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The eighth annual RioInfo conference is taking place August 31 to September 2 at the Hotel Windsor Barra in Rio de Janeiro. The schedule includes forums and workshops on topics such as digital marketing, HTML5, Java Mobile and social networks, as well as specific panels on niche markets like petroleum and sports. The Innovation Room is reserved for ongoing presentations by various startups, whose pitches are then evaluated by a panel of professionals. Numerous opportunities and locations for networking and private business discussions have been made available. Read more…

It took two professionals two months to get the first version of FreeClas up and running. FreeClas offers free online classifieds, and is a project from Santa Catarina startup B2Top Negócios. They are competing against some large players in the space: OLX and QueBarato (the latter part of Grupo Buscapé). Read more…

Danilo Fernandes asked a while back: “what’s the craziest way you’ve come across to monetize a business?” Playing along, I suggested, as an example, “I get more expensive with every question I answer, so ask soon, before the price goes up!”

Moments later Marcelo Cazado asked me if I’d seen the Twitter profile for sale. [Image above left: "Selling twitter with more than 40,000 followers. Price R$250. Interested?"] Read more…

Want to win an invitation to the workshop “Envisioning the future: The power of business planning?”  The next workshop, organized by Endeavor Brasil, and put together in partnership with Babson College, will be aimed at entrepreneurs worldwide. It is focused on that essential part of any successful business: the business plan. Read more…

I like this data shared by the folks at MaisStartup. They have created a platform where professionals can offer their services to startups and vice versa.

From that platform they have drawn up some very interesting information. Check out the slideshow below. Read more…

Several days ago I met Thierry Larose (from Belgium) over a coffee to get more acquainted. Thierry has investment banking experience and spoke at the international Brazil Means Business event in the Netherlands.

These days, Thierry is the moderator of Online M&A Deal Books (international guides to businesses for mergers and acquisitions), is married to a Brazilian and is spending time in Brazil. Read more…