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Startup Latin America: Deep Dive Into the Accelerator Ecosystem in Buenos Aires
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
Web 3.0 and the Argentine Tango: Community, Personalization, Vertical Search
Social dance is a natural for building wonderful, sticky, rewarding communities around. What are missing from the tango community are well-thought-through mechanisms to naturally facilitate the community’s interaction needs. Some very old-fashioned forums still work amazingly well. Tango-L is a mailing list that numerous aficionados have been using for at least 15 years to discuss
Web 3.0 and the Argentine Tango: Commerce
There is a plethora of obvious merchandise to sell to tango aficionados, and commerce is thus a very attractive category. From music to dance shoes to clothing to DVDs, the options are abundant. And, of course, we’ve been talking about travel experiences all along as possible commercial touch points. Other, less obvious commercial opportunities that
Web 3.0 and the Argentine Tango: Content
Content, of course, because the tango is a dance form, is abundant on the Web. Just look at YouTube and you will find many video clips. There are lots of blogs written by aficionados from various parts of the world, but my general observation is that tango content on the Web is terribly disorganized, with
Web 3.0 and the Argentine Tango: Context
As we design the portal, one of the first things we need to determine is what brings users to the site. In other words, what is the Context? This is an interesting question because tango aficionados come to the Web for multiple reasons. The first and most basic context is to look for places to
Web 3.0 and the Argentine Tango: Introduction
We have discussed a number of ideas this year. Of these, the notion of renaissance entrepreneurs – those working at the cusp of technology and the arts and humanities – is one I have a particular passion for. I am of the opinion that Silicon Valley’s next phase will need to tap into these kinds
Buenos Aires Trip: Cafe de Los Angelitos
It’s an old cafe at the corner of Rivadavia and Rincon with high ceilings and every bit of old world charm that you can ask for. I spent an afternoon there, writing. Tango music played in the background. At one point, I knew the music had changed. I looked around to see where it was
Buenos Aires Trip: Live Music
By far, one of the greatest attractions of Buenos Aires is its vibrant live music scene. It costs literally nothing to access the performances of great, great musicians at various venues. On this trip, I listened to saxophonist Miguel de Caro. For the uninitiated, the saxophone is not a traditional Argentine Tango instrument. It is
