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** ENDEAVOR NEWS: November 2012 **

  New entrepreneurs selected


Endeavor in the news * Insight research

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Endeavor Global: High-Impact Entrepreneurship
Endeavor welcomes 18 new Endeavor Entrepreneurs!

Last month, Endeavor selected 18 High-Impact Entrepreneurs from seven countries at our 45th International Selection Panel in Istanbul, Turkey. Endeavor now supports 726 High-Impact Entrepreneurs from 455 companies in 14 countries. (Learn more about the entrepreneurs in the righthand sidebar.) [More]





New research from Endeavor Insight

Lessons from Endeavor's fastest-growing companies

This year, 13 Endeavor Entrepreneurs would have made the Inc. 500 list. Find out more and download the complete report, “Emerging Market Entrepreneurs Have Emerged.”

Learn top tips for success: check out these lessons from the report...

Lesson 1: Think big to achieve big
Lesson 2: Don't be afraid to work at a big company
Lesson 3: Empower your team
Lesson 4: Focus on the "core" of your business
Lesson 5: The customer is always right

More than 10 years later: The impact of an Endeavor office

More than 80% of all employment in Chile is generated by entrepreneurship, but the country’s thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem did not develop overnight. Our new video spotlights Endeavor's role in fostering this ecosystem for more than a decade. [More]





Endeavor in the news

Spotlights on Endeavor Catalyst

An article in Crain's highlights Endeavor's passive co-investment fund, with quotes from Endeavor CEO Linda Rottenberg. [More]

Meanwhile, in the Financial Times, Catalyst is discussed in the context of programs to support Latin American entrepreneurs. “The donors can see that each dollar goes directly to the entrepreneur and, in time, their money will get back to them in compounded form.” [More]



“Focus on growth to get out of the crisis”: a feature on Endeavor Greece

Haris Makryniotis, Managing Director of Endeavor Greece, discusses the newly launched office. "Greece meets a number of criteria for successful entrepreneurship -- there is a crisis and there is an opportunity." [More]

Nearshore Americas: "The special sauce that stirs Endeavor’s unique mentorship formula"

Endeavor's model is illustrated, with emphasis on our unique "mentor capitalist" approach. [More]

Stanford - Endeavor executive education program

Stanford's Graduate School of Business reports on the weeklong program offered by SEED last August. [More]

Meanwhile, Young Entrepreneur spotlights several of the 62 Endeavor Entrepreneurs who participated, including Jaime Cater (Mexico), Daniel Wjuniski (Brazil) and Fadi Bargouti (Jordan). [More]


Endeavor and Startup Genome collaborate to map entrepreneurial ecosystems

Endeavor and Startup Genome have announced a partnership to help drive and deepen the cultivation of entrepreneurial ecosystems worldwide. The mission of Startup Genome is to build the world’s most up-to-date database of entrepreneurial communities through a network of local curators -- including a growing number from the Endeavor network. [More]




Endeavor Entrepreneurs in the news

Wall Street Journal profiles Sidar Şahin, Peak Games founder

The article spotlights the fast-growing Turkish gaming company, which has expanded to the Middle East and North Africa. "'I started Peak to change the world,' [Sidar] says with no equivocation." [More]





Mariano Nuñez wins T35 Award

Technology Review Magazine has honored the Argentinian entrepreneur behind Onapsis, an innovative software development firm. [More]




Videos from the Endeavor network

Endeavor President Fernando Fabre, on creating role models

In this short video, Fabre discusses how Endeavor creates high-impact role models. [More]

Zafer Younis offers social media tips

At the Celebration of Entrepreneurship (CoE) E-Commerce conference, the Jordanian Endeavor Entrepreneur discusses how new brands can best connect to consumers by analyzing levels of friendship. [More]

Melih Odemis discusses Yemeksepeti

At the CoE E-Commerce conference, the Turkey-based Endeavor Entrepreneur discusses how he became an entrepreneur and developed a well-known food ordering platform throughout Turkey and beyond. [More]

He also speaks directly to Wamda in this insightful interview.

Wamda interview: Tarek and Alaa Sryo of SASCO

Wamda speaks to the Endeavor Entrepreneurs who run SASCO, an Egypt-based business specializing in manufacturing office supplies. [More]


In case you missed it...

Endeavor launches in Greece!
 

In the midst of continuing economic turmoil in Greece, Endeavor has launched a new affiliate office in Athens, bringing our high impact entrepreneurship model to Europe for the first time. “Endeavor comes to Greece at a pivotal moment,” said Endeavor Greece Board Chair Michael Chandris. “The crisis has unleashed a new wave of entrepreneurship. Thousands of young people are no longer content with accepting a civil service job but are keen to develop their entrepreneurial ideas. Endeavor can become a catalyst to this process and thus have a substantial impact on a society in transition.” [More]
In This Issue:

- New Entrepreneurs selected


- Endeavor in the news


- Endeavor Insight research



Upcoming Endeavor Events


November 8: Global Gala - New York City [More]

December 10-12: Miami International Selection Panel
 


Welcoming the newest Endeavor Entrepreneurs!

