by Miguel Ernesto | Mar 6, 2022 | Startups, Startups-Cuba
Four years ago, Alejandro Perez decided that it was time to set up his own business. After almost a decade working in state-owned companies in Cuba, this telecommunications engineer wanted to do something for himself, in a technology-related sector. He analyzed the...
by Miguel Ernesto | Jun 18, 2021 | Business, Business-Cuba, Startups, Startups-Cuba
In November 2019, Oniel Díaz, co-founder of Auge, a strategic consultancy group for business in Cuba, arrived at the U.S. Congress. In the offices of Republican and Democratic congressmen, he presented the results of an investigation he...
by Miguel Ernesto | Dec 16, 2020 | Startups, Startups-Cuba
The Cuban entrepreneur Katia Sanchez found herself at a crossroads. Since 2015 she had worked with state institutions, first for the Ministry of Justice and then for the CubaSí page, but she wanted to do something of her own. In 2019 she created the blog La Penúltima...
by Miguel Ernesto | Nov 19, 2020 | Startups, Startups-Cuba
For many world citizens, accessing Visa or MasterCard credit and/or debit cards or even payment systems, such as PayPal or Stripe may be something very common. Not for Cubans. Prevented from accessing the traditional global financial system due to restrictions from...
by Miguel Ernesto | Nov 17, 2020 | Business, Startups, Startups-Cuba
The numbers are staggering: while Latin America rises as the current epicenter of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Cuba has successfully managed this disease. Eight months after confirming its first case and without ever ordering total confinement, the Caribbean country...
by Miguel Ernesto | May 13, 2019 | Startups, Startups-Cuba
Transportation is a constant headache, not only for Cubans, but also for visitors to the Caribbean archipelago. In view of this predicament, three entrepreneurs decided to create the Sube application, which could be considered the Cuban version of UBER. Moving across...