Listeners, we're back this week with Edgar Carreon.

Edgar is the CEO and Founder of dree, a tech-enabled peer-to-peer marketplace looking to disrupt the laundry industry. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 10, and at the age of 22, he launched his first business in food/retail. "I'm on a mission to change the way communities help each other focus on what matters most." 

During this episode we talked about:

• 03:30 - What happened since his last visit to Café con Pam
• 04:17 - “This is going to be the best year”
• 07:06 - Talking numbers: coffee shops & the pandemic
• 08:45 - “Standing in the storm”
• 10:49 - 2008 recession teachings
• 11:23 - “Know my north star”
• 11:41 - “Worst case scenario”
• 13:01 - His ‘North Star’
• 13:35 - Being passionate about community
• 18:43 - Talking numbers: initial investment to open a coffee shop
• 19:07 - “Where the magic happens today”
• 29:05 - Getting depressed and working with his inner child
• 29:22 - The inner kid came up
• 31:37 - Starting Dree
• 34:44 - Getting partners
• 36:05 - Cultural intelligence & female co-founder
• 42:46 - Raising venture capital
• 44:06 - Work with your inner child

 
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