The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Silicon Valley is made up of solely one industry: technology, whereas countries in emerging markets have existing industries, around which entrepreneurs are innovating. Speaking a good level of English is also paramount as Silicon Valley investors are now looking to emerging markets to make investments.

Silicon Valley 148

Silicon Valley Tanzania Chile Rwanda 148

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 3, 2012

Reuben Mpunda, Tanzania. Lopez and his family were living in a plastic tent in Barrio Nelson Mandela, Colombia, with $300 to his name. The bank lends to groups of women, with each receiving $50 to $100 to buy rickshaws for transporting wheat to market or to help them open Internet kiosks. Marcelino Lopez, Colombia.

Colombia 263

Colombia Kenya San Diego Ethiopia 263

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

His name is Tomas Pueyo. Eric Ries : I had to do the math, and it's dangerous to do the math live, but I had to look up on Wikipedia the number of English-speaking internet users, which is about 1.1 So really it is not just the English-speaking, but since you're talking about addressable market, I had a thought about it.

South Korea 114

South Korea Silicon Valley Sweden Italy 114