Bank accounts: trivial or not so much?
If you live in Brazil, you have probably noticed a recent increase in the presence of beggars as a result of the crisis. Usually, I bypass them when I’m walking on the street or stopping by red light; however, a few weeks ago…
After four elections in two years and a vibrant political battle, Naftali Bennett became Israel’s Prime Minister. The former prime minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, held the post for twelve years. Mr. Bennet will serve as prime minister for the next two years and then be replaced by the centrist Yair…
Written by Pedro Mesquita, New Investments Analyst at Mindset Ventures
If you visited any tech news website in the last couple of months, chances are you bumped into the prase Non-Fungible Tokens or its abbreviation NFTs. The reason for this coverage can be attributed to recent million-dollar transactions happening with…
The digital pandemic
Have you ever had a childhood memory pop up from time to time? This happened to me recently, when out of the blue I was reminded of an incident from more than 20 years ago. When I was ten years old, my computer crashed for the first…
One president, trillions of dollars
Every four years, the U.S presidential elections are closely watched and debated worldwide. The results are about more than just their direct impact on Americans, given the economic influence of the United States on the global economy. This subject has never been so intensively discussed…
Technology in healthcare is under the radar but has been advancing exponentially
Most of us quickly associate technology to apps, computers, futuristic machines, and smartphones. The general public sees technology advancing through well publicized rumors that the next smartphone will come out with a better camera and more storage space…
Covid-19 — the forced remote work experiment
Covid-19 has dramatically altered the way we work, and an unintended consequence of this forced experiment is that it revealed the many benefits of remote work. Working from home has saved American commuters nearly $91 billion since the pandemic started. Direct costs, such…
Since the COVID-19 crisis hit, founders have seen investors hitting pause in the middle of diligence, term sheets pulled at the last minute and traditional methods of fundraising turned on their head.
While the new investment landscape is difficult for both male and female founders, the gender gap is still…
From stigmatized to revolutionary
Agribusiness is one of the most resilient segments in the economy for a simple reason: people will always need to eat. However, farms, crops and lands have always carried a certain stigma from the tech industry, as many previously viewed agribusiness as something outdated compared to…
