Path to Success for Latin American founders
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This document discusses various paths and strategies for building a successful startup. It mentions that 500 Startups has invested in over 1200 founders across more than 50 countries. It also discusses the importance of achieving product-market fit and provides examples of growth strategies like funnel optimization, email marketing, and influencer marketing. The key message is that there are many potential paths and opportunities for founders to build startups, both within and outside of Silicon Valley.
Path to Success for Latin American founders
- 1. Paths to build a successful startup Caminos hacia el 辿xito para startups
- 3. #500STRONG Means Family Portfolio Companies1200+ 2,500+ 250+ 50+ Founders Mentors Countries
- 4. SUCCESS
- 8. FAILURE
- 12. 3 Unicorns >$1B in Value 25+ Centaurs >$100M in Value 250 - 300 Ponies >$10M in Value #500STABLE
- 17. NO
- 18. LEAN STARTUP (Eric Ries) CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT (Steve Blank)
- 19. YES!
- 20. Does it scale?
- 22. #500DISTRO ≒ Distro Team: in-house growth team - 13 people ≒ Distro Program : London, Miami, Taipei, Dubai , KL, HK + MOAR. ≒ WMD.co: 1-day conference covering mktg & distribution
- 23. #DISTRO = Growth AND Retention 500distro.co Funnel optimization Drip email marketing SEM Content marketing Analytics SEO Referrals YouTube Smoke tests SMS Sales Automation Retargeting Facebook AdWords Instagram Pinterest Twitter Open rates Influencer Marketing Mixpanel Mobile Ads Conversions
- 24. DISTRO = Growth Marketing Funnel optimization 500distro.co Drip email marketing Content marketing Content marketingAnalytics SEO Referrals YouTube ads
- 25. PATHS?
- 29. WILL INVESTORS IN SILICON VALLEY INVEST IN ME?
- 34. TALENT CAN COME FROM EVERYWHERE!
- 36. SILICON VALLEY: ~50% OF FOUNDERS = FOREIGNERS
- 37. FEW PATHS
- 38. #500DISTRO 500 MIAMI #DISTRO Starts - SEP 28th http://500.co/500-distro-miami/
- 40. SO MANY PATHS FOR FOUNDERS IN LATIN AMERICA TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL STARTUP
- 41. IT IS IN YOUR MIND!