In this episode of Venture Ahead, Valeria Salgado, a BBA student at IE University, interviews Enrique Linares, mentor, investor, and co-founder of LetGo and Plus Partners, about his entrepreneurial journey.

Enrique shares his experiences founding Spain's first unicorn startup, navigating challenges during the 2008 financial crisis, and expanding his ventures across Spain, Brazil and the US. He emphasizes the importance of resilience, teambuilding and learning from experience. Enrique also highlights the need for balancing rapid growth with sustainability, managing work-life balance, and leveraging mentorship to support future entrepreneurs.

Episode structure:

Intro: 1:02

Initial question: 4:34

Interview: 6:04

Entrepreneur’s inbox: 25:52