What Is Startup Chile And Why I’m Leaving Mexico

I was accepted to Start-up Chile and arrived two weeks ago. You're in for a great ride Julio.<p>My biggest concern when I first got accepted was the caliber of people which would be attracted to the program. I hadn't seen any start-ups which had come out of the program, and thought maybe the government was just hopping on the incubator bandwagon.<p>Since arriving and meeting the entrepreneurs here, I've been very impressed. Amazing projects, great people from around the world.<p>You'll have no regrets with your decision. Look forward to meeting you in Chile. If you have any questions, drop me an email, the address is in my profile.

I hope governments around the world are reading this and taking note. When you make it hard for your citizens to set up shop in your country, they are going to go somewhere else where it is easier. And all of the jobs that they would create, and money that they would pump into the local economy goes with them. It is similar to what happened to the movie industry in Hollywood. When other states and countries started offering tax breaks and streamlined permit processing, big productions moved out of California.

Hello everybody. My name is Joshua, I'm also mexican and just a year away to finish my degree in computer science. I've also got my concerns about entrepreneurship here in Mexico but willing to start something.<p>I'd like to know whether there's a place that all of us gather and discuss such topics. I think Julio's thought about leaving Mexico for further support and opportunity is something that has thrived amongst many of us young people at some point in time. Personally, I'm just to decide what to do next, and I'm inclined to keep myself here in Mexico and do some breakthrough work in the education sector.<p>But as all of us knows, mistrust, corruption and legal/political/financial obstacles weaken our will.<p>Concluding, I'd like us to keep in contact with each other, because for me, trust is an issue and contributing to this discussion reflect the concern and unbiased point of view (as many "bootstrappers" would like to seem, as Julio mentioned).<p>My twitter is @syb_ and I'll be glad to keep in contact with all of you.

While i respect your decision, I'm not really sure why you didn't stay in Mexico, I think your article needs more details about what type of Help you got from the Mexican Gov., and what was the difference in Chile what did they offer?,<p>My big question would be, is it a totally different Market as you would expected to be? if so, what did you had to change on your business strategy?

If anyone is interested i also have a Spanish version of this same post here:<p><a href="http://jcamarena.com/startups/que-es-startup-chile-y-por-que-me-voy-de-mexico/" rel="nofollow">http://jcamarena.com/startups/que-es-startup-chile-y-por-que...</a>

This is cool. I would like to see more news from accepted Startup Chile companies. Julio says there are lots of other benefits afforded by Chile, as has been said elsewhere; I'd like to hear some firsthand anecdotes about these benefits.

Hola Julio, your blog link <a href="http://www.blog.guali.com.mx/" rel="nofollow">http://www.blog.guali.com.mx/</a> is 403 right now. Good luck in Chile.