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Mercado Libre is a juggernaut - 25 years and still growing at 40%. The company literally changed my life and helped inspire the launch of EMQQ Global 10 years ago. Thanks Marcos Galperin! Also - Did you know that $MELI is NOT included in most of the #emergingmarkets #etfs from iShares or Vanguard (EEM, IEMG, VWO, etc.)? Neither is Nubank. You get 2x Petrobras and neither of the top #latinamerica internet companies. #internet #ecommercenews #brazil #nubank #mercadolibre #mercadolivre #frontiermarkets #mexico #colombia #argentina

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Had a great conversation with Paulo de Vilhena on Alavancagem na Empresas! At Framedrop.ai, we're discovering that we can boost Media Company’s efficiency by 40%to 60% — centralizing all the tools you need in one place. Check out the podcast snippet below to hear how we make it happen. 🇵🇹 version

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🌟 Exploring Brazil’s capital markets? Get a clear view with our latest insights on Agentes Autônomos de Investimentos (AAI). Learn how these crucial intermediaries align with global market players and what this means for investors in Brazil. Don’t miss out on understanding a key piece of the Brazilian financial puzzle. Read our expert take today! 📊 #Finance #Investment #Brazil #CapitalMarkets Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eEuGwD99

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Macauba, e palm three with high potential to be a competitive feedstock for SAF with a important impact on carbon reduction and land recovery with potential social impact. All been discussed at the Amcham Net Zero Forum. Below the point of view of Embrapa! https://lnkd.in/dZy6ydNe.

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Five big ideas from my The J Curve conversation with Marcelo França Corrêa, founder and CEO at Brazil's fintech infrastructure leader Celcoin 👇🏻 1️⃣ Three key decisions that propelled Celcoin to success: pivoting to b2b, integrating Pix and strategic M&As 🚀 Pivoting to B2B Infrastructure: Recognizing the limitations of a B2C model, Marcelo shifted Celcoin to focus on B2B payment infrastructure, enabling sustainable growth and leveraging their core strengths Integrating PIX: Instead of resisting the disruptive PIX system, Marcelo incorporated it into Celcoin’s offerings, safeguarding the business and fueling exponential growth Strategic M&A: Marcelo’s targeted acquisitions complemented Celcoin’s products, allowing rapid expansion while maintaining a strong company culture 2️⃣ Fundraising Tips: Start Early, Communicate, and Understand Expectations 💸 Build relationships early: Marcelo began investor engagement years ahead, establishing trust and credibility that paid off when funding was needed Consistent communication: regular updates on performance and milestones build investor confidence Understand stage-Specific expectations: tailor your approach to align with the distinct priorities of early and later-stage investors. For later-stage investors, emphasize key metrics, revenue quality, and scalability to demonstrate the stability and growth potential of your business 3️⃣ To build a scalable tech product, consider adopting a modular architecture 🛠️ Celcoin’s modular infrastructure allows flexibility, serving diverse clients efficiently without heavy customization, which is key to scaling 4️⃣ When growing via M&A: focus on strategic fit, prioritize product and cultural integration, and build a playbook for integration 🤝 Strategic fit: acquisitions should complement your existing capabilities and align with long-term goals Integration focus: success lies in integrating products and maintaining the acquired company’s culture to preserve innovation Create a playbook: A systematic approach to integration maximizes value and minimizes disruption. 5️⃣ The fintech infrastructure market in Brazil alone is worth at least $20 Billion and is poised to grow rapidly 🌐 The future of financial services in Brazil is being shaped by regulatory changes, digital payments, embedded finance, and open banking. For fintech infrastructure startups, this represents a vast and growing revenue opportunity. Startups that can build scalable, flexible infrastructure solutions will be well-positioned to lead in this rapidly evolving market Check out our newsletter for more takeaways from this conversation 🔗⬇️ #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #leadership #thejcurvepodcast

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Excited to share insights from my recent presentation on AI Agents - a transformative technology reshaping the development landscape. I discussed how we engineered the Azion Copilot, a sophisticated AI agent that operates directly on our edge computing infrastructure. The presentation covered practical implementation strategies and real-world development lifecycles, showcasing how organizations can leverage AI agents effectively. For teams looking to accelerate their AI journey, we've made the Azion Copilot available as a production-ready template.

