Scaleup Valley Podcast

Scaleup Valley Podcast

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Scaleup Valley Podcast episodes

  • 261 - How a personal story became a startup mission with Kenny Laplante, Founder of Genial Care
    On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Kenny Laplante, Founder of Genial Care
    Key Takeaways
    A personal story about overcoming adversities and conquering learning difficulties
    The importance of why when starting up
    Investing in powerful, positive change that endures
    How to achieve better outcomes at lower cost in healthcare
    How to crack Go-To-Market
    From operating in the US to founding a healthtech startup for LATAM
    The myths behind being a solo founder
    55 min
  • 260 - Supporting entrepreneurship in emerging markets w/Adrian Garcia-Aranyos, President at Endeavor
    On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Adrian Garcia-Aranyós, President at Endeavor.
    Key Takeaways:
    Being the president of an organization that supports entrepreneurship since 1997
    The Multiplier effect of Endeavor building new ecosystems
    How to scale in emerging markets
    Entrepreneurship trends that Adrian sees across the world
    How to apply to Endeavor
    Evolution of the ecosystems since the beginning of Endeavor until now
    Entrepreneurship in emerging markets
    53 min
  • 259 -A female investor that has been on founder shoes with Laura Gómez General Partner of Latin Leap
    On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Laura Gómez, General Partner at Latin Leap.
    Key Takeaways:
    Lessons from a female serial entrepreneur
    Successful exit very early on
    How to navigate the ups and downs of entrepreneurship
    The purpose behind investing in Spanish speaking LATAM
    From founder to corporate VC to classic VC
    Learning from your mistakes and keep persevering
    53 min
  • 258 - Building one of the first VC funds in Brazil with Laura Constantini, Co-Founder of Astella
    On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Laura Constantini, Co-Founder at Astella.
    Key Takeaways
    Building a fund in 2008
    Early Stage VC investing in Brazilian founders since 2010
    Astella investment thesis
    How to pick the best companies to invest on
    Building the future by leveraging the opportunities around consumer internet, software-as-a-service, and marketplaces
    Evolution of the Brazilian ecosystem in the last 15 years of Astella
    Bringing knowledge and new ideas to strengthen the startup ecosystem
    How to successfully build a content machine
    58 min
  • 257 - The story of Ben: From Groupon Leader to GuiaBolso and Kamino Founder
    On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Ben Gleason, Founder of Kamino.
    Key takeaways
    Starting up in completely different maturity stages of the ecosystem with Groupon, GuiaBolso and Kamino
    From MD at Groupon to fintech founder at GuiaBolso
    From GuiaBolso to Kamino
    How did the passion for the Brazilian ecosystem start
    Helping underrepresented founders to break the barriers as angel investor and via Endeavor
    Lessons learned being an angel investor and founder
    The importance of creating the right culture and vision in a remote or hybrid work environment
    48 min
  • 256 - Lessons learned as founder, corporate executive and VC with Miguel Arias, Partner at K Fund
    On this Episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Miguel Arias, General Partner at KFUND.
    Key takeaways:
    Experience from being on all sides of the table of the innovation ecosystem: corporate leader, teacher, VC, operator, founder…
    The importance of psychology in creating and backing a startup
    How is the LATAM ecosystem developing?
    In what ways is technology shaping the new world and creating new market opportunities?
    Will VR and AR create a new metaverse?
    Enabling tech applied to climate change
    48 min
  • 255 - From Emmy-award winner with Arvore to founding Velvet,with Edouard de Montmort
    On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Edouard de Montmort, Co-Founder at Velvet
    Key Takeaways:
    Building a startup as Founding Partner and Head of LATAM at Majoritas
    Building his first startup: Arvore
    Building his second startup: Velvet
    Velvet offers liquidity to the brightest people in startups all over the world so that builders can monetize their vested equity through a seamless digital experience.
    The multicultural footprint of a serial entrepreneur.
    How Edouard built a differentiation as an angel investor.
    54 min
  • 254 - Investing across the US, SEA and LATAM with Jessica Chao, Investor at Iterative & SVLC
    On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with with Jessica Chao, Founding Capital Partner at Iterative
    Key Takeaways
    Healthtech trends in the US, LATAM and Southeast Asia
    Exciting infrastructure-based startups that are re-shaping the healthcare sector
    Patterns to succeed as a leader in the healthcare sector: eager to learn and be mission-driven.
    The main challenges to start a healthcare company: how to get your first clients.
    What is the investment thesis of Iterative and SVLC
    40 min
  • 253 - The story of Michael Sidler: building an European VC fund since 2006 and his future views
    On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Michael Sidler, Co-Founding Partner at Redalpine speaks with Mike Dias, CEO & Co-Founder of Scale Up Valley
    Key Takeaways
    Investing in vision and real disruption
    Top criteria to invest for Redalpine: The quality of a founding team.
    The passion of developing the European ecosystem
    Helping to create financial independence in Europe
    Challenges and opportunities of the European and the Swiss Market
    The opportunities of longevity and psychedelics in the healthcare sector
    50 min
  • 252 - The future of healthtech with a team who built one of LATAM’s largest ever healthcare IPOs
    On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias with Mariano García-Valiño , CEO & Founder at AXENYA and Roebrto Vianna, CCO & CMO at AXENYA.
    Key takeaways
    The future of healthcare
    From IPO back into starting up
    Empowering Latin-America's healthcare ecosystem to plug into the future of medicine.
    How to align incentives of multiple stakeholders.
    How to deliver a value proposition that benefits health plans, employers and employees, simultaneously.
    49 min

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