March 08, 2022

Paulo Passoni, SoftBank Latin America Managing Partner – Investing $8 Billion in 3 years, Navigating a Bear Market, & What SoftBank Looks for in Founding Teams

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Miguel Armaza sits down with the outstanding Paulo Passoni, Managing Partner at SoftBank Latin America, the largest venture capital fund in LatAm that’s invested almost eight billion dollars in 80 companies like Nubank, Kavak, Creditas, Bitso, Rappi, Uala, Clip, Addi, and many many more.

In this masterclass episode, we discuss:

Navigating a bear market – Paulo shares lessons for entrepreneurs in a tough equity raising environment, where unit economics and execution are now more important than ever and why venture backed companies can’t afford not to tackle big problems.
Shared traits of the strongest founders and why being holistic and talented in multiple different areas is critical for entrepreneurs
Valuable advice for new international investors coming into Latin America, or any emerging market for that matter, and why it’s important to build a robust team and empower them with access to the global institutional knowledge of the firm.
Reflections of the best company boards and key characteristics necessary for boards to succeed and add value to the company... and a lot more!

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March 08, 2022

Paulo Passoni, SoftBank Latin America Managing Partner – Investing $8 Billion in 3 years, Navigating a Bear Market, & What SoftBank Looks for in Founding Teams

37 minutes

Send us a text

In this masterclass episode, we discuss:

Navigating a bear market – Paulo shares lessons for entrepreneurs in a tough equity raising environment, where unit economics and execution are now more important than ever and why venture backed companies can’t afford not to tackle big problems.
Shared traits of the strongest founders and why being holistic and talented in multiple different areas is critical for entrepreneurs
Valuable advice for new international investors coming into Latin America, or any emerging market for that matter, and why it’s important to build a robust team and empower them with access to the global institutional knowledge of the firm.
Reflections of the best company boards and key characteristics necessary for boards to succeed and add value to the company... and a lot more!