path to success for latin american founders
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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
AdWords
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!