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🧳 🌴Ready for a trip to Copacabana? I'm happy to share some HUGE news from my team at FastSpring again! We have partnered with EBANX, a tech company specializing in payment solutions for emerging markets, to enhance digital payment experiences in Brazil with Pix. 🇧🇷 Pix is an online instant payment method created by Brazil’s Central Bank that is essentially a transfer facilitated by QR code on your smartphone. This strategic collaboration will integrate EBANX's Pix payment capabilities into FastSpring’s platform, allowing SaaS, software, video game, and digital product companies to offer this popular payment method to their Brazilian customers effortlessly. In other words, Brazilian companies now have faster way to scale globally while maintaining a familiar payment method for local customers. “𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘪𝘹 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵-𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘭.” - Dan Garcia, Sr. Director of Payments, Risk, and Compliance at FastSpring Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dyJgzxsu #payments #PaymentSolutions #fintech #Brazil

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🛑 I present my new book: MANAGING EMOTIONS - How to Manage Emotions and Lead Strategically to Win in High Competitive Markets. 🔹 The book is available at HOTMART. Just click on the link: https://lnkd.in/dvSdkAUJ. 🔹 The book is available at AMAZON BOOKS. Just click on the link: https://lnkd.in/dBhbkdci 🔸 SUMMARY: The management of emotions in the corporate environment is a determining factor for the productivity and success of modern organizations. This paper examines the emotional impacts that influence business productivity, from the individual to the organizational level. By understanding and applying emotional intelligence, companies and professionals can create a more balanced and efficient work environment, where employees feel motivated, engaged, and able to overcome challenges with resilience. Emotions directly affect decision-making, conflict management, and interpersonal communication, impacting relationships in the workplace. Therefore, we will address topics such as the relationship between emotions and leadership, the importance of empathy in the corporate environment, and the impact of emotions on organizational culture. The use of emotional intelligence, combined with management techniques, can contribute to optimized performance and the achievement of organizational goals, helping companies to remain competitive in an increasingly demanding market. A big hug and good reading. Fernando Marchesini #careeradvice #resumetips #hiring #motivation #linkedinlife #careercoach #cpa #follow #education #resumewriter #linkedinlearning #resumewriting #coverletter #careergoals #onlinemarketing #linkedintraining #careers #linkedinstrategy #careerdevelopment #linkedinforbusiness #technology #recruitment #tech #success #smallbusiness #contentmarketing #marketingdigital #careertips #personalbranding #kidstolove #health #humanresources #hr #strategy #education #healthcare #careers #jobs #business #marketing #management #entrepreneurship #TalentTriad #AlabamaTalentTriad #training #excellenceineducation #Like #Reply #EBSCOed #NewJob #CHRO #strategy #education #HumanResources #People #Culture #publicspeaking #publicspeaker #speaker #confidence #motivationalspeaker #keynotespeaker #technology #tech #innovation #technews #huntsville #huntsvilleal #huntsvillealabama #birmingham #birminghambusiness #northalabama #athensal #decatural #alabama #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #coaching #team #teambuilding #durbinleadership #thankyou #share #help #people #leadershipadvice #leadershipexcellence #AlabamaWorks #trainer #community #culture #future #linkedin #mentalhealth #workforcedevelopment #personaldevelopment #results #realty #achievement #realtor #sales #broker #brokerage #mentor

