Tag: Entrepreneur

Watch Thomas Friedman’s “The World is Flat 3.0” talk at MIT OpenCourseWare

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Post date June 5, 2013
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Thomas Friedman

Back in 2000, Tom Friedman recounts, the world began to shrink and flatten, under the influence of digital interconnectivity. Elaborating on his World is Flat thesis, Friedman describes how this new global order puts creative, entrepreneurial individuals in the driver’s seat, and poses distinct new challenges and opportunities. The digital platform that connects Bangalore, Boston and Beijing enables users from any of these places to “plug, play, compete, connect and collaborate,” and is changing everything, says Friedman […]

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Consumer Behavior in Brazil: Crisis boosts advancement of aviation

Post author By Itamar Medeiros
Post date May 13, 2013
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Legacy 650 by Embraer

Brazil is experiencing one of its best moments in the aviation industry, and today the country with the second largest fleet of jets, behind only the United States and the third most produced aircraft of this type. Ahead of Embraer (a Brazilian local manufacturer), are only the American Cessna and Canadian Bombardier. The good performance is due in large part to the international crisis started in 2008, which created a favorable environment for the purchase of these aircraft in other countries, and the growth of emerging […]

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Design Readings

Watch Jason Ulaszek & Brian Winters’ “From Design Research to Experience Roadmap” talk at Interaction’13 | IxDA Conference

Jason Ulaszek & Brian Winters: "Setting Course: From Design Research to Experience Roadmap"

Design research is critical. Creating foundational, living documentation about the needs, beliefs and behaviors of your customer is of the utmost importance. And, being able to identify needs, opportunities and the future direction for the business, based on both sound process and analytical thought, will be your keys to short and long-term success. In this session you’ll learn how to turn design research activities into a mental model, identify potential new business opportunities and derive business and experience direction from your newly found consumer insight. And, you’ll look like a freakin’ rockstar in your company doing it […]

Design Readings

Watch Timothy Prestero’s “Design for people, not awards” talk at TED

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Post date October 10, 2012
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Timothy Prestero thought he’d designed the perfect incubator for newborns in the developing world — but his team learned a hard lesson when it failed to go into production. A manifesto on the importance to design for people’s real-world use, rather than accolades […]

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Economics Trend Watching

Doing Business in Brazil: Official guide advises Britons on Brazilian Culture

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Post date September 28, 2012
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The recommendations and observations such as avoid talking about Poverty and Argentina come from the UK Trade and Investment Agency (UKTI) and were included in an official guide published to help British entrepreneurs who is planning on doing business in Brazil […]

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Economics Information Technology Trend Watching

Information Technology in Brazil: Launching Investment Program to Boost Software and IT Industry

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Post date August 23, 2012
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E-commerce in Brazil

Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) has unveiled a new Strategic Program for Software and Information Technology in Brazil, announcing R$ 500 million (approximately US$ 248 million) in planned investments from 2012-2015 to build and strengthen Brazil’s competitiveness in this sector [..]

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Internet in Brazil: Fund announces U.S. $ 130 million to invest in Brazilian Startups

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Post date August 8, 2012
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e.ventures' Anderson Thees

The investment funds Redpoint e.ventures announced recently will invest $ 130 million in Internet startups in Brazil. The fund is a joint venture formed by Redpoint and e.ventures that combined own shares of companies like Netflix and Groupon. The money will be applied in Brazil includes financing funds in Silicon Valley, one of the centers of innovation in the U.S.. […]

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Design Economics Trend Watching

Design in Brazil: Creative industry sector directly employs about 800,000 people in the country

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Post date July 27, 2012
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The Brazilian talent is being recognized internationally, and Brazilian entrepreneurship is so particular that is becoming export product. Watch this short report (in Portuguese) […]

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Economics Information Technology Innovation Software Trend Watching

Information Technology in Brazil: IT services push GDP numbers up

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Post date March 7, 2012
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Segment was the fastest growing in 2011, according to GDP data. market jumped from U.S. $ 59 billion in 2008 to US$ 95 billion in 2011 […]

Economics Innovation Trend Watching

Watch Justin Hall-Tipping’s “Freeing energy from the grid” talk at TED

Post author By Itamar Medeiros
Post date February 29, 2012
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What would happen if we could generate power from our windowpanes? In this moving talk, entrepreneur Justin Hall-Tipping shows the materials that could make that possible, and how questioning our notion of ‘normal’ can lead to extraordinary breakthroughs […]

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