The Enthusiast: Ricardo Kanitz (Spectra) on GP due diligence, emerging fund managers and secrets of portfolio construction patrickalex.substack.com/p/ricardo-kani…

Flourish's Arjuna Costa sits down w/ Pat Alex on the Enthusiast podcast for an engaging conversation on #fintech investing - from #FinancialInclusion to our new early stage program for the African ecosystem, Madica. Catch the full episode here: bit.ly/3GU4d2y

The Enthusiast: Sergiu Negut (FintechOS) on reducing friction in fintech product development, legacy infrastructure and low-code solutions patrickalex.substack.com/p/sergiu-negut…

Good conversation with Pat Alex for his impressive podcast about building FintechOS. Pat started his podcast in Chile and shares an ambition with FintechOS. When you start something in a smaller market, you have to think international, you have to…lnkd.in/dHfT8w3k

The Enthusiast: Jonathan Whittle (Quona) on why and when it pays to become a bank, parallels to previous cycles and Brazil's fintech masterplan patrickalex.substack.com/p/jonathan-whi…

The Enthusiast: [Operator Stories] Gerry Giacomán (Clara) on always be changing, building compounding value and how to balance profitability and growth patrickalex.substack.com/p/operator-sto…

I am so angry. And sad, and scared. Just remember, WE did this. Collectively. If you did the right thing, and kept your $ at SVB, you're being f'ed. If you did the wrong thing, and moved your money, you f'ed thousands of startups and people you've never met. Why can't we ever

And oftentimes it was their only option to get access to a US bank account - Best crypto exchange was instrumental for the development of many emerging ecosystems

🎧 Founders, funders & friends: listen to my interview w/Pat Alex on the The Enthusiast Podcast pod & lmk what you think! Inside 💰 Creating generational wealth in VC 📊 Community-driven models/metrics 😅 Fundraising for emerging funds in the current market open.spotify.com/episode/7y0UBj…

Always when I read these kind of news I am wondering whether to see this as an opportunity or another indicator of the widening gap between Latin American economies and the world… bloomberglinea.com/english/latin-…

The Enthusiast: [Investor Journey] Inanc Balci (Crestone VC) on scaling Lazada in SEA, launching an emerging markets Fintech VC and parallels between LatAm & Asia patrickalex.substack.com/p/investor-jou…

Quick note on The Enthusiast: Founders & VCs beyond the Valley newsletter! I came to realise that LinkedIn's newsletter function is at times unreliable, hence Constanze and I are doubling down on Substack as the go-to platform to…lnkd.in/g9ANnBZc lnkd.in/gR4uxG7y

To new (old) beginnings! After 6 years of living in Chile, I have relocated together with my small family to New York to take on a new tour of duty for Endeavor focused on Network Management.  The past 6 years in LatAm have been anything but extraordinar…lnkd.in/eV9cXSxy

Latest episode of The Enthusiast Podcast with the founders of Flat Mexico Dive into the teaser below or check out the full episode wherever you are getting your podcasts! patrickalex.substack.com/p/victor-nogue…

I just published [Investor Journey] Yana Yasevich & Yash Vardhan Kanoi (Alter Global) on investment roles in… link.medium.com/2ZWpcmXAMDb

🧵To kick off the year I’ve teamed up with my friend Pat Alex at Endeavor for a special double episode on Pakistani fintech startup Abhi. Abhi is one of the most exciting fintech startups in the Middle East today and one I'm personally invested in. I've

[Operator Stories] Pavel Fedorov (Salmon) on building a challenger bank in the Philippines, the Tinkoff Playbook and why credit first, - Dive into the latest episode of The Enthusiast open.substack.com/pub/patrickale…

Pavel Fedorov of digital bank Salmon: "You can rely only so much on the debt markets in emerging markets - ultimately the key lies in financing lending through deposits and building out complimentary banking products. " 🎯 Check out the full episode: tinyurl.com/haxyxkty

[Operator Stories] Alexis Pantazis (Hellas Direct) scaling an insurtech, profitable markets vs. TAM and vertical integration as a moat, by Pat Alex open.substack.com/pub/patrickale…