RE:POST – Is the Caribbean is one big Startup ghetto!?

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As we begin this journey to explore the Caribbean Tech Startup scene, I wanted to repost this blog post, I wrote on November last year. I want your opinion from even more people on whether the Caribbean can really deliver on successful tech entrepreneurs and startups and what should we focus on to achieve that.

I started my post like this – The argument for Caribbean tech startups to focus on going global is compelling if we’re to follow Dave McClure’s world view. In his 14 slide presentation he recently gave in Amman, Jordon he answers the question – Should startups stay local, go global or do both?!!  He kicks off his argument by sharing facts on the global languages, how many of each language block is online, do they have a low to high GDP and what’s their scope for growth. He then gives a snapshot on global markets, their available spend and if there’s anything special about them like infrastructure and mobile growth. Dave then follows that up with a how-to-assess -the-global markets slide in a bid to show us where is worth pursuing, where may be better to create and launch a startup. He then offers up another snapshot of the current distribution mechanisms in play – social, search, mobile etc and their potential too. Read the rest here More