is ers , ▁partners ▁and ▁Wall ▁Street . ▁So ▁we ▁see ▁it ▁very ▁posit ively . ▁We ▁just ▁need ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁we ' re ▁never ▁satisfied ▁with ▁ourselves , ▁and ▁we ' re ▁not . ▁We ▁can ▁always ▁be ▁better ▁and ▁faster ▁and ▁more ▁efficient ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Business ▁Week ▁cover ▁story ▁" La ▁V ida ▁Loc a ▁of ▁a ▁Latin ▁Web ▁Star " ▁Esp uel as ▁is ▁described ▁as : ▁" If ▁ever ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁poster ▁boy ▁for ▁the ▁b iling ual , ▁b icult ural ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁Internet ▁age , ▁it ' s ▁Fernando ▁J . ▁Esp uel as , ▁the ▁ 3 3 - year - old ▁chairman ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁New ▁York - based ▁Star Media ▁Network s ▁Inc . ▁The ▁Spanish - ▁and ▁Portuguese - language ▁portal ▁offers ▁everything ▁from ▁chat ▁rooms ▁to ▁sho pping . ▁Born ▁in ▁Uruguay , ▁Esp uel as ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 0 . ▁He ▁has ▁worked ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁adult ▁life ▁in ▁Latin ▁America , ▁but ▁when ▁w oo ing ▁invest ors , ▁he ' s ▁all ▁Wall ▁Street ." ▁ ▁The ▁company ' s ▁high ▁profile , ▁as ▁manif ested ▁in ▁its ▁thousands ▁of ▁press ▁articles ▁across ▁the ▁world , ▁ens ured ▁that ▁the ▁whole ▁Latin ▁Internet ▁sector ▁benef ited ▁from ▁a ▁constant ▁source ▁of ▁positive ▁attention ▁and ▁relev ance . ▁Bill ions ▁of ▁dollars ▁were ▁subsequently ▁inv ested ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁by ▁foreign ▁and ▁local ▁companies , ▁international