VC Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Trade in 2010 between Israel and the other countries that comprise Mercosur, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, reached $1.8 With the gradual expiration of the tariffs prescribed by the free trade agreement, Brazil, the largest regional economy, expects to triple its trade with Israel by 2015.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

Marketing products into international markets is not a simple task”, says Julio Oliveto, founder of Livre, an innovative wheelchair-tricycle company in Brazil. But going global can be an intimidating prospect for some. Attracting Overseas Customers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 9, 2010

2014 Brazil World Cup logo gets a slap in the face [link]. Chess As A Metaphor, Once Again [link]. 9 Tech Inventions That Started it All – How Far We’ve Come – [link]. Evolution of the World Cup ball (NYT) – [link]. 12 Creative and Unusual Cars – [link]. I hope you enjoy these links!

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Social Media Small Business Design Software Review 93

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 26, 2020

Or the Harvard of Brazil? And how do you or a recruiter know if a resume is good? It’s easy to vet Silicon Valley hires. You know Stanford is a great school. But what’s the Stanford of Kosovo? We don’t know. US resumes are likewise simpler to evaluate.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I am much more likely to take a tool and pilot it in Brazil or Australia versus trying it in the U.S. As a startup, understanding how a company handles risks can go a long way to inking a big contract. Make sure your platform is multi-language and multi-geography from day one," says Loura. "I at Walmart or Target.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Fiercely intelligent, self-starting, and as at home in America as he is in Brazil, Vanossi is typical of a new generation of Brazilian tech innovators that is making Silicon Valley sit up and take notice. But Clickpic, is set to attract more than an initial R$500,000 (US $284,000) angel investment.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2011

This week, our small business spotlight comes to us all the way from Brazil (quick shout out to our team of Brazilian software engineers, Jonas and Adriano!). Currently, PagPresente only exists in Brazil, but they are looking to expand. It may not be admirable to admit, but it’s pretty universal.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

operations for Brazil-based Movile , a mobile platform for content and commerce. This is a step forward for the Good Law—which has already helped Brazil a lot—but private business and government need to start doing more to truly help launch Brazil’s mobile potential. Eduardo Henrique is the head of U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2011

I was thrilled that what I did employed 50,000 people and did business in every state but Vermont, with international operations in China, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico. The company had been — in my mind anyway — something I did for almost 16 years but not who I was.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

trillion, by 2020, equivalent to bringing a whole new market the size of Brazil online. Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. Well, McKinsey estimates that consumer spending in Africa will double, to $1.8

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

Regional Google for startups accelerators (Africa, Brazil, India, etc.) This program is mainly led by the Developer Relations team. Successful applicants receive credits to work on Google platforms as well as workshops and mentorship support. Helpful content – is another area of support at scale.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

in Brazil and 0.8 Out of these 53m internet users, 15m are shopping online, creating a fast growing $11B ecommerce market in Russia alone (expected to reach $19B by 2015) The mobile penetration is among the highest in the world with 1.7 mobile phone per person for the Top 4 EE countries (vs. in GE, 1.3

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Native Indians of Brazil use urucum seeds to make red pigment. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! image credit: articotropical.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2011

And, of course, if you start counting non-US domestic hotbeds, you’ve got thriving mobile scenes in Western and Eastern EU countries, China, Japan, India, Korea, Brazil, etc. But, then so do the Bay Area, New York City, the Boston 128 corridor, and for that matter Houston and Dallas. So, what distinguishes the Austin mobile scene?

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Mobile Differentiation Technical Review New York City 75

Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

And the rising powers of our age, the Brazils, the Indias, the Chinas, fight not with tanks and guns but with bits and bytes and rent-a-coder and hard work and hustle. Now, in the old days the battlefield of pride was literally the battlefield. But, blessed are we all, the pride battlefield of our age is the marketplace.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

Latin America São Paulo As one of the most populous cities in Brazil, São Paulo has a significant number of new companies and startups that have established themselves in recent years, as the country and continent become hot spot destinations for foreign investment.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. But this investment will happen globally and the US may see a decline in VC-funded startups in 2011.

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Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2021

Most of us can still remember when Ford expanded into Brazil with the Pinto model, not realizing the translation had a negative sexual connotation, which severely hurt Ford’s brand in many countries for all models. Yet every change can cause brand dilution or competition you don’t need. Always check language nuances and translation issues.

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Leadership Management Brazil Differentiation 426

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 3, 2013

12 Questions: Meet Moisés Ferreira (Brazil) – [link]. A Showcase of Creative Album Artwork | GraphicMania – [link]. 20+ Essential Design Tutorials for Professional Designers | StyleBizz – [link]. 10 brilliant poster designs – [link]. 30 Useful jQuery Tutorials – Designers Must Know – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

The Startup Magazine

JULY 12, 2017

But, in a post-Brexit world (alongside general changes in the geopolitical climate), new power players could emerge, such as Brazil. Up until now, markets have been strictly limited to a few choice locations. Germany too looks set to become an online gaming powerhouse.

