Investor Math in Jamaica: “I’ll give you USD $10k for 30% of your startup.” I swear, I dunno if it’s ignorance or arrogance. Entrepreneurs are so frustrated by the state of the local investor market in Jamaica. They are disgusted as to why are we seeing $10K USD investment offers for 30% of your […]
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BPO Park Saas Platform Startup which seeks to tap the multi-billion dollar Global OUtsourcing market won Kingston BETA’s Startup Stage Competition at the last event on December 7th. The Startup which is led by Sheldon Duncombe, won the pitch competition out of a field of 15 entrants The panel of three judges gave Williams the…
I don’t know about anyone else but I’ve never gone to Amazon.com, had it detect my Kingston, Jamaica location, ask me if I want to have my stuff delivered to an address there, accept my Jamaican address, then asked me for my Passport or TRN so it can handle customs clearance fees, then when I…
We have a saying in Jamaica that says “When America coughs we catch a cold”, it should track them that us having a strong business relationship that runs across many industries and Caribbean people investing in US-based stocks, especially in the Tech, Consumer, and Financial sectors is nothing new. So this landmark approval of spot…
I was in The Bahamas last week to attend OasisOnChain a three-day summit on consumer crypto, culture, and co-creation. (This is why there was no newsletter last week). It was held at a Tech Coworking and Community Hub space Crypto Isle. I met a bunch of entrepreneurs, engineers, advocates, experts, Digital Asset Licensing Lawyers, and Investors there and…
