A work in progress

1. The Silicon Valley Latino Ecosystem
Introduction to Tech Investing in SF/Silicon Valley
Corporate Executive Program/ Mexico
June 27, 2016 | Santa Clara, California
Giovanni Rodriguez
The Silicon Valley Story Lab

2. What we do
Content, communication, and community strategy for leaders
in both developed and emerging hubs.
The Silicon Valley Story Lab@giorodriguez

3. What we do
Content, communication, and community strategy for leaders
in both developed and emerging hubs.
The Silicon Valley Story Lab@giorodriguez

4. Why we do it
Increasingly, innovation is being disseminated at the regional
level.This may become even more important in the post-Brexit
era, where nation-level collaboration could be under stress.
The Silicon Valley Story Lab@giorodriguez

5. How we do it
+Educational workshops in three regions.
+Consulting for tech companies and regional leaders.
+OneHundredCities: a global learning community (coming
soon).
The Silicon Valley Story Lab@giorodriguez

6. Objective
Enabling Mexican investors to engage technology companies in Silicon Valley.
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7. Objective
Enabling Mexican investors to engage technology companies in Silicon Valley.
@giorodriguez The Silicon Valley Story Lab

8. Challenges
+Understanding the new narrative.
@giorodriguez The Silicon Valley Story Lab

9. Challenges
+Understanding the new narrative.
+Understanding the new opportunities.
@giorodriguez The Silicon Valley Story Lab

10. Challenges
+Understanding the new narrative.
+Understanding the new opportunities.
+Seeing and navigating the new ecosystem.
@giorodriguez The Silicon Valley Story Lab

11. Narrative: Then
minority engagement is about doing the right thing
Jesse Jackson
The Silicon Valley Story Lab@giorodriguez

12. Narrative: Now
minority engagement is about doing the right thing
and doing the smart thing (“seeing around corners
that others can’t see”)
Mitch Kapor
The Silicon Valley Story Lab@giorodriguez

13. Opportunities: Now
minority investment is about doing the right thing
and doing well (“seeing around corners
I cannot see”)
Mitch Kapor
The Silicon Valley Story LabThe Silicon Valley Story Lab
Regalii
(Edrizio De La Cruz)
Opportunities
@giorodriguez

14. Opportunities: Now
minority investment is about doing the right thing
and doing well (“seeing around corners
I cannot see”)
Mitch Kapor
The Silicon Valley Story LabThe Silicon Valley Story Lab
Regalii
Opportunities
MATI Energy
(Tatiana Birgisson)
Opportunities
The Silicon Valley Story Lab@giorodriguez

15. Opportunities: Now
minority investment is about doing the right thing
and doing well (“seeing around corners
I cannot see”)
Mitch Kapor
The Silicon Valley Story LabThe Silicon Valley Story Lab
Regalii
Opportunities
Aggrigator
(Margarita Quihuis)
Opportunities
The Silicon Valley Story Lab@giorodriguez

16. Opportunities: Now
minority investment is about doing the right thing
and doing well (“seeing around corners
I cannot see”)
Mitch Kapor
The Silicon Valley Story LabThe Silicon Valley Story Lab
Regalii
OpportunitiesOpportunities
Atipica
(Laura Gomez)
The Silicon Valley Story Lab@giorodriguez

17. Opportunities: Now
minority investment is about doing the right thing
and doing well (“seeing around corners
I cannot see”)
Mitch Kapor
The Silicon Valley Story LabThe Silicon Valley Story Lab
Regalii
OpportunitiesOpportunities
VOIQ
(Ricardo Garcia-
Amaya)
The Silicon Valley Story Lab@giorodriguez

18. Opportunities: Now
minority investment is about doing the right thing
and doing well (“seeing around corners
I cannot see”)
Mitch Kapor
The Silicon Valley Story LabThe Silicon Valley Story Lab
Regalii
OpportunitiesOpportunities
Authy/Twilio
(Daniel Palacio)
The Silicon Valley Story Lab
Opportunities
The Silicon Valley Story Lab
Klout
(Joe Fernandez)
@giorodriguez

19. Opportunities: Now
minority investment is about doing the right thing
and doing well (“seeing around corners
I cannot see”)
Mitch Kapor
The Silicon Valley Story LabThe Silicon Valley Story Lab
Regalii
OpportunitiesOpportunities
Authy/Twilio
(Daniel Palacio)
The Silicon Valley Story Lab@giorodriguez

20. The Silicon Valley Story Lab
The Greater SV Latino Tech Ecosystem (Beta)
education
+SMASH Academy
+Mission Techies
+Hispanic Foundation of
Silicon Valley
@giorodriguez

21. The Silicon Valley Story Lab
The Greater SV Latino Tech Ecosystem (Beta)
education mentorship
+SMASH Academy
+Mission Techies
+Hispanic Foundation of
Silicon Valley
+DIY Girls
+Exploring Tech
@giorodriguez

22. The Silicon Valley Story Lab
The Greater SV Latino Tech Ecosystem (Beta)
education mentorship community
+SMASH Academy
+Mission Techies
+Hispanic Foundation of
Silicon Valley
+DIY Girls
+Exploring Tech
+Latino Startup Alliance
+Iberus
+Americas Summit
+The Silicon Valley Latino
Leadership Summit
+LAM
+LATISM
+Hispanicize
+Silicon Valley Latino
+Latinas Think Big
+Hispanic Heritage Foundation
+Google for Entrepreneurs@giorodriguez

23. The Silicon Valley Story Lab
The Greater SV Latino Tech Ecosystem (Beta)
education mentorship community acceleration
+SMASH Academy
+Mission Techies
+Hispanic Foundation of
Silicon Valley
+DIY Girls
+Exploring Tech
+Manos Accelerator (and other
city-based accelerators)
+CODE2040
+500 Startups
+Y Combinator
+Latino Business Action Network
(Stanford partner)
+Latino Startup Alliance
+Iberus
+Americas Summit
+The Silicon Valley Latino
Leadership Summit
+LAM
+LATISM
+Hispanicize
+Silicon Valley Latino
+Latinas Think Big
+Hispanic Heritage Foundation
+Google for Entrepreneurs@giorodriguez

24. The Silicon Valley Story Lab
The Greater SV Latino Tech Ecosystem (Beta)
education mentorship community acceleration investment
+SMASH Academy
+Mission Techies
+Hispanic Foundation of
Silicon Valley
+DIY Girls
+Exploring Tech
+Manos Accelerator (and other
city-based accelerators)
+CODE2040
+500 Startups
+Y Combinator
+Latino Business Action Network
(Stanford partner)
+Latino Startup Alliance
+Iberus
+Americas Summit
+The Silicon Valley Latino
Leadership Summit
+LAM
+LATISM
+Hispanicize
+Silicon Valley Latino
+Latinas Think Big
+Hispanic Heritage Foundation
+Google for Entrepreneurs
+DreamFunded.com
+Project Equity Impact
+PRESTO
+Kapor Capital
+Intel
@giorodriguez

25. Opportunities: Now
minority investment is about doing the right thing
and doing well (“seeing around corners
I cannot see”)
Mitch Kapor
The Silicon Valley Story LabThe Silicon Valley Story Lab
Regalii
OpportunitiesOpportunities
Authy/Twilio
(Daniel Palacio)
The Silicon Valley Story Lab
Follow The Data
Latino Business
Action Network
(Stanford partner)
The Silicon Valley Story Lab@giorodriguez

26. write to me at:
giovanni@siliconvalleystorylab.com
The Silicon Valley Story Lab