THANk yOU
This report is the work and dedication of a lot of people and organizations, and
therefore, we would like to thank the Board and the whole team at Endeavor
Brazil, as well as our partners and supporters: André Leme, Daniel Uno and the
team at Bain & Company (methodology and revisions); James Troiano, Renata
Natacci, Paula Valerio and the staff at Troiano Group (entrepreneurial culture
index); Edivan Costa and the SEDI staff (bureaucracy indicators); Ricardo kanitz,
Rafael Bassani and the staff at Spectra Investments (risk capital indicators).
We also want to thank all of the mentors who dedicated their time to review and
comment this study, providing input that made it increasingly better: Luciano
Coutinho and the BNDES team; Jorge Gerdau, Carlos Arruda, Anders Hoffman,
Marcos Lisboa, Andrea Minardi, Vinicius Licks, Marcelo Moura, Luiz Calado,
Rodrigo Moita, José Eduardo Fiates, Marcos Vinicius de Souza, Guilherme
Soares, Eduardo Zylberstajn, Marcos Hashimoto, Silvio Genesini, Francisco
Saboya, Daniel Ibri, Mario Chady, Cristiano Santos, Denise yagui, Miriam
Ascenso and Luana Tavares.
Last, thanks to the teams at the Municipal governments of Belém, Belo Horizonte,
Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de
Janeiro, Salvador, São Paulo and Vitória; and Government of the Federal District,
for the diligence with which they provided data and relevant information.
