Author Archives: Diego Serebrisky

A COVID-19 Safety Plan for indoor spaces

Reopening businesses after the great COVID-19 lockdown is starting to happen or will happen soon in many countries around the world. For the entrepreneurs (and also for more traditional business owners) reopening could be a great challenge. How do you … Continue reading

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Eclectic book recommendations – May 2020

Let me share an eclectic list of recommended books for these times of confinement. Mostly fiction to relax the mind. Some of them you can find translated to Spanish.

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Entrevistado por René Rojas de HubBOG

Les comparto la entrevista webinar que me hizo René Rojas, uno de los referentes de la inversión ángel y programas de aceleración en Colombia y un gran amigo. René fundó y dirige HubBOG, uno de los primeros campus de startups … Continue reading

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Status of the Latin American startup and venture capital ecosystems during the COVID-19 crisis

The COVID-19 crisis has hit Latin America hard and fast across many industries including tech startups, despite having still relatively low numbers of cases of the disease in the region. I want to share what I see is the current … Continue reading

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COVID-19 guide for entrepreneurs

For the last couple of weeks, I have been researching and thinking hard on what the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic could be. Here is my view on the situation. Will the coronavirus continue spreading? It seems highly likely that … Continue reading

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How startups should prepare for the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

The global expansion of the coronavirus COVID-19 accelerated last week. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the US’ CDC have recommended preparations for the arrival of the coronavirus epidemic to most countries around the world. The question seems to be … Continue reading

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e-interview: Itzel Villa, MIT Enterprise Forum Mexico

Twitter: @itzel_vs LinkedIn: Itzel Villa What do you do currently? I am in charge of the MIT Enterprise Forum chapter Mexico, a non-for-profit organization, focusing on strengthening local entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems, by leveraging all the infrastructure and knowledge of MIT. We are … Continue reading

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e-entrevista con Daniel Mizrahi, Propeler

Twitter: @dmwarhol LinkedIn: Daniel Mizrahi ¿Qué haces actualmente? Soy el fundador y director general de Propeler – plataforma de fondeo colectivo de capital enfocado en empresas en etapas de crecimiento. También Propeler funciona como una plataforma de levantamiento de capital con … Continue reading

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Do you know who Greta Thunberg is?

I am surprised many people do not know her. Greta is a 16-year old teenager from Sweden that has become one of the leading environmental activists raising awareness of the risks posed by global warming and the climate crisis. I … Continue reading

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Invitación al evento del MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge 2019 en CDMX

Les comparto la invitación para el evento de selección de los ganadores regionales de Latinoamérica para competir en la final del MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge 2019. También tendremos interesantes ponentes de temas de innovación y emprendimiento, incluyendo a Andrew McAfee, … Continue reading

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