Brazil: A look into Latin America’s largest startup ecosystem (2017)
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#2It's a myth that Brazilians are more creative. Doing business in Brazil is incredibly difficult - lack of talent, ethics and terrible financial sector.
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#3It's a myth that Brazilians are more creative. Doing business in Brazil is incredibly difficult - lack of talent, ethics and terrible financial sector.
This seems to be a very myopic view of a large and diverse country. I've seen both extremes when it comes to talent and ethics.
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#4It's a myth that Brazilians are more creative. Doing business in Brazil is incredibly difficult - lack of talent, ethics and terrible financial sector.
This seems to be a very myopic view of a large and diverse country. I've seen both extremes when it comes to talent and ethics.
Have you been to Brazil? Brazilians take the entire day off to go to the bank because it takes that long and processes are so inefficient. I was shocked at how non functional the society is as a whole.
Their national museum just burned down because the country couldn't even allocate funding properly. You expect running a business there is going to be a simple and transparent affair?
This is not a knock on the people themselves. They're smart, caring and competent, but to be honest, the country is a mess.
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#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
This seems to be a very myopic view of a large and diverse country. I've seen both extremes when it comes to talent and ethics.
Have you been to Brazil? Brazilians take the entire day off to go to the bank because it takes that long and processes are so inefficient. I was shocked at how non functional the society is as a whole. Their national museum just burned down because the country couldn't even allocate funding properly. You expect running a business there is going to be a simple and transparent affair? This is not a knock on the people…
As a Brazilian I'm not going to deny that the country is full of problems, but the person you replied to said that the country is big and that both extremes exist. No need to focus only on the negatives when the country has many things going for it.
Re: Brazil: A look into Latin America’s largest startup ecosystem (2017)
#6It's a myth that Brazilians are more creative. Doing business in Brazil is incredibly difficult - lack of talent, ethics and terrible financial sector.
Lack of competitive pay makes talent leave the country (source: I have many friends working in startups in USA due to better working conditions).
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Have you been to Brazil? Brazilians take the entire day off to go to the bank because it takes that long and processes are so inefficient. I was shocked at how non functional the society is as a whole. Their national museum just burned down because the country couldn't even allocate funding properly. You expect running a business there is going to be a simple and transparent affair? This is not a knock on the people…
As a Brazilian I'm not going to deny that the country is full of problems, but the person you replied to said that the country is big and that both extremes exist. No need to focus only on the negatives when the country has many things going for it.
Completely agree, pretty inflammatory and vaguely racist comment. I think we can also agree things are far more negative than positive nowadays. Temer is really just the another nail in the coffin for functional Brazilian society. Things are looking much more bleak compared to a decade ago.
Re: Brazil: A look into Latin America’s largest startup ecosystem (2017)
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
This seems to be a very myopic view of a large and diverse country. I've seen both extremes when it comes to talent and ethics.
Have you been to Brazil? Brazilians take the entire day off to go to the bank because it takes that long and processes are so inefficient. I was shocked at how non functional the society is as a whole. Their national museum just burned down because the country couldn't even allocate funding properly. You expect running a business there is going to be a simple and transparent affair? This is not a knock on the people…
>Brazilians take the entire day off to go to the bank
That is completely false. I can’t imagine where you got this from.
Brazilian baking is years ahead of the US, not that it represents a high bar.
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#9Brazil has and continues to perform poorly on measures of cognitive competence. It makes Mexico look like academic achievers.
Re: Brazil: A look into Latin America’s largest startup ecosystem (2017)
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
As a Brazilian I'm not going to deny that the country is full of problems, but the person you replied to said that the country is big and that both extremes exist. No need to focus only on the negatives when the country has many things going for it.
Completely agree, pretty inflammatory and vaguely racist comment. I think we can also agree things are far more negative than positive nowadays. Temer is really just the another nail in the coffin for functional Brazilian society. Things are looking much more bleak compared to a decade ago.
I actually disagree and I'm highly optimistic for the future of my country. But I'm aware that I'm a minority when it comes to this opinion.