Verena Liedgens#6 Making it Real: Going from Idea to PrototypeOne of the hardest parts of building a social enterprise is how to actually start. And by starting, I don’t mean how to write a business…Nov 19, 20183Nov 19, 20183
Verena Liedgens#5 When a good value proposition is not good enoughAgruppa had a very clear value proposition from the start: Mom-and-Pop shops using our service would save money and have an easier life…Jul 19, 20181Jul 19, 20181
Verena Liedgens#4 The real cost of measuring social impact for an early-stage startupRaising funds for Agruppa, a Bogota-based social enterprise, was a constant battle, especially at the beginning with little or no traction…Jul 7, 2018Jul 7, 2018
Verena Liedgens#3 How we raised nearly $1M for our social enterprise in ColombiaThe success of a startup is not directly proportional to the amount of investment raised during its lifetime. For all the billions of…Jul 7, 20181Jul 7, 20181
Verena Liedgens#2 The Agruppa Model: Assumptions vs. RealityEvery business is built on assumptions at the start. In this post we would like to share more details about the Agruppa business model and…Jul 2, 2018Jul 2, 2018
Verena Liedgens#1 Why we closed down our social enterpriseIn January 2018 we decided to close our company, Agruppa.Jul 1, 2018Jul 1, 2018