The J Curve with Olga Maslikhova

We talk about complexity all the time — but few founders have weaponized it like these four did. In markets where infrastructure is fragmented, regulation changes by the month, and operational chaos is the norm, most founders either give up or try to export Silicon Valley playbooks that don't translate. Daniel Vogel, C

We talk about disruption all the time — but few founders have lived it like Daniel Vogel. In 2014, when crypto was still synonymous with Silk Road headlines and skepticism, Daniel left a comfortable Silicon Valley job to move back to Mexico and build Bitso — a crypto exchange in a country where millions remained outsid

Most unicorns never leave the stable. We celebrate billion-dollar valuations on paper like they’re cash exits—but in Latin America, the real wins are different. The true backbone of the region’s startup ecosystem isn’t paper unicorns. It’s the strategic acquisitions that return capital, recycle talent, and prove you ca

Is hustle culture the biggest startup lie? Is Brazil the end of credit cards? Can a fintech run like a pharmaceutical lab? In this episode of The J Curve, I sit down with Piero Contezini — founder and executive chairman of Asaas, one of Brazil’s most influential fintech platforms serving thousands of SMEs and processin

Julio Vasconcellos is the Managing Partner at Atlantico, one of Latin America’s leading venture firms, and the driving force behind the Latin America Digital Transformation Report. Now in its 6th edition, the report has become the definitive data backbone for investors and founders seeking to understand the region’s te

Tiago Dalvi is the solo founder and CEO of Olist, Brazil's leading e-commerce operating system serving 45,000+ merchants and processing 60 billion reais annually. Olist has raised $314M from investors including SoftBank, Wellington Management, Goldman Sachs, Valor Capital Group, and Accel partner Kevin Efrusy, and oper