The J Curve with Olga Maslikhova
The J Curve, hosted by seasoned investor and Stanford GSB alum Olga Maslikhova, is your front-row seat to Latin America’s tech revolution. Ranked in the top 5% of global videocasts, we bring you unfiltered conversations with the visionaries—entrepreneurs and investors—who are redefining the tech landscape in Brazil and beyond. Tune in bi-weekly for insider stories, hard-earned lessons, and strategies behind some of LATAM’s most groundbreaking tech successes.
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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
The Anti-Hustle Culture Behind One of Brazil’s Fastest-Growing Fintechs — with Piero Contezini (Asaas)
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
Brazil vs Mexico: The Playbook for Betting on LatAm’s Giants — with Julio Vasconcellos (Atlantico)
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
Building Olist: Pivots, M&A, Product-Market Fit & AI-Powered Commerce in Brazil w Tiago Dalvi
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
Why 90% of LATAM Founders Fail at VC Fundraising (And the Playbook That Actually Works) w / Olga Maslikhova
Why do 90% of LATAM founders struggle to raise venture capital funding? It's not their product or market - it's because they don't understand the game they're playing. This episode reveals the patterns behind every major VC success story from Nubank to QuintoAndar. I cover the fund economics that drive every investment
Three ecosystem builders who created $1B+ in exits share the exact strategies behind Latin America's biggest tech wins in this rare roundtable, recorded live in São Paulo with AWS. Daniela Binatti: Built Pismo into one of Visa's largest fintech acquisitions ($1B cash) Romero Rodrigues: Sold Buscapé to Naspers for $374M
