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Outline of this episode:
- [1:35] – About Mensajeros Urbanos
- [3:06] – Creating a marketplace for flowers in Colombia
- [4:57] – An 18-year old entrepreneur
- [5:52] – Winding down a business as a university student
- [6:34] – Starting over again
- [7:45] – Lessons learned from exiting Starbull
- [10:18] – Mensajeros Urbanos’ story
- [11:35] – Introducing new C-Levels to a company
- [13:12] – Why logistics and last-mile deliveries?
- [14:33] – Inflection point for Mensajers Urbanos
- [15:55] – Looking into other markets
- [17:51] – Growth versus positive unit economics
- [19:48] – Advice to Santiago’s younger self
- [20:21] – Top lessons learned in Santiago’s entrepreneurial journey
- [21:27] – Books, blogs, and podcast recommendations
- [22:23] – Next steps for Mensajeros Urbanos
