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Last week I reviewed Chile’s energy demands and discussed the types of sustainable energy being produced in Chile. While hydroelectric plants are integral contributers to their overall power supply, there has been much interest in exploring other viable sources of energy. Over the past ten years, the Chilean government has diversified its risk [...] Los Angeles Los Condes I’ve been lucky to have lived and traveled to many different cities over the last few years. In 2008, I spent a blissful [...] Last week I mentioned that I would be reviewing the current cleantech environment in Chile. This week, we will discuss the source of Chile’s energy supply with a specific focus on renewable energy. Before we discuss specific types and applications of this sustainable energy, let us first define what we are talking about: Alternative energy: an [...] Last week, we had a business meeting with the owners of a high-growth information technology company. Over a delicious meal at the company offices, we had a fairly in-depth conversation about the business opportunity in Chile. Towards the end of the conversation, I asked if their team had any questions for us – they looked [...] I’m the man in this venture still in the States, so all I know about Chile is second-hand, but I’ve gleaned enough to see what the future could be for Chile. We’ve talked about Chile in relation to China and India. In the outsourcing realm, China has been the hot spot for low-cost manufacturing, and India [...] We spend millions of dollars pumping a polluted black liquid out of the earth to feed it into the veins of our society. The economies of the world’s most developed nations depend on the constant supply of oil. The cogs of the process that turn crude oil into gasoline also control the lives of billions [...] The Chilean Earthquake a few weeks back was easily one of the scariest moments of our lives, and has left hundreds of people homeless and in desperate need of help. However, cliched as it is, every cloud has a silver lining; in this aftermath of this horrific event, it is refreshing to see clever ways [...] Earlier tonight, I received some interesting advice during a networking meeting: Understand that doing business in Chile requires two things: the Know-How and the Know-Who. No, I’m not trying to plagiarize Abbott and Costello. The Know-How is just a nice Web 2.0 way of saying that you have the competence, knowledge, and intelligence to execute on your [...] When it comes to foreign investment in technology, most people immediately think about China or India. After all, these fast-growing economies have produced some of the brightest technical minds and developed into major outsourcing hubs. Many people ask why they should invest in Chilean tech companies when there are possibilities elsewhere? The answer: technology will succeed in Chile because [...] On February 27th, an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale rocked the regions of Santiago, Concepción and Maule. The tremors also resulted in deadly tsunamis that contributed to the destruction of the area. Thankfully, Vik and I were unharmed. The same could not be said for many Chileans living in the cities of Concepción, [...] |
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