Last night, after knocking down a few too many glasses of wine (and some JD) with an old Argentine friend who was passing by, I got home and started chatting with someone I admire a lot, Yuri Gitahy. Yuri created an excellent fund called Aceleradora in Brazil and he mentioned an article in TechCrunch about a study that found that VCs are looking for start-ups in emerging markets. As if that wasn’t enough, a few friends, like Andres Barreto, commented that one of these VCs, Dave McClure, was actually visiting Colombia at the moment (accompanied by writer Sarah Lacey).
This is, by no means, an isolated event. As I mentioned in my previous post, the time is now to create quality start-ups in Latin America. In the next three years things are certainly going to accelerate. That’s why , as I announced in another post, Thomas Floracks and I will be transmitting every Tuesday at 7:30pm the TropicalGringo Show. Part of the show will include a segment where one or two start-ups will present to us (even an idea) and we will provide guidance about how develop it better. I’ll leave you with this: more and more you’ll notice that there is no scarcity of resources (investment, etc.), but a scarcity of excellent teams hooking up and focusing on world-class digital innovation.
Despues de unos vinos con un viejo amigo Argentino (el es joven, yo soy viejo) que esta de paso en Colombia, llegue a casa y me puse a chatear con una persona que admiro, Yuri Gitahy. Yuri creo un excelente fondo llamado Aceleradora en Brasil y me comento sobre el excelente articulo en TechCrunch sobre el estudio que dice que los inversionistas de capital de riego estan buscando start-ups de talla mundial en mercados emergentes. Como si eso fuera poco, varios amigos incluyendo Andres Barreto me comentaron que uno de los mas famosos, Dave McClure esta visitando Colombia (acompañado tambien por la escritora Sarah Lacey).
Esto no será una ocurriencia aislada. Como mencioné en el post anterior, la hora es “ahora” para crear start-ups de calidad. En los proximos 3 años, las cosas se van a accelerar. Por eso, como comente en otro post, Thomas Floracks y yo estaremos transmitiendo cada martes a las 7:30pm el TropicalGringo Show. Parte de show va incluir un segemento donde nos presenta uno o dos start-ups (puede ser con una idea) y le damos nuestro “guidance” sobre como desarrollarla o desarrollarla mejor. Finalmente, los dejo con esto: mas y mas van a ver que lo escaso no son los recursos sino los equipos excelentes que se unen a formar un start-up de innovacion digital.
