The J Curve with Olga Maslikhova
By Olga Maslikhova
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The J Curve, hosted by seasoned investor and Stanford GSB alum Olga Maslikhova, is your front-row seat to Latin America’s tech revolution. Ranked in the top 5% of global videocasts, we bring you unfiltered conversations with the visionaries—entrepreneurs and investors—who are redefining the tech landscape in Brazil and beyond. Tune in bi-weekly for insider stories, hard-earned lessons, and strategies behind some of LATAM’s most groundbreaking tech successes.
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Brazil vs Mexico: The Playbook for Betting on LatAm’s Giants — with Julio Vasconcellos (Atlantico)
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Building Olist: Pivots, M&A, Product-Market Fit & AI-Powered Commerce in Brazil w Tiago Dalvi
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Why 90% of LATAM Founders Fail at VC Fundraising (And the Playbook That Actually Works) w / Olga Maslikhova
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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The $1B Pismo Playbook: How Brazilian Startups Beat Silicon Valley at Global Scale
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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How Sami Tripled Gross Margin in Brazil's $60B Private Health Insurance Market w / Dr. Vitor Asseituno
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Federico Vega (Frete.com) on Cracking Network Effects in a $100B Legacy Freight Market
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Olga Maslikhova, Host of The J Curve: LATAM’s Volatility Builds Better Operators
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Caetano Lacerda & Raphael Dyxklay (Barte) on How to Win Mid-to-Large B2B Customers in Latin America
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Joao Del Valle (EBANX) on The Future of Payments and Why Being Global by Default Is EBANX’s Biggest Moat
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May 20, 2025 |
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Mike Packer (QED) on the Post-2021 Reset—and Why AI-Driven Platforms Win
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May 06, 2025 |
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Marcelo Lutz & Roberto Biselli (Capim) on the $14B Dental Market—and the Credit Wedge That Cracked It
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Olga Maslikhova, host of The J Curve on What Latam Founders Get Wrong About Exits
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Gustavo Mapeli (Kanastra) on the $300B Market Built on Excel—And the Startup Replacing It
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Roberto Oliveira (Blip) on Why WhatsApp, Not ChatGPT, Will Own AI Commerce
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Guilherme Horn (Agora, Orama, WhatsApp) on How WhatsApp Took Over Brazil’s Economy—And What’s Next
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Andre Penha (QuintoAndar, IBBX): $5B QuintoAndar Was Just the Start—This Is Bigger.
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Paulo Passoni (Valor Capital) on IPOs, M&A, and AI’s Impact on Startups in Latam
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Olga Maslikhova, host of The J Curve: LATAM’s tech explosion—blockbuster M&As, IPOs, and a pipeline of unicorns
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Allen Taylor, Managing Partner at Endeavor Catalyst: How U.S. IPOs Can Unlock Billions for LATAM Startups
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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The J Curve After Hours: Dirty Martinis and Making It in Latin America
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Marcelo Lombardo CEO at ERP giant Omie: What no one tells you about building a $100M in ARR startup
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Adhemar Milani Neto, CEO at Brazilian car subscription platform Kovi: Why Brazil is poised to dominate the global EV market
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Sergio Furio, founder and CEO of $4.8B Brazilian fintech lender Creditas: Why the wrong market will sink even the best team
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Marcelo Abritta, founder and CEO at Buser: How a simple marketplace model took over Brazil’s $10B bus industry
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Igor Marinelli, founder & CEO at Tractian: First Principles Approach to Disrupting Legacy Industries
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Marcelo Maziero and Fernando Fontes, founders of Brazil’s leading receivables exchange firm CERC: The $5 trillion opportunity—How CERC is changing the capital market infrastructure in Brazil
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Andre Maciel, founder at Brazilian VC Volpe Capital: the $700B LATAM question for Meta, Google and ByteDance
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Marcelo França, founder & CEO at Brazilian fintech infrastructure company Celcoin: three critical choices that made Celcoin a fintech leader in Brazil
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Dileep Thazhmon, founder and CEO at $2.1B tech unicorn Jeeves: LATAM is the future of fintech
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Rafael de Albuquerque, CEO & founder at global data analytics company Zoox Smart Data: $200M data giant built without VC funding
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Dave Nangle, founder and CEO of VEF, an emerging markets-focused, growth-stage fintech investment firm: Forget billion-dollar IPOs; M&A is the name of the exit game in venture capital!
