Carlos Leiva Burotto

A letter Jesse Farmer wishes he had written himself about surviving startup life.

..sadly true..

This week, you can attend to a tribute to Steve Jobs and learn more about NoSQL Databases.

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This week, there are only two English-spoken events in Chile. Spanish activities are below (11).

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Congrats to the 154 selected startups of the second round of 2011 in the Start-Up Chile program. This is the first time that 27 Chilean companies were accepted into the program. I wish you the best on this exciting new opportunity for your startup!

This week, the founders of Nxtp Labs, an accelerator seed fund from Buenos Aires, are going to give an interesting talk on Start-Up Chile HQ.

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This is a must read

Now that everyone loves them, early adopters and forward thinkers want to know what is next for the infographic. Is this just the beginning of a visual revolution, or have they already jumped the shark? This is an important question, especially for those who are making large investments in the medium, such as publishers and marketers.

Chile doesn’t stop their entrepreneurship activities on the week of their independence day! Based on your preferences, this week you can attend activities related with social entrepreneurs, IT, and even learn how to apply the “Business Model Canvas” to your business or idea.

If you’re in Chile this weekend, while drinking some wine/chicha, eating BBQ / anticuchos / empanadas or dancing “cueca” with your friends, remember to say “Viva Chile Mierda!!!”

Cheers po’ ! Take care!
See u next week!

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This week, four of our six listed events are going to happen outside of Santiago! The one you can’t miss, is the webinar with Eric Ly, Linkedin Co-Founder and ex-CTO.

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Here’s what I’d do in the beginning:

Incorporation

(1) Entity Choice: Corporation or Corporation

(2) State of Incorporation: Delaware

(3) Authorized Shares in Charter: 10,000,000 Shares

(4) Type of Shares: Common Stock

(5) Par Value of Common: $0.0001

(6) Initial Founders Issuance: 8,000,000 Shares

(7) Founders Equity Split: Depends on the Team, But Quickly and After the Awkward & Difficult Conversations

(8) Vest Founders Shares?: Hell Yes

(9) Vesting Schedule for Founders Shares: 4 years with a One Year Cliff

(10) Consideration for Founders Shares: Cash & IP

(11) Handling of “Lost Founders”: Lock Down the IP (then Wish Them Well)

Raising Capital

(1) Length of NDA: 0 pages

(2) Fees Paid to Pitch my Startup: $0

(3) Investors: Accredited Investors

(4) Structure of First Capital Raise up to $1MM: Convertible Notes

This is the week of “Girls in Tech Chile!” And if you have a working business or a business idea with a great potential, I suggest you to apply to the 4° version of Igrandprix.

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Feb 1, 1985

By David Sheff

If anyone can be said to represent the spirit of an entrepreneurial generation, the man to beat for now is the charismatic cofounder and chairman of Apple Computer, Inc., Steven Jobs. He transformed a small business begun in a garage in Los Altos, California, into a revolutionary billion-dollar company–one that joined the ranks of the Fortune 500 in just five years, faster than any other company in history. And what’s most galling about it is that the guy is only 29 years old. Jobs’s company introduced personal computers into the American home and workplace. Before the founding of Apple in 1976, the image most people had of computers was of machines in science‐fiction movies that beeped and flashed or of huge, silent mainframes that brooded ominously behind the closed doors of giant corporations and Government agencies. But with the development of the transistor and then the microprocessor chip, it became possible to miniaturize the technology of the computer and make it accessible to personal users. By the mid-Seventies, a starter computer kit, of interest mainly to hobbyists, was available for about $375, plus assorted parts.

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This week Chile se Escurre! po’ ..did you know that?
..also Zakinche invites you to vote about Paro Nacional para el 24 y 25 de Agosto! 

On Wednesday afternoon, Centro Innovo USACH and the School of Engineers in Chile are going to launch a new entrepreneurs program. And on Thursday, there will be activities based in Valparaiso and Viña del Mar.

Finally, we have exclusive discounts for next week’s Cloud Computing workshop (Wednesday 30th) that will be held in Universidad Adolfo Ibañez. If you’re interested, sign up here.

Remember that you can always submit events to be included in the next week’s issue.

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This week you can improve your pitch, join a surprise speaker meeting, learn more about Chilean startups and finally, see how design thinking can reshape education in the 21st Century. 

Remember that you can always submit events to be included in the next week’s issue.

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