Innovadores Menores de 35 Argentina y Uruguay

By daniel27 May, 2016Blog-english, Blog-espanol

El reconocimiento de MIT Technology Review en español busca al talento latinoamericano

Abiertas las nominaciones para los premios Innovadores menores de 35 en Argentina y Uruguay

● La prestigiosa publicación MIT Technology Review en español lanza una nueva edición latinoamericana de la competencia en Argentina, Uruguay, Brasil, Ecuador, Paraguay y Bolivia.

● En 2016, la comunidad de Innovadores menores de 35 suma más de 200 jóvenes latinoamericanos que destacan por sus investigaciones tecnológicas, innovación y emprendimiento.

● Los interesados en participar en la edición de Argentina y Uruguay pueden nominarse a través de la a web de Innovadores menores de 35.

Leendii UX Consultancy

By daniel29 April, 2016Blog-english, Blog-espanol

The key message

leendii is a ux consultancy that identifies and solves usability issues on websites and mobile apps. leendii offers a range of online services such as usability reviews, testing, analysis and design of the user interface, navigation and user flow.

The philosophy

The company’s purpose is to provide actionable recommendations to improve usability in the clearest and most direct way. It aims to eliminate anything that is redundant and interposes between the client’s need and the solution. The focus is on ux techniques and processes that need less human effort, less space, less time, less costs and that work remotely. This way leendii can provide value to its clients quickly and regardless of their geographic location.

Postula Tu App para una Consultoría UX Gratis

By daniel29 April, 2016Blog-english, Blog-espanol

Convocatoria Abierta para Postular Iniciativas de Software para Consultoría UX Research Gratis

Somos especialistas en UX Research y buscamos proyectos/aplicaciones que estén dispuestos a que evaluemos su usabilidad en función de su negocio: su eficiencia y eficacia, y el grado de satisfacción de los usuarios.

¿Cómo es el proceso?

En el marco del Itinerario UXDI de formación en UX Research, elegiremos una o más iniciativas de las postuladas y las haremos pasar por un proceso real de Diseño Centrado en el Usuario (DCU). La idea es transformar la iniciativa en un caso de estudio y:

INTALENT 2016: Un concurso de innovadores en industrias creativas con impacto regional

By daniel28 April, 2016Blog-english, Blog-espanol

INTAL y MIT Technology Review en español premiarán al mejor proyecto de base tecnológica y cultural de América Latina y el Caribe a través de INTALENT

El Instituto para la Integración de América Latina y el Caribe (INTAL) del Sector de Integración y Comercio (INT) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y la publicación MIT Technology Review en español abren la convocatoria de INTALENT, un concurso de innovadores en industrias creativas con impacto regional.

Las categorías para participar son: arquitectura, artes, audiovisuales, herencia cultural, nuevos medios y software. Los requisitos para inscribirse son: ser creador o emprendedor y tener la nacionalidad de alguno de los 26 países prestatarios del BID y que hayan desarrollado un proyecto de base tecnológica con potencial de generar un impacto en el comercio y la integración. Los interesados pueden consultar toda la información de Intalent en: intalentlatam.com .

El premio consiste en 10 mil dólares y un viaje a EmTech, la conferencia de tecnologías emergentes de MIT Technology Review en el ecosistema innovador de Boston (Estados Unidos). El segundo premio es un viaje a Washington para asistir a “Idear Soluciones”, un concurso organizado por el BID donde se reunirán las startups más innovadoras en las industrias creativas y culturales de Latinoamérica y el Caribe.
INTALENT cuenta con la Categoría Especial: Fotografía sobre el cambio climático en América Latina y el Caribe que será premiada con 2 mil dólares.

El Instituto para la Integración de América Latina y el Caribe (INTAL), órgano del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y MIT Technology Review en español abren hasta el 8 de junio la convocatoria para participar en INTALENT. Se trata de un concurso de innovadores en industrias creativas con impacto regional. El certamen busca emprendimientos de base tecnológica en las áreas de arquitectura, artes, audiovisuales, nuevos medios, herencia cultural, nuevos medios y software.

2017 Global Good Fund Fellowship

By daniel12 April, 2016Blog-english, Blog-espanol

Do you know a social entrepreneur or promising young leader who is working tirelessly to improve our world?

The Global Good Fund is accepting applications from social entrepreneurs for our 2017 Fellowship Program cohort.

About our Fellowship: The Global Good Fund Fellowship is a 15-month program supporting the leadership development of young social entrepreneurs across the globe. The Global Good Fund invests by pairing each entrepreneur with an executive mentor, and by providing leadership assessment resources, a network of peers, sector expertise, and financial support.

To-date, The Global Good Fund has invested 15,000 hours and $1,050,000 in the leadership development of 40 entrepreneurs representing 25 countries and industries including education, technology, renewable energy, youth development, healthcare, water sanitation, and sustainable fashion. We plan to support 14 Fellows in our 2017 cohort.