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Technical Review Technology Brazil Software Review 62

deal architect

JULY 8, 2014

Brazil has been winning millions of hearts in the last month. Kudos to Germany for that amazing victory. But it was just a game. Like that of my nephew who had a fabulous week there during the FIFA WC.

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Brazil Germany 223

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2011

Some years ago Brazil had a major balance of payments deficit. Therefore Brazil made it difficult to import products from abroad. Corporations were encouraged to export from Brazil to generate foreign currency and they were allowed to keep a portion of the foreign currency. Local laws prevail.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2014

The remaining two are in Brazil and on the International Space Station. At present the company has cameras in 6 locations, with more on the way. 4 of the cameras are situated in underwater coral reefs off the Grand Cayman, St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda and the Florida Keys. Yup, that’s right, the International Space Station!

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Virgin Islands Technical Review Startup Cofounder 127

Up and Running

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Adidas has even undertaken a project in Brazil that encourages people to donate their old athletic shoes, which are made into sustainable energy sources. That has helped boost its image both in the U.S. and abroad, and the company has hired experts in every country where it operates to help figure out how best to wean itself off energy.

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deal architect

JULY 30, 2010

a) This one made it to Leonardo Shikida in Brazil in good shape. The Polymaths have been making their way around the world. b) This one arrived to Harish Malani in India “severely jetlagged”. Barnes and Noble generously offered him.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 23, 2011

Louis, MO: [link] Steamboat Springs, CO: [link] Tampa, FL: [link] Vancouver, BC: [link] Wilmington, DE: [link] Oceania Claremont, WA, Australia: [link] Wollongong, NSW, Australia: [link] South America Bogota, Colombia: [link] Buenos Aires, Argentina: [link] Curitiba, Brazil: [link] Florianópolis, Brazil: [link] Montevideo, Uruguay: [link] Porto Alegre, (..)

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Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2017

See what’s new from Brazil and Japan (including a holographic bike wheels, Visual QR code that summoned a “trippy” Steve Jobs, mini robots, voice changing software, and (a shock collar type) device to create empathy for those with speech impediments. What does Adobe think of the future of Experience Design?

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Artificial Inteligence Brazil Japan Austin 54

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 1, 2009

Best wishes, Miguel Cavalcanti, from Brazil @mcavalcanti August 19, 2009 3:08 PM Andykiteman said. I'm reading "Inside Steve's Brain" book, and I highly reccommend to understand Jobs approach on launching new products. They do lots of prototypes internally. Tks a lot for sharing.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Cristian Rennella is the founder of Mejor Trato , a tool for online loan comparison in South America, including Colombia, Argentina and Brazil. I recommend hiring a specialist who can do this successfully on a monthly basis so that we do not lose focus on our business.

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Delaware Technical Review United States Vesting 100

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Our hyperconnected world is amplifying the effects of these companies and enabling them to have global impact, as seen with companies from Israel, India, China, and Brazil. These companies are funded by abundant capital from institutional venture investors, private investors, and other sources.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital United States Technical Review 120

Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

You can now choose from the following languages: Italian Dutch French German Portuguese (Brazil) Chinese Simplified Japanese Spanish (Latin America). Our mission is to empower you, enhance your ease of use, and enable better decision making every step of the way. That’s why we’ve introduced 8 new user languages to the platform.

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Brazil Software Review Security America 52

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

and the “West” to the BIC – Brazil, India, and China – and their brethren. As for globalization, in this context it is the idea that wealth in the last 11 years has not so much been destroyed as it has simply moved from the U.S. in the form of increasing exports of American goods and services (especially services).

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Brazil Government Angel Investor India 69

VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

Israel signed a co-production agreement with Brazil last year and is in talks for the same with Argentina and Spain, which, when signed will greatly facilitate cooperation with the Israeli film industry.

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Israel Java Database Argentina 79

Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2017

I grew up in Minas Gerais, Brazil and my mother was a cleaner in my home town. We started CoverWallet, and have since built an innovative product which can save millions of businesses time and money. Thanks to Rashmi Melgiri, CoverWallet ! #5 5 – Room for Improvement. Image Credit: Maany Silva.

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San Diego Entrepreneur Software Review Southern California 118

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil’s second largest metropolitan city with a population of over 12 million, is probably best known for its boisterous and colorful annual Carnival which attracts more than 500,000 visitors to its wild celebrations. [ Image from Wikipedia ].

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Brazil Hosting 147

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 1, 2013

Moisés lives and works in Brazil. What is the deign industry like in Brazil? When I was out of crowdSPRING, was performing my art exhibitions: [link] but it was not helping much, as living art in Brazil is very difficult. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we’ll take notice.

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Brazil New Zealand Design Spain 72

ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2014

For example, here we see Brazil is the #2 source for search impressions, yet only received 400 clicks from search, a huge difference from the 18,000 clicks that came from the #1 location. This is likely because Brazil’s primary language is Portuguese.

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Analytics Software Review eCommerce Search 132