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Thinking about 2011
I’m not going to write a full-fledged predictions post, but have been thinking about what’s on the horizon in terms of big changes. First off, who knows what’s coming on the economic front, but when...
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The Digital and the Physical
I was just reading the reports from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas about the new tablets that are coming out as well as BusinessWeek’s article on the future of tablets. In my opinion,...
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Group Buying
Previously, I’ve written about companies such as Brazil’s Compra3 (in VentureBeat and the New York Times), which group people together to purchase goods and services with some additional value (such as...
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Skype’s Impact
According to research from TeleGeography, Skype added twice as many long distance minutes than all of the other long distance providers combined! Although long distance is now only a small part of...
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Latinos as Social Media Experts
The other day, I was reading an interesting article in the Huffington Post about how well Latinos (Spanish-speakers residing in Latin America) and Hispanics (residents of the US) use social media. The...
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The Multifaceted Ricardo Guerrero
Today, I had the pleasure of meeting Ricardo Guerrero during his brief visit to Bogota, Colombia. We’ll be seeing more of each other during South by Southwest (SxSW) next week, but it was great...
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Lots of speeches lately
It looks like I’ve been doing a lot of talking lately about Digital Innovation and Internet startups and the startup ecosystem. Last night, I had the opportunity to talk at an event called eCommerce...
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Presentación en Social Media Week Bogota
Tengo muchos amigos que han estado yendo a Social Media Week acá en Bogotá y me da una lastima que no he podido asistir. Como escribí anteriormente, tuve excelente viaje a Medellin y otras coas que no...
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Social Media Week Bogota Presentation
The 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...
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Smart Money Diving into Colombian Internet Companies
When 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...
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Global digital innovation masters
I’ve been thinking more about what really stimulates me at the same time that I’ve been considering the meaning of the word: “TropicalGringo.” I think I’m coming up with an answer to both questions...
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Out to transform business in Colombia
I’ve found that it pays to have lofty goals. When I first arrived to Colombia, I worked at a well-known technology multinational corporation and told my team that I wanted to build a world-class...
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What can emerging market investors learn from unicorns?
Since Aileen Lee’s TechCrunch post last year on so called “unicorns”, startups valued at $1 Billion and above, the term has gained widespread adoption. From the perspective of a fund manager at any...
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Reflections on running an innovation workshop for bankers.
This week, I was invited by some top-notch colleagues (Andres Fontao and Fermin Bueno with a great recommendation from Dan Gertsacov) to work with executives from the top banks in Colombia by running...
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Digital Innovation in Latin America
Note: After a great comment from a reader (see below), I’ve re-written (or added some ideas) to this post. Thanks to one and all who push me to improve the quality of what I communicate in this blog!...
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My favorite Colombian startups!
I’ve titled this post “my favorite Colombian startups” though, I must say, this is not an objective moniker since I am also an advisor to these companies and their CEO’s. That said, they are my...
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Digital Transformation Up Close and Personal
A year ago, I joined the New Digital Business group within BBVA, a large global bank actively transforming its business. Several weeks ago, we publicly announced the acquisition of digital payments...
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Talking Fintech and remembering that life is precious.
As anyone who knows me or reads this blog knows, I’m passionate about startups and think a lot about how digital innovation is changing the world. Nevertheless, last week, while awaiting my turn to go...
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