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The J Curve with Olga Maslikhova

Lucas Vargas, CEO at Nomad on Pursuit of Happiness, Building Legacy and Lessons from Viva Real and Grupo Zap

Sep 14, 2023
01:04:00

For this in studio episode I am thrilled to welcome Lucas Vargas, CEO at Brazilian fintech Nomad, that has recently raised $61m in an investment round led by Tiger Global with participation from prior investors including Monashees, Stripes and Globo Ventures.

Prior to joining Nomad, Lucas was CEO at Viva Real which he led through the merger with Grupo ZAP and acquisition by OLX, the leading marketplace group in Brazil.


In today's episode we will discuss: 


1. Raising growth capital during the market downturn: what to expect?

2. Startup culture in fast-growing companies: how to build the one that scales?

3. Leading through a layoff: the startup CEO guide to letting people go.

4. Money isn't everything: the powerful role non-financial incentives can play in a startup.

5. Riding the wave of PIX adoption: what are the trends that will shape Brazil's financial industry in the next decade? 


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Follow Olga on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠ Olga is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, mentor at Techstars and founder at The J Curve, Latin America's leading English speaking podcast about tech builders. She's been investing in the USA, SEA and Latin America for over 13 years. Companies she backed include tech unicorn ClassPass (acquired by Mindbody) and Vitalk (acquired by Gympass).



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