The date is set for this year’s Peru Venture Capital Conference. It will be held October 16th and 17th in Lima. Continue reading “Save the Date! – Peru Venture Capital Conference”
Author: Greg Mitchell
Startup MBA
Startup skills can be learned, but mostly outside the classroom. Instead of studying for an MBA, many young professionals in Latin America are going to work at global and regional startups. Continue reading “Startup MBA”
TECHSUYO – Building bridges
TECHSUYO is a conference organized and led by top Peruvian professionals in science, technology and innovation. The conference rotates in location (Silicon Valley, Lima, Boston) in order to connect Peruvians globally. This year, conference will be in Lima on April 3rd. Continue reading “TECHSUYO – Building bridges”
Offsites: The who, what, where, when and why
Every day, startups teams are executing to grow fast, multi-tasking across functions, working in squads, connecting remotely, and managing multiple stakeholders. All this while the founders spend time on both hiring and raising money. Continue reading “Offsites: The who, what, where, when and why”
Team Peru in Switzerland
Four Peru startups are among the finalists for the NextGen Women Entrepreneurs Week in Switzerland. Continue reading “Team Peru in Switzerland”
Ruta Startup
Imagínense una carretera de 1,000 km en el medio de la nada. No hay grifos, no hay repuestos. Aún los mejores pilotos estarían en riesgo de no llegar. Empezar una aventura así trae muchos riesgos. Mucho puede ir mal y no hay margen de error. O llegas o te quedas.
Ahora pensemos en una carretera amplia entre dos ciudades. Cuenta con muchas paradas, varias con grifos. Pilotos pueden parar llenar sus carros de combustible. Hay muchos pueblos en el camino y rampas que ofrecen que permiten carros entrar y salir en puntos importantes.
La primera imagen es la representación de una startup que empieza sin ecosistema y la segunda es la representación de un ecosistema de startups dinámica.
El otro día conversé con Dorn Carranza, un peruano que trabaja en VentureWell. Él me preguntó ¿que esperas lograr con estos esfuerzos? Mi respuesta era: llenar la ruta emprendedor para startups en Perú.
La ruta startup no es fácil
Podemos hacerla mas agradable con mejor posibildad de éxito
- Grifos – Inversionistas en cada etapa de financiamiento
- Mecánicos – Entidades de apoyo en cada momento importante de startups.
- Rampas – Espacios de salir a otros mercados o para que startup de afuera entren a nuestro mercado
- Áreas de descanso – Lugares para encontrarse con otras personas y encontrar mejor talento
Podemos crear una carretera con accesos fáciles y salidas hechas de los mejores materiales y llenos de de grifos cada cierta distancia. Va a ser que el camino sea accesible para más personas. Una ruta startup completa, dinamica, para todos.
Esto es lo que queremos lograr con este contenido. Apoyar a emprendedores e inversionistas en las distintas etapas de su camino, generando una ruta llena de oportunidades. Esto no va a ser que el camino sea fácil pero si va a mejorar la posibilidad de éxito y ser que el camino sea más divertido y enriquecedor. Al final de todo, el camino es más importante que el destino.
Fundraising Tool: SAFE Conversion Scenarios
International expansion and fast growth of many Peru startups has motivated more founders to raise money through SAFE or SAFE-like vehicles. The agreement allows investors to fund now while key investment terms, like valuation, are postponed for subsequent financing rounds. Continue reading “Fundraising Tool: SAFE Conversion Scenarios”
¡1er Cumple!
¡Ha sido un año desde que empezamos nuestro journey! Durante los últimos 365 días el sitio tiene 38,000 visitas de 94 países.
Who do you follow?
There is no one go-to place for information on the Peru startup ecosystem. Instead there are multiple “nodes” sharing ideas, opinions and events. That is a good thing and creates the positive ecosystem effect that will help startups grow.
On the right hand side of this blog there are links to key resources of information I refer to regularly. Below, is a list of the founders, investors and thought leaders that I follow. Most are on twitter. Some, specified below, use LinkedIn or Facebook.
To read what founders think:
- Patrick Wakeham a founder and investor that gives sharp opinions on best practices in early stage startups
- Mariana Costa shares views on global impact and technology.
- Ragi Burhum writes,mostly on Facebook and also El Comercio print edition, about what we as an ecosystem can learn from Silicon Valley.
- Monica Chavez of Andina Art (on LinkedIn and Facebook) writes about her journey as a founder in Cusco and Lima.
- Martin Baes Nuñez shares about his journey with GetLavado in Bogota and Lima
- Pedro Neira is an avid reader of startup books who shares his ideas
- Eddy Wong posts on technology and is a great resource for CTOs
To see what specific Peru startups are doing: Joinnus, Laboratoria, Crehana, and Blazing DB
To get a pulse of the local startup community and learn about events: StartUp Perú, EmprendeUP (Twitter and LinkedIn), Endeavor Peru (Twitter and Facebook), Wayra Perú, and Angel Ventures Peru (Twitter and Facebook)
To connect with active members of the Peru startup community: Arturo Coral (and LinkedIn), Charlotte Ducrot, Giancarlo Falconi (LinkedIn), and Jaime Sotomayor. All have wide reach and post information and resources. Local investors that post regularly on LinkedIn are Jose García Herz, Lucho Lira and Javier Benavides.
To learn from local thought leaders: Sergio Rodríguez (innovation and economic development), Marlene Molero (diversity and gender), Javier Salinas (Fintech), Oscar Montezuma (legal), Alvaro Castro on LinkedIn (legal), Andres Benavides (startup best practices), and Gonzalo Villarán (innovation and public policy)
To connect with the regional startup ecosystem: Susana Garcia-Robles (IDB Lab), Andrés Fontao (Finnovista), Federico Antoni (ALLVP), and Nate Lustig (Magma Partners)
This is the list where I go for information and ideas. What other people or sources should I be following?
Fundraising tool: DocSend
Launching a fundraising process is a really big step that often starts with a short email. This email includes a paragraph on the investment opportunity and an attached summary (one-pager) or pitch deck describing the startup. Continue reading “Fundraising tool: DocSend”
Ruta Startup 