 

Brazil

Entrepreneurs: Caio Bonatto, Beto Justus and Lucas Maceno
Company: Tecverde (www.tecverde.com.br)
Description: Tecverde constructs eco-friendly homes with a guarantee of short construction time and low cost.

Chile

Entrepreneur: Roberto Cifuentes
Company: G-Process (www.gprocess.cl)
Description: G-Process develops additives for use during copper refining processes that increase the metal’s value. The company’s DXG-F7 additive can add $100 to the value of each ton of copper on average by improving the purity and appearance of copper produced. DXG-F7 also vastly reduces the amount of water needed to complete the refining process.

Egypt

Entrepreneur: Yasmine Shihata
Company: Enigma (www.enigma-mag.com)
Description: Enigma is an Egyptian English-language magazine and e-commerce business focusing on fashion, culture, travel, and key personalities in business, politics and entertainment for a globally oriented reader. Enigma magazine is available both in print and online in Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE, and the UK.

Entrepreneurs: Mohamed Wahid, Ahmed El Kordy
Company: Mashaweer (www.mashaweeronline.com)
Description: Mashaweer is the first personal assistance service company in Egypt, and is dedicated to saving its clients’ time and effort by acting as a full-time personal assistant at a part-time cost. Mashaweer operates in Alexandria and Cairo, and is beginning operations in Beirut this month.

Greece

Entrepreneurs: Nikos Kakavoulis & Phaedra Chrousos
Company: Daily Secret (www.dailysecret.com)
Description: Daily Secret is a digital media company that sends a daily curated email newsletter featuring city “secrets” related to categories such as dining, entertainment, and shopping. The company is in 16 cities across the world, each with its own edition, often in the native language as well as English. Daily Secret is focused on expanding to large cities in emerging markets to serve their young and increasingly affluent populations.

Indonesia

Entrepreneur: Vincent Henry Iswaratioso
Company: Indomog (www.indomog.com)
Description: Indomog is Indonesia’s first comprehensive payment service provider (PSP) for online transactions. Indomog has secured partnerships with the majority of Indonesia’s game distributors and several international tech companies including Google and Facebook.

Entrepreneur: Niki Luhur
Company: Kartuku (www.kartuku.co.id)
Description: Kartuku provides payment processing solutions through secure and reliable hardware, software, and service offerings. Kartuku manages and services everything from data servers to point-of-sale payment devices. This model provides banks, retail merchants, and payment agents with a convenient “one-stop” solution for all their payment processing needs along with built-in risk reduction mechanisms.

Entrepreneur: Aldi Haryopratomo
Company: Ruma (www.ruma.co.id)
Description: Ruma has created a platform through which Indonesia’s small, traditional shops can buy and sell prepaid minutes via SMS. Ruma is now implementing tools for market intelligence, bill payment, and mobile banking to fully leverage their large network of over 4,000 active shops.

Mexico

Entrepreneur: René W. Lankenau & Luis Garza
Company: Advenio (www.advenio.mx)
Description: Advenio is a newly launched and quickly growing company that provides professional daycare services to the employees of large corporations.

Entrepreneur: Roger Viera
Company: Pounce Consulting (www.pounceconsulting.com)
Description: Pounce Consulting is a full-service IT consulting, product design, and manufacturing option for companies with complicated technical challenges. The company operates a full service manufacturing and assembly facility, specializing in printed circuit boards.

Turkey

Entrepreneur: Atlug Acar
Company: Hediyemo (www.hediyemo.com)
Description: Hediyemo is Turkey’s first and leading mobile and social gifting platform. Customers can login through the Hediyomo website, mobile or a Facebook app and choose from 500 unique products and 300 gift cards in varying prices ranges from 34 merchants.

Entrepreneurs: Göktuğ Oğuz, Haldun Uraz
Company: Unnado (www.unnado.com)
Description: Unnado is an e-commerce website that conducts flash sales for baby and children’s products for children up to the age of 14. Working with suppliers to offer products at a significant discount for the customer, Unnado sells clothing, supplies, toys, and other products in three day sales on its website.








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RedInnova: Conference on Innovation, Internet, and Entrepreneurship (NYC: Nov 8-9)

Endeavor is supporting RedInnova – the leading tech conference connecting the Latin American and global startup communities – for its first US-based event in New York City on November 8 and 9. [More]

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