The Enthusiast: Founders and VCs beyond the Valley

88 Episodes

1. Justin Norman (The Flip) underestimated talent, soft power and ecosystem development in Africa

   Published: 1/18/2022
2. [Investor Journey] Luiz Manzano & Alex Mello (BigBets) on effective altruism in venture as a strategy and dynamics of early stage investing

   Published: 1/4/2022
3. Alex González Ormerod (Rest of World) on tech disruption, regulation and economic development for LatAm

   Published: 12/21/2021
4. [Investor Journey] Unlocking VC in Pakistan - Rabeel Warraich (Sarmayacar) on starting the first institutional fund in the country, false perceptions and getting the flywheel going

   Published: 12/7/2021
5. [Investor Journey] Laura Constantini (Astella) on building a VC firm from 0-$100m, mechanics of early stage investing & winning over LPs

   Published: 11/23/2021
6. [Investor Journey] Jeffrey Paine (Golden Gate Ventures) on the human factor in VC, apprenticeship model, investing in SEA and founder development

   Published: 11/9/2021
7. [Investor Journey] Backing founders and emerging fund managers - Stevon Darling (IFC) on investing, dealflow trends and talent attraction for startups

   Published: 10/26/2021
8. [Investor Journey] Paulo Passoni (Softbank) on dealflow, board construction, happiness & success in life and differentiating factors to Tiger

   Published: 10/12/2021
9. [Investor Journey] Allan Boruchowicz (Carao) on investing in Central America, fast due diligence and contrarian views on market expansion

   Published: 9/28/2021
10. [Investor Journey] Fernando Fabre (Matterscale) on scaling Endeavor, playing the VC game & the link between employee engagement and culture

    Published: 9/14/2021
11. [Operator Stories] Every cycle is a new cycle - Marco Fisbhen (Descomplica) on scaling edtech, acquisitions & cultural fit and growing as a leader

    Published: 8/31/2021
12. Andy Tian (Asia Innovations Group) on building social media products for emerging markets, global expansion and user protection across cultures

    Published: 8/17/2021
13. Ryan Williams on giving & receiving advice, a film on emerging ecosystems and the entrepreneur as a surfer from Uruguay to NZ

    Published: 8/3/2021
14. René Lomelí on the evolution of 500S in LatAm to SomosLucha, reducing biases in selecting founders & going remote

    Published: 7/20/2021
15. [Investor Journey] Mario Mello (Valor) on the making of a SPAC - Insights into Valor’s latest feat, Adding Value on Boards & Staying humble

    Published: 7/6/2021
16. [Investor Journey] Alex Lazarow (Cathay) on innovation through cross-pollination, the last frontier & entrepreneurs as creators

    Published: 6/22/2021
17. [Investor Journey] Jason Ball (GR Capital) on growth stage investing, LP relationships and the opportunity in Eastern Europe

    Published: 6/8/2021
18. Pete Benedetto on how Endeavor hacked market expansion to build the world’s leading community of high impact entrepreneurs

    Published: 5/25/2021
19. [Strategic DeepDive] Community centred business models & vulnerability for leaders - Tristan Pollock on how to build a mission driven company and craft your authentic self

    Published: 5/10/2021
20. [Operator Stories] What does a Chief of Staff at a scale-up actually do - Amanda Jacobson (Oyster) on relationship building and B2B financial infrastructure

    Published: 4/13/2021