BRNewTech Day – Geeks on a Plane Special Edition

Geeks on a Plane South America

In early May 2011, 50 geeks including successful entrepreneurs, investors and executives, boarded a plane in the Silicon Valley to tour South America, starting in Sao Paulo. This was one of the best opportunities for Brazilian and Global entrepreneurs, techies, investors, and bloggers to meet and exchange ideas.

Dave McClure and 500Startups created Geeks on a Plane as a business and cultural exchange program with the intent of helping amazing geeks meet other amazing geeks, and have a great time while at it. Brazil Innovators was one of the organizers of the 2011 trip to South America, which included a special edition of our BR New Tech including:

AARRR! Startup Metrics for Pirates
Early stage investments and global perspectives
Sessions of “I wish I knew & lessons learned” with successful Brazilian and International entrepreneurs
Thriving in uncertain lands – chat with successful Brazilian entrepreneurs
The Social Brazil
Mentors time

Our list of speakers included: Dave McClure (500 Startups), Wenceslao Casares (Bling Nation), Peng On (Match.com), Alex Banks (ComScore), Tony Schneider (WordPress), Pedro Cabral (Isobar Global), Romero Rodrigues (Buscapé), Marco Gomes (Boo-Box), Flávio Pripas (bymk), Tahiana D’Egmont (Vostu), Bruno Medeiros (Compra3) and many others. You can see the full program and line-up at our BRNewTech – Geeks on a Plane Special Edition page.