May 7, 20204 minAfter the stormBuilding a new future for Latin American tech That spring morning of 2008, our CFO confirmed to the management team the solid 2007...
Feb 28, 20207 minFaraway, So Close!Your guide to investing in the young and rising Latin American tech Camino a Chalco con los volcanes, Jose Maria Velasco, Mexico city,...
Jan 2, 20204 minLatin American tech in 2020 and beyondI’m on stage. The Cemex Auditorium is packed. Countless faces of the Stanford GSB community are staring at me in silence. I look around...
Oct 8, 20195 minThe Next Wallet WaveThe rise of challenger banks in Mexico It’s the end of wave season in Beach Break Zicatela, one of the best surfing spots in the world....
Sep 17, 20196 minLost in translationA brief history of the struggles of Brazilian startups in Mexico As my taxi made its way through São Paulo’s urban jungle, my mission,...
Jan 2, 20193 minLatin American tech and VC in 2019As with many other amateur writers, my writing is first a personal exercise. It’s my way to process what I see, organize my thoughts and...
Mar 13, 20185 minFintech for tomorrowEmpowering millennials at the base of the pyramid That sunny morning, the bus was surprisingly empty. Kary, 19, was heading to her law...
Jan 3, 20182 minLatin American tech and VC in 2018Following Fred Wilson and other investors posts predicting the short-term future, I’ll try myself at this exercise to start the year....
Jul 31, 20175 minExpanding the promise of entrepreneurship in developing economiesOriginally published in ET Tech, India The diversity and complexity of ordinary life in an average developing economy gives bold...
Aug 16, 20167 minThe rise and rise of Mexican fintechOriginally published in TechCrunch, July 2016. Nothing tells the story of how the Mexican tech ecosystem is steaming ahead in Latin...
Mar 14, 20165 minWill Uber save ECommerce in Mexico?Originally published in TechCrunch, March 2016. In May 1999, I joined one of the hottest startups in Latin America at the peak of the...
Feb 5, 20164 minThe year we worked the hardest.Last year marked a change in the economic cycle for the world economies, and now all eyes are on the technology sector that is starting...
Sep 18, 20152 minIn Latam, Nail your Seed round or Fail your next series.A lot is said about the lack of funds invested in the series A and B in Latam but little about the implications to your financing...
Jul 11, 20154 minThe next great startup will be a ‘unicornio’.‘The minute a major Silicon Valley VC sets up a branch in Mexico, you will be out of business,’ a Mexican founder told me over dinner at...