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Smart Money Diving into Colombian Internet Companies

November 9th, 2011

brandsbag launchWhen my friend, Jorge Pulido, from PriceWaterHouse invited me to a launch party, I never expected it to be such an impressive launch of an Internet company for the Colombian market. The company is called BrandsBag and it's entering full speed ahead into the Colombian market with a flash sales site targeting women who love fashion. What's most interesting about this new endeavor is that it is a mix of impressive entrepreneurs from Brazil, Argentina and Colombia that have decided to start their Latin American strategy ...

Social Media Week Bogota Presentation

September 27th, 2011

Alan Colmenares - Social Media Week BogotaThe other day, I had the distinct pleasure of addressing a capacity crowd at Social Media Week Bogota.  I had been working hard on, among other things, launching an seed fund called Tayrona Ventures as well as helping launch a new flash sales startup called SuperTrendi and didn't expect to have such a good time presenting on Friday. I really enjoyed the audience and found them incredibly receptive to my message about how social media ...

Founder Institute Grad Thotz.net: New way to visualize your info

September 1st, 2011

Thotz.netFrom a class of 34 founders, the Founder Institute in Colombia launched 7 start-ups with 9 graduates.  It was a tough program and many founders weren't able to make it through the process.  Andres Cifuentes and Carlos Rozo were definitely the co-founders (of Thotz) with the biggest global vision: to help users visualize their information.  They're currently working away at developing the initial app for Thoz.net that will run on the iPad and on Android Tablets and will give you a visual representation of all of ...

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