Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies. Instead, our board pushed us to think bigger: What would it take to truly transform our region’s economy? We jumped to 30 startups that first year5x our previous capacity!!! The safe play would have been scaling to 9 or 12. Rethink It.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

In a deeply researched report for TechCrunch+ , reporter Christine Hall examined the state of the cell-cultured meat industry and identified many of the startups innovating in the sector, along with the challenges they face when it comes to ramping up production and getting regulators and consumers on their side. “We yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

While finance and media are typically concentrated in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, a city of three million in the state of Bahia, is considered one of Brazil’s cultural capitals. With an 84% Afro-Brazilian population, there are deep, rich and visible roots of Africa in the city’s history, music, cuisine and culture.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Part 4: The consequences of scaling up sneaker culture. We asked him about when founders should step aside from leading their startup’s sales org, how to build a working sales culture, hiring diversely, how to pick customer segments and how to build a playbook. How to get into a startup accelerator.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Wong previously worked at GGV and Qiming Ventures and has served on the boards of startups like Tudou and Mobike. Li said ACV likes to invest early because as teams grow, it can help startups lay down fundamentals for culture, retaining talent and communication. ACV recently hired Helen Wong as managing partner.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

Instead of putting the onus on customers to roll up their sleeves, he suggests that SaaS startups learn from cryptocurrency culture and find ways to “incentivize users to do the necessary work to have the right experience.” It’s nice to see some other cities put points on the board.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

A quick glance into founder dating sites or startup accelerator applicant pools you will see that in most cases the tech founders are outweighed by at least 10 to 1. Work at a startup Taking a job at a promising startup or tech company is an excellent way to not only meet tech people but also gain some industry experience.

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