The Enthusiast: Founders and VCs beyond the Valley

88 Episodes

1. [Operator Stories] Jacobo Singer (dLocal) on bringing their payment solutions to Africa, lessons on expansion and promoting talent from within

   Published: 10/25/2022
2. [Investor Journey] Francisco Alvarez-Demalde (Riverwood Capital) on board dynamics, keeping the bar high in founder selection & the importance of human capital in building a generational fund

   Published: 10/11/2022
3. [Operator Stories] Reflecting on 6 years at Rappi - Clara Gold on execution, hustle and scaling growth teams

   Published: 9/27/2022
4. [Strategic DeepDive] Matt Cole (Suma SaaS) on the art of leadership, agility and supporting SMEs in LatAm

   Published: 9/13/2022
5. [Operator Stories] Tiago Costa Alves (Golden Gate Ventures) on building tech teams, mapping Asia and the value of an Entrepreneur in Residence

   Published: 8/30/2022
6. Endeavor Deciphering LatAm VC Study - Panel with Magdalena Coronel (IDB Lab), Daniela Izquierdo (Foodology), Andy Tsao (SVB), Adolfo Blasco (Nazca)

   Published: 8/16/2022
7. [Investor Journey] Charlie Graham-Brown (Seedstars) on investing in emerging markets, the beginnings of Seedstars and how to build strong growth teams

   Published: 8/2/2022
8. [Strategic DeepDive] Dan Green (Gunderson Dettmer) on the current VC environment and what it means for deal negotiations, contractual features and more

   Published: 7/19/2022
9. [Investor Journey] Allen Taylor (Endeavor Catalyst) on scaling the fund to US$500M AUM doubling down on Endeavor’s mission & current macro-environment and implications for emerging markets

   Published: 7/5/2022
10. [Operator Stories] Rafaella Baraldo (PodsFinance) on the digitalisation of banking, understanding DeFi and hedging crypto

    Published: 6/21/2022
11. [Investor Journey] Federico Gomez Romero (Seaya Cathay) on empathy, the importance of the founding team in deal selection and Seaya Cathay’s new Latam fund

    Published: 6/7/2022
12. [Operator Stories] Marcelo Sampaio (Hashdex) - Building the S&P 500 for Crypto, pushing for mainstream adoption & unlocking value

    Published: 5/24/2022
13. [Investor Journey] Luiz Ribeiro (General Atlantic) on the origins of GA, manoeuvring bear markets, macro outlook & tips on going public

    Published: 5/10/2022
14. [Operator Stories] Janan Knust (KLog) on being uncomfortable as a state of mind, bootstrapping to $100M in revenues and revolutionising the logistics industry at the same time

    Published: 4/26/2022
15. [Investor Journey] Patrick Arippol & Bianca Martinelli (Alexia Ventures) on the next Gen of VC in LatAm and sustaining moats through tech enabled communities

    Published: 4/12/2022
16. [Investor Journey] Tackling poverty through financial inclusion - Monica Brand Engel (Quona) on the intersection of profit and purpose, measuring impact and managing boards

    Published: 3/29/2022
17. [Operator Stories] From Coca-Cola to NotCo - Flavia Buchmann (NotCo) on building consumer brands, the NotConcept and guerrilla marketing

    Published: 3/15/2022
18. [Operator Stories] Pedro Sônego de Oliveira (TruePay) on the next wave of B2B fintech in Brazil, building TruePay and making the switch from investor to founder

    Published: 3/1/2022
19. [Strategic DeepDive] Angie Udry (KASZEK) on scaling culture, incentive structures and managing multi-cultural teams

    Published: 2/15/2022
20. [Investor Journey] Laura González-Estéfani (TheVentureCity) on talent has no zip code, founders turned funders and trust across cultures

    Published: 2/1/2022