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🛑 I present my new book: MANAGING EMOTIONS - How to Manage Emotions and Lead Strategically to Win in High Competitive Markets. 🔹 The book is available at HOTMART. Just click on the link: https://lnkd.in/dvSdkAUJ. 🔹 The book is available at AMAZON BOOKS. Just click on the link: https://lnkd.in/dBhbkdci 🔸 SUMMARY: The management of emotions in the corporate environment is a determining factor for the productivity and success of modern organizations. This paper examines the emotional impacts that influence business productivity, from the individual to the organizational level. By understanding and applying emotional intelligence, companies and professionals can create a more balanced and efficient work environment, where employees feel motivated, engaged, and able to overcome challenges with resilience. Emotions directly affect decision-making, conflict management, and interpersonal communication, impacting relationships in the workplace. Therefore, we will address topics such as the relationship between emotions and leadership, the importance of empathy in the corporate environment, and the impact of emotions on organizational culture. The use of emotional intelligence, combined with management techniques, can contribute to optimized performance and the achievement of organizational goals, helping companies to remain competitive in an increasingly demanding market. A big hug and good reading. Fernando Marchesini #careeradvice #resumetips #hiring #motivation #linkedinlife #careercoach #cpa #follow #education #resumewriter #linkedinlearning #resumewriting #coverletter #careergoals #onlinemarketing #linkedintraining #careers #linkedinstrategy #careerdevelopment #linkedinforbusiness #technology #recruitment #tech #success #smallbusiness #contentmarketing #marketingdigital #careertips #personalbranding #kidstolove #health #humanresources #hr #strategy #education #healthcare #careers #jobs #business #marketing #management #entrepreneurship #TalentTriad #AlabamaTalentTriad #training #excellenceineducation #Like #Reply #EBSCOed #NewJob #CHRO #strategy #education #HumanResources #People #Culture #publicspeaking #publicspeaker #speaker #confidence #motivationalspeaker #keynotespeaker #technology #tech #innovation #technews #huntsville #huntsvilleal #huntsvillealabama #birmingham #birminghambusiness #northalabama #athensal #decatural #alabama #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #coaching #team #teambuilding #durbinleadership #thankyou #share #help #people #leadershipadvice #leadershipexcellence #AlabamaWorks #trainer #community #culture #future #linkedin #mentalhealth #workforcedevelopment #personaldevelopment #results #realty #achievement #realtor #sales #broker #brokerage #mentor

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Why top global tech Investors are excited about Brazil 🌎 🇧🇷👇🏻 Brazil's tech ecosystem has transformed dramatically since 2015, evolving from a nascent market to a vibrant, thriving hub. Early pioneers like KASZEK, monashees, and Redpoint eventures (Anderson Thees and Manoel Lemos) set the stage, and today, the ecosystem is deeper with more early and later-stage capital providers like Valor Capital Group, Bicycle Capital, and Lightrock. Successful exits like the Pismo M&A have made Brazil more attractive for investment. The Nubank IPO, despite its rocky start, is now soaring. Founders like David Vélez and Sergio Furio are reinvesting in new startups, creating a powerful cycle of innovation and growth. These and other reasons why Brazil is grabbing attention according to Dave Nangle, managing partner VEF who joined me this week on The J Curve in the short snippet below ⬇️ To watch / listen to our full conversation with Dave head over to our channels on Spotify, Apple and Youtube 🔗🎙 #latinamerica #techecosystem #exits #venturecapital #entrepreneurship #vef #thejcurvepodcast

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Brazilian startup Carecode secured a $4.3 million pre-seed round Brazilian startup #Carecode, co-founded by Thomaz Srougi and Pedro Magalhães, is emerging from stealth with a mission to revolutionize healthcare operations through #AI. Backed by prominent investors like #a16z, QED Investors, and Endeavor Catalyst, Carecode has secured $4.3 million in pre-seed funding, highlighting the confidence in its innovative approach to reducing costs and improving outcomes for healthcare providers. Srougi, who founded and scaled dr.consulta, brings extensive experience in healthcare, while Magalhães, a seasoned CTO, complements the team’s expertise in technology. Carecode’s AI agents streamline processes around medical appointments, such as scheduling, confirmations, and managing cancellations, which traditionally rely on cost-intensive call centers. Early tests show promising results, with AI agents handling routine tasks efficiently while leaving complex cases to human staff. What sets Carecode apart is its focus on the Brazilian market, tailoring its platform to local preferences by integrating with WhatsApp and supporting audio messages, crucial for low-income and older users. With Brazil's healthcare industry spending nearly $100 billion annually on contact centers and administrative payroll, Carecode’s localized, vertical model presents a significant opportunity to address inefficiencies while enhancing user experience. The article on TechCrunch in the first comment.

