100 Episodes

  1. [Investor Journey] Allan Boruchowicz (Carao) on investing in Central America, fast due diligence and contrarian views on market expansion

    Published: 9/28/2021

  2. [Investor Journey] Fernando Fabre (Matterscale) on scaling Endeavor, playing the VC game & the link between employee engagement and culture

    Published: 9/14/2021

  3. [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

  4. Andy Tian (Asia Innovations Group) on building social media products for emerging markets, global expansion and user protection across cultures

    Published: 8/17/2021

  5. 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

  6. René Lomelí on the evolution of 500S in LatAm to SomosLucha, reducing biases in selecting founders & going remote

    Published: 7/20/2021

  7. [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

  8. [Investor Journey] Alex Lazarow (Cathay) on innovation through cross-pollination, the last frontier & entrepreneurs as creators

    Published: 6/22/2021

  9. [Investor Journey] Jason Ball (GR Capital) on growth stage investing, LP relationships and the opportunity in Eastern Europe

    Published: 6/8/2021

  10. Pete Benedetto on how Endeavor hacked market expansion to build the world’s leading community of high impact entrepreneurs

    Published: 5/25/2021

  11. [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

  12. [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

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

    Published: 3/30/2021

  14. [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

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

    Published: 2/22/2021

  16. 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

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

    Published: 12/29/2020

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

    Published: 12/12/2020

  19. 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

  20. [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