About 56 percent of the population believe that there is not enough support and focus on entrepreneurship in universities to promote new businesses, according to a study by the Association of Entrepreneurs of Colombia (ASEC) published in Dinero. Many people aren’t aware of how to start a new business, as documents about legal regulations are difficult to
In a world where health challenges are becoming increasingly complex and urgent, technological innovation alone is not enough. For an idea to become a real solution that improves lives, something else is needed: strategic collaboration. In this context, events that connect entrepreneurs, hospitals, corporations, and investment funds are taking on a leading role in shaping
After a long wait, the most important vocal-pop group in the world returns to Latin America to celebrate their musical career and to pay tribute to Carlos Marín, the fourth member of the group who passed away last December due to COVID-19. In a very pleasant conversation with the press, the remaining members of the
This month developers and entrepreneurs in the city of Medellín have a new space to learn about Java. On May 30th JAVA Design Patterns, an event discussing the technology and its design, will be held in Ruta N. The 2 hour event is organized by Talos Digital. Java 8 is the most recent version of
In mid-December of 2018, the Medellin-based Latin American Leadership Academy (LALA) hosted its fourth week-long bootcamp at the University Pontifica Bolivariana. Thirty students between the ages of 14 and 19 from across Latin America were hand-selected to participate in lectures, workshops, and breakout sessions. The bootcamp culminated in the presentation of group projects that each
Apptite is the Brazilian startup aiming to take the everyday stress of preparing meals out of an average week. The app aims to connect local chefs with hungry customers looking for healthy, home-cooked food from Monday to Friday. The idea behind the service came about as a result of a local chef who had her own
Dubbed Ecolones, a play of words with “Eco” and Costa Rican national currency “Colónes”, Costa Rica hopes to inspire other Latin American countries with a new virtual currency paid to encourage recycling. While the world’s leaders discuss the deeply concerning environmental records at the global climate change conference COP24, some countries seem to be more
Seedstars World, one of the largest startup competitions for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, has concluded its third edition of the annual Seedstars LATAM Summit in Lima, Peru this week. During the event, the Launch of Seedspace Lima was announced at the Summit in the aim of continuing Seedstars efforts in building a thriving
Recently named one of 2018’s top 35 entrepreneurs for the Spanish MIT Technology Review, Brazilian-born Matheus Goyas is the brains behind AppProva, the application designed to improve students’ chances of achieving success in their exams at school. Since co-founding the app in 2012, Goyas has played an important role in the digital transition of Brazilian
“My pregnancy tracking app shows me which fruit size the baby is now”, one of my millennial-born friends and mother-to-be told me the other day – followed by an Aubergine emoji on Whatsapp, of course. Not surprisingly, technology is on its way to completely transform parenthood with a set of complex algorithms and colorful apps.