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by ldec 3y ago
There is a lot of top Latam talent who want to stay in Latam because of family and culture issues, and also because earning in US$ while working remote from Latin America can provide a much higher quality of life than you would be able to g
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by ldec 3y ago
Hi, Lachlan de Crespigny co-founder of Revelo here (my cofounder is quoted in the article). This is absolutely a trend and I really believe it is a massive benefit for the US and for Latin America - more innovation in the US and more good q
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by ldec 6y ago
1. When this gets too extreme people start to ignore whether it is fair, logical or right, and respond with rage. People who have to close down, or feel poor, while they see a small group get crazy rich don’t care about economic theory, the
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by ldec 6y ago
Companies use this data to raise the price of items that are mostly bought by people with a lower sensitivity to price. A famous example is Tesco in the UK that worked out they could double the prices of certain cheeses with no impact on sa
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by ldec 6y ago
>workers should have freedom to negotiate their own benefits This is likely where the comment of laws treating the workers as stupid people comes from - Brazilian labour laws are very rigid with an amazing amount of restrictions around n
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by ldec 10y ago
Thats the level they are already at in São Paulo - people here are giving up their cars as it no longer makes financial sense to have one.
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by ldec 12y ago
"I wonder if Gates writing this praise was spurred by something" - it was likely spurred by criticism in the economist: http://www.economist.com/news/business/21645746-warren-buffe...
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by ldec 12y ago
Absolutely a fantastic tool - well done, and thankyou for existing! Very happy I can depend on you sticking around.
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by ldec 12y ago
I agree with most of the comments here, but wanted to add that when you are ready, if you are in the US, most business schools have an 'entrepreneurship club' or something similar, which mostly have a group of business-savvy peopl
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by ldec 12y ago
This is awesome. love it. Thankyou Erik and Shaun.
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by ldec 12y ago
Good paper, thanks Bowei. It is a great place to be an entrepreneur - despite some of the problems you point out it is also a world of opportunity where you can help solve real problems if you have the right attitude. Also, its a great plac