The Accelerator Conundrum is a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, the Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first global virtual accelerator, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is to Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, focus
The Accelerator Conundrum is a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, the Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first global virtual accelerator, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is to Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, focus
The Accelerator Conundrum is a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, the Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first global virtual accelerator, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is to Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, focus
The Accelerator Conundrum is a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, the Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first global virtual accelerator, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is to Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later, focus
Oh well, one Latin American team bowed out, while another made it to the semifinals after decades. Brazil, upset by the Dutch, goes home crying, while Uruguay, almost knocked out by the last-minute penalty, made it through. Suarez must be thanking his stars for using the hand of God to block Ghana’s last-minute attempt, now
I seldom cover outsourcing on Deal Radar, but here is one that showcases some interesting trends. And of course, I do have a special soft corner for Argentina! Inspired by the success the Indian IT outsourcing industry and the growth of that country’s outsourcing stocks, Martín Migoya, Martín Umaran, Guibert Englebienne, and Néstor Nocetti, founded
My long standing interest in development economics has always led me to look for entrepreneurs and businesses with business models that can impact economies. Here’s my latest Forbes column on Latin America, featuring MercadoLibre. I would love to find other similar stories, so if you have one, feel free to reach out.
Of course, we buy Malbec from time to time from the local K&L store on El Camino. But it is an entirely different experience to walk into the small Grand Cru wine store on Avenida Alvear in Recoleta, and be guided through a host of wines from boutique wineries.