In this episode we talk with Nicholas Hinrichsen, co-founder of Clutch, about his journey as a co-founder and his experience at Y combinator. We talk about validating an idea, the importance of knowing your customers, changing direction, securing funding and scaling. Nicky also talks about his angel investments in Latin America. You can connect with him at: https://www.withclutch.com
In this episode, Claudia Martinez and Juan Garcia-Rovetta share their respective journeys into tech and how they became involved in corporate efforts to build community through the Latinx Pod. They talk about how developing strong internal networks have helped them advance in their careers as well as develop a sense of belonging at VMware. This is an episode of a special series powered by VMware’s Latinx Pod. For more information about careers at VMware visit: https://careers.vmware.com/main/...
Marcos Gonzales is fighting the good fight and elevating and advising diverse entrepreneurs. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of Vamos Ventures - an impact VC fund for early-stage tech companies led by Hispanic and diverse founders in the US. If you want to collaborate or learn more about Vamos Ventures, link is below: https://www.vamosventures.com/
This episode is part of a series sponsored by VMware’s Latinx Pod. Bask Iyer, a leader at VMware, has been a champion of the Latinx Pod. We talk about leadership, how other companies can drive inclusion and benefit from diverse talent and how his personal and professional experiences have led him to become a champion for diverse thoughts and people. https://careers.vmware.com/main/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/baskiyer/...
This is the first episode of a six episode series done in collaboration with VMware’s Latinx Pod. We highlight stories of VMware talent and leadership. This episode highlights Ingrid Morales who leads the leads the LatinX Pillar for the CTO based out of Palo Alto. She works on the program management team for the strategic program office. She is talks about what it took for her, a first generation student, to land a career in tech and how she is thriving at VMware. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ing...
We interviewed Richie Serna in 2018 when Finix was still in its early stages with 4 employees. Two years later, Richie and Sean Donovan have led Finix through a series of successful venture funding rounds and have scaled their impact. We talk with Richie about his journey in raising capital and scaling, advice for underestimated founders and VCs, life hacks and the future of fintech. https://www.finixpayments.com/
Miriam Rivera is a co-Founder and Managing Director at Ulu Ventures. Miriam talks about her personal story and journey in business, law, technology, and venture capital from the perspective of a startup founder and a VC. Connect with her via LinkedIn and learn more about her work at: https://uluventures.com/
As part of Latinx Heritage month (which for us is all year long), we are highlighting baMa -Business Angel Minority Association. It is a national initiative to create a more inclusive startup ecosystem through early stage investments in Minority-led startups. Learn about Maria’s journey and how you can join this organization: https://businessangelminorityassociation.com/
Lili Gangas continues to advocate, mobilize and guide founders and investors in the tech ecosystem. In season 1, we learned about her personal and professional journey. This episode the work that she is doing to close the digital divide, mobilize voters across the nation, and strategically leverage and forge partnerships to advance our community. Listen, take action and register for LTXFEST2020. https://ltxfest.com/
Lolita Taub shares her journey, breaking into VC, the importance of community and her vision to become a billionaire. We also talk about the Community Fund which she and Jesse Middleton recently launched to invest in early stage community-driven companies. https://www.lolitataub.co/
Common Sense Latino is a Common Sense Program which has grown in people and impact. We discuss the program components, how and why it has expanded thus contributing to the growth and retention of LatinX employees inside of Common Sense. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/latino https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
As part of Latinx Heritage Month, LatinxAmerica is highlighting organizations having a positive impact on our community through the use of digital assets and content. LatinxAmerica highlights the work and people of Common Sense Media. Rocio Lopez talks about what she and her team are doing to offer Latino families information and resources to navigate and thrive in our digital world. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/latino
Ilse Calderon is a Senior Associate at OVO Fund. She talks about her journey into Venture Capital and also provides advice for underrepresented founders. We also discuss why she is advocating for startups to target Hypercultural Latinx when developing products and services. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilsecalderon/
Joy Carrera is the founder of Carreradigital.io and the host of Basic Brown Nerds. She is a Digital Operations & Business Intelligence Strategist specializing in SaaS, MCNs, and Impact Driven Initiatives. Learn about how she decided to launch her business and what led her to use tech to empower others. https://buildwithjoy.co/ https://www.basicbrownnerds.com/
Beatris A. Mendez Gandica talks about her journey into tech, how she landed her job at Microsoft and why she launched Nuevo Foundation. We talk about her commitment to increasing diversity in tech by preparing the next generation of Latinx in STEM. https://nuevofoundation.org/ https://www.pluralsight.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/learning/ https://www.udemy.com/...
