Exploring Life & Business with Maria Zaghi of AlmightyTech

Today we’d like to introduce you to Maria Zaghi.

Hi Maria, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers.
My name is Maria Zaghi and we put together the “Silicon Valley” in Guatemala (www.tec.gt) It is an operation that started in 2010 and has thousands of companies, startups, professionals, and students that are part of our ecosystem.

I am one of the first computer scientists in the region and started my career in the 80´s. I obtained an MBA in Maryland at a time when doing technology business was very different. But with all of the digital innovations, things have changed and in the last 40 years, I have been working on digital projects for Guatemala, Central America, and Latin America.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Being from a smaller such as Guatemala, being from Latin America, and especially being a woman in the technology sector has always been a challenge and an opportunity.

As you know, we’re big fans of AlmightyTech. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
Almightytech is our latest “spin-off” from Campus Tec, an international complex for innovation that was implemented in Guatemala, Central America in 2010. It is the first technology park in the Central America region and it`s considered to be the “Silicon Valley” of Guatemala.

Its legal framework allows companies to work freely in designing and building facilities that best fit their style and needs in the technology sector. Its design was based on international standards and is rapidly becoming the innovation center of the northern part of Central America.

The need for a new model became obvious when, we realized that we had over 1500 different, very high-profile members and over 10,000 resumes of professionals that needed the support of an integrator, nearshoring/outsourcing, and commercialization in order to help them locate markets, partners and in general, business opportunities in order to grow locally and internationally.

What was your favorite childhood memory?
My mother was from Venezuela.. and for me to be able to travel every year to a different country was one of my fondest memories. At the time Venezuela was much different from its current situation.

Pricing:

• Specialized senior consultants: $20 – $25 an hour
• Senior consultants or programmers depending on the platform: $15 – $20 an hour
• JAdministrative support for projects: US$10 an hour junior consultants or programmers depending on the platform: $8 – $15 an hour

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/27039162
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almightytechgt/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mzaghi/
• Other: www.mzaghi.com

Image Credits
Campus Tecnologico, Guatemala, 2024