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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Moats, Unit Economics, Retention: What Makes a Great Business - with Dileep Thazhmon (Jeeves) and Bruno Maimone (Warburg Pincus)
If you’ve spent any time with founders or investors in São Paulo this year, you know the questions filling every conversation.
Can Brazil still...
What Money Means Is About to Change - with Roberto Dagnoni (Mercado Bitcoin), Gui Gomes (OranjeBTC) and Ben Lizana (SoftBank)
This conversation will change how you think about money. Recorded live at Digital Assets Conference 2025 in São Paulo, this special edition of The J C...
Complexity Is Your Unfair Advantage - with Olga Maslikhova (The J Curve)
We talk about complexity all the time — but few founders have weaponized it like these four did.
In markets where infrastructure is fragmented,...
The $1B Startup That Nearly Died on Christmas Eve - with Daniel Vogel (Bitso)
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 Ro...
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
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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...