Scaleup Valley Podcast

Scaleup Valley Podcast

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Scaleup Valley Podcast episodes

  • 251 - Diversity & Inclusion as a talent competitive edge with Manoela Mitchell, CEO of Pipo
    On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Manoela Mitchell, Co-Founder & CEO of Pipo Saúde.
    Key Takeaways:
    - How to successfully leave an established career in the private equity world to become a founder
    - The journey of Pipo Saúde conquering the healthcare industry
    - Why take the VC route
    - D&I (Diversity & Inclusion) as a critical differentiator to attract and retain great talent
    - How to level up the playfield for women founders
    52 min
  • 250 - Building The Future Of Mental Health In Brazil With Rui Brandão, CEO of Zenklub
    On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Rui Brandão, CEO & Founder of Zenklub.
    The story and why behind Zenklub
    Building the mental and emotional wellbeing platform in Brazil.
    Why Brazil is a great place to run a mental health platform
    Go to Market lessons learned starting B2C and evolving into B2B
    How to become a better CEO and grow faster than the company on a personal level
    The importance of a strong founding team
    The importance of KPIs to shape team culture
    52 min
  • 249 - How To Scale A Business To 15M+ ARR Without Venture Capital With Rasmus Holst, CEO Of LMS365
    On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with with Rasmus Holst, CEO of LMS365
    Key Takeaways:
    How to manage teams differently according to the cultural background
    Lessons learned joining a company as a professional CEO with bold ambitions
    How to manage a learning platform with more than 4 million users
    Don’t lose the accountability about the things that matter
    How to accelerate market entry and presence with M&A
    1 hr 7 min
  • 248 -The story of a founder building startups in Europe and LATAM with Gonzalo Parejo, CEO of Kamino
    On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Gonzalo Parejo, CEO & Founder of Kamino
    Key Takeaways
    Differences between scaling up in Europe and LATAM; taking higher risks and seeking higher rewards
    Building Kamino - the financial infrastructure to accelerate the ability for high-growth companies to scale up quickly
    From helping to scale Groupon in Brazil to create a new fintech startup
    If you are able to do it in LATAM, you can do it everywhere!
    Lessons learned building and leading senior vs junior teams
    57 min
  • 247 - Building the “Crunchbase of LATAM” with João Ventura, Founder & CEO at Sling Hub
    On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with João Ventura, Founder & CEO at Sling Hub
    Key Takeaways
    From financial markets to angel investor to founder
    Becoming the youngest president of the oldest and largest Brazilian angel club
    Lessons learned as an angel Investor and as president of an angel club
    Investing in people and teams vs ideas/metrics in the pre-seed stage
    Building Sling Hub - the “Crunchbase of LATAM”
    Evolution of the LATAM ecosystem according to Sling Hub data
    1 hr 1 min
  • 246 - How to make tough decisions and lead your team in moments of truth with Maite Muñiz
    On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Maite Muñiz, Co-Founder of Truora Inc.
    Key Takeaways
    What skills does a great Product Manager has to have
    How to grow as a PM in a region where product management is a new discipline
    The risk of not having the courage to say no to enterprise clients: the short line between a SaaS and a service company
    How to handle moments of truth and uncertainty as a founder: from fraud management to customer acquisition through WhatsApp
    How to handle a strategic pivot to address a larger TAM (total addressable market) with 100+ team
    The importance of adapting the thesis for fundraising and lessons learned (15M series A with American funds)
    Communication and change management lessons
    1 hr 3 min
  • 244 - The pre-seed revolution led by Canary in LATAM with Izabel Gallera
    On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Izabel Gallera, Partner at Canary
    Key Takeaways:
    1. How Canary’s investment thesis transformed the Brazilian ecosystem in 2017
    2. Building a strong relationship between founders and investors
    3. The 3 pillars of a successful founding team: resilience, execution and a learning ability
    4. You can’t recruit a co-founder, but you can recruit technical skills. Ensure that you have a co-founder that will stay with you in the ups and downs.
    5. Success stories and lessons learned from Canary’s portfolio companies.
    Do’s and Don't’s
    52 min
  • 243 - The Playbook For Building A Global Company With The Co - Authors Of Global Class
    On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Wehage, Co-authors of the Book Global Class.
    Key Takeaways
    How the world’s fastest growing companies scale globally
    How to successfully design an expansion strategy that actually works
    The importance of knowing and respecting the culture where you want to expand to
    Build a solid foundation before scaling up
    Home market vs Initial market: What's the big difference?
    50 min
  • 242- The story of Brian Requarth: lessons learned of a founder, angel investor and ecosystem builder
    On this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Brian Requarth, Co-Founder of Latitud
    Key Takeaways:
    Why Brian - an american - moved to LATAM
    Starting and scaling a real estate venture in Brazil
    How to start investing as a business angel - lessons learned from 80+ investments across LATAM
    Brian’s vision to grow the LATAM ecosystem
    The importance of a strong community and how it drives Latitud initiatives
    How to go through the life and death moments of a startup
    How to raise a family and build a startup - relationship with life partners and becoming a dad
    1 hr 5 min

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