The J Curve with Olga Maslikhova
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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 lan...
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The WhatsApp MVP that became a $200M exit - w Caique Carvalho (ex-Gringo)
Most unicorns never leave the stable.
We celebrate billion-dollar valuations on paper like they’re cash exits—but in Latin America, the real win...
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...
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...
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 rea...
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...
The $1B Pismo Playbook: How Brazilian Startups Beat Silicon Valley at Global Scale
Three ecosystem builders who created $1B+ in exits share the exact strategies behind Latin America's biggest tech wins in this rare roundtable, record...
How Sami Tripled Gross Margin in Brazil's $60B Private Health Insurance Market w / Dr. Vitor Asseituno
Dr. Vitor Asseituno is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sami, Brazil's fastest-growing health insurance startup. Sami has raised $65M total funding and serve...
Federico Vega (Frete.com) on Cracking Network Effects in a $100B Legacy Freight Market
Welcome to Season 4 of The J Curve with me, Olga Maslikhova.
This week, I sit down with Federico Vega, founder and CEO of Frete.com—the largest...
Olga Maslikhova, Host of The J Curve: LATAM’s Volatility Builds Better Operators
Welcome to this special solo episode of Season 4 of The J Curve with me, Olga Maslikhova.
Every few months, I zoom out to reflect on the lessons...
Caetano Lacerda & Raphael Dyxklay (Barte) on How to Win Mid-to-Large B2B Customers in Latin America
Welcome to Season 4 of The J Curve with me, Olga Maslikhova.
This week, I sit down with Caetano Lacerda and Raphael Dyxklay, co-founders of Braz...
Joao Del Valle (EBANX) on The Future of Payments and Why Being Global by Default Is EBANX’s Biggest Moat
Welcome to Season 4 of The J Curve with me, Olga Maslikhova.
This week, I sit down with João Del Valle, co-founder and CEO of EBANX—one of Latin...
Mike Packer (QED) on the Post-2021 Reset—and Why AI-Driven Platforms Win
Welcome to Season 4 of The J Curve with me, Olga Maslikhova.
Last week I got to spend a few days in cidade maravilhosa—Rio de Janeiro—for Web Su...
Marcelo Lutz & Roberto Biselli (Capim) on the $14B Dental Market—and the Credit Wedge That Cracked It
Welcome to Season 4 of The J Curve 🎙️
This week, I sit down with Marcelo Lutz and Roberto Biselli, the co-founders and co-CEOs of Capim—a vertic...
Olga Maslikhova, host of The J Curve on What Latam Founders Get Wrong About Exits
Welcome to this special solo episode of Season 4 of The J Curve with me, Olga Maslikhova.
Every few months, I take a step back from the intervie...
Gustavo Mapeli (Kanastra) on the $300B Market Built on Excel—And the Startup Replacing It
Welcome to Season 4 of The J Curve 🎙️
This week, I sit down with Gustavo Mapeli, co-founder and CEO of Kanastra — one of the fastest-growing fin...
Roberto Oliveira (Blip) on Why WhatsApp, Not ChatGPT, Will Own AI Commerce
Welcome to Season 4 of The J Curve 🎙️
It’s rare to meet a founder who bootstrapped for two decades—then brought Warburg Pincus, SoftBank, and Mi...
Guilherme Horn (Agora, Orama, WhatsApp) on How WhatsApp Took Over Brazil’s Economy—And What’s Next
Welcome to Season 4 of The J Curve 🎙️
This week, I sit down with Guilherme Horn, one of the most influential figures in LatAm’s fintech and tech...
Andre Penha (QuintoAndar, IBBX): $5B QuintoAndar Was Just the Start—This Is Bigger.
This week, I sit down with Andre Penha, co-founder of QuintoAndar and CEO of IBBX, for a brutally honest, founder-first conversation on building and s...
Paulo Passoni (Valor Capital) on IPOs, M&A, and AI’s Impact on Startups in Latam
Welcome to Season 4 of The J Curve 🎙️
Kicking off this season with a must-listen episode featuring Paulo Passoni, one of the sharpest investors...
