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I'm not Chilean, but I live here and I've discussed this with Chileans and people abroad. First, the money is not that much (especially for people from richer

I'm not Chilean, but I live here and I've discussed this with Chileans and people abroad. First, the money is not that much (especially for people from richer countries). Second, the idea is not that they are buying a company, but that they are bootstrapping an attitude. And I think that is working. Look at startechconf, dynlangchile, huevapi, first tuesday, etc etc... PS Are you guys here? Drop me an email when you arrive if you need anything (andrew@acooke.org) although I am not well-connected here it's always nice to chat in English (I'm a programmer - work from home for an American company...).

nico 16y ago
I'm chilean, and I very much agree with you. I'm not sure about the strength or real impact in the long run, since this depends on the government and government changes every 4 years. In any case, I think it's a great initiative and would never say they are wasting our money. PS: I'm the founder of a chilean startup, I have a few contacts here and there, and would love to keep connecting with other hackers and startup enthusiasts. My contact info is in my profile.