EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Growing Up in Concepcion, Chile Being a Curious Child The Road to Start Up Chile Deep Dive into Start Up Chile Building Playbooks for other countries Puerto Rico Calls Why Ecosystems Don’t Grow w/o Money Innovation Challenges Faced by Puerto Rico The Glocal Experiment Model Moving to the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & […]
Series 8: Exploring the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 177: Meet Jahannie Torres-Rodriguez, the Engineer & Entrepreneur Creating Tech with Purpose
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Get to Know Jahannie: Focussed Driven University Experience & Discovering Computer Engineering Passions for Education, Technology & Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship as a Means to Make Changes Being a University Innovation Fellow at Stanford University The Gender Lens & Imposter Syndrome in the Engineering Field Entrepreneurship Skills as 21st Century Skills Language to Bridge the […]
Series 8: Exploring the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 176: Erica Reyes, Founder of Puerto Rico’s First School of Coffee and Barristas
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Growing Up on a coffee plantation as the daughter of coffee growers. The Coffee Culture in Puerto Rico Maintaining the Essence of Coffee in the Shop The School of Coffee and Baristas of Puerto Rico The Challenges of Running a Coffee Business Coffee Traveling Around the Globe Being the First Spanish Speaking Barrista […]
Series 8: Exploring the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 175: Venture Capital in Puerto Rico with Jennifer P. Hopp, Managing Partner at ATO Ventures
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Jennifer Started Investing In University Learning About Venture Capital Moving to Puerto Rico in 2016 via Parallel 18 What Jennifer Believes Makes Puerto Rico Special ATOS Ventures-Early Stage Venture Capital Fund An Overview of the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Puerto Rico Within the Context of Latin America How to Develop an Angel Network […]
Series 8: Exploring the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 174: Encouraging Entrepreneurship in Puerto Rico with Gustavo Diaz
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Get to Know Gustavo The Influence of the Jesuit Missions Founding a Youth Organisation at Age 18 Encouraging Youth Mobilisation The Experience of Attending Babson University Mindset for Entrepreneurs Building Community Focussed Projects The Coffee Scrub Let’s Go Hustle: Online Course for Entrepreneurs Click Funnels-A Marketing Company Island Relief Team-Post Hurricane Maria Puerto […]
Series 8: Exploring the Puerto Rico Startup Ecosystem Episode 173 Building The Largest Catalogue of Online Products to Serve the Latin American Diaspora with Alan Taveras-Sepulveda
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Get to Know Alan Learn the Story Behind Brands Of Expanding into Other Markets Defining the 60M Latin American Diaspora in the USA Moving Beyond Remittances to Support “Home” Diaspora Investment as a Social Contract Understanding the Revenue Model Supporting Small Brands whilst Winning Big Brands A Discussion Around Government Structure The Future […]