It is a cloudy and cold morning in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo. An unprecedented competition in the technology-based entrepreneurship sector is getting ready to start in the corporate building of Wayra, Telefónica’s startup accelerator. The host, along with six other investment funds specialized in these types of projects,…
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The Czech business environment has been living the story of Beat Saber for 24 hours and will continue to live for many hours. Three guys who started drilling in virtual reality two years ago developed for them the most successful game over time and eventually sold it all to Facebook.…
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One of the great unknowns that torments entrepreneurs, and those who are in the process of being so, is to understand once and for all why startups fail. It is one of the big questions for the new companies that are starting. Well, the technology platform CB Insights, has already…
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Raising startup funding in Latin America is hard, but it is getting easier. In the first half of 2019, VC investment in Latin American startups totaled US$2.6 billion, according to LAVCA. That compares to just under US$2 billion raised in all of 2018. Capital is flowing into Latin America, and…
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Editor’s note: Below you’ll find a list of 10 ideas for your next office or family holiday gift exchange — each from a Kansas City startup or maker. Click here to check out the rest of Startland News’ 2019 Gift Guide. wlle drink sweater Made by Sandlot Goods, the WLLE…
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Long-time entrepreneur Amit Haller was frustrated with the traditional process of buying and selling houses and thought the real estate market was ripe for disruption. So in 2016, he and Ami Avrahami co-founded Reali. Today, the San Mateo-based company helps customers across California with everything from finding the right home…
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Experts at the Arabian Business Startup Forum said that firms should avoid failures to plan and be prepared for rejection. Other common mistakes she finds include not knowing whether they need to register IP, as well as wanting to incorporate the “cheapest structure”, rather than the most effective structure. The…
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Crypt TV is a social video startup that creates horror shorts for mobiles. Here we tell you how its CEO kept her alive when it seemed she had reached the end of the road with her investors. “We will not get to that point” This is the diplomatic way in…
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Every startup founder or CEO of a young company is in a hurry to succeed. The company is their life’s work; their hopes and ambitions all tied up in it alongside their capital. When that business is a clean energy business, there is added urgency: climate change doesn’t wait, and…
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Juan José Piano, deputy general manager of Banco Piano, started the exhibition minimizing the supposed tension between traditional and digital banking. “Many times there is talk of confrontation and a very large competition or rivalry is seen, but with the fund where we participate with other banks we execute the…
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