In this episode of From Code to C-Suite, Liam sits down with Luís Rodrigues, CPTO at Lab49, whose journey spans pioneering AI before it was cool, facing machine guns in Lagos, and learning the brutal lessons of failure.

Luís has built and scaled companies across Europe, Africa, and Asia. He helped launch QuickCheck, a Nigerian neobank that grew to over 500,000 customers, and scaled Seedstars into a global firm of 200+ people.

Today, he helps leaders across financial services, telecom, and government move beyond hype and turn AI into real, measurable business results.

In this episode, we cover:

Why Excel still quietly runs the world

How to spot what not to do as a founder

Why hiring yes-men is a recipe for failure

Lessons from scaling in high-pressure, global markets

How to turn AI ambition into real ROI

📲 Connect with Luís Rodrigues:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lfrodrigues/

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