Recognizing and praising the right achievements
In the startup world, “success” has long been measured by the ability to attract venture capital, secure large rounds of funding, and achieve high valuations. I’m not here to say fundraising is meaningless for startups nor that it’s a piece of cake to get done. The problem is that fundraising sucks all the oxygen from […]
When should you hire a CFO?
TLDR: Probably when your company hits $5M+ in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). However, you will need people with other skills and attributes until you get there. Let’s dive into it: Pre-Revenue → You In the earliest days, successful founders need to be extremely efficient: drive as much productivity as possible with the few resources they […]
The “Magic of 0”
In venture capital, there is a very real phenomenon often referred to as the “magic of zero”. The premise is that companies with zero revenue can many times be valued (much) more highly than companies with some revenue. The logic is based on the potential for growth and scalability. When a company has no revenues, […]
How ChatGPT and AI will transform the SaaS landscape
If you’re just waking up from a coma and haven’t spoken to anyone in tech for the last 5 months you’ll be shocked by how Artificial Intelligence and large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have taken the world by storm. AI and LLMs have drastically altered the way the tech industry approaches all sorts of […]
Summary of New York Tech Week 2023 (Itaú BBA, BTG, BofA)
Itaú BBA Tech Summit 2023 Artificial Intelligence & The use of Data Ben Gotfredson, Global Startup Program Manager (Snowflake ); Cesar Gon, Founder & CEO (CI&T) Web & Applications Kathryn Nuys, Global Head Specialized Industries (Amazon Web Services); Alexandre Assolini, Founder&Executive Chairman (Vortx); Brian Brooks, Founding Partner (Valor Capital) The next frontier: cross border financing […]
Web Summit Rio 2023: Summary of days 2, 3, 4.
Web Summit Rio, day 2. Investing in Latam Eric Acher, Founder & Managing General Partner (Monashees ); Edith Yeung, General Partner (Race Capital); Renata Quintini, Co-founer (Renegade Partners), Ricardo Amorim, Co-founder (AAA Inovação) TL;DR How To Understand VC In Latin America Rodrigo Baer,co-founder & Managind Partner (Upload Ventures); João Chebante, Owner & CEO (Sinergis) TL;DR […]
What is a Jabuticaba in the tech context?
Have you ever heard of a Jabuticaba (pronunciation: ja·bu·ti·ka·buh)? If you’re not from Brazil, the answer is probably no. Last week I and @William were having a conversation with Anthony Lee @Altos Ventures, a renowned VC firm from San Francisco that is dipping its toes into the Brazilian waters. At a given point in the […]
SaaSholic at Brazil at Silicon Valley – Day 2
In the spirit of sharing the knowledge that was shared with us at Brazil at Silicon Valley, we will be sharing summaries of our takeaway notes. We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed the original talks! If you’d like to read our summaries from BSV Day 1, visit here. — Technology Trends […]
SaaSholic at Brazil at Silicon Valley – Day 1
In the spirit of sharing the knowledge that was shared with us at Brazil at Silicon Valley, we will be sharing summaries of our takeaway notes. We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed the original talks! — Why is now a great time to build in Brazil? (Angela Strange & Hugo Barra) TL;DR: […]
