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I interviewed Guilherme Cohn, financial analyst for FIEEI Horizon TI, a startup fund begun in December by Confrapar. It specifically targets startups in the state of Minas Gerais.

The big question (especially given the attention investors were giving startups at Campus Party) remains: so when are other experienced and successful people going to open startup funds in other states? Besides the four angel associations that we already have, that is.

Below, my questions for Guilherme Cohn: Read more…

As you may know Startupi is one of the organizers of Social Media Week São Paulo, which begins today at 7pm in SP, and is also taking place in New York, San Francisco, Toronto, London and Berlin. Events start today and continue through Saturday.

Most events are full and we cannot guarantee any more spaces, however we will be livestreaming the events. Read more…

Remember Netweaving for Innovation’s trip in which TeiaMG representative Juliana Lima went to Silicon Valley? One of the fruits of this trip came from a conversation she had with the decision makers at Ning.com (a tool for social networks that supports OpenSocial).

Juliana told them about the trends in Brazil, and they decided to offer a Ning Developer Challenge in Brazil. Read more…

Ninety-nine percent of literature about management looks at success stories, while only five percent of businesses make it past their fifth year. Why? This is the question behind the book “El libro negro del emprendedor: No digas que nunca te lo advirtieron” (The entrepreneur’s black book: don’t say they didn’t warn you).

Written in 2007 by  Fernando Trías de Bes, a Spanish marketing consultant and professor at Esade, it skips the Keys to Success and outlines instead the Keys to Failure. That is, based on examples, it explains how others have failed and what to watch out for. Read more…

Arriving at Campus Party for another intense afternoon (for the unconference of the launch of Rede de Atendimento, Informação e Orientação - Raio Sebrae) I ran into Marcelo Branco (director general of the event) right at the entrance. We had a quick but wonderful conversation relating to the themes Startupi covers, as well as the upcoming Social Media Week São Paulo. A few observations from our chat: Read more…

I’m republishing a post from the Social Media Week São Paulo blog. SMW SP is an event co-organized by Startupi, which is taking place February 3-6. The press in other cities hosting the event (New York, San Francisco, Toronto, London and Berlin) wants to know what’s up with social media in Brazil. We are passing the question on to you! Read more…