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Geraldo Thomaz, founder and co-CEO at NYSE-traded e-commerce platform VTEX: Key decisions that built a $1.3B+ e-commerce empire
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Susan Segal, CEO of Americas Society/Council of the Americas: Pioneering LATAM Venture Capital and Why the Region Will Thrive with AI
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Daniela Binatti, Founder at Financial Infrastructure Company Pismo: Pismo's Rise to a Billion Dollar Acquisition by Visa
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Alexandre Zolko, Founder at $400M Customer Loyalty Platform CRM&Bonus: Build to Last, Not to Sell
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May 21, 2024 |
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Andre Florence and Gui Azevedo, founders at Brazil's largest health-tech startup Alice: The reality is a rollercoaster
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May 07, 2024 |
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Thibaud Lecuyer, CEO at $2B Logistics Startup Loggi: Sustainability Is a Drug
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Joao Barbosa, Co-Founder at Corporate Wellness Platform Gympass: From Brazil to the World: The $2.4B Gympass Story
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Vitor Torres, Founder and CEO at Accounting Platform Contabilizei: Pioneering the De-bureaucratization of Accounting in Brazil
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Michele Levy, Fashion Entrepreneur Behind Melissa USA: How to Build and Sell Consumer Brands
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Gaston Irigoyen, Founder and CEO at Fintech Infrastructure Company Pomelo: Scale 10x Faster or Go Home
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Doug Storf, Founder and CEO at Payments Infrastructure Startup Swap: Your Funding Round Failed. Now What?
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Martin Migoya, Founder and CEO at Globant: The $10B Startup Story
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Marcelo Sampaio, CEO at SEC approved ETF Hashdex: Crypto Is the New Internet
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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The J Curve 2023: The Year In Review
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Q&A with Olga: Investment Philosophy, Escaping FOMO and Why It Is Time to Bet on Latin America
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Gabriela Toribio, Wayra and Vivo Ventures: How To Succeed In Corporate Venture Capital
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Roberto Dagnoni, the Executive Chairman and CEO of $2.1B crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin: Blockchain Revolution, Investment Philosophy and The Art of Dealmaking
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Alec Oxenford, Founder at DeRemate, OLX and letgo: Contemporary Art as a Purpose, Outside the Box Thinking and Top Reasons Why Startups Succeed and Fail
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Fabio Carrara, Founder at Renewable Energy Firm Solfacil: Winning in Commoditized Market, Singularity of Focus and What Went Wrong with Elon Musk's SolarCity
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Eduardo della Maggiora, founder at $1B insurtech Betterfly: Power of Purpose, Peak Performance and All In Mindset
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Patricia Moraes, Founder at Unbox Capital on Lessons from Luiza Trajano (Magazine Luiza), Leading By Putting People First And Why Brazilian Entrepreneurship Is A Story Of Adaptability
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Lucas Vargas, CEO at Nomad on Pursuit of Happiness, Building Legacy and Lessons from Viva Real and Grupo Zap
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Julio Vasconcellos and Ana Martins / Atlantico on The Key Forces Shaping the Future of Latin America, Why LatAm Tech Ecosystem is Globally Competitive and How To Build Lasting Partnerships
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Veronica Serra, Founder at Innova Capital on Lessons from Marcel Telles and Jorge Paulo Lemann, VC Investing (Mercado Libre, Movile-iFood, and More) and Why Effective Partnership Starts with Trust
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Diego Barreto, CFO at iFood: How AI is Revolutionizing Food Delivery Market I Why Mentorship is the Fuel For Economic Growth and The Future of Gig Work in Brazil
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Gabriela Gonçalves, Managing Partner at Namari Capital: Building Southeast Asia's Pioneer Ecommerce Platform at Lazada I The Perfect Storm For Venture Debt In Brazil And How To Embrace Life As a Challenge To Pursue
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Pedro Sirotsky Melzer, Founding Partner at Igah Ventures: Building a VC Firm for The Long-Run I The Most Important Traits of Successful Founders and Why Investment Discipline Outweighs Hypothetical Upsides
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Fersen Lambranho, Chairman of The Board of GP Investments: The Amazon is Brazilian Soul I The Most Important Things in Life and Why The Future Is Deep Tech
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Cassio Bobsin, Founder and CEO at Zenvia: From Garage to NASDAQ IPO I What Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Means For Tech Industry and How To Stay Relevant As A Leader From Zero To One To IPO And Beyond
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Vander Corteze, Founder and CEO at Beep Saude on The Power of Mentorship, The Brutal Truth about Being A Founder, Core Elements of Winning Corporate Culture and Iterating Beep Saude's Way into Product-Market Fit
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May 18, 2023 |
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Gustavo Brigatto, Founder and Chief Editor of Startups on The Potential of AI in Journalism, Building Online Communities and Why Your Marketing Should Never Depend on Social Media Alone
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May 09, 2023 |
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Talita Lacerda, CEO of Petlove on Amazon Leadership Principles, The Secrets of Successful Fundraising and How to Build a Brand That Customers Love
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Jose Renato Hopf, founder of 4ALL and GetNet on The 3 Key Lessons from Building and Selling GetNet, The Secrets of High-Performing Private-Government Partnership and Bringing The South Summit to Brazil
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Bernardo Milesy / GLOCAL on raising venture capital fund in Latin America, why now is the best time to invest in agrifoodtech sector and why impact investments is an attractive business opportunity,
