Alex Murillo leans forward in his seat, sipping coffee from a shot glass and waving his hands as he talks. He points to the screen of his MacBook Pro, explaining the genius behind Audive, the mobile application he is developing that allows users to record cover songs and mix tracks with music enthusiasts around the world.
"This is the secret sauce," says Murillo, hitting a key on his computer that fills the air with the sound of a man singing in Italian. "You can bring in vocals from a guy in Italy or you can bring in the flamenco guitar from Spain."
Murillo has made this pitch about three times to potential investors in Silicon Valley since launching his startup this summer. He came up with the idea and polished his pitch with the help of Manos Accelerator, a tech incubator focused on growing Latino-owned startups in America's high-tech capital. He was one of six entrepreneurs chosen from a pool of 83 applicants to take part in Manos's second accelerator program, which ended in August. Read more...
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"This is the secret sauce," says Murillo, hitting a key on his computer that fills the air with the sound of a man singing in Italian. "You can bring in vocals from a guy in Italy or you can bring in the flamenco guitar from Spain."
Murillo has made this pitch about three times to potential investors in Silicon Valley since launching his startup this summer. He came up with the idea and polished his pitch with the help of Manos Accelerator, a tech incubator focused on growing Latino-owned startups in America's high-tech capital. He was one of six entrepreneurs chosen from a pool of 83 applicants to take part in Manos's second accelerator program, which ended in August. Read more...
More about Entrepreneurs, Latino, Silicon Valley, Business, and Startups Reported by Mashable 29 minutes ago.