazil have relatively low levels of venture capital activities ( Invest in Spain confirms this).

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How Scott Valdez Bootstrapped His Way To A 6-Figure Income Helping People Outsource Their Love Life

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I won’t spoil the details, you will have to listen to the interview to learn how Scott went from quitting his job while living in Argentina and only a couple of weeks later having to put new clients on to a waiting list because he couldn’t service the demand (and the service costs as much as $1440 a month!).