AndesBeat

AndesBeat(on a micro level)mines entrepreneurial/startup talent and produces original 'startup stories'* out of Latin America (LatAm). We work to provide contextual content and international exposure to the LatAm startup scene, while working to close the gap between LatAm and the English speaking startups market by building a new channel to connect (until now) these two different worlds. *Note: As we are working to simultaneously build a 'startup ecosystem', there is usually NO background information on the startups we are covering (or extremely limited information...in Spanish/Portugese). Since we are giving many Latin American startups their first press coverage, it takes a minimum of 4-6 hours to research and prepare background for one startup to build their story for AndesBeat and launch them to the world. AndesBeat (on a macro level) is a 'discovery platform' that launches and fosters the 'very' early stage growth of startup movements in Latin America. We do this through collective intelligence (open innovation) + original programming + new media publications. Our Mission is to see entrepreneurship promoted as an 'extreme sport'. Given that we are essentially 'activating and growing' an ecosystem here (with nothing really parallel to reference) our outreach and programming converges on this theme. Our Name was created in part via feedback received through Quora community (you guys rock)! Andes refers to the South American based mountain range touching on several countries and Beat as a way to measure the rhythm and flow of the startup vibe and energy unique to this region.