Venture

Antoine Colaco is a Partner at Valor Capital Group, he has a lot of experience as investor. In this episode Antoine tells us how he became a VC investor and a lot of tips about how to get a good investor for our business. He established Google's India presence by founding its operations in Hyderabad and grew its Latin American presence by launching offices and online AdWords operations in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. 

Innovar nunca ha sido fácil, pero una vez que el motor se enciende, los cambios comienzan a suceder. Rogelio nos comparte desde su experiencia en Centraal cuáles son los retos que ha superado la región y como LATAM puede seguir produciendo más unicornios.

A discussion about plastics. Stephen Chambers and Aditya Siroya shared with us how the startups are innovating and creating solutions to face the challenge of its waste. How to create sustainable business models. And, the opportunities the investors will find in the current and future market.

Hay mercado para todos, CASAI ofrece lo mejor de los dos mundos, Maricarmen Herrerias nos cuenta de qué se trata el Bleisure y como es que los huéspedes de hoy en día están revolucionando el mundo de la hospitalidad; sus retos y los grandes aprendizajes que este gran emprendimiento le ha dejado en su carrera.

Being a social entrepreneur, Akanksha is very clear that to start a business it’s important to start from a problem, care about it and know what your purpose is. She shared with us how was the development of her company “Love Local”, her main challenges and the reasons behind having a very well structured team on distribution, marketing and sales.

A simple vista poner un aguacate en la mesa de un cliente puede parecer sencillo. Pero el éxito detrás de Jüsto, desmuestra que el proceso es complejo y toma tiempo. Manolo Fernández nos cuenta cómo un equipo experimentado, la ejecución correcta y el timing adecuado convirtieron a una página web en el referente de e-groceries en LATAM.

After three ventures, Johnathan is clear that not everyone can be an entrepreneur. While it is true that having an experienced team, a desired product and financing are the pillars of a great startup, they do not guarantee success. What is more important, whether or not you are the founder of a company, is always to have an entrepreneurial spirit.

Después de ser parte de Uber y Grin, el emprendimiento se ha convertido en parte del ADN de David. Por lo que sin miedo a emprender co-fundó Parrot para transformar la administración de los restaurantes de LATAM, conquistando el Batch W21 de Y Combinator.

As Managing Director at Studio Beloit, Alex knows that there are great challenges between working with startups and corporations. But, what both parties have in common is finding the long-awaited product market fit, and when they have reached it, continuing to innovate.

Traditional retailers will embrace the technology. If they fail to adopt this technology they will tend to disappear due to the preferences of the younger generations. Arjuna Costa and Akanksha Hazari shared with us relevant advise to face this digital adoption, process transformation, and  opportunities for retailers, investors and other players in this industry.