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Viva the Entrepreneur
- Founding, Scaling, and Raising Venture Capital in Latin America
- Narrated by: Brian Requarth, Eleanor Caudill
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Business & Careers, Business Development & Entrepreneurship
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Summary
The entrepreneurial journey is lonely - especially if you’re looking to start a business in Latin America, where opportunities are ripe but resources are scarce. Brian Requarth is well acquainted with the challenges unique to this part of the world, having grown Viva Real from two people to over 500 employees, and tens of millions in dollars of revenue.
Now, Brian wants to help demystify the obstacles you’ll face, teach what you won’t learn in business school, and offer you inspiration and encouragement on your journey.
Viva the Entrepreneur shares the lessons Brian learned while building his company. He shows how to manage your own psychology and your operations, be it working with cofounders, building a culture, or managing a board of directors. Brian also reveals the secrets of scaling a business and best practices for raising venture capital in Latin America. You will develop an understanding of the most critical parts of an investor term sheet and gain perspective into the inner workings of the venture capital game.
What listeners say about Viva the Entrepreneur
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- Mariana Rodriguez
- 11-09-21
A must read book for all Entrepreneurs
Brian Requarth’s personal touch, personal experiences and story are inspirational to say the least, but the most important thing is that it opens up our eyes to see that technology has allowed people in Latin America to cross barriers and reach milestones that did not seem possible for many of us to even dream of a few years back. This books provides you the ability to feel part of Brian’s entrepreneurial journey and it motivates you to take the next step, to not be afraid and follow your dreams! Brian will walk us through the tough path ahead with Entrepreneurship, VC funding and scaling.
#vamosLatAm
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-08-21
A must read/listen for LATAM entrepreneurs
This is a must-read book for anyone interested in the LATAM entrepreneurship Ecosystem; all the way from entrepreneurs to investors and mentors. Brian describes his journey with his take on important subjects such as vision, strategy, operation, hard choices and specially fund raising. Today, this book is part of my team’s must read list. I recommend reading it!