More than 900 people gathered in the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco for the awarding of the trophies to the best entrepreneurs, investors and startups in the world.
This week I attended Microsoft’s national conference for managers of Brazilian MIC’s (Microsoft Innovation Centers) that was held at the Centro Universitario Senac Santo Amaro in São Paulo. The focus of the gathering was a two-day symposium led by Malcom Fraser, CEO of the International Institute for Software Economics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
While at the symposium I caught up with Silvia Valadares, national director for Microsoft SOL (Startups On Line) program (and the majority of Brazilian MICs) and with the director for emerging markets and world-wide director of Microsoft’s Local Software Economy, Juliano Tubino (photo). Read more…
There was a time when we had to depend on the mass media for coverage of events we couldn’t attend. Today the coverage is interactive and collaborative: participants comment live on the internet (Olivia Mitchell has published an interesting ebook about the use of backchannels like Twitter).
The morning of November 18th marked an event co-sponsored by Startupi, The Hub São Paulo and Microsoft SOL (Startups OnLine). The program included speakers on the subject of management support and access to credit for startups, and was part of Global Entrepreneurship Week (organized by the Endeavor Institute). The slogan for Global Entrepreneurship Week: Make It Happen! (Bota pra fazer!)
At this event Microsoft announced BizSpark One, a new addition to their program supporting software entrepreneurs. Successful entrepreneurs and investors talked about information technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, management support and access to credit. Read more…
The Kindle, Amazon’s device for reading e-books, has arrived in Brazil and should increase the market for virtual goods. Priced as high as it is, it may not become popular this year. However “those who position themselves before the surf are ready to take the big waves.” Innovation and the pioneer spirit are in the DNA of startups.
With faith in the renewal rather than destruction of the book market, the startup Bookess - which was founded in Rio de Janeiro and is now based in Florianópolis - is the second Brazilian site to prepare content for the Kindle (after the newspaper O Globo). This new move confirms Bookess’ standing as one of the best systems for e-book reading in the world, according to the magazine CEO World. Read more…
Anyone linked to the world of IT and Communication has probably heard of InterCon, the event organized by Tiago Baeta of iMasters. It’s been going on since 2003, after all!
This weekend was another edition - full of new things. “Many events have sprung up in the last few years and everything is getting repetitive,” said the organizer himself. “The most important thing for InterCon 2009 is our focus on bringing some really rich content for the active professional, and seek out new speakers.” Read more…
This week I attended Microsoft’s national conference for managers of Brazilian MIC’s (Microsoft Innovation Centers) that was held at the Centro Universitario Senac Santo Amaro in São Paulo. The focus of the gathering was a two-day 
There was a time when we had to depend on the mass media for coverage of events we couldn’t attend. Today the coverage is interactive and collaborative: participants comment live on the internet (
The morning of November 18th marked an event co-sponsored by Startupi, 
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Anyone linked to the world of IT and Communication has probably heard of InterCon, the event organized by Tiago Baeta of 
