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Wednesday
Jan252012

More than half of the Brazilian students wants to be an entrepreneur: the call, the hype or traditional leadership issues?

Ac couple weeks ago I've posted at Pulsosocial about an Endeavor's research that points out that over 50 percent of the Brazilian students wants to be an entrepreneur.

Besides the skilled workforce blackout that is already a reality in the high tech Brazilian market, those numbers lead us to another important question: is it due the call, the hype or issues with the traditional leadership style? 

An interesting aspect is that among those students, 7.6 percent are already entrepreneurs and most of them have other entrepreneurs in family. When it happens, the confidence of the potential entrepreneurs is lower than the average. It is certainly a symptom of the legal local system that makes the entrepreneurial life much harder than in other countries.

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Wednesday
Jan112012

Companies or accelerators? A new approach to boost startups in Brazil

Brazilian companies such as Buscapé and Ci&T are attracting and retaining top talented entrepreneurs with their own startup programs.
Read about how those programs are working in my last post for Pulso Social here.
Friday
Jan062012

Pulso Startup 10 is looking for the 10 best startups in LATAM

All startups based on Latin America can still apply for Pulso Startup10 (PS10) until January, 9. The objective of this online contest is to shine a spotlight on early stage technology companies in the region. 

The winner team will be sent to NYC with all expenses covered by Pulso Social to pitch his/her business for investors and the local press.

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Wednesday
Jan042012

2011 Brazilian Investments Market and What to Expect for 2012

An overview of the startups investments in the Brazilian market in 2011 and what to expect in 2012 is the subject of my new post at Pulso Social.

Watch it out here!

Wednesday
Dec282011

The 5 Brazilian Apps and Game Studios to Watch out for in 2012

I've just published a new post at Pulso Social with the 5 Brazilian apps and game studios to watch out for in 2012.

Find out who they are here.