The J Curve with Olga Maslikhova

Fabio Carrara, Founder at Renewable Energy Firm Solfacil: Winning in Commoditized Market, Singularity of Focus and What Went Wrong with Elon Musk's SolarCity


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For this in studio episode I am thrilled to welcome Fabio Carrara, founder and CEO at Brazilian renewable energy firm Solfacil⁠, that has raised over $130m from the likes of QED, Fifth Wall, Softbank, VEF and Valor Capital.

In today's episode we will discuss:

1. Window of opportunity: why market timing is everything?

2. The heat of the crowd: how to thrive in commoditized market?

3. Go slow to go fast: how to become an ecosystem player?

4. Solar space market in Brazil: market opportunity, key profit pools and obstacles to adoption.

5. First principles thinking: structured approach to disrupting complex markets.


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Follow Olga on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Olga is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, mentor at Techstars and founder at ⁠The J Curve⁠, Latin America's leading English speaking podcast about tech builders. She's been investing in the USA, SEA and Latin America for over 13 years. Companies she backed include tech unicorn ClassPass (acquired by Mindbody) and Vitalk (acquired by Gympass).

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