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Greatest Hits Episode: Pedro Pablo del Campo: Building Bridges Between Latin America & the USA, Ep 206

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Pedro del Campo Crossing Borders

You can now find the full show notes of the Crossing Borders podcast on LatamList.com’s new podcast section. I’ll still post the audio of the podcast on my blog and I’m planning to start writing more again on my blog, like I used to.

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Thanks for listening to Crossing Borders all these years! If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to reach out here, or contact me on social media.

Outline of this episode

  • [1:59] – Where are you working in Austin?
  • [2:27] – Pedro Pablo’s childhood in Punta Arenas and Santiago
  • [4:04] – Did traveling at a young age impact your perspective on the world?
  • [6:32] – Studying business in Chile
  • [7:07] – What was your first experience with an earlier-stage company?
  • [9:35] – What were some of the biggest takeaways from your time at Late?
  • [10:28] – What did you do after Late?
  • [12:40] – Doing business in New York vs. Chile
  • [15:11] – Why did you go back to Chile after New York and what did you end up doing there?
  • [17:44] – Why “boring” businesses are a good investment
  • [21:02] – How did you end up in Austin?
  • [26:24] – How did you create your own role at Techstars?
  • [31:42] – Biggest lessons from working at Techstars
  • [35:50] – How to motivate corporations to pay attention to entrepreneurship without using fear
  • [40:36] – On Falabella’s acquisition of Linio
  • [43:54] – What are some of your favorite books, blogs, podcasts, or documentaries you would like to recommend?
  • [46:30] – Pedro Pablo’s advice to his younger self
  • [47:18] –  What are you most excited about working on to help entrepreneurs in LatAm with Magma over the next 6-12 months?

Show notes on Latamlist.com

Monty Schmidt: From boom to bust and back again, Ep 201

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Monty Schmidt Crossing Borders

You can now find the full show notes of the Crossing Borders podcast on LatamList.com’s new podcast section. I’ll still post the audio of the podcast on my blog and I’m planning to start writing more again on my blog like I used to.

Subscribe to the LatamList Weekly newsletter to get updated on the week’s top tech news and stories from the region.

Thanks for listening to Crossing Borders all these years! If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to reach out here, or contact me on social media.

Outline of this episode:

  • [01:02] – About Monty
  • [08:04] – Growth after going public
  • [13:50] – The market crash
  • [15:37] – Market behavior during downturns
  • [20:33] – Closing a deal with Sony 
  • [22:23] – Lessons learned
  • [24:30] – Going from 3 to 400 people
  • [28:06] – Advisors during the downturns
  • [31:08] – Recognizing bubbles
  • [37:12] – The drip of bad news
  • [42:13] – Surviving a market downturn
  • [37:12] – Lay-offs
  • [52:24] – Founders’ most precious assets

Shownotes on Latamlist.com

Greatest Hits Episode: Dan Green, Gunderson Dettmer: Startup Corporate Structures for Latin America and Silicon Valley, Ep 198

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You can now find the full show notes of the Crossing Borders podcast on LatamList.com’s new podcast section. I’ll still post the audio of the podcast on my blog and I’m planning to start writing more again on my blog, like I used to.

Subscribe to the LatamList Weekly newsletter to get updated on the week’s top tech news and stories from the region.

Thanks for listening to Crossing Borders all these years! If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to reach out here, or contact me on social media.

Outline of this episode:

  • [1:32] – About Gunderson Dettmer
  • [2:16] – From Silicon Valley to Latam
  • [6:59] – Changes in the ecosystem
  • [11:08] – What corporate structure should you have?
  • [19:19] – What you need to know about Delaware Corporations
  • [22:16] – Setting up in Cayman

Shownotes on Latamlist.com

Greatest Hits Episode: Doménica Obando, Talently: Empowering Latin American tech talent, Ep 197

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You can now find the full show notes of the Crossing Borders podcast on LatamList.com’s new podcast section. I’ll still post the audio of the podcast on my blog and I’m planning to start writing more again on my blog, like I used to.

Subscribe to the LatamList Weekly newsletter to get updated on the week’s top tech news and stories from the region.

Thanks for listening to Crossing Borders all these years! If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to reach out here, or contact me on social media.

Outline of this episode:

  • [01:30] – About Talently.
  • [01:54] – Talently’s value proposition.
  • [03:27] – Improving the income of tech professionals.
  • [05:40] – Latin America as a tech talent hub.
  • [06:41] – Doménica’s background.
  • [09:53] – The importance of English proficiency.
  • [11:37] – Pros and cons of working in the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
  • [15:00] – Lessons learned from past working experiences.
  • [16:40] – The path to product-market fit.
  • [19:14] – Pivoting, from  Andi to Talently.
  • [21:27] – A multi-country startup.
  • [24:32] – Talently’s impact in Latam.
  • [26:25] – Advice for her younger self.
  • [27:10] – Doménica’s book recommendations.
  • [27:45] – What’s next for Talently?

Shownotes on Latamlist.com