The world through my eyes

ALEX . DEL B.

Innovation & Digital Marketing Executive | Entrepreneur | Angel Investor | Growth Hacker | Traveler | Self-proclaimed Chef

Who am I.

the basics

I’m passionate about digital innovation, consumer psychology, marketing and data-driven businesses.

I am currently working exploring opportunities for investing in tech startups in LATAM.

I recently founded a startup making home renovation as easy as buying online, looking to disrupt the $450B+ home remodeling industry in the US (read more here).

Previously, I led After-Sales Communications for Mercedes-Benz Cars out of the headquarters in Stuttgart. 

I started my career at Mercedes-Benz working as an Innovation Scout at the Business Innovation team of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America in Silicon Valley, and after some time, decided to embrace the next challenge at our headquarters. I was part of Mercedes-Benz for almost 5 years now and it was an awesome journey to be part of the digital transformation of the automotive industry.

Previous to Mercedes, I was the CEO & Co-founder of Staytuned, a Palo Alto-based Startup building contextual user interfaces. Before that, I used to be an Investment Banker at Cartagena Capital (now Bryan Garnier).

I’ve gathered experienced as an entrepreneur, investment banker and working with corporates both as an insider, as well as an external consultant or advisor. I equally enjoy innovation in the corporate or startup context and while they do have different advantages and disadvantages, I do not believe one is always better than the other one. I believe that they are simply different ways of reaching a goal, which is providing consumers with great services or products while maximizing profitability.

I am active as an angel investor through New Horizons Venture Capital and I enjoy discussing with entrepreneurs about their ideas, products and services and always happy to provide advice or help when I believe in their vision and when I happen to know the space.

I am also an avid investor in stock, crypto, P2P lending, crowd-investing and more.

Besides that, as almost anyone nowadays, I consider traveling a hobby and I’ve gathered my fair share of stories in 50+ countries.

Whatever I write here, are merely my own perspectives.

Alex G. Del B.

Posts

thoughts put into words

Congress Audience Facebook

Congress doesn’t understand Facebook, in the same way many corporations do not understand digital products

Regardless of Facebook’s failure to protect privacy of users, Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional hearing seems to resonate with why many corporations struggle to embrace innovation through digital products.

The average age of the 100 US senators is 63, which is the same average age for members of boards of directors of S&P 500 companies. Questions like the ones asked by members of the congress might not be so uncommon at board meetings big corporations.

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Android Smartphone

The top 100 Android non-Google Apps

Would you like to see the top 100 Apps out of a sample of 1,700 devices from all over the world?

As part of our work at Staytuned, we’ve been trying to understand how people use their phones and how we can help them to have a better mobile experience and user their phones more efficiently.

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Android Apps App Wars

Google and Facebook own all of us Android users

Out of a sample of 1,700 Android devices from all over the world, the three most popular non-Google apps where owned by Facebook. As part of our work at Staytuned, we’ve been trying to understand how people use their phones and how we can help them to have a better mobile experience and user their phones more efficiently. Staytuned is a personal

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more about me

Some random facts

  • I studied Financial Management and Entrepreneurship (Monterrey TechUniversity of Richmond in Virginia, ESCP Europe).

  • I bought my first car on eBay (my brother picked it up in Kentucky and drove more than 1,000 miles back to Mexico, thanks Sergio).

  • I sold things from the Dollar Store online for some time (seeing people in a bidding war for an item that is worth $1 and has the same value as the starting price of the auction = priceless).

  • When I was a kid, I wanted to grow up to be a crazy scientist.

  • I can’t say no to a good steak. 

  • I had an eCommerce business called IluminadoraMexicana that generated ~$100k in revenue during 2 years while I was in college.

  • I talk a lot, sometimes…

Work, Projects & Interests.

