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Crossing Borders with Nathan Lustig: Where I interview entrepreneurs doing startups across borders and the investors who support them, with a focus on companies that have some relationship to Latin Am... more
FAQs about Crossing Borders with Nathan Lustig:How many episodes does Crossing Borders with Nathan Lustig have?The podcast currently has 261 episodes available.
February 19, 2021Brynne McNulty Rojas: Leading Colombia’s Real Estate Industry into the Future, Ep 135I sat down with Brynne to talk more about her experience in real estate and decision to start Habi. We also discuss the process of buying and selling a property in Colombia and how Habi is improving it, and some of her learnings from raising US capital....more20minPlay
February 09, 2021Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos, La Haus: Helping Latin Americans Find their Ideal Homes, Ep 134I sat down with Rodrigo to learn more about his decision to go into finance and his experience working at Lehman Brothers until right before the firm declared bankruptcy in 2008. We also talk about Colombia’s broken real estate industry, how he first bootstrapped La Haus with Jaguar Capital before raising outside funding, and the importance of mentorship and role models....more35minPlay
February 04, 2021Brian Requarth, Viva the Entrepreneur: Founding, Scaling and Raising Venture Capital in Latin America, Ep 133In his second time around on the podcast, I sat down with Brian to talk about the growing pains of merging operations with Grupo Zap and why acquihiring is one of the most underutilized strategies of large tech companies in the region. We also discuss how the ecosystem has evolved since 2009 and what inspired him to write his book Viva the Entrepreneur: Founding, Scaling and Raising Venture Capital in Latin America....more45minPlay
January 26, 2021Alejandro Freund: The path to shutting down a Latin American Startup, Ep 132When Alejandro launched YaEsta, he believed that all the conditions were in his favor for them to succeed: the idea, the team, the funding. Ecuador was shaping up to be a hotspot for digital businesses and there were few things he would have done differently. However, if there is one factor that is truly out of anyone’s control is the timing....more47minPlay
December 23, 2020Juliana Sarmiento, Envíoclick: Reimagining the logistics industry in Latin America, Ep 131I sat down with Juliana to talk about how Envíoclick’s solution is transforming the logistics and delivery industry in Mexico and Latin America. We also discuss how the e-commerce landscape has changed since 2014 and Envíoclick’s decision to expand to Colombia....more36minPlay
December 08, 2020James Currier, NFX: Transforming How Innovators are Funded, Ep 130I sat down with James to talk about his experience as an entrepreneur and an investor and starting and working with some of today’s leading internet companies. James gives great advice on starting a company, choosing a co-founder, and approaching a meeting with a VC. We also touch on NFX’s selection criteria for founders and how they tripled the rate at which they were investing when COVID-19 hit....more32minPlay
December 02, 2020Álvaro Silberstein, Wheel the World: Creating Accessible Travel Experiences, Ep 129In this episode, I sat down with Álvaro to talk about how Wheel the World changes the user experience for people with disabilities that want to explore the world. We also discuss their fundraising process and participation in different accelerator programs, as well as how they’ve responded to the COVID-19 pandemic which has put traveling on hold for most people....more26minPlay
November 25, 2020Javier García, Femsa: Collaborating with the most disruptive startups in Latin America, Ep 128I sat down with Javier to talk about his transition from consulting to working at FEMSA and getting involved with Latin America’s venture capital ecosystem. We discuss innovation in corporations and Javier shares tips on how to collaborate with startups and large corporations....more45minPlay
November 17, 2020Manuel Olguín, Keynua: E-signatures for the Latin American market, Ep 127I sat down with Manuel to talk about his first experience as an entrepreneur when LatAm’s VC industry was just getting started and how he combined his love of tech and his experience in the movie industry to found Cinepapaya. We also talk about how Keynua is providing a solution to fix Latin America’s broken notary services industry....more34minPlay
November 10, 2020Amir Salihefendic, Doist: Best Practices for the Remote Work Revolution, Ep 126This is the second time I sit down with Amir to talk about the future of work. In this episode, Amir talks about how he experiences remote work in a post-COVID world and provides tips to those who have only recently transitioned into this modality. We also discuss the power of asynchronous work and how to build culture in a remote-first company....more36minPlay
FAQs about Crossing Borders with Nathan Lustig:How many episodes does Crossing Borders with Nathan Lustig have?The podcast currently has 261 episodes available.