Entrepreneurship in Latam

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TechCrunch: A New Era For Latin American Startup Investing

May 24, 2017

February 23, 2021

Startups in Latin America are using creative solutions to address not just local but also global problems. For investors outside the region, the prospect of working with these startups can appear attractive, yet complicated.

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Chile Tech Visa

April 4, 2017

February 23, 2021

By: Nathan Lustig

Chile just launched a new tech visa that allows startup founders or tech workers to get visas approved within 15 business days. We think this is a game changer. As countries like the US are making it harder for people to come and work

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Raising money from the US if you're from Latin America

March 24, 2017

February 23, 2021

By: Nathan Lustig

Over the past three years, I’ve been working with 30+ companies that have their bases across Latin America build their businesses. Many of these companies are really US companies that just happen to have a tech and sales team

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Colombia Venture Capital Overview

December 15, 2016

February 23, 2021

By: Nathan Lustig

I wrote a guide to the Colombia Venture Capital Ecosystem on my personal blog with the hopes that it will help entrepreneurs trying to raise money and do business in Colombia. You can read the full post on my blog.

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Peru Venture Capital Overview

October 16, 2016

February 23, 2021

By: Nathan Lustig

As more Magma companies start to do business in Peru, we've gotten more experience learning about the Peruvian entrepreneurial ecosystem. I decided to publish a short overview of the Peruvian Venture Capital Ecosystem.

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Latin American Entrepreneurs: Don't Be Scared of the US Market

October 4, 2016

February 23, 2021

By: Nathan Lustig

I wrote my monthly column in the Chilean daily El Mercurio about some of the interesting startups from Latin America that are starting to do business in the US.

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Highlighting Latin American Startups

September 23, 2016

February 23, 2021

By: Nathan Lustig

I wrote a blog post on my personal blog highlighting some of the top Latin American startups from the region. From the link:

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Chilean Venture Capital Overview

September 15, 2016

February 23, 2021

By: Nathan Lustig

I wrote a guide to Chilean Venture Capital on my personal blog that I hope is helpful to entrepreneurs looking to startup in Chile. From the post:

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Doing Business in Latin America SUP Academy Talk

August 21, 2016

February 23, 2021

By: Nathan Lustig

Apologies for the poor audio quality. Hopefully its still useful. Here’s the show notes:

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How to Come Up With Startup Ideas

July 8, 2016

February 23, 2021

By: Nathan Lustig

My latest El Mercurio column was about how to come up with startup ideas and how many would be founders get this piece wrong. Paul Graham's how to get startup ideas is the foundation for this post.

Entrepreneurship in Latam