Latin American accelerators can make a difference by generating a virtuous circle that discovers entrepreneurs, connects them to mentors and investors, and builds the entrepreneur ecosystem. Accelerators provide financing, networking opportunities, and lead entrepreneurs to investors, helping the ecosystem grow. The opportunities for Latin American startups are increasing as internet penetration and e-commerce rise in the region.

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2. How can Latin American
accelerators make the
difference?
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23. Also…
It
has
never
been
so
inexpensive
to
start
a
technology
company
LESS
Capital
MORE
Customers
via
ONLINE
plaDorms
(required
to
build
product,
(100M+
users)
get
to
market)
*
Search
(Google)
Drama<cally
reduced
$$$
*
Social
(Facebook,
on
TwiOer,
LinkedIn)
*
Servers
*
Mobile
(Apple,
Android)
*
SoNware
*
Media
(YouTube,
*
Bandwidth
Pinterest,
Tumblr)

25. How
can
entrepreneurs
from
LatAm
capture
these
opportuni<es?

26. How
can
entrepreneurs
from
LatAm
capture
these
opportuni<es?
GLOBAL
INNOVATION
LOCALIZATION

27. So…
What
does
LatAm
need
in
order
to
take
advantage
of
these
trends?
1. LOTS
OF
LITTLE
BETS:
Breakthrough
Ideas
Emerge
From
Small
Discoveries
Peter
Sims.

28. So…
What
does
LatAm
need
in
order
to
take
advantage
of
these
trends?
2.
FAILURE
IS
NOT
TE
FINAL
OF
THE
GAME
Google: mantra
“Fail fast, fail smart”
@marta_cruz

29. So…
What
does
LatAm
need
in
order
to
take
advantage
of
these
trends?
3.
COLLABORATION

30. The
good
news…
Latam’s
Online
Populaon
is
far
from
saturaon
Internet Penetration (%)
Internet
penetraon
in
78,20% 77,30%
South
America
is
sll
relavely
small
Online
Populaon
of
Latam
will
boom
with
42,80%
36,50% 36,20%
increasing
internet
31,60%
penetraon
6,90%
Japan United Russia South Brazil China India
States America
Source:
Internet
World
Stats

31. More
good
news…
E-­‐commerce
is
taking
off
By 2014, global e-commerce spending is projected to increase more than 90 percent.
In Latin America, the amount spent online is projected to more than double.
Source:
Euromonitor
Internaonal

32.  FINANCING
 NETWORKING

33. How can Latin American
accelerators
make the difference?

34. GENERATING
VIRTUOUS
CIRCLE
BUILDING
BRIDGES
DISCOVERING
THE
NEW
NETWORKING
ANGEL
ACCESS
INVESTOR
COLLABORATION
CULTURE
TRASPARENCEY
LEADING
SMART
THEM
TO
MONEY
INVESTORS
ACCESS
2.0
@marta_cruz

35. GENERATING
VIRTUOUS
CIRCLE
BUILDING
BRIDGES
DISCOVERING
THE
NEW
NETWORKING
ANGEL
ACCESS
INVESTOR
ENTREPRENEUR
ECOSYSTEM
LEADING
SMART
THEM
TO
MONEY
INVESTORS
ACCESS
2.0
@marta_cruz

36. GENERATING
VIRTUOUS
CIRCLE
ENTREPRENEURS
FAMILY
/
MENTORS
FRIENDS
/GOV.
ENTREPRENEUR
ECOSYSTEM
ANGEL
ACELERATORS
INVESTORS
@marta_cruz

37. GENERATING
VIRTUOUS
CIRCLE
ENTREPRENEURS
FORMER
ENTREPRENEURS
FAMILY
FRIENDS
MENTORS
ENTREPRENEUR
ECOSYSTEM
FORMER
ENTREPRENEURS
ACELERATORS
ANGEL
INVESTORS
@marta_cruz

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ARE
INVITED
TO
JOIN
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ENTREPRENEURIAL
COMMUNITY
AT
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