Posts with tag ‘generation Y’

ResultsON Week: Management, Innovation, Communication

Diego Remus on May 11, 2010

A sign of the times: so many people have participated in RsultsON Day that the folks at ResultsON Magazine have created ResultsON Week! Put it on your calendar: it will be the 25-27th of May, in São Paulo. Read more…

15 year old stirs up discussion and brings in money with social software

Diego Remus on May 03, 2010

oficialjoao-300x163You know how things work in Brazil, in business, on the Internet, in interior parts of the nation, and in the minds of kids, right? You know where innovation comes from and how it follows and precedes changes in habits?

I don’t, thanks very much! I look at the big picture, sure, but I also try to keep an eye out for the overlooked things, something that might scale into a game changer.

Check out this kid who is just entering high school, who has studied programming since he was 10 years old, created products since he was 12, has real partners and has helped one of the most talked about crowdsourcing collectives in the country. Read more…

Interview with the young Brazilian who leads product design at Twitter

Diego Remus on March 29, 2010

captura-de-tela-2010-03-24-as-110900Everyone heard Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, say that the social media tool was created by accident, and that it’s important to think like an artist or designer. What he never said was that a Brazilian was leading the product design at Twitter at the mere age of 20.

At the age of 22, Vitor Lourenço - who is from São Paulo but now lives in San Francisco - is now an Interactive Designer with 7 years experience. His projects have been used by millions of people around the world. Read more…

For an investor, access to credit and management support are key for young entrepreneurs

Diego Remus on September 25, 2009

page01-200x3001On Wednesday a new issue of the magazine ResultsON - Negócios inteligentes was launched during a corresponding event with an extensive program. This issue has a special focus on Generation Y, and contains a guest column by Startupi. We published the opinions of several readers in the article, but in some cases could only fit in a small excerpt.

Below you can find the full comments of Marcelo Cazado,  investor and director of the Floripa Angels. Read more…

Corporate consultant attests: today’s youth more focused on results and adaptable to change

Diego Remus on September 24, 2009

page01-200x300Yesterday was the launch of a new issue of the magazine ResultsON - Negócios inteligentes (and a corresponding event with an extensive program). This issue has a special focus on Generation Y, and contains a guest column by Startupi. We published the opinions of several readers in the article, but in some cases could only fit in a small excerpt.

So check out below the full statement from Sidnei Oliveira: a consultant specializing in management of inter-generational conflicts, a writer, a consultant with Kantu Executive Education, and one of the guest speakers at ResultsON Day, which took place just yesterday. Read more…