Tag: Argentina

Día del Emprendedor – learn to build a startup

As in previous years, in one of the cultural centers of Buenos Aires, more than 5000 entrepreneurs gathered for the fifth edition of Día del Emprendedor. I heard many times about this day and its significance, but I have never had the chance to experience it before. And it was from a very special place: as…  Read more

Buenos Aires: NETI & the Netiatón the first collaborative design event.

Recently I’ve got the sensation that collaborative culture is blossoming everywhere and in the austral spring I found NETI acronyms for “No Está Todo Inventado” equal to “Not everything is invented” NETI is a maker space that puts together three pillars of development: academia, entrepreneurship and government. Located in Argentina, I think it has a unique opportunity…  Read more

Collaborative Pioneer: Inside Interview with Alejandro Cosentino of Afluenta

Alejandro Cosentino is the founder and CEO of Afluenta. The easiest way to explain Afluenta is… The first and largest peer to peer lending platform in Latin America, where people invest in other people’s projects. The lenders win more and the borrowers pay less. I believe it is the right moment for Afluenta to take off…  Read more

Airbnb Launches Neighborhood Guide to Buenos Aires in Argentina

Under Red Innova Buenos Aires the event of innovation, internet and entrepreneurship, Kay Kuehne, who directs Airbnb’s for Latin America revealed the details of his company’s secret to success: collaborative consumption. The economy of sharing is the base of products similar to that of Airbnb, which recently published a report revealing that those who use similar…  Read more