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From our Monthly Tech Report (October 2024): ▶️ Global investors reinforcing Brazil tech thesis: - BOND makes its second Brazilian investment - SoftBank Investment Advisers returns to the market after a notable pause - Both participated in ASAAS' R$820 million Series C round ▶️ Secondary market gaining momentum: - Warburg Pincus LLC acquires minority stake in Contabilizei (R$700M) - Additional transactions detailed in the full report ▶️ Landmark strategic acquisition: - ClearSale acquired by Serasa Experian (R$2.0B) These deals reflect sustained institutional interest in Brazilian technology companies despite current market conditions. Stay connected with the latest market trends through our monthly report. 👉 Click here to read the full report: https://lnkd.in/d_JParge

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This post deals with Public Private Partnerships- PPPs. First of all, I would like to apologize for publishing a link in Portuguese about a topic as arid and difficult as PPPs contract renegotiations. Second, I want to congratulate the Brazilian magazine Piaui ( heralded as the New Yorker of Brazil) for having the courage to explore such a specific, complex and mercurial topic to a broader, wider audience. Third of all, I would like to kindly remind you all that a general public magazine cannot devote the seriousness and complexity that this topic requires. PPPs contract renegotiation is not easy, and the magazine obviously went for erroneous conclusions and butchered the entire debate by trying to pick sides and “ denounce yet another scandal in Brazil “. One of my great teachers of PPPs Jose Luis Guarch , use to say that the concession really happens in the contract renegotiation phase, not during bidding. Duering my long career dispensing very technical advice on PPPs, I have always reminded governments that they need to hire advisors. A lot of them. Very expensive ones. Simply because the concessionaire always had the best advisors, bankers, lawyers, and they would always win. Hence, government should in fact try to avoid losing too much value, whenever possible. Thus, to try to make a scandal about something as complex as PPP contract renegotiations, when the government always ( or almost always) loses money ( the question becomes how much) and what is the alternative, in terms of value destruction of interrupting a PPP and finding new bidders over a many months and years. These new bidders will have to secure financing and contractors for capex, and service providers for opex. Without looking at the specifics of each project, I can tell, without shadow of a doubt, that this article is very likely to be misleading. This does not take away the merit of Piaui to publish this. But rather it does require the government to hire more and better ( unconflicted, unbiased) advisors to defend their interests in renegotiations. Because the other side is filled to the brim with top consultants. Like I said in the beginning: - PPPs are complex and boring topic. I apologize to those who read it up to here… #ppps #contractrenegotiations revista piauí Mauricio Portugal Ribeiro Lincoln Flor #projectfinance #infrastructure Sergei Samolis Schafik Collazo Filip Drapak Here is the link to the story: https://lnkd.in/e-_BW-4Q

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Next week we will host our first 4Founders Forum Brazil at Google Campus Sao Paulo. There are still a few spots to join us :) https://lnkd.in/eFfkducS In 2017, 99% of Latam Funds, Accelerators, Governments, and Institutional Organizations though the most relevant part of a successful ecosystem was promoting entrepreneurship and supporting early stage. It has been a great journey since then, when almost no one believe that the ecosystems where in fact transformed by a few huge successful startups accompanied by a big liquidity event, to these days when almost everyone believe it. We have hosted forums in Mexico, Colombia and Argentina, including some of the top players in the startup world way before they were involved at anything in Latam, and some of them, even today are not active in the region, like Kleiner Perkins, Accel, Khosla Ventures, among many others. Our goal has always been facilitating growth and success for startups, and we will continue to do so now with our own fund DSV10 - Dissent Ventures. Excited about whats coming, and the community of 1,000 founders we have built in Latam, now, finally, including Brazil!

