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MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings

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In Latin America, such a company exists in the form of MercadoLibre , a triple-threat regional financial powerhouse based in Argentina. It is one of the region’s fastest-growing companies, having just turned in a stellar first quarter in a region that has more complexities than any of its northern neighbors. ”

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KKR To Acquire German Digital Payments Firm Heidelpay

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Founded in 2003, Heidelpay enables its clients to accept online and mobile payments and is used by more than 30,000 merchants, including companies such as L’Oréal. A person familiar with KKR’s strategy said the buyout group hoped to expand by adding customers in Germany.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

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15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. He later joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers as a partner for a period between 1999 and 2003. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. Operating Location: Philadelphia, PA. Operating Location: Menlo Park, CA.

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

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After soaring to a multi-billion-dollar valuation behind an iconic founder, a team of prominent backers, and a promise to revolutionize blood testing, Theranos officially ceased operations in 2018. Theranos was founded in 2003 by Elizabeth Holmes, then an undergraduate student at Stanford University’s School of Engineering.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

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Expertise: An experienced operator’s perspective on a problem and the different ways that it can be solved. There’s a complexity to getting these tools operational that compounds at scale. Bain, which has helped hundreds of similar businesses undergo their “digital transformation,” has that deep operator expertise.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

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In the wake of the outbreak, everything from doctors appointments to schooling to workouts went online. Education: Technology and online content make the classroom optional. Online courses & content. Retail: Shopping goes even more online as grocery joins the e-commerce revolution. Online grocery. 3D printing.

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Got $25 Million? Six Payments Execs Share Their Post-Pandemic Startup Ideas

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There are super apps that govern a lot of commerce, but [here in the states] I feel like I’m stuck in 2003. There’s] a lack of proper CRM tooling, or modernized tooling, or there’s a lack of a super app in our region.”. I’m getting emails … and it’s like every small busines has gone back to the old playbook.

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