This is the story of Mercado Libre told in first person by its protagonists, using their own professional AI cloned voices, with full authorizations. Escaladores combines two words when translating from Spanish to English – climbers and scalers. Climbers, because they climbed mountains of difficulties and prejudices and mountain ranges of impossibilities. And scalers, because they managed to scale their initial idea. climbers & scalers is the story of people who think they can. Reaching the summit is not only touching the top, but also enjoying competing in the most challenging league with the best in the world.
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This is the story of Mercado Libre told in first person by its protagonists, using their own professional AI cloned voices, with full authorizations. Escaladores combines two words when translating from Spanish to English – climbers and scalers. Climbers, because they climbed mountains of difficulties and prejudices and mountain ranges of impossibilities. And scalers, because they managed to scale their initial idea. climbers & scalers is the story of people who think they can. Reaching the summit is not only touching the top, but also enjoying competing in the most challenging league with the best in the world.
S1:E26 Marcos Galperin: The easiest letter to write and the hardest decision to take
climbers & scalers
32 minutes 31 seconds
2 months ago
S1:E26 Marcos Galperin: The easiest letter to write and the hardest decision to take
On May 21, 2025, Marcos surprised everyone by announcing that he was stepping down as CEO of Mercado Libre. He did it with a short letter, written in fifteen minutes with the help of artificial intelligence. In this episode, he tells for the first time how that process unfolded: what personal, family, and strategic factors led him to the decision, what role the Board played, and why stepping aside sometimes requires as much commitment as staying in charge. An intimate conversation about letting go, leaving a legacy, and knowing when to change roles. To keep scaling, from a different place.
climbers & scalers
This is the story of Mercado Libre told in first person by its protagonists, using their own professional AI cloned voices, with full authorizations. Escaladores combines two words when translating from Spanish to English – climbers and scalers. Climbers, because they climbed mountains of difficulties and prejudices and mountain ranges of impossibilities. And scalers, because they managed to scale their initial idea. climbers & scalers is the story of people who think they can. Reaching the summit is not only touching the top, but also enjoying competing in the most challenging league with the best in the world.