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Publishers vão se aliar a OpenAI Aqui só um primeiro exeplo como : OpenAI has struck a deal with Reddit OpenAI will use content from the social media platform for its artificial intelligence chatbot, sending shares in the company up as much as 15 per cent in after-hours trading. Thursday’s announcement is the latest in a number of deals between the Microsoft-backed start-up and media brands as the competition for high-quality and reliable data to underpin powerful new AI models intensifies. At the same time, OpenAI is fighting copyright lawsuits from publishers who are reluctant to allow their content to be used by the ChatGPT-maker. The agreement gives OpenAI access to content on Reddit’s website and will allow the social media platform to embed more AI tools. Financial terms were not disclosed, but a jump in Reddit’s stock would mean a windfall for Sam Altman, the co-founder and chief executive of OpenAI, who has invested tens of millions of dollars into the social media group. Altman, who has said he has no equity stake in OpenAI, held close to 10 per cent of Reddit’s stock ahead of its public listing in March via various entities, according to public filings. The 39-year-old, a serial entrepreneur and investor, did not lead the negotiations with Reddit, according to OpenAI. The deal will also be a boon to Reddit’s monetisation efforts, which have until now mainly focused on building up its advertising-based business model. On its roadshow ahead of its listing, Reddit told investors that it also hoped to see a windfall from selling its data to third parties so that they could train their AI. It has already struck deals with Google and Cision. OpenAI has struck a series of deals with publishers this year, including the Financial Times, US-based Associated Press, Germany’s Axel Springer, France’s Le Monde and Spain’s Prisa Media. Those deals give the San Francisco-based start-up access to material which can in turn be used to develop and run generative AI technology that can create text, images and code from human prompts. “We are thrilled to partner with Reddit to enhance ChatGPT with uniquely timely and relevant information, and to explore the possibilities to enrich the Reddit experience with AI-powered features,” said Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s chief operating officer. Including Reddit in ChatGPT “upholds our belief in a connected internet, helps people find more or what they’re looking for, and helps new audiences find community on Reddit”, said Steve Huffman, Reddit’s co-founder and chief executive. While some media brands have partnered with OpenAI, others have resisted. The New York Times and other publishers have instead sued OpenAI and Microsoft for harvesting their articles. In December, the NYT filed a lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in damages from the two companies for “profit[ing] from the massive copyright infringement, commercial exploitation and misappropriation of The Times’s intellectual property”.

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FP Markets is more than just trading. As a company, we also want to make a positive impact on communities by supporting projects that strive to improve people's lives through education, infrastructure development, and community building. Cricket Brasil is definitely one of those projects we are immensely proud to have contributed to! Watch this space for updates on what the Cricket Brasil team has been up to so far this year! ##FPMarkets #FPMarketslife #FPMarketsculture #FPMarketscareers #CSR #CricketBrasil

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Have you heard that GPT-4 is revolutionary? It can write text like no other, generate convincing responses, and even hold conversations that feel real. But here’s the big flaw that no one wants to admit: when you ask GPT-4 to perform a simple calculation, it can make mistakes. And significant ones at that. This is frustrating, especially if you expected accuracy from such an advanced model. The promise was great, but the reality leaves you with more questions than answers. So, let’s get straight to the point: If GPT-4 is so powerful, why does it err in simple calculations? More importantly, how can you turn this limitation into an opportunity for better outcomes? The uncomfortable truth is simple: GPT-4 wasn’t designed to do math. It’s a word machine, not a calculator. When asked to calculate, it doesn’t actually “calculate.” It tries to predict the next word or number in a sequence that *seems* right. And therein lies the problem: “seeming right” isn’t the same as “being right.” GPT-4 was trained on vast amounts of text, predominantly literary and conversational, not math manuals. Thus, when faced with mathematical problems, it follows patterns it has seen before without true understanding. So, how do you resolve this? The answer is simple: don’t force GPT-4 to do what it’s not made for. Instead, leverage tools that are designed for calculations—like the **Python Interpreter**. By combining the text-generating power of GPT-4 with the mathematical precision of Python, you can create solutions that are smarter and more effective than either tool could provide alone. In the end, it’s not about the errors of GPT-4; it’s about the opportunities these errors create for you. Are you ready to take control and make the most of these powerful tools? #GPT4 #Python #Innovation #Technology #DataScience

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✨ Breaking: SP Ventures Announces New Fund.- SP Ventures SP Ventures, a Brazilian agrifoodtech investment firm, has announced the first close of its third fund, AGVIII, at $22 million, targeting $80 million by the end of 2025. The fund focuses on early-stage agrifood technology startups in Latin America, aiming to improve the environmental footprint of food production and distribution through investments in bio-based crop protections, agrifintech, supply chain sectors, and education. https://lnkd.in/d7hdCcqK Please share to let other #Founders know For the ❤️ of Startups #Fusion42 #Startups #Venturecapital

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