Sobre Andrés Moreno

Andrés Moreno se ha convertido en una reconocida figura del emprendimiento a nivel global por haber creado Open English, la empresa líder en la enseñanza del inglés en más de 20 países. Como Director General de su empresa, ha levantado más de US$120 millones de capital de inversión y ampliado sus operaciones de manera explosiva,sirviendo a casi 500.000 estudiantes.

Al mismo tiempo, Andrés es Fundador de Next University, institución de educación superior online, dirigida a la clase media emergente latinoamericana, para desarrollo de destrezas prácticas que permiten ingresar de inmediato al mercado de trabajo. 

Andrés es un pionero en llevar proyectos latinoamericanos a Silicon Valley. A pesar de todos los obstáculos, demostró el potencial que tiene nuestra región para dar vida a empresas de alto crecimiento. Hoy en día invierte su tiempo en apoyar emprendedores a perseguir sus sueños, no solo como inversionista ángel sino también como mentor, y a través de su rol en la junta directiva de la Fundación Endeavor, dedicada a potenciar empresas de impacto global.

El crecimiento explosivo de Open English y el pujante rol de emprendedor de Andrés, ha sido ampliamente reseñado en los medios más importante de las Américas como el Wall Street Journal, CNN, El Mercurio, Miami Herald entre otros.

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Tuesday
May292012

On Changes, Respect and Understanding

Those of you who know Open English know us for the irreverent humor of our ads and our firm belief in the power of online technology and native English speakers as teachers. One of our humorous fictional characters unfortunately struck a nerve with certain groups, including an important teachers’ association, in Brazil.

Because we feel nothing but mutual respect and admiration for our colleagues in education, we talked things out, took their criticisms to heart and will be making some changes.  This video conveys our message to these hard-working educators. Part of learning and communicating effectively – an essential part of our mission with our more than 40,000 students – is receiving feedback and adjusting the message, so we’re doing just that!

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Quem conhece a Open English conhece o humor irreverente que caracteriza nossa publicidade e sabe que acreditamos firmemente no poder da tecnología online e dos professores nativos como uma opção eficiente para o ensino do inglês. Lamentavelmente, o personagem de um de nosso filmes desagradou a alguns grupos, entre eles uma importante associação de professores no Brasil.

Por sentirmos profundo respeito e admiração por nossos colegas educadores, ouvimos suas manifestações, analisamos suas razões e decidimos promover mudanças. Este vídeo é nossa mensagem para esses colegas. Parte de nosso compromisso com mais de 40 mil estudantes é colher opiniões e com base nelas aprimorar nossas mensagens e nossos serviços. É exatamente isso que estamos fazendo.

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Andres, I would like to talk to you about a possible partnership in Brazil.

June 10, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKatia Juca

Hola Andres, asumo que te refieres al anuncio de pollito... Gallina... bien, la verdad me he reído mucho con este anuncio y he molestado... de manera amable y amorosa a mi mama con el, ya que ella fue maestra de ingles y se jubilo hace ya mas de 20 años, pero fue mi maestra y la recuerdo en la pizarra con la regla.

Hoy soy parte de una compañia de Marketing online con sede en Utah ( Marketing de Afiliados y SEM ) y debo reconocer que mi principal debilidad es el ingles, vivo en Guatemala y necesito mejorar mi conversación muy rápido, por lo que estoy considerando convertirme en tu cliente.

He estudiado y trabajado en marketing y publicidad tanto en medios masivos como en internet y realmente creo que el anuncio no es ni busca ser ofensivo, simplemente hace una referencia muy clara a los beneficios de la tecnología actual aplicada al aprendisage. Y por otro lado no considero que sea denigrante... ya que si entiendo bien las puertas de OpenEnglish están abiertas para cualquier maestro que quiera utilizar la tecnología para compartir sus conocimientos por medio de ella.


Me considero a mi mismo un emprendedor en internet y me alegra mucho que seas tu un caso de éxito de américa latina, jamas pensé que el muchacho del anuncio seria el CEO de la compañía. Bien hecho !

Ya tienes un fan mas en Guatemala,

Saludos,

June 27, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterZel Giron

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