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ldec

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About ldec

I am Australian who loves my new home brazil and the entrepreneurial scene here.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #35887123

    There is a lot of top Latam talent who want to stay in Latam because of family and culture issues, and also because earning in US$ while working remote from Latin America can provi…

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    Comment #35887020

    Hi, Lachlan de Crespigny co-founder of Revelo here (my cofounder is quoted in the article). This is absolutely a trend and I really believe it is a massive benefit for the US and f…

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    Comment #25367041

    1. When this gets too extreme people start to ignore whether it is fair, logical or right, and respond with rage. People who have to close down, or feel poor, while they see a smal…

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    Comment #23976116

    Companies use this data to raise the price of items that are mostly bought by people with a lower sensitivity to price. A famous example is Tesco in the UK that worked out they cou…

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    Comment #23795146

    >workers should have freedom to negotiate their own benefits This is likely where the comment of laws treating the workers as stupid people comes from - Brazilian labour laws are v…

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    Comment #13439416

    Thats the level they are already at in São Paulo - people here are giving up their cars as it no longer makes financial sense to have one.

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    Comment #9224772

    "I wonder if Gates writing this praise was spurred by something" - it was likely spurred by criticism in the economist: http://www.economist.com/news/business/21645746-warren-buffe…

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    Comment #8369676

    Absolutely a fantastic tool - well done, and thankyou for existing! Very happy I can depend on you sticking around.

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    Comment #8098024

    I agree with most of the comments here, but wanted to add that when you are ready, if you are in the US, most business schools have an 'entrepreneurship club' or something similar,…

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    Comment #8043174

    This is awesome. love it. Thankyou Erik and Shaun.

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    Comment #7966365

    Good paper, thanks Bowei. It is a great place to be an entrepreneur - despite some of the problems you point out it is also a world of opportunity where you can help solve real pro…