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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

We now live in an anarconomy where entrepreneurs are making counter moves to disrupt the status quo so they can redefine commercial landscapes. The entire country of Uruguay is connected to the web. They (Uruguay) want to ensure they are not a victim of technology poverty. The mind is empty when the belly is full.

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Service Exports - Driving U.S. Startups and Small Businesses

Growthink Blog

entrepreneurs targeting U.S. Canada, England, South Korea, Japan, and Uruguay. Sure, we had some outliers such as multinational clients like NEC, Samsung, and Porsche seeking insight into U.S. markets, but for the most part our “entrepreneurial services” were consumed by U.S. based opportunities. Not anymore. So from 95%+ U.S.

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Host a Livestream of The Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

Last year, about 150 groups participated, including sites in Buenos Aires; Prague; Copenhagen; Tallinn, Estonia; Guadalajara; Warsaw; Bucharest; Kiev; Ljubljana, Slovenia;Wollongong, Australia; Uruguay; France; Germany; India; Israel; Italy; and The Netherlands. These simulcasts are important community-building opportunities.

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Latinitas Volunteer Spotlight: T.C. Waugh

Austin Startup

Waugh is an experienced entrepreneur, marketer, and philanthropist. Before returning to his hometown of Austin, he spent much of his life in Mexico and Argentina; his wife Giselle is from Uruguay. Originally trained in the world of advertising and marketing for the U.S.

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Startup Lessons Learned 2011 streaming live

Startup Lessons Learned

Strengthening ties between entrepreneurs is one of our most important values. We struggle with this issue every year, because we strongly encourage everyone who can to participate with their local entrepreneurship community. That said, there comes a point where that's not possible for everyone.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

As you'll hear, BA became an entrepreneur without expecting to have to address such questions, but that's not how it's turned out. It was so amazing, like we were trying to send payments into Uruguay to pay people who are listening to their homes on Airbnb. These questions have come up again and again, as we've seen this crisis unfold.

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This Weekend

Startup Lessons Learned

Fast-paced, thought-provoking and social, this Ignite features presentations from in-the-trenches entrepreneurs ready to share their lessons learned. For some of my thoughts on Lean Startup Machine, see A month is fifteen weekends and The real entrepreneurs of New York City. Also: booze.