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The J Curve with Olga Maslikhova
Olga Maslikhova
101 episodes
1 week ago
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 landscape in Brazil and beyond. Tune in bi-weekly for insider stories, hard-earned lessons, and strategies behind some of LATAM’s most groundbreaking tech successes.
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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 landscape in Brazil and beyond. Tune in bi-weekly for insider stories, hard-earned lessons, and strategies behind some of LATAM’s most groundbreaking tech successes.
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The $1B Pismo Playbook: How Brazilian Startups Beat Silicon Valley at Global Scale
The J Curve with Olga Maslikhova
1 hour 17 minutes 58 seconds
3 months ago
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, recorded live in São Paulo with AWS.

Daniela Binatti: Built Pismo into one of Visa's largest fintech acquisitions ($1B cash)

Romero Rodrigues: Sold Buscapé to Naspers for $374M, now Managing Partner at Headline. Early investor in Pismo and Wellhub

Carlos Costa: Valor Capital Managing Partner ($2B+ AUM) behind CloudWalk ($2.15B valuation), WellHub ($2.2B valuation), and Pismo ($1B exit)


Key Insights & Takeaways:

  • The "bonds vs options" framework: How Brazilian companies use stable local cash flow to fund aggressive global expansion bets
  • Why LATAM-to-LATAM expansion is a trap: Same operational complexity as global markets but with negligible valuation impact
  • The 25-year compounding curve: Why Pismo's real growth phase began after the $1B acquisition, not before
  • Global infrastructure strategy: Building multi-country, multi-currency architecture from day one vs. retrofitting later
  • Market education playbook: Converting banks from on-premise skeptics to SaaS believers across 78 countries
  • The Brazil advantage: How a 150M+ user domestic market creates unique pressure-testing for global-ready products
  • Timing global expansion: When borderless business models should skip local validation entirely


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Share this with one founder who needs to hear this playbook: Hit subscribe⁠ and help us reach more Latin American entrepreneurs and investors

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 landscape in Brazil and beyond. Tune in bi-weekly for insider stories, hard-earned lessons, and strategies behind some of LATAM’s most groundbreaking tech successes.