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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George Roche / Yara Growth Ventures on key factors to consider before raising venture capital, do's and don'ts of a startup pitch and why agtech sector struggles to attract VC investors
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Camilla Junqueira / Endeavor Brazil on searching for meaning, putting Brazil on the global innovation map and the ultimate traits of high impact entrepreneurs
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Adolfo Roullion / Frizata on building enduring partnership, why startups need to foster a global mindset and why incumbent CPGs suck at innovating
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Victor Santos / Liv Up on do-or-die mindset, challenges of building a D2C frozen food company in LatAm and the most important lessons of his entrepreneurial career
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Francisco Jardim / SP Ventures on the nuances of being a sector-specific investor, do's and don't of startup pitching and why agricultural sector in Brazil is ready for mass production of unicorns
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Alan Glezer / Agrolend on revolutionizing agricultural finance, current fundraising environment in tech and common mistakes that fintechs make
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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The J Curve 2022: Year in Review
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Marcos Salama / Inventa on his key learnings from scaling Rappi's grocery business, focusing on growth, building multicultural organization at Inventa and
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Guilherme Weigert / Conexa Saude on pioneering product-led growth in telemedicine, scaling Conexa from 20 to ~600 employees and the future of health in Brazil
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Eduardo Carone / Atlas Governance on philosophy of happiness, building a truly diverse organization and what it actually takes to succeed in business and life
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Marcelo Lombardo / Omie on leadership, scaling trust and why Silicon Valley go-to-market playbook doesn't always work
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Rodrigo Tognini / Conta Simples on hitting the product-market fit, key lessons from pivoting and scaling a constraint-rich mentality
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Daniel Ibri / Mindset Ventures on building bridges between global tech markets, bootstrapping Fund I and why now is the best time to invest in startups
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Benjamin Gleason / Kamino on fundraising in adverse market environment, unit economics mentality and entrepreneurship in Brazil
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Parker Treacy / Cobli on key learnings from bootstrapping First Help Financial, building an efficient sales organization and why the pace of learning is founder's competitive advantage
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Guilherme Azevedo / Alice on building a healthcare company amidst global pandemic, entrepreneurial drive and changing human behavior
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Antoine Colaço / Valor Capital on the state of the global tech market, industries to watch in Brazil and biggest mistakes founders make
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Guilherme Assis / Gorila on surviving a recession, entrepreneurial mistakes and crypto's potential to change the way people interact
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Ana Zucato / Noh on taking risk, building diverse organization from scratch and unique challenges of launching consumer fintech products in Brazil
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Jorge Vargas Neto and Vanessa Muglia / BHub on key learnings of building and selling Zen Finance and Biva, challenges of doing business in Latin America and why 'janitor work' is a massive business opportunity
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May 31, 2022 |
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Guilherme Bonifácio and Diego Libanio / Merce do Bairro on building businesses for micro SMBs, partnership, values and the biggest mistakes founders make when fundraising
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May 16, 2022 |
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Guilherme Freire / Dolado on biggest lessons of his entrepreneurial career, triathlon, financial discipline and values
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May 02, 2022 |
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Laura Constantini / Astella on lessons from fundraising in volatile market, mentorship and passion for early-stage investing
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Mariana Donangelo / Kaszek on what it takes to be successful in venture capital, traits of great founders and conviction around Latin America
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Monica Saggioro / MAYA Capital on hands-on approach, price and process discipline and democratizing an access to entrepreneurship in LatAm
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Courtney McColgan / Runa HR on key lessons of scaling Cabify, unique challenges of building business in LatAm and why venture capital is not for everyone
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Gina Gotthilf / Latitud on failures, building remote-first company and the future of tech ecosystem in LatAm
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Milena Oliveira / Volpe Capital on biggest challenges of venture capital industry in LatAm, evolution of legal environment and must-knows for first time founders
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Bianca Martinelli / Alexia Ventures on the biggest lessons from Endeavor, importance of mentorship and distinctive qualities of LatAm founders
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Manoela Mitchell / Pipo Saude on diversity as a critical driver of employee retention, biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when fundraising and building business in LatAm
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Izabel Gallera / Canary on using data to support investment decisions, ultimate traits of the best founders and LatAm market evolution
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Rafael Clo / Azos on disrupting $49b insurance industry, role of financial discipline and building products for scale
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Michael Kapps / Vitalk on impact-driven entrepreneurship, culture of experimentation and building tech business in Brazil
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Oct 28, 2021 |