I’ve been an entrepreneur multiple times, worked for corporates both as an executive & consultant, done a few angel investments and work on freelance projects on a regular basis. I’m a fan of crowd investments from a learning & support products that I like perspective​

Instafloss

Instafloss

Crowdinvestments

Edible Garden Zero-Waste Inspired Farming

Edible Garden Zero-Waste Inspired Farming

Crowdinvestments

Iris Social Investing

Iris Social Investing

Crowdinvestments

Unbanked global bank account

Unbanked global bank account

Crowdinvestments

ALL3D Virtual products and storefronts

ALL3D Virtual products and storefronts

Crowdinvestments

Nav.it financial health app

Nav.it financial health app

Crowdinvestments

Danelfin AI-Powered Stock Picking

Danelfin AI-Powered Stock Picking

Crowdinvestments

Artfinder discover art by independent artists

Artfinder discover art by independent artists

Crowdinvestments

Steven mobile group payments

Steven mobile group payments

Crowdinvestments

Mayku Industrial parts in minutes

Mayku Industrial parts in minutes

Crowdinvestments

Trending Travel

Trending Travel

Crowdinvestments

Pawprint Achieve net zero faster

Pawprint Achieve net zero faster

Crowdinvestments

Crosspay turn-key payment solutions

Crosspay turn-key payment solutions

Crowdinvestments

Genuine Impact Research stocks in 2 minutes

Genuine Impact Research stocks in 2 minutes

Crowdinvestments

Mintos Marketplace for Investing in Loans

Mintos Marketplace for Investing in Loans

Crowdinvestments

NGX Personalised Meal Shakes to your DNA

NGX Personalised Meal Shakes to your DNA

Crowdinvestments

Phlo Digital Pharmacy

Phlo Digital Pharmacy

Crowdinvestments

Wirex unique UK fintech that aims to make all currencies equal

Wirex unique UK fintech that aims to make all currencies equal

Crowdinvestments

BNC 10 Spanish neobank

BNC 10 Spanish neobank

Crowdinvestments

Common Objective B2B Sourcing Platform of Sustainable Businesses

Common Objective B2B Sourcing Platform of Sustainable Businesses

Crowdinvestments

Immersionn 3D Virtual Worlds

Immersionn 3D Virtual Worlds

Crowdinvestments

Atterly marketplace for independent fashion retailers

Atterly marketplace for independent fashion retailers

Crowdinvestments

Autolease Compare transforming the growing UK car leasing industry

Autolease Compare transforming the growing UK car leasing industry

Crowdinvestments

Transinet the world’s first crypto proof-of-ownership registry

Transinet the world’s first crypto proof-of-ownership registry

Crowdinvestments

Kleo.mx

Kleo.mx

Projects (Web/Branding/Design)

Oracle Health

Oracle Health

Crowdinvestments

InnaMed – At-home blood testing technology

InnaMed – At-home blood testing technology

Crowdinvestments

Cava Health – Health tracking redefined

Cava Health – Health tracking redefined

Crowdinvestments

Andafacil – la mejor andadera de Mexico

Andafacil – la mejor andadera de Mexico

Ecommerce

RX Delivered Now

RX Delivered Now

Crowdinvestments

Rosebud AI (YC S19)

Rosebud AI (YC S19)

Angel Investments

UpHome Renovation – Bathroom Renovation

UpHome Renovation – Bathroom Renovation

Startups

Mercedes-Benz AG

Mercedes-Benz AG

Work

ePOS Hybrid – Point of Sale Software

ePOS Hybrid – Point of Sale Software

Crowdinvestments

Sanitización México

Sanitización México

Ecommerce

CoinBurp

CoinBurp

Crowdinvestments

Bnext

Bnext

Crowdinvestments

ID Finance

ID Finance

Crowdinvestments

Arrival Bank

Arrival Bank

Crowdinvestments

Curve – 100 Cards in One

Curve – 100 Cards in One

Crowdinvestments

TIS Consulting

TIS Consulting

Angel Investments

Livestock Analytics

Livestock Analytics

Angel Investments

Point

Point

Angel Investments

Best Lock Screen

Best Lock Screen

Projects (Web/Branding/Design)

Staytuned Website

Staytuned Website

Projects (Web/Branding/Design)

Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America

Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America

Work

8Tracks

8Tracks

Crowdinvestments

Quality Post Labs

Quality Post Labs

Work

Staytuned App – Personal App Concierge

Staytuned App – Personal App Concierge

Startups

Iluminadora Mexicana

Iluminadora Mexicana

Startups

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