Roberto Dagnoni, the Executive Chairman and CEO of $2.1B crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin: Blockchain Revolution, Investment Philosophy and The Art of Dealmaking

For this in studio episode I am thrilled to welcome Roberto Dagnoni, an Endeavor Entrepreneur and the Executive Chairman and CEO at 2TM, a holding company of Mercado Bitcoin, the largest crypto exchange in Latin America that was valued at $2.1B after raising $200 million in Series B funding from the SoftBank Latin America Fund. Roberto has also invested in 60+ early stage startups including Brazilian digital bank Neon.

In today's episode we will discuss: 

1. From financial services to loyalty programs: why the future is blockchain?

2. Blockchain the Brazilian way: what are the three big reasons why Brazil is a hotbed for crypto adoption?

3. Corporate investment philosophy: what Mercado Bitcoin executives are looking for in startups? 

4. Going remote: how to build a successful remote-first company?

5. The law of trust and other critical elements of successful business partnerships

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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).