About the angst of riding a hot, hot, hot market — Before reading this post, I’m sure you scanned your timeline and read about the new record VC round, the latest unicorn unveiling, and the founder brag about industry disruption. Latin American tech is hot and we’re all thrilled about the momentum. We’re also anxious. The market is booming but only…

The universe is made of stories, not atoms. —Muriel Rukeyser

Expanding our investment focus to foodtech — ‘I’ve decided to stop eating meat, dad. There’s too much cruelty involved in making and putting meat on our tables, said Tomas, during breakfast. Out of the blue!’ ‘Surely, we can find meat with a more humane treatment of animals.’ I said quickly bringing up a solution to avoid all…

There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to see it. There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to be it. @TheAmandaGorman

To be honest, I wanted to skip this post. This year took the joy off this recurrent somewhat superfluous reflection. Maybe it is for the better. Facing a world with unbearable inequalities, can I really talk about the acceleration of technology adoption in Latin America? When access to a digital…

A first date playbook for founders Originally published on Antonico I sucked at dating. Here’s how it went almost every time. After a strong opening full of storytelling and chivalry at a carefully chosen venue, I stumbled sooner or later. Like a clock. …

I could hardly see the screen. The vapor coming from my light blue face mask inundated my transparent glasses. Tears clung stubbornly to my eyes. The empty sanitized cafeteria had been retooled to limit human social interaction. I typed my code to access my portable digital life on a laptop…

“Customers are always beautifully, wonderfully dissatisfied, even when they report being happy and business is great.” — Jeff Bezos.