Just use English or Spanish. Most hackers learn English the way early 20th-century engineers learned German, because most technical docs are in it. Or use Spanish because Brazileros generally understand it, and most think they can even speak it. :-)
:) That works inside the company. At Terespondo we muddled through between engineers in Miami & Sao Paulo.
But with customers you have to go the extra mile to make support for each language (& currency, culture, laws, etc) first-class. Our customers loved that; it was a competitive advantage that helped us go toe-to-toe with Google and Overture in Latam.
Oh, I see. I thought you were referring to difficulties for a Latin-American Y Combinator. You're actually talking about difficulties for its startup companies.
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Hi imasr, we are from Peru, maybe we can share experiences (En espanol por supuesto) email me at:
german (at) prezentit (dot) com ;)
Update:
Another idea: Lets create Latin American Y-Combinator!
(maybe we can sell it as a reality show)
"Combinador I-Griega"? :)
En serio, en el mercado mas grande de latam, hablan portuguesa, no espanol. El problema de las tres idiomas es un poco dificil.
The largest internet market in Latam speaks Portuguese, not Spanish. The problem of the three languages makes things more difficult.
Just use English or Spanish. Most hackers learn English the way early 20th-century engineers learned German, because most technical docs are in it. Or use Spanish because Brazileros generally understand it, and most think they can even speak it. :-)
:) That works inside the company. At Terespondo we muddled through between engineers in Miami & Sao Paulo.
But with customers you have to go the extra mile to make support for each language (& currency, culture, laws, etc) first-class. Our customers loved that; it was a competitive advantage that helped us go toe-to-toe with Google and Overture in Latam.
Oh, I see. I thought you were referring to difficulties for a Latin-American Y Combinator. You're actually talking about difficulties for its startup companies.
I took Portuguese lessons ;)
Engracado, eu aprendi alemao. :D