Around two months ago, several venture capital investors from Latin America were invited/challenged to establish open office hours by Twitter user @Esmartinvestor with one tweet:
I decided to take on the idea (as well as several of my fellow Latin American colleagues) and started right away opening my schedule for 20-minute zoom meetings that anybody could schedule. This is one more way to support the development of the ecosystem in the region.
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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 reopen your physical locations while keep your employees, clients and partners safe by preventing COVID infections? What are the appropriate measures to implement as a responsible leader? How do you manage the trade off between social interaction and people safety?
Continue readingFor 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 the virus would continue spreading around the world. You can check out this video that clearly explain the exponential growth principle behind the virus. Countries with few cases might see significant increases soon. Countries with large number of infected people, might see the trend accelerates.
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“The world is in the best shape it has ever been; now is the best time to be an entrepreneur”
– Sir Richard Branson
LinkedIn: Pepe Villatoro
Twitter: @pepevillatoro
What do you do currently?
I’m the General Manager of WeWork in Mexico. WeWork is a company founded in NYC in 2010 that offers workspace, community and service for creators. As of today the company has more than 110 locations in 29 cities around the world.
I’m a co-founder of FuckUp Nights, where I serve with a role similar to a Board Member. FUN is a global movement to tell stories of business failure powered by an event series that expanded to 160 cities in 56 countries in 4 years.
I’m a partner in Grupo Avanza, a financial services company that gives credit to small businesses in southern Mexico and invests in entrepreneurs.
When I find the time I help create or develop social initiatives such as the Mexican Entrepreneurs Association and Mexican Crowd Funding Association, and I mentor startups in a handful of accelerators. Continue reading
“the Mexican ecosystem transformed from a newly born to a toddler”
What do you do currently?
I am General Director Of Startup Grind Latam, founder and CEO of CREA Muebles (biggest RTA furniture e-commerce in Mexico) and Intrinno (first OI and Innovation Manager for everyone). Continue reading
