path to success for latin american founders

Paths to build a successful startup

Caminos hacia el éxito para startups

@bedy | @500Startups

#500STRONG Means Family

Portfolio Companies1200+2,500+

250+50+

Founders

Mentors

Countries

SUCCESS

FAILURE

3 Unicorns >$1B in Value

25+ Centaurs >$100M in Value

250 - 300 Ponies >$10M in Value

#500STABLE

Product Market Fit

Product Market Fit

PRODUCT MARKET FIT

MAYVENN

NO

LEAN STARTUP(Eric Ries)

CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT (Steve Blank)

YES!

Does it scale?

AARRR (@davemcclure)

#500DISTRO •  Distro Team: in-house

growth team - 13 people

•  Distro Program : London, Miami, Taipei, Dubai , KL, HK + MOAR.

•  WMD.co: 1-day conference covering mktg & distribution

#DISTRO = Growth AND Retention

500distro.co

Funnel optimization

Drip email marketingSEM Content marketing

Analytics

SEO

Referrals

YouTubeSmoke tests

SMS

Sales Automation

Retargeting

Facebook

AdWords

Instagram

Pinterest

Twitter

Open rates

Influencer MarketingMixpanel

Mobile Ads

Conversions

DISTRO = Growth Marketing

Funnel optimization

500distro.co

Drip email marketing

Content marketing

Content marketingAnalytics

SEO

ReferralsYouTube ads

PATHS?

MOVE TO SILICON VALLEY?

WILL INVESTORS IN SILICON VALLEY INVEST IN ME?

TALENT CAN COME FROM EVERYWHERE!

OPPORTUNITIES ARE EVERYWHERE

SILICON VALLEY:~50% OF FOUNDERS =

FOREIGNERS

FEW PATHS…

#500DISTRO

500 MIAMI #DISTRO Starts - SEP 28th

http://500.co/500-distro-miami/

https://angel.co/500startups-batch-15/apply

SO MANY PATHS FOR FOUNDERS IN

LATIN AMERICA TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL STARTUP

IT IS IN YOUR MIND!