Vivalatina
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Vivalatina (Vivalatina Jewelry) is a Franco-Mexican B2C e-commerce company founded by French engineer Nicolas Tranchant, based in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It operates an online custom-jewelry workshop — designing and manufacturing personalized gold, silver and platinum jewelry with precious stones using CAD modeling, 3D printing and traditional craftsmanship. Launched as a French website in 2011–2012, it later added an English store (vivalatina-shop) and a wholesale service, becoming profitable in 2015 with a team of under 10 people.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
Vivalatina was founded in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico by Nicolas Tranchant, launching as a French online jewelry site selling handcrafted Mexican silver jewelry.
- Profitable
The company became profitable in 2015, opened its own jewelry workshop in 2016, and launched its English boutique in January 2018.
- Reported failure
The company's record shows a reported failure in 2019. Some business profiles still list the company as active, so the closure could not be independently verified.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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