Private Equity – Innovative Ventures

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…

Part V: Scaling Up Investment—Finance the Startup of Start-up Communities

In Part V, subjects discussed: 1.) For Entrepreneurs—What are You Selling to Investors? 2.) For Investors—Let’s Be Realistic 3.) For Governments/Development Finance Institutions—Atypical Leadership Needed 4.) Concluding Remarks 5.) My Next Blog Series—Mobilize Local Capital to Finance Your Dreams 6.) About Me 7.) Links: Evolution of Runet (Russia Internet) & the Russia Tech Scene Last time in Part IV, the Quest for Growth, I discussed: 1.) Clonentrepreneurship or Alternative Paths to the Start-up of Start-up Communities? 2.) Change the Culture…

Part IV: The Quest for Growth—the Startup of Start-up Communities

(Nastas note to readers: From 6-22 August I was in Silicon Valley, mentoring 80 entrepreneurs from 36 countries on selecting, developing and shaping their business models to investors’ behavior to risk as I discuss in this blog series. I was one of approximately 15-16 team project advisors selected from around the world to serve in this capacity at Singularity University, created by x-Prize Foundation founder Peter Diamandis and futurist Ray Kurzweil. Click on the icon below to view the presentation.…