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#5 - Changing the tires while driving: Sergio Furio, Creditas

#5 - Changing the tires while driving: Sergio Furio, Creditas

FromLatitud Podcast


#5 - Changing the tires while driving: Sergio Furio, Creditas

FromLatitud Podcast

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Sep 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Starting a business is a game of persistence. As our guest Sergio Furio says in this episode, “we build businesses to thrive over 10-20 years, but we don’t know what’s happening tomorrow.”Sergio was born in Spain and moved to Brazil after his wife, Silvia, told him about the high interest rates in the country. He founded BankFácil in 2011, which later became Creditas.Much later, in fact. Sergio had to adapt his strategy a few times, and has persisted a lot, but he’s staying ahead of the game. Creditas is now the largest fintech for secured loans in Brazil.Today, Sergio talks about:His experience going-to-market (again and again)His biggest mistakes he made when Creditas started to grow, andThe fundraising journey that led him to raise over 300 million dollars-- Learn more about the Latitud Fellowship program at latitud.comSet up an international corporate structure accepted by international investors with Latitud Go.
Released:
Sep 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Follow the biggest innovators and tech founders in Latin America as they cover valuable insights and inspire entrepreneurs facing challenges in scaling their business and raising capital. Presented by Brian Requarth, co-founder at Latitud.