88 Episodes

  1. [Investor Journey] Bridging Silicon Valley & Africa - Mbwana Alliy (Savannah) on fund structuring, LPs and retaining scale-up talent

    Published: 3/30/2021

  2. [Operator Stories] Profit vs. Impact? Georg Wolff (Co-founder Buckle & Seam) on scaling a D2C fashion brand, producing in Pakistan and a company's purpose

    Published: 3/8/2021

  3. [Investor Journey] On investment opportunities and portfolio construction - A deep dive into angel investing with Alex Galvez (Co-Founder @Sila)

    Published: 2/22/2021

  4. Educating future entrepreneurs - Gabriel Weintraub (Stanford) & Marcos Singer (Universidad Catolica) on the role of universities, integration with industry and whether entrepreneurship can be taught

    Published: 2/6/2021

  5. [Investor Journey] Katjana Kammin (Head of Portfolio, MEST) on digitisation, new sector trends and opportunities

    Published: 12/29/2020

  6. [Investor Journey] Jenny Johnston (Flourish) on the potential of fintech innovation, the digital hustle and Omidyar's leading role

    Published: 12/12/2020

  7. Building entrepreneurial ecosystems in Latam - Dani Tricarico (ASELA Co-Executive Director) on the importance of public policy, resilience and regional collaboration

    Published: 11/14/2020

  8. [Operator Stories] From El Salvador to Malaysia - Gerardo Salandra (Co-Founder, Respond.io) on scaling, people management, decentralized teams and opportunities in emerging markets

    Published: 11/7/2020

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"Entrepreneurial Talent is Global" - On The Enthusiast, Host Pat Alex chats with some of the most fascinating Founders, Operators and Investors Beyond Silicon Valley. Every two weeks, he sits down with the likes of Arjuna Costa (Flourish), Paulo Passoni, Jeffrey Paine (Golden Gate Ventures), Gerry Giacoman (Clara) and Monica Brand Engel (Quona) to dissect their challenges around scaling, fundraising, managing boards and company leadership. Taken together, the guests have raised venture capital in the hundreds of millions and are behind their regions' biggest business and venture successes paving the way towards a more equitable and diverse future. Follow the newsletter to always stay up to date with the latest episodes: https://linktr.ee/Patalex