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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Spotlight on Latin and Central America

ReadWriteStart

In Silicon Valley, we've had access to the tribal knowledge, but no one has tried to capture it, derive a methodology out of it, and package it in a way that entrepreneurs around the world can benefit from this knowledge and expertise. With that, let's look at the two entrepreneurs who pitched today from Costa Rica.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Incubators Are Reaching Out To 1M/1M

ReadWriteStart

Next, Douglas Villalobos from Costa Rica pitched GeoInvenio, a mobile application development platform. Douglas has identified about 50 software companies in Costa Rica that may be willing to develop apps on top of the GeoInvenio platform. GeoInvenio. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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The Fastest Growing FinTech Apps in 2019

The Startup Magazine

Coming out of Silicon Valley, the app promises safety and security, and easily usable world-class technology at the lowest prices. You can now handle your finances from the comfort of your own home or office, or even from a hammock on the beach in Costa Rica. It can be used to solve a wide range of financial problems.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 9: Jered Lawson and Chase Adam

Steve Blank

He also worked in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica and helped start a national health program in Haiti. He discovered a way to do it on a bus ride in Costa Rica. I came back to Costa Rica after that trip back home and honestly I felt a little jaded. We didn’t know anyone in Silicon Valley.

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This Weekend

Startup Lessons Learned

One of my goals in creating the Startup Lessons Learned event is to foster entrepreneurial communities around the world, not just in Silicon Valley. For some of my thoughts on Lean Startup Machine, see A month is fifteen weekends and The real entrepreneurs of New York City.