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Startups are solving Peru’s trust problem

It’s hard to go a day in Peru without hearing the word confianza, or trust. People discuss trust because it is important, although not always felt. There is empirical evidence that people in Peru trust others less than in other countries in the region, and the world.

3 things we can all learn from StartUp Perú

Last night the 7th generation of StartUp Perú was announced. 84 startups, including 14 from outside Lima, were selected to receive support from Innovate Peru, a program run by the Peruvian government.

What is startup success?

For a startup coming out of Peru, 1 million paid users seems like a good measurement.

¡Esto es INNOVACIÓN!

Cuando estamos pensando en nuevos productos, usamos design thinking.
Para la ejecución utilizamos lean startup, siendo agile.
Por supuesto usamos Scrum y tenemos daily standups.
Y para saber que siempre nos estamos retando, OKRs.
Tenemos squads que ejecutan los customer insights que encontramos.
Acá no le tenemos miedo al fracaso, es un aprendizaje.

El Padrino

His Linkedin bio says “Economista”. That is a major understatement and seems much too theoretical for Gonzalo Villarán Córdova.

New entrant of the year

Seedstars has entered Lima with a bang! Lima is now one of 13 cities in the world that Seedstars has indetified as a global hub.

Meeting basic needs

Focusing on everyday issues that effect a large quantity of people who live in close proximity is a proven recipe for startup success. It’s good news for startup founders that most people in Latin America live in cities!

31 Abrazos

Last week Pedro Neira posted an article announcing the close of operations for MiMediaManzana, the startup he led for six years. The article is a fresh example of transparency and leadership from a leading founder in Peru.

3 more years!

If over the last four years in Peru you have seen:

an improvement in startup pitches,
more female founders,
better media exposure for the startup ecosystem,
more prepared program directors, and
more startup experts sharing stories in Peru . . .

. . . there is a common force behind these trends: the Swiss Entrepreneurship Program (Swiss EP).

Guardians of the startup ecosystem

Startups aren’t exactly the best clients. Neither are early stage investors for that matter. The lawyers that take them on are an essential part of our ecosystem.