Olga Maslikhova, host of The J Curve: LATAM’s tech explosion—blockbuster M&As, IPOs, and a pipeline of unicorns
🎙️ No Guests, Just You & Me 🌍
Season 3 of The J Curve is officially wrapped, and I’m here to unpack the journey so far. From doub...
Allen Taylor, Managing Partner at Endeavor Catalyst: How U.S. IPOs Can Unlock Billions for LATAM Startups
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. Today we sit down with Allen Taylor, Managing Partner at Endeav...
The J Curve After Hours: Dirty Martinis and Making It in Latin America
On this special episode of The J Curve, I swap roles with the incredible Veronica Serra—founding partner at Innova Capital and Endeavor Global board m...
Marcelo Lombardo CEO at ERP giant Omie: What no one tells you about building a $100M in ARR startup
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. Today we sit down with Marcelo Lombardo, the founder of Omie, t...
Adhemar Milani Neto, CEO at Brazilian car subscription platform Kovi: Why Brazil is poised to dominate the global EV market
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America with me, Olga Maslikhova. My guest today is Adhemar Milani Neto,...
Sergio Furio, founder and CEO of $4.8B Brazilian fintech lender Creditas: Why the wrong market will sink even the best team
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Sergio Furio, chairman of the board of Ende...
Marcelo Abritta, founder and CEO at Buser: How a simple marketplace model took over Brazil’s $10B bus industry
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Marcelo Abritta, founder and CEO of Buser, a...
Igor Marinelli, founder & CEO at Tractian: First Principles Approach to Disrupting Legacy Industries
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Igor Marinelli, founder and CEO of Tractian,...
Marcelo Maziero and Fernando Fontes, founders of Brazil’s leading receivables exchange firm CERC: The $5 trillion opportunity—How CERC is changing the capital market infrastructure in Brazil
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guests today are Marcelo Maziero and Fernando Fontes, founde...
Andre Maciel, founder at Brazilian VC Volpe Capital: the $700B LATAM question for Meta, Google and ByteDance
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Andre Maciel, founder of the Brazilian vent...
Marcelo França, founder & CEO at Brazilian fintech infrastructure company Celcoin: three critical choices that made Celcoin a fintech leader in Brazil
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Marcelo França, founder & CEO at Celcoin, a b...
Dileep Thazhmon, founder and CEO at $2.1B tech unicorn Jeeves: LATAM is the future of fintech
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Dileep Thazhmon, founder and CEO at Jeeves, a...
Rafael de Albuquerque, CEO & founder at global data analytics company Zoox Smart Data: $200M data giant built without VC funding
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Rafael de Albuquerque, CEO & founder at Zoox...
Dave Nangle, founder and CEO of VEF, an emerging markets-focused, growth-stage fintech investment firm: Forget billion-dollar IPOs; M&A is the name of the exit game in venture capital!
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Dave Nangle, founder and CEO of VEF, an emerg...
Geraldo Thomaz, founder and co-CEO at NYSE-traded e-commerce platform VTEX: Key decisions that built a $1.3B+ e-commerce empire
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Geraldo Thomaz, founder and co-CEO at NYSE-tr...
Susan Segal, CEO of Americas Society/Council of the Americas: Pioneering LATAM Venture Capital and Why the Region Will Thrive with AI
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Susan Segal. Susan has been the President and...
Daniela Binatti, Founder at Financial Infrastructure Company Pismo: Pismo's Rise to a Billion Dollar Acquisition by Visa
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Daniela Binatti, co-founder and CTO at the Br...
Alexandre Zolko, Founder at $400M Customer Loyalty Platform CRM&Bonus: Build to Last, Not to Sell
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Alexandre Zolko, founder and CEO at CRM&BONUS...
Andre Florence and Gui Azevedo, founders at Brazil's largest health-tech startup Alice: The reality is a rollercoaster
Welcome to season three of the J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America with me, Olga Maslikhova. My guests today are Andre Florence...
Thibaud Lecuyer, CEO at $2B Logistics Startup Loggi: Sustainability Is a Drug
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Thibaud Lecuyer, CEO at Loggi, Brazilian deli...
Joao Barbosa, Co-Founder at Corporate Wellness Platform Gympass: From Brazil to the World: The $2.4B Gympass Story
Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Joao Barbosa, co-founder at corporate wellnes...