The Enthusiast: Founders and VCs beyond the Valley

Podcast autorstwa Pat Alex

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[Operator Stories] Wiktor Schmidt (Netguru) on optimising for execution risk, scaling Netguru and the launch of Endeavor Poland
Opublikowany: 18.04.2023
[Investor Journey] Inanc Balci (Crestone VC) on scaling Lazada in SEA, launching an emerging markets Fintech VC and parallels between LatAm & Asia
Opublikowany: 4.04.2023
[Investor Journey] Lolita Taub (Ganas Ventures) on breaking into VC, community as a moat and creating generational wealth
Opublikowany: 21.03.2023
[Operator Stories] Gerry Giacomán (Clara) on always be changing, building compounding value and how to balance profitability and growth
Opublikowany: 7.03.2023
[Investor Stories] Jonathan Whittle (Quona) on why and when it pays to become a bank, parallels to previous bust cycles and Brazil's fintech masterplan
Opublikowany: 21.02.2023
[Operator Stories] Sergiu Negut (FintechOS) on reducing friction in fintech product development, legacy infrastructure and low-code solutions
Opublikowany: 7.02.2023
[Investor Journey] Ricardo Kanitz (Spectra) on GP due diligence, emerging fund managers and secrets of portfolio construction
Opublikowany: 17.01.2023
[Strategic DeepDive] Axel Christensen (Blackrock) on a new investment paradigm, asset prices, inflation and implications for emerging economies
Opublikowany: 3.01.2023
[Investor Journey] Arjuna Costa (Flourish) challenges in achieving true financial inclusion, waves of fintech adoption and embedded finance
Opublikowany: 20.12.2022
[Investor Journey] Robin Butler (Sturgeon Capital) investing at the frontier from Pakistan to Uzbekistan, ecosystem maturity, liquidity and creating momentum
Opublikowany: 6.12.2022
[Investor Journey] Wenyi Cai (Polymath) on building businesses for the LatAm middle class, parallels to Asia & how to make company building work
Opublikowany: 22.11.2022
[Operator Stories] Noureddine Tayebi (Yassir) on closing a $150M Series-B in the Maghreb region, paying it forward and the multiplier effect
Opublikowany: 7.11.2022
[Operator Stories] Jacobo Singer (dLocal) on bringing their payment solutions to Africa, lessons on expansion and promoting talent from within
Opublikowany: 25.10.2022
[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
Opublikowany: 11.10.2022
[Operator Stories] Reflecting on 6 years at Rappi - Clara Gold on execution, hustle and scaling growth teams
Opublikowany: 27.09.2022
[Strategic DeepDive] Matt Cole (Suma SaaS) on the art of leadership, agility and supporting SMEs in LatAm
Opublikowany: 13.09.2022
[Operator Stories] Tiago Costa Alves (Golden Gate Ventures) on building tech teams, mapping Asia and the value of an Entrepreneur in Residence
Opublikowany: 30.08.2022
Endeavor Deciphering LatAm VC Study - Panel with Magdalena Coronel (IDB Lab), Daniela Izquierdo (Foodology), Andy Tsao (SVB), Adolfo Blasco (Nazca)
Opublikowany: 16.08.2022
[Investor Journey] Charlie Graham-Brown (Seedstars) on investing in emerging markets, the beginnings of Seedstars and how to build strong growth teams
Opublikowany: 2.08.2022
[Strategic DeepDive] Dan Green (Gunderson Dettmer) on the current VC environment and what it means for deal negotiations, contractual features and more
Opublikowany: 19.07.2022

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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

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100 Odcinki

[Operator Stories] Wiktor Schmidt (Netguru) on optimising for execution risk, scaling Netguru and the launch of Endeavor Poland

[Investor Journey] Inanc Balci (Crestone VC) on scaling Lazada in SEA, launching an emerging markets Fintech VC and parallels between LatAm & Asia

[Investor Journey] Lolita Taub (Ganas Ventures) on breaking into VC, community as a moat and creating generational wealth

[Operator Stories] Gerry Giacomán (Clara) on always be changing, building compounding value and how to balance profitability and growth

[Investor Stories] Jonathan Whittle (Quona) on why and when it pays to become a bank, parallels to previous bust cycles and Brazil's fintech masterplan

[Operator Stories] Sergiu Negut (FintechOS) on reducing friction in fintech product development, legacy infrastructure and low-code solutions

[Investor Journey] Ricardo Kanitz (Spectra) on GP due diligence, emerging fund managers and secrets of portfolio construction

[Strategic DeepDive] Axel Christensen (Blackrock) on a new investment paradigm, asset prices, inflation and implications for emerging economies

[Investor Journey] Arjuna Costa (Flourish) challenges in achieving true financial inclusion, waves of fintech adoption and embedded finance

[Investor Journey] Robin Butler (Sturgeon Capital) investing at the frontier from Pakistan to Uzbekistan, ecosystem maturity, liquidity and creating momentum

[Investor Journey] Wenyi Cai (Polymath) on building businesses for the LatAm middle class, parallels to Asia & how to make company building work

[Operator Stories] Noureddine Tayebi (Yassir) on closing a $150M Series-B in the Maghreb region, paying it forward and the multiplier effect

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

[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

[Operator Stories] Reflecting on 6 years at Rappi - Clara Gold on execution, hustle and scaling growth teams

[Strategic DeepDive] Matt Cole (Suma SaaS) on the art of leadership, agility and supporting SMEs in LatAm

[Operator Stories] Tiago Costa Alves (Golden Gate Ventures) on building tech teams, mapping Asia and the value of an Entrepreneur in Residence

Endeavor Deciphering LatAm VC Study - Panel with Magdalena Coronel (IDB Lab), Daniela Izquierdo (Foodology), Andy Tsao (SVB), Adolfo Blasco (Nazca)

[Investor Journey] Charlie Graham-Brown (Seedstars) on investing in emerging markets, the beginnings of Seedstars and how to build strong growth teams

[Strategic DeepDive] Dan Green (Gunderson Dettmer) on the current VC environment and what it means for deal negotiations, contractual features and more