Blog de Andrés Moreno

Fundador de Open English y Next University; inversionista y mentor de start-ups

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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.

Book I've enjoyed recently

Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle

by Dan Senor, Saul Singer
Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language

by Robert McCrum
The Pixar Touch (Vintage)

by David A. Price
Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms

by Jeffrey Bussgang
Game-Based Marketing: Inspire Customer Loyalty Through Rewards, Challenges, and Contests

by Gabe Zichermann, Joselin Linder
On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System

by Henry M. Paulson
The Gamble

by Thomas E. Ricks
eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work

by Randall E. Stross
Turnaround: How Carlos Ghosn Rescued Nissan

by David Magee

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Monday

Oct212013

The next generation of English online learning -LP2 Launch Party

Monday, October 21, 2013 at 11:29AM

We recently held a party in our Miami offices to officially launch LP 2.0, our new learning platform. After over a year of intense work and investment, we're officially launching what we think is the best learning platform in the language e-learning market.

This was a great occasion to acknowledge the individual contributors that made it possible, so that Open English continues to be the innovative market leader it is today.

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Tuesday

Oct152013

Colombia’s top newspaper looks at our Director of Happiness

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 2:44PM

Check out this article: Colombia’s most influential newspaper – El Tiempo – wrote a fascinating article (in Spanish) on Alain Lagger, Open English’s Director of Happiness. It tells how Alain went from being the youngest police officer in Europe to jet setter to life coach, and finally to realizing his passion for working with people at Open English. Find out how he brings us together through different events to understand that we alone determine the course of our lives. Great work, Alain!

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Key Growth Factors for Entrepreneurial growth in Latin America

Monday, September 30, 2013 at 3:47PM

I’ve just come back from a very energizing trip to Lima, Peru, a country that’s becoming a benchmark for entrepreneurship in Latin America. I lived there many years ago, and it was great to return and see a vibrant community of innovators hard at work.

I had the honor of being recognized with the Latin American Entrepreneur of the Year Award at San Ignacio de Loyola University. During the award ceremony, I shared my story with over 1,000 enthusiastic students who are keenly interested in entrepreunership. I was also a speaker at C.R.E.C.E. (which means “Grow” in Spanish), an annual regional event held this year in Lima (Congreso Regional de Emprendimiento y Comercio Electrónico) and at LimaValley which further fueled my excitement for Lima as a start-up hub.

Check out some of the press coverage by the likes of Economía y Negocios, Terra Peru, El Comercio, Willax TV and La Republica so I can share with you my enthusiasm for what's happening in Peru.

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