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Being an Entrepreneur in Argentina is the “Best Revenge”

As my plane reaches cruising altitude after taking off from Ezeiza (Buenos Aires’ international airport) for the long journey to Beijing via Frankfurt, I plunge into my laptop to capture some of my experiences during this journey that began ten … Continue reading

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Reflecting on Corporate Entrepreneurship: Can Mid-Sized Latin American Firm Play Ball? Part II

In the last post (Part I), we reviewed six lessons from established companies that can sustain innovation and harvest its promises in terms of increased profitability and market growth. While these lessons apply to firms of all sizes, untapped growth … Continue reading

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Reflecting on Corporate Entrepreneurship (a.k.a. Intrapreneurship): Can an elephant dance? Part I

The rise of Silicon Valley and the wealth creation by early stage companies has increased the pressure on established corporations, as their shareholders demand to create similar shareholder value mimicking those of these young ventures. The global Innovation fever is … Continue reading

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Reflecting on the Art of Pitching – Part II

The capsules While the prior posting presented an overview to the importance of the pitch, this blog-post develops a pragmatic approach to the construction of the Elevator Pitch. The Elevator Pitch capsules’ development, step by step It is much harder than you … Continue reading

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Reflecting on the Art of Pitching – Part I

I often find myself explaining to foreign entrepreneurs the concept of an elevator pitch[1]. Since some of you have never heard the term before, I will explain it here today. The metaphor borders on the comical or childish, and the … Continue reading

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Flattening the Global Innovation Landscape – Part II: Scaling-up Globally

Reflecting on the optimal time for foreign start-up’s to come to Silicon Valley If the world were truly flat, many innovation centers would already be developed around the globe and each one would be distinguished by a unique competitive advantage … Continue reading

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Flattening the Global Innovation Landscape – Part I: The Motivation

Reflecting on the new beginning of my professional journey and the role I hope to play. As it is often the case, where you are heading is more exciting than what you’re leaving behind… As those of you who know … Continue reading

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Academic Global Immersions: Visiting Montevideo and the completion of the MBA students Latin America journey

Reflecting on our experiential learning from Montevideo, and our 16 day journey across Peru, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. After crossing the widest river of the planet or Rio de la Plata, like the porteños like to call it, we arrived … Continue reading

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Academic Global Immersions: Visiting Buenos Aires with my MBA students

Reflecting on our experiential learning  from Buenos Aires Since this blog post does not intend to convey a horror story, let me spare you the suspense: Argentina is an extraordinary successful country. Over the last six decades it has decided … Continue reading

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Academic Global Immersions: Visiting Santiago with my MBA students

Reflecting on our experiential learning from Santiago What a difference it makes when a country has the consistency of purpose (post Pinochet) over sustained periods of time across multiple presidents and political parties. While enormous challenges remain ahead, Chile, and … Continue reading

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