The J Curve with Olga Maslikhova

By Olga Maslikhova

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Podcast about top entrepreneurs and venture capital investors in Latin America. The J Curve's creator Olga Maslikhova distills the lessons of LatAm's best entrepreneurs and investors in terms of building, scaling and funding some of the most successful tech companies in the region including iFood, Mercado Libre, Petlove, Globant and Betterfly.

Episode Date
Andre Florence and Gui Azevedo, founders at Brazil's largest health-tech startup Alice: The reality is a rollercoaster
May 07, 2024
Thibaud Lecuyer, CEO at $2B Logistics Startup Loggi: Sustainability Is a Drug
Apr 30, 2024
Joao Barbosa, Co-Founder at Corporate Wellness Platform Gympass: From Brazil to the World: The $2.4B Gympass Story
Apr 16, 2024
Vitor Torres, Founder and CEO at Accounting Platform Contabilizei: Pioneering the De-bureaucratization of Accounting in Brazil
Apr 02, 2024
Michele Levy, Fashion Entrepreneur Behind Melissa USA: How to Build and Sell Consumer Brands
Mar 19, 2024
Gaston Irigoyen, Founder and CEO at Fintech Infrastructure Company Pomelo: Scale 10x Faster or Go Home
Mar 05, 2024
Doug Storf, Founder and CEO at Payments Infrastructure Startup Swap: Your Funding Round Failed. Now What?
Feb 20, 2024
Martin Migoya, Founder and CEO at Globant: The $10B Startup Story
Feb 06, 2024
Marcelo Sampaio, CEO at SEC approved ETF Hashdex: Crypto Is the New Internet
Jan 23, 2024
The J Curve 2023: The Year In Review
Dec 29, 2023
Q&A with Olga: Investment Philosophy, Escaping FOMO and Why It Is Time to Bet on Latin America
Dec 21, 2023
Gabriela Toribio, Wayra and Vivo Ventures: How To Succeed In Corporate Venture Capital
Dec 12, 2023
Roberto Dagnoni, the Executive Chairman and CEO of $2.1B crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin: Blockchain Revolution, Investment Philosophy and The Art of Dealmaking
Nov 28, 2023
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
Nov 13, 2023
Fabio Carrara, Founder at Renewable Energy Firm Solfacil: Winning in Commoditized Market, Singularity of Focus and What Went Wrong with Elon Musk's SolarCity
Oct 30, 2023
Eduardo della Maggiora, founder at $1B insurtech Betterfly: Power of Purpose, Peak Performance and All In Mindset
Oct 16, 2023
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
Sep 28, 2023
Lucas Vargas, CEO at Nomad on Pursuit of Happiness, Building Legacy and Lessons from Viva Real and Grupo Zap
Sep 14, 2023
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
Aug 31, 2023
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
Aug 17, 2023
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
Aug 16, 2023
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
Jul 20, 2023
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
Jun 29, 2023
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
Jun 15, 2023
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
Jun 01, 2023
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
May 18, 2023
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
May 09, 2023
Talita Lacerda, CEO of Petlove on Amazon Leadership Principles, The Secrets of Successful Fundraising and How to Build a Brand That Customers Love
Apr 27, 2023
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
Apr 18, 2023
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,
Mar 21, 2023
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
Mar 13, 2023
Camilla Junqueira / Endeavor Brazil on searching for meaning, putting Brazil on the global innovation map and the ultimate traits of high impact entrepreneurs
Feb 21, 2023
Adolfo Roullion / Frizata on building enduring partnership, why startups need to foster a global mindset and why incumbent CPGs suck at innovating
Feb 14, 2023
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
Feb 02, 2023
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
Jan 24, 2023
Alan Glezer / Agrolend on revolutionizing agricultural finance, current fundraising environment in tech and common mistakes that fintechs make
Jan 17, 2023
The J Curve 2022: Year in Review
Dec 30, 2022
Marcos Salama / Inventa on his key learnings from scaling Rappi's grocery business, focusing on growth, building multicultural organization at Inventa and
Dec 12, 2022
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
Nov 21, 2022
Eduardo Carone / Atlas Governance on philosophy of happiness, building a truly diverse organization and what it actually takes to succeed in business and life
Nov 07, 2022
Marcelo Lombardo / Omie on leadership, scaling trust and why Silicon Valley go-to-market playbook doesn't always work
Oct 31, 2022
Rodrigo Tognini / Conta Simples on hitting the product-market fit, key lessons from pivoting and scaling a constraint-rich mentality
Oct 17, 2022
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
Oct 03, 2022
Benjamin Gleason / Kamino on fundraising in adverse market environment, unit economics mentality and entrepreneurship in Brazil
Sep 13, 2022
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
Aug 31, 2022
Guilherme Azevedo / Alice on building a healthcare company amidst global pandemic, entrepreneurial drive and changing human behavior
Aug 22, 2022
Antoine Colaço / Valor Capital on the state of the global tech market, industries to watch in Brazil and biggest mistakes founders make
Aug 08, 2022
Guilherme Assis / Gorila on surviving a recession, entrepreneurial mistakes and crypto's potential to change the way people interact
Jul 22, 2022
Ana Zucato / Noh on taking risk, building diverse organization from scratch and unique challenges of launching consumer fintech products in Brazil
Jul 05, 2022
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
May 31, 2022
Guilherme Bonifácio and Diego Libanio / Merce do Bairro on building businesses for micro SMBs, partnership, values and the biggest mistakes founders make when fundraising
May 16, 2022
Guilherme Freire / Dolado on biggest lessons of his entrepreneurial career, triathlon, financial discipline and values
May 02, 2022
Laura Constantini / Astella on lessons from fundraising in volatile market, mentorship and passion for early-stage investing
Apr 13, 2022
Mariana Donangelo / Kaszek on what it takes to be successful in venture capital, traits of great founders and conviction around Latin America
Mar 25, 2022
Monica Saggioro / MAYA Capital on hands-on approach, price and process discipline and democratizing an access to entrepreneurship in LatAm
Mar 17, 2022
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
Feb 22, 2022
Gina Gotthilf / Latitud on failures, building remote-first company and the future of tech ecosystem in LatAm
Feb 10, 2022
Milena Oliveira / Volpe Capital on biggest challenges of venture capital industry in LatAm, evolution of legal environment and must-knows for first time founders
Feb 01, 2022
Bianca Martinelli / Alexia Ventures on the biggest lessons from Endeavor, importance of mentorship and distinctive qualities of LatAm founders
Jan 20, 2022
Manoela Mitchell / Pipo Saude on diversity as a critical driver of employee retention, biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when fundraising and building business in LatAm
Dec 17, 2021
Izabel Gallera / Canary on using data to support investment decisions, ultimate traits of the best founders and LatAm market evolution
Dec 10, 2021
Rafael Clo / Azos on disrupting $49b insurance industry, role of financial discipline and building products for scale
Nov 09, 2021
Michael Kapps / Vitalk on impact-driven entrepreneurship, culture of experimentation and building tech business in Brazil
Oct 28, 2021