Entrepreneurship in Latam

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Highlighting Latin American Startups

September 23, 2016

February 23, 2021

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Startup Valuations Created By Government Investments Aren’t Real and Can Hurt Startups

June 13, 2016

February 23, 2021

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By: Nathan Lustig

The Chilean government, via CORFO, has been seeding the entrepreneurial ecosystem to help build startups. They've done a great job, but there can always be room for improvement.

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Tips for Foreigner Entrepreneurs Doing Business in Latin America

May 19, 2016

February 23, 2021

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By: Nathan Lustig

I wrote a blog post about how to do business in Latin America that I think will be helpful to entrepreneurs, especially non Latin American natives. It's a modified version of a talk I gave to Startup Chile.

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Charge US Prices with Latin American Costs

March 8, 2016

February 23, 2021

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By: Nathan Lustig

My latest El Mercurio column is about one of the business lines that we love to invest in at Magma Partners: companies that have their tech teams in Latin American, but sell into the US market.

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Latin America Ecommerce Opportunities Case Study

August 16, 2015

February 23, 2021

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By: Nathan Lustig

I wrote a case study about a small ecommerce test that my friends and I ran for a few years in Chile. This post is most applicable to smaller countries like Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru, but also has some good information for Mexico

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Nathan Lustig's List of Most Important YCombinator and Stanford How To Startup Lectures

December 28, 2014

February 23, 2021

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By: Nathan Lustig

I watched all 19 classes from Stanford and YCombinator's How to Startup class and curated the classes that have been most useful to me in helping companies that we have invested in.

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Ten Frequent Mistakes Made by Chilean Entrepreneurs

September 9, 2014

February 23, 2021

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By: Nathan Lustig

Since we launched Magma Partners, I've reviewed 300+ applications for funding, the vast majority from Chile, with some from Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, USA and Uruguay.Of those 300+, we’ve invested in seven.

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