Mobilizing $$ from Wealthy Families in Peru (& L. America). And Why Family $ is Not Angel $—Day #3 in Lima, Peru

Entrepreneurs’ most frequent complaint is how challenging it is to raise money, especially risk capital: founders in developing countries have even more difficulty since the amounts of venture money for investment in most emerging countries is less vs. the USA. Yet with the millions invested in food & beverage, fast moving consumer goods, retailing, wholesaling, and construction to name a few in the developing world, why does so little of this money flow to tech enterprises—from Peru to Paraguay to…

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Catching Money in Latin America—Day #2 in Lima, Peru

What actions can entrepreneurs take to not only raise money to finance their enterprise but as importantly—help L. American investors to see beyond the financial rewards of investing in just their company—& finance other ventures in the entrepreneurial community? By achieving this outcome entrepreneurs not only secure their future, but they impact the DNA of domestic capital to invest the cash required to ‘Scale Up’ start-up communities.  While it’s challenging to startup a start-up community, it’s even more difficult to build…

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Financing the Venture Capital Ecosystem—Day #1 in Lima, Peru

Entrepreneurs and investors speak about the need and urgency to increase investment and Scale Up start-up communities in their countries.  Yet when it’s time to invest capital, the culture of risk impedes the flow of money from the wallets of local investors into the pockets of entrepreneurs. What are the fears which domestic capital has for technology up-starts and emerging growth companies—& what solutions exist to reverse such behaviors? It was these subjects which I spoke to at the global…

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