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This explains why the Latin American region is exploding with entrepreneurial ventures, particularly tech startups. At TechCrunch Disrupt this year, there were more than 50 Latin American startups, of which at least 17 were Mexican. VCs around the world are flocking to get a piece of the Latin American cake. So, what’s new? What’s different? What’s all the rage?
(CNN) -- Finding enough capital to give a burgeoning business its best shot of success is a challenge that faces many budding entrepreneurs. So when Mariano Kostalec heard about the Start-Up Chile initiative, he was intrigued. The government funded project offers high potential global start-ups a $40,000 investment on the condition they open an office in Chile. No equity is ceded and the only requirement is that at least one member of the team remains in the country for six months. The aim is to turn Santiago into South America's Silicon Valley.
There are lots of good things happening, but we can hopefully accelerate them and see even better achievements over the next couple of years. We have to all work together to create new success stories from Latin America, that will encourage new entrepreneurs and investors to come into the market. I also think we need to find ways to legitimate Latin America as an entrepreneurial startup community. We need to convince innovative initiatives on entrepreneurial education to come South and to create content in Spanish and Portuguese, which would dramatically expand their audience and help them reach the masses.
Interesante articulo sobre los Startups en Latino America.
