My number one rule for venturing anywhere new is pack light—travel deep—and get to know a city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem—because it’s people work up close and personal with their community’s greatest needs. This is Puerto Rico. And this is why I stay.
“The first is that the market is relatively self-contained, which is a benefit in the near term because almost everyone including partners that make decisions and talent to hire, almost everyone is two degrees of separation away just by nature of being on a self-contained island,” says Kern. “The longer term benefit is what I think we’re currently facing.
“Many of the companies we are working with on an advisory basis that are not on the island have either expressed interest or even taken action to move some or all of their business to Puerto Rico,” shares Kurt Pfluger, co-founder and managing partner at.
This bodes well for young founders like Miranda, who says Parallel18’s diverse network around the world is its greatest asset. “How we say it in Spanish is ‘a punto de caramelo,’ says Diez, reflecting on the days he skipped high school to attend TEDx Youth, SBA Seminar Programs and hackathons.
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