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How an Estonia-based SaaS Grew to €10M ARR by Expanding Across 3 Continents?

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Lauri was working in the telecommunication industry and wanted to send SMS messages quickly and reliably to his customers. Bootstrapped businesses don’t have the luxury of venture capital behind them meaning the team is under pressure to create a product that provides real value as fast as possible. How Messente started.

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BTG Tech Day

SaaSHolic

Marcelo discusses the potential for growth in the Latin American telecommunications industry and his goal of equalizing investment opportunities for Latin American entrepreneurs. Corporations have a huge responsibility in providing workforce development opportunities for their employees.

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Summary of New York Tech Week 2023 (Itaú BBA, BTG, BofA)

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Marcelo discusses the potential for growth in the Latin American telecommunications industry and his goal of equalizing investment opportunities for Latin American entrepreneurs. SoftBank’s biggest success was identifying trends and making early bets on companies like Alibaba, Uber, and TikTok, but growth at all costs is not always good.

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Who are Asia’s SaaS VCs?

SaaStock

The Hong Kong-based Horizons Ventures was founded 20 years ago, and today is one of the funds standing behind exits like Skype, Siri, Facebook, Summly and Waze. The VC firm invests in a wide variety of sectors, including tech, telecommunications, internet, media, education, healthcare, culture, and community. Stage: Venture Capital.

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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

SaaStock

With an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Rodrigo Baer launched a successful career in consultancy and entrepreneurship, and today is among the top figures in venture capital for early-stage tech companies in Brazil. Cristina Fonseca, Venture Partner, Indico Capital Partners.

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Bootstrap vs VC Funding: These 4 Factors Can Help Determine Which Path Is Right for You

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In Moz Founder Rand Fishkin’s brilliantly open and honest book Lost and Founder , he uses an example VC fund called “Scorpio Ventures” to outline some of the fundamentals of how venture capital firms work. Scorpio Ventures goes out to a series of limited partners (LPs) and pitches their ability to pick great startups.

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Bootstrap vs VC Funding: These 4 Factors Can Help Determine Which Path Is Right for You

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In Moz Founder Rand Fishkin’s brilliantly open and honest book Lost and Founder , he uses an example VC fund called “Scorpio Ventures” to outline some of the fundamentals of how venture capital firms work. Scorpio Ventures goes out to a series of limited partners (LPs) and pitches their ability to pick great startups.