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Startupi has just become an official media partner of the Brazil Means Business event, which is taking place March 29th in Amsterdam. It’s focused on discussions of the economic opportunities in Brazil and intends to bring together business people and investors for networking and negotiations.

Participation is by invitation. The organizers are offering opportunities for readers of Startupi to participate by showcasing their products, with the chance to do business and perhaps get investments. Read more…

As everyone knows by now Campus Party Brazil took place the last week of January, here in São Paulo.

What no one has seen yet are the photos I took and the videos of statements by entrepreneurs - done as if pitching their business to investors - a project which we’ve dubbed Startupitch. Read more…

Networking: making contact with people with a focus on business relations. Netweaving: making connections online with people, continually. With this in mind, a Brazilian team has been doing what they call a road trip on the web to open doors to cooperation between entrepreneurs.

Recently, a Brazilian arrived in Silicon Valley, in the US, with the mission to promote interaction between startups there and  here, supporting the theme of Social Media Week, which has São Paulo and San Francisco as participating cities. Read more…

A Brazilian business group has just returned from a mission to New York, in the US. The group went to get to know the North American market for web apps during the Web2Expo conference. They brought their experiences, partnerships, prospects and business opportunities, and gained important contacts with American investors. Read more…

More than a month ago we started tracking events revolving around Brazilian startups, social media and digital innovation. Just when we thought we’d noted them all, we found even more.

It’s a clear sign that the market is hot: there are sponsoring businesses; professionals sharing their expertise; an interested public wanting to learn and network; and traditional media outlets and blogs reporting and commenting.

Taking into account that these events are of interest to our audience, we are inaugurating an events page on Startupi. Read more…

It’s the age of relationship, the economy of relationship, social capital, meritocracy, reputation, Whuffies, intangible value, Gross National Happiness. Notice how all this has an effect on the day to day lives of people, professionals, brands and products.

There are various ways to create value, deliver value, perceive value, and exchange value. Even when it comes to investment or profit, it’s not all about money.

Thus it’s a good time for the seminar Crie Futuros Novos Bancos e Moedas (Create Futures: New Banks and Currencies), an initiative of the iberoamerican movement Crie Futuros. It takes place in São Paulo Tuesday and Wednesday, with various speakers and themes, and a live webcast. Read more…