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I'm not sure I understand what you're asking, but targeting Americans and American culture without being familiar with it yourself is certainly going to be chal

I'm not sure I understand what you're asking, but targeting Americans and American culture without being familiar with it yourself is certainly going to be challenging. You may be able to get around this though by employing Americans, but I'm not so sure that would work out, either. I know there are many Indian startups with various degrees of success that are based entirely in India, so it may work out keeping your business in Chili. No matter what you decide though, be careful when writing anything that is client facing, in fact you may wish to hire someone similar to a publicist or a writer. (Not to be rude, but your writing has grammatical errors and the judgments native Americans will make against you for this will be detrimental to your business.) Is there a specific reason why your startup cannot work in the Chilean (or Italian? Are you in Italy?) market?

ccarnino 16y ago
I know, one thing that I've absolutely improve is my English skills. I'm Italian, and now we're based in Italy. Our product Challengein.com has as target the US. We knows that is essential to be in US to understand better the US culture and create a better product. In fact this is our goal. Move in the Bay area. But, we haven't the financial resources to live there for 3 months, searching a seed investment. Now we have this opportunity, where the Chilean government gift $40k seed investment to global entrepreneur, if you stay in Chile in a startup hub for 6 months, then you can leave. The deal is really hot, because the Chile doesn't take any equity or anything. You have simply to stay there 6 months. Their objective is attracting worldwide entrepreneur to create the startup hub of the latin america in Santiago. There'll be mentors, other startuppers and ventures capitals. We're asking if can be good, go there, learn, get funded, then move to US with a stronger product. Understood?
- newyuppie 16y ago
  I think you are answering your own question here... You ask if it can be good to travel, learn, get funded, have a strong product, and finally move to the US? GO FOR IT!
newyuppie 16y ago
I don't want to be rude either, but Chili is either the fruit of a plant from the genus Capsicum, or a tex-mex restaurant chain. Neither of those refers to the country Chile, which I presume is what you meant to say.

ccarnino 16y ago

I know, one thing that I've absolutely improve is my English skills. I'm Italian, and now we're based in Italy. Our product Challengein.com has as target the US. We knows that is essential to be in US to understand better the US culture and create a better product. In fact this is our goal. Move in the Bay area. But, we haven't the financial resources to live there for 3 months, searching a seed investment. Now we have this opportunity, where the Chilean government gift $40k seed investment to global entrepreneur, if you stay in Chile in a startup hub for 6 months, then you can leave. The deal is really hot, because the Chile doesn't take any equity or anything. You have simply to stay there 6 months. Their objective is attracting worldwide entrepreneur to create the startup hub of the latin america in Santiago. There'll be mentors, other startuppers and ventures capitals. We're asking if can be good, go there, learn, get funded, then move to US with a stronger product. Understood?

newyuppie 16y ago
I think you are answering your own question here... You ask if it can be good to travel, learn, get funded, have a strong product, and finally move to the US? GO FOR IT!

newyuppie 16y ago

I don't want to be rude either, but Chili is either the fruit of a plant from the genus Capsicum, or a tex-mex restaurant chain. Neither of those refers to the country Chile, which I presume is what you meant to say.