7 Reasons to Choose Latin America for your Development Outsourcing

By daniel11 April, 2016Blog-english, Blog-espanol

Image Credit: Tupungato / Shutterstock http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/02/7-reasons-to-choose-latin-america-for-your-dev-outsourcing/ Author: Damien Filiatrault, Scalable Path

There’s a new twist in America’s 20-plus-year outsourcing narrative. U.S. companies have historically looked to India for cost-effective programming talent, and more recently to Eastern Europe for mobile development. But these days, more and more IT jobs are being outsourced in a new direction: south.

A number of trends in Latin America have created a growing pool of IT talent. The continent’s 400 million-strong population has seen Internet usage grow by1644.3 percent over the last 15 years, with an Internet penetration rate in 2015 of 61 percent (the global average is 45 percent). There’s also a growing number of startups (a.k.a. “TechnoLatinas”) in the region. Programs like Startup Chilehave backed over 1,000 startups, while Colombian business development bankBancoldex has raised $500 million to spur economic development through young companies.

The LatAm Startups Conference is coming to Mexico in October 2016!!

By daniel29 March, 2016Blog-english, Blog-espanol

The third edition of the LatAm Startup Conference connecting the Canadian and Latin American startup ecosystems is taking place in Mexico City in October 2016! If you are looking to scale up your startup then this event is for you. Additionally investors who are interested in what Latin America has to offer can’t afford to miss this event.

The 2-day event will attract investors from across Latin America, Canada and the US for an intense 2 days of networking with some of the most important movers and shakers in the LatAm ecosystem.

Tarmac SF is providing 2 sponsorship opportunities to international entrepreneurs looking to launch their startup in San Francisco!

By daniel18 March, 2016Blog-english, Blog-espanol

Tarmac SF is a 3-month program designed for international entrepreneurs looking to expand their business in the San Francisco Bay Area. They provide all the necessary resources so that entrepreneurs can focus on their startup development in the U.S.

This year (2nd Edition), Tarmac SF will provide two (2) sponsorships to assist a woman entrepreneur and a social entrepreneur. For the selected entrepreneurs, Tarmac SF will be 100% free.

Tarmac SF is a program designed especially for international startup founders looking to launch in San Francisco.

One company who is making a big impact in the 3D printing industry in Argentina is Trideo

By daniel15 March, 2016Blog-espanol

One company who is making a big impact in the 3D printing industry in Argentina is Trideo. I was fortunate enough to be able to speak to one of the co-founders, Nicolas Berenfeld. Here is their story:

Hi Nicolas, how did Trideo start?

“My idea for Trideo started when I was introduced to this technology when I was incubated in the CMD (Centro Metropolitano de Diseño) for another startup. I then met Laurent who is now my business partner and the person with whom I started the company. Our initial idea was to make just one 3D printer for ourselves to see how it worked but we soon discovered that there was a big demand for them. We decided to build a few open-source models (Prusa I3) to sell and within a month we had over seven orders! So we carried on making the printers but decided to stop the commercialization soon after because we realized that this model was not very easy to use for those who are just starting up in the 3D printing world because it requires technical knowledge that a lot of people lack. That is when we decided to start designing and developing our own model focusing on the user experience. The idea was to make a printer which was much more robust and much easier to use. We had to develop the hardware of the machine, the firmware, and also the software so it was 3 different developments. With 3D printing you always need a slicing software to choose the printing parameters. Normally, here in Argentina, people use open-source programs which are good, but the interface is really complicated. So we developed a much more user-friendly interface that works with an open-source slicing software. We created a basic and advanced mode to allow people to have the flexibility of choosing the parameter that they wanted. We launched the first model, the PrintBox, in March 2015 and soon after we released a bigger model due to popular demand. We now have the PrintBox Max and the mini PrintBox. The volume of the PrintBox Max is 4 times greater than that of the PrintBox and has since become our best-selling model.”

Startup Buenos Aires are excited to partner with the Startup Angels team to bring AngelSummit Americas to Miami April 14 – 15, 2016. This is the first-ever summit dedicated to startup investing across North, Central and South America. SUBA community members receive discounted tickets!

By daniel07 March, 2016Blog-espanol

We’re excited to partner with the Startup Angels team to bring AngelSummit Americas to Miami April 14 – 15, 2016.

This is the first-ever summit dedicated to startup investing across North, Central and South America. Join 300+ startup influencers, investors, industry and community leaders to share best practices and learn from others about angel investing in Miami, the US, and across the hemisphere.

Speakers include Dave McClure of 500 Startups; Marc Nager of Techstars; Alex Mittal of FundersClub, John McIntire of Cuba Emprende.