The LetMeGo I18N Challenge Archive

  • Olá mundo! LetMeGo now in Portuguese

    LetMeGo keeps learning new languages! A few weeks ago we announced LetMeGo in Spanish. Today I am happy to announce LetMeGo in Portuguese. LetMeGo will have three sites in Portuguese targeting users from Brazil and Portugal: meudestino.com – led by Christiane Cançado boraviajar.com – led by Martin...

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  • LetMeGo Now In Spanish

    As of today in LetMeGo “se habla español”. LetMeGo now has three sites in Spanish that allow travellers and hosts from Spain and Latin America to better use our service. The sites are: * Bukyx.com – led by Andro Lindsay * ReservaIdeal.com – led by Alberto Saavedra *...

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  • Today the Most Important Phase of the LetMeGo I18N Challenge Begins

    The LetMeGo I18N Challenge is designed to help us find the CEOs who will lead the versions of LetMeGo that will serve Spanish and LetMeGo in Portuguese-speaking travellers. Today, the six candidates who were victorious in the first round of our challenge–and their teams–begin a...

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  • …And the Candidates Who Will Launch LetMeGo in Spanish and Portuguese Are…

    UPDATE: I have updated this post to include the three selected candidates for LetMeGo in Portuguese. Seven weeks ago, we announced a contest: the LetMeGo I18N Challenge. This project was designed to help us find the CEOs of two upcoming ventures: LetMeGo in Spanish and LetMeGo...

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  • Yet Another Tests for LetMeGo I18N Challenge

    This post is the sixth test for the candidates of the LetMeGo I18N Challenge. It is the second public test. Tomorrow’s test, that won’t be public, will be the last one. Early next week we will announce the six selected entrepreneurs. Candidates: You have 24 hours after...

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  • One of the Tests of the LetMeGo I18N Challenge

    This post is one of the tests for the candidates of the LetMeGo I18N Challenge. Because of the fun and social nature of this test, we have opted to make it public. You have 24 hours after this post is published to deliver the expected results. Objective:...

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  • The LetMeGo I18N Challenge: 154 Challengers

    The LetMeGo I18N Challenge: 154 Challengers

    We are very excited! The deadline to apply for the LetMeGo I18N Challenge was yesterday and not only did we receive hundreds of applications (387 to be exact), but many are of extremely high quality. After filtering out incomplete and erroneous applications, Leonardo has invited 154...

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  • Our Experience, So Far, With the LetMeGo I18N Challenge

    Our Experience, So Far, With the LetMeGo I18N Challenge

    In this guest post, Leonardo Suarez, Business Development Manager with LetMeGo and Torrenegra Labs, share some insights on his experience, so far, with the LetMeGo I18N Challenge. The first time I heard the saying, ‘Get big fast’, was back in 1998, shortly before the dot-com bubble...

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  • Job Opportunity: We Are Looking for Spanish- or Portuguese-Speaking Entrepreneurs

    Job Opportunity: We Are Looking for Spanish- or Portuguese-Speaking Entrepreneurs

    LetMeGo is a new online lodging agency that was recently selected as the best Latin American startup of 2009 (Spanish) (Portuguese). We are seeking individual entrepreneurs or teams, with or without experience, to launch Spanish and Portuguese versions of its service. These versions will target the markets...

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