Adventures in entrepreneurship and venture capital in Latin America
This is part #2 of my Lesson #1 post, if you didn’t catch it, you can find it here. If you’ve never been to Buck’s of Woodside, it’s difficult to find a similar place. I’ll just say that it’s just your traditional greasy spoon diner with a very peculiar collection exhibited on the restaurant walls…you can […]
We all come to the Valley for pretty much the same thing…we have a huge idea that can change the world (or at least, disrupt an industry). Yeah! Welcome to the Shark Tank! However, to create your company, you need two main things: money and talent. So back in February of 2015, we had successfully developed an […]
This is part II of the interview with Hugo Nájera. If you missed, part I, you can find it here. Hugo Nájera Alva is head of digital banking at BBVA Bancomer. He is in charge of multichannel technology, digital channels, financial inclusion, new digital business, virtual payment systems and digital marketing. Previously, he was chief […]
In my last post, I presented some of the challenges for the financial industry and a few ideas how to overcome them. Following up, I’ve conducted a series of thought leader interviews to share insider knowledge on opinions and potential solutions. This post is Part 1 of 2 of at chat with Hugo Najera Hugo Nájera Alva is head of digital […]
Where is the financial system going? I think there are a lot of mixed signals in the air. We get really excited about alternative financial products and services thriving: Lending Club going public on what can be considered a very successful IPO, while at the same time Wonga writes off $300M of debt, humiliating what used […]
What drives you? What is that thing that makes you go to work every day? What defines you from everyone else? What’s your cause? All of these are difficult questions, but probably the most important ones you need to answer when starting a new endeavor because if not, you may just be creating an empty shell. […]
This is a continuation of my last post, The importance of knowing your customers. When we design tests for a new mobile app, we make sure our management team participates as well. Sure, we all have other (and more important) things to do than spending time with customers. Right? WRONG! There is no possible way […]
Everyone who has considered entrepreneurship has probably come across The Lean Startup. I’m referencing Eric Ries’ book here because of its predominance, even though there are a few other authors suggesting similar practices. While they may differ on some subjects, they all agree that user-centered design is the way to go when architecting a new […]
In the past few months, there’s been a flood of news related to a term not many people are familiar with: the underbanked. There is still a big debate about where the term comes from…some say it was coined by the big four banks in an arrogant spirit (“if you don’t do business with us, […]
My grandfather (whom I miss very much) used to say that opportunities are like the train: if you are not there on time, you’ll miss it. There’s timing for everything. Things that are too early might not work, things that are late lose first mover advantage. For a startup, timing is everything. If you ever […]
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