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Welcome to Facebook Start by ConnectAmericas!

 

 

FBStart by ConnectAmericas is a new program from Facebook and ConnectAmericas designed to help emerging mobile technology companies in Latin America and the Caribbean develop and grow their apps.

 

Together with top global partners, Facebook and ConnectAmericas offer a package (INSERTAR LINK A ARTICULO SOBRE LOS PREMIOS) of free tools and services to help you grow your mobile app. We also offer mentoring opportunities with the Facebook and ConnectAmericas teams and access to an exclusive global startup community. 

 

If you are a mobile startup in a LAC country, complete your application below before December 15, 2017 and grow with Facebook Start by ConnectAmericas. We will select up to five winners who will receive these prizes. Only mobile apps that have already been launched can participate. 

 

The criteria we will use to evaluate your application are:

 

  • Clarity of your elevator pitch.
  • Quality of your business plan.
  • Quality of the prototype or model.
  • Engagement level and number of early adopters.
  • Quality of the business model.
  • How interesting the technology is or the intellectual property behind it.

 

For more information visit this link or contact us at info@connectamericas.com.

 

Warning: You cannot save your progress on this form. Please make sure you are ready to answer all questions before beginning.

SECTION 1: VIDEOS

 

 

FIRST VIDEO: PITCH

 

 

In this video you must answer the following 8 questions in no more than 3 minutes (applications with longer videos will not be considered). Questions must be answered in the order they appear below:

 

  • What is the service/solution your app offers?
  • Who is the target user?
  • What are your key performance indicators and how do you measure them?
  • What is your app’s growth strategy?
  • How does your application generate income?
  • What are the fixed and variable costs of your application?
  • What are the main challenges/risks your app faces?
  • How is your team made up (indicate areas and number of people in each area)?
  • What percentage of downloads are from countries other than your own?
  • Mention at least 3 reasons you think your application should be selected.

SECOND VIDEO: BEST AND WORST PRACTICES

 

In this video you must answer the following question in no more than 2 minutes (applications with longer videos will not be considered):

 

What recommendations (best practices or ones to avoid) do you have for app developers that are in an earlier stage (developing the idea, a prototype, in beta phase, or a few days/weeks after launching)?

THIRD VIDEO: INFOTAINMENT

 

In this video you must complete at least 7 of the following phrases in no more than 2 minutes (applications with longer videos will not be considered):

 

  • My weirdest habit is…
  • My secret to being more productive is…
  • My biggest eureka moment was…
  • The 3 most important virtues for teamwork are…
  • The biggest benefit of outsourcing is…
  • If I could travel in time, the advice I’d give my “younger self” on the first day at my company would be…
  • The decision that contributed to my professional development the most was…
  • My conviction everyone would disagree with is…
  • My favorite pastime when I was young was…
  • My favorite TV show is…
  • My first sale was…
  • The reason for my success is…
  • When I look for someone new for my team, I look for…
  • I once rejected a client because…
  • The first thing I do when I wake up is…
  • The most disruptive technology in the past couple years is…
  • The government is in debt with entrepreneurs in terms of…
  • My preferred business model is…
  • The biggest injustice is…
  • What motivates me to work is…
  • I am afraid of…
  • My worst idea was…
  • If someone gave me a million dollars…
  • What I do better than 99% of everyone else is…
  • Three books I’d recommend are…
  • What I’m most passionate about is…
  • What inspires my career is…
  • What inspires me in my personal life is…
  • To manage stress I…
  • I identify a business opportunity by…
  • I measure the feasibility of a business opportunity by…
  • To motivate my team I…

 

SECTION 2: TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR APP

 

SECTION 3: ARE YOU ON CONNECTAMERICAS?

 Click HERE to register with ConnectAmericas and create your company profile 

 

SECTION 4: ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

What are the main factors that make it difficult for your company to obtain financing? Rank them from 1 to 6, 1, being the most relevant and 6 being the least relevant.
Insufficient guaranteesHigh interest ratesTedious required documentationFinancial institutions’ requirements are unacceptableMy company is not related to a financial institutionThe company documents are incomplete or not accepted by any financial institution

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