The Enthusiast: Founders and VCs beyond the Valley

A podcast by Pat Alex

100 Episoade

[Investor Journey] Allen Taylor (Endeavor Catalyst) on scaling the fund to US$500M AUM doubling down on Endeavor’s mission & current macro-environment and implications for emerging markets
Publicat: 05.07.2022
[Operator Stories] Rafaella Baraldo (PodsFinance) on the digitalisation of banking, understanding DeFi and hedging crypto
Publicat: 21.06.2022
[Investor Journey] Federico Gomez Romero (Seaya Cathay) on empathy, the importance of the founding team in deal selection and Seaya Cathay’s new Latam fund
Publicat: 07.06.2022
[Operator Stories] Marcelo Sampaio (Hashdex) - Building the S&P 500 for Crypto, pushing for mainstream adoption & unlocking value
Publicat: 24.05.2022
[Investor Journey] Luiz Ribeiro (General Atlantic) on the origins of GA, manoeuvring bear markets, macro outlook & tips on going public
Publicat: 10.05.2022
[Operator Stories] Janan Knust (KLog) on being uncomfortable as a state of mind, bootstrapping to $100M in revenues and revolutionising the logistics industry at the same time
Publicat: 26.04.2022
[Investor Journey] Patrick Arippol & Bianca Martinelli (Alexia Ventures) on the next Gen of VC in LatAm and sustaining moats through tech enabled communities
Publicat: 12.04.2022
[Investor Journey] Tackling poverty through financial inclusion - Monica Brand Engel (Quona) on the intersection of profit and purpose, measuring impact and managing boards
Publicat: 29.03.2022
[Operator Stories] From Coca-Cola to NotCo - Flavia Buchmann (NotCo) on building consumer brands, the NotConcept and guerrilla marketing
Publicat: 15.03.2022
[Operator Stories] Pedro Sônego de Oliveira (TruePay) on the next wave of B2B fintech in Brazil, building TruePay and making the switch from investor to founder
Publicat: 01.03.2022
[Strategic DeepDive] Angie Udry (KASZEK) on scaling culture, incentive structures and managing multi-cultural teams
Publicat: 15.02.2022
[Investor Journey] Laura González-Estéfani (TheVentureCity) on talent has no zip code, founders turned funders and trust across cultures
Publicat: 01.02.2022
Justin Norman (The Flip) underestimated talent, soft power and ecosystem development in Africa
Publicat: 18.01.2022
[Investor Journey] Luiz Manzano & Alex Mello (BigBets) on effective altruism in venture as a strategy and dynamics of early stage investing
Publicat: 04.01.2022
Alex González Ormerod (Rest of World) on tech disruption, regulation and economic development for LatAm
Publicat: 21.12.2021
[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
Publicat: 07.12.2021
[Investor Journey] Laura Constantini (Astella) on building a VC firm from 0-$100m, mechanics of early stage investing & winning over LPs
Publicat: 23.11.2021
[Investor Journey] Jeffrey Paine (Golden Gate Ventures) on the human factor in VC, apprenticeship model, investing in SEA and founder development
Publicat: 09.11.2021
[Investor Journey] Backing founders and emerging fund managers - Stevon Darling (IFC) on investing, dealflow trends and talent attraction for startups
Publicat: 26.10.2021
[Investor Journey] Paulo Passoni (Softbank) on dealflow, board construction, happiness & success in life and differentiating factors to Tiger
Publicat: 12.10.2021

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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 Episoade

[Investor Journey] Allen Taylor (Endeavor Catalyst) on scaling the fund to US$500M AUM doubling down on Endeavor’s mission & current macro-environment and implications for emerging markets

[Operator Stories] Rafaella Baraldo (PodsFinance) on the digitalisation of banking, understanding DeFi and hedging crypto

[Investor Journey] Federico Gomez Romero (Seaya Cathay) on empathy, the importance of the founding team in deal selection and Seaya Cathay’s new Latam fund

[Operator Stories] Marcelo Sampaio (Hashdex) - Building the S&P 500 for Crypto, pushing for mainstream adoption & unlocking value

[Investor Journey] Luiz Ribeiro (General Atlantic) on the origins of GA, manoeuvring bear markets, macro outlook & tips on going public

[Operator Stories] Janan Knust (KLog) on being uncomfortable as a state of mind, bootstrapping to $100M in revenues and revolutionising the logistics industry at the same time

[Investor Journey] Patrick Arippol & Bianca Martinelli (Alexia Ventures) on the next Gen of VC in LatAm and sustaining moats through tech enabled communities

[Investor Journey] Tackling poverty through financial inclusion - Monica Brand Engel (Quona) on the intersection of profit and purpose, measuring impact and managing boards

[Operator Stories] From Coca-Cola to NotCo - Flavia Buchmann (NotCo) on building consumer brands, the NotConcept and guerrilla marketing

[Operator Stories] Pedro Sônego de Oliveira (TruePay) on the next wave of B2B fintech in Brazil, building TruePay and making the switch from investor to founder

[Strategic DeepDive] Angie Udry (KASZEK) on scaling culture, incentive structures and managing multi-cultural teams

[Investor Journey] Laura González-Estéfani (TheVentureCity) on talent has no zip code, founders turned funders and trust across cultures

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

[Investor Journey] Luiz Manzano & Alex Mello (BigBets) on effective altruism in venture as a strategy and dynamics of early stage investing

Alex González Ormerod (Rest of World) on tech disruption, regulation and economic development for LatAm

[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

[Investor Journey] Laura Constantini (Astella) on building a VC firm from 0-$100m, mechanics of early stage investing & winning over LPs

[Investor Journey] Jeffrey Paine (Golden Gate Ventures) on the human factor in VC, apprenticeship model, investing in SEA and founder development

[Investor Journey] Backing founders and emerging fund managers - Stevon Darling (IFC) on investing, dealflow trends and talent attraction for startups

[Investor Journey] Paulo Passoni (Softbank) on dealflow, board construction, happiness & success in life and differentiating factors to Tiger