He was born in Argentina, and came to the US to play soccer on a scholarship with U of Maine. When he got his business degree, he moved to Geneva, Switzerland and worked for HP. He and his brother started etips.com while he was still in Switzerland in 2009. His mobile app tips earned $1 million in the past year. His company headquarters is in Argentina, and he also had a presence in Silicon Valley. In this episode he also shares: Who came up with the idea for … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
How to build a company and sell it with Yuri Moreno
Yuri Moreno is from Sao Paulo, Brazil. He got a start early in life in the digital marketing world. He entered digital marketing at 19 and by the time he was 21, he was the head of one of the largest digital marketing firms in Brazil called UnderDOGS. Solving his customer challenges led him to start a back end digital marketing agency called Extraball. He and his co-founder at Extraball eventually sold both companies! So Yuri is here today to explain how he started a … [Read more...]
How to Go From Employee to Venture Capitalist with Ashu Garg
Ashu Garg was born in India and has lived in India, Nigeria, and the Sudan, and today makes his home in California with his wife, Pooja (an entrepreneur as well), and their two sons. Ashu has a bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management at Bangalore, where he received the President's Gold Medal. Visionary Leaders will put you in charge before you are ready for the task! Ashu works with … [Read more...]
How to start a software company to get acquired with Gaurav Mantri
Gaurav Mantri was born in India and moved to the US in 1999. He worked in a corporate job and dabbled in start ups during the dotcom era, but he eventually decided to move back to India to build a software company, Cerebrata. Cerebrate was eventually acquired by Red Gate Software. Gaurav shares his story of success, and some failures along the way. Listen to the episode to hear how he walked away from a deal with Celebrata at one point; how he didn’t negotiate for more … [Read more...]