Marcos Galperin, founder and CEO of Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre, will step down in late 2025 and be replaced by commerce head Ariel Szarfsztejn
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US tech firms are outsourcing developer jobs to Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay, making it harder for Latin American startups to attract talent despite recent layoffs
Rest of World : Tweets: @restofworld , @cengizyar , and @alexgonzor Tweets: @restofworld : One founder in Mexico said hiring reminds her of the dating scene growing up in Cancún: “If you wanted a boy...
US tech firms are “nearshoring” Latin American talent, lured by cheaper costs and similar time zones, leading to staffing shortages at tech firms in the region
Vittoria Elliott / Rest of World : Tweets: @restofworld Tweets: @restofworld : Latin America's startup scene is in the middle of a funding boom, but there's a serious shortage of tech talent. “This i...
US tech firms are “nearshoring” Latin American talent, lured by cheaper costs and similar time zones, leading to staffing shortages at tech firms in the region
As a hedge against American talent poachers, some exasperated founders are recruiting developers who can't speak English.
At least half a dozen startup founders from non-Western markets say YC's fully remote S20 Demo Day put them on a more equal footing with their US counterparts
Due the merchant connected nature of their business the founders didn't bother applying to YC having to operate on a different timezone than their customer. Virtual YC baited them. They applied. Got i...
Interviews shed light on the strained relationship between Masayoshi Son and Vision Fund leader Rajeev Misra, who some say has created a divisive workplace
Son's support tested after $18 billion in writedowns, clashes with internal rivals — In early March, before the coronavirus pandemic triggered … Tweets: @economictimes , @andresbarreto , @bradstone ...