Samantha Santana is the founder of Santana Sports Management. She launched her own company to help the athletes with public relations challenges, brand management and to connect them with communities in order to give back. In a field dominated by men, she is making inroad and representing diverse clients and connecting them with brands and communities.
Greg Monterrosa, a co-founder of MyLLC.com, and a startup weekend mentor and facilitator shares how he is supporting and advancing entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic development. He talks about being a founder and the work that he wants to do to build his legacy and empower the Latinx community. https://www.myllc.com/ http://greg-monterrosa.mystrikingly.com/ TW and Insta: @gregmetro...
Ricardo is the founder & CEO of VOIQ. His company raised $5 Million from YCombinator and other top Silicon Valley investors. His company is leading transformation from humans to conversational AI VoiceBots for the Enterprise. We also talk about why he founded the group of the Top Latinx Tech Leaders in the US and what he is doing to support other Latinx founders. https://www.voiq.com/ https://www.ricardogarciaamaya.com/ https://www.toplatinxtechleaders.com/...
Mario talks about how his early childhood experiences shaped his life and allowed him to see things differently in life. He uses this lens when mentoring or working with founders and peers. Mario also talks about a $530 million commitment by PayPal to help support black and other underrepresented communities. Learn about his journey, his priorities and his commitment to help others advance: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/paypal-ventures...
As we think about wealth differently, we need to begin conversations about risk taking, investing and starting businesses so we can close the wealth gap. Be inspired by Samara’s journey as a founder of Chingona Ventures, a pre-seed and seed stage venture fund focusing on industries that are massively changing and founders that are not always well understood by the traditional investor. https://www.chingona.ventures/
In collaboration with LatinxVC, we highlight Noramay Cadena - a Founding Partner at MiLA Capital, a seed-stage Venture Capital firm in Los Angeles. We talk about her personal and professional journey into VC and what led her to become a founding member of LatinxVC. Follow her on twitter @noramayc and learn how to join and support LatinxVC at: https://latinxvcs.com/aboutus
Gabriel Soto talks about the findings of a recent report conducted by Edison Research and commissioned by Adonde Media, Lantigua Williams & Co., Libsyn, NPR, and Pandora titled The Latino Podcast Listener Report points to great opportunities for current and potential Latinx podcasters. https://www.edisonresearch.com/latino-podcast-listener-report/
Jacques-Philippe Piverger is co-founder and managing partner at Ozone X Ventures. He talks about impact through Ozone X Ventures’ pillars of investment which intentionally focus on backing underrepresented founders, increase greater diverse representation at the C-suite and board levels, and opening investment opportunities for diversification in the investor pool.
John Lilly shares valuable insights given his extensive experience as a founder and investor. He is the former CEO of Mozillla, a venture partner at Greylock, an independent angel investor and currently sits on 8 boards. Follow him on twitter @johnolilly
Ish Verduzco is the author of “How Successful People Get Ish Done” and a leader and advocate of Diversity and Inclusion. We talk about his transition into D&I at Snap Inc. and how he embarked in his new journey as an author. Be inspired by his 5 year goal to influence, impact and help 1M people around the world through his book, podcast and digital social content production to inspire underrepresented groups to become their best selves. Listen to his inspiring journey and get his book: https...
Nuno Goncalves Pedro is a two time founder with extensive experience in consulting, tech, and VC. He talks about becoming a founder and reflects on the best career advice he has received over the years. We talk about his podcast Tech DECIPHERED, the role of a startup advisor, how entrepreneurs should pitch in a time of crisis, and resources for learning and growing. Learn more: https://decipheredshow.com/
Juliana Garaizar is a lead investor in Portfolia’s Rising America Fund and the President of the Business Angel Minority Association. She talks about how she became an investor and why she is focused on increasing funding for diverse founders and for ventures serving underrepresented markets.
Martha Nino talks about her humble beginnings and how she transitioned into a marketing role in tech. She also shares how she has advanced in her career, as a Senior Marketing Manager, and provides some tips for job seekers. You can connect with her via LinkedIn.
Erika is a leader and strategist who has been at the nexus of technology, business, and social impact for over a decade. She is currently the Global Head of Impact Computing, at Amazon Web Services, where she helps customers and organizations like start-ups, leading web companies, and Global 500 companies leverage the power of cloud computing. Prior to Amazon, she headed up Strategic Initiatives at Twilio.org after beginning her career in tech at TaskRabbit. Erika’s personal mission is to create...
Sergio Marrero is an entrepreneur, facilitator, researcher, coach, and project manager. He is using his experience in strategy and innovation consulting, startups, research, manufacturing, venture capital, and design to help founders seeking investment. This episode is part of a series done in collaboration with the Angel Capital Association. RBL1 launched a free founders training program for those that lost their job due to COVID. You can use the following info to sign up https://rbl1.thinkific...
