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Go Long Or Go Home, Why I Love Long Distance Sports

…r must have a support vessel with them throughout the swim. These are the kayakers at the beginning of the race. I just completed a 20k swim around Key West in the Florida Keys. I was part of a three person relay team and it took about six and a half hours. My friend Ricky Arriola, a Henry Crown Fellow, invited me to join the race and without any hesitation I said yes and immediately started training. I have always enjoyed long distance swimming….

Getting to and beyond the ‘eureka moment’

Another theme I talked about in my interview with Emi Kolawole, from The Washington Post, was the importance of get to and beyond the “eureka moment”. Everyone can have a “eureka moment”, it is that instant when you come up with an innovative and bright idea. Ideas came from anywhere, but the real challenge is to turn them into reality.

Back to Space

…ions services over a robust platform engineered expressly for users in hard-to-reach places. My friend Aldo Polak from Liontree introduced us over coffee. Less than ten minutes later, Abel and I realized that we wanted to work on this new venture together. Not only did we share a passion for technology in space, but we are also both Venezuelan. I am always excited to meet fellow countrymen who have made it big abroad. Abel might be the country’s g…

NATPE 2012: The importance of interactivity in programming

During NATPE 2012, I had the pleasure to meet and talk with Anna Carugati, Editor at World Screen. Among other topics, we discussed the importance of interactivity in programming as well as some of the new initiatives taking place at the Cisneros Group.

Parrot Analytics: Measure Up – The Science of Popularity

I am thrilled to start 2018 by joining the board of Parrot Analytics. Parrot is a demand measurement platform that specializes in working with media companies to help them understand trends in content consumption all over the world. With an extremely easy to use interface, clients can see how their own content and their competitor’s content and programing strategy are doing market by market and device by device. This enables media companies to m…

A stimulating conversation with The Miami Herald

Last week during Napte, I had the opportunity to meet with John Yearwood, news editor at The Miami Herald. During my interview we discussed, the strategy, vision and challenges facing the Cisneros Group for the next couple of years.