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Outline of this episode
- [1:59] – Where are you working in Austin?
- [2:27] – Pedro Pablo’s childhood in Punta Arenas and Santiago
- [4:04] – Did traveling at a young age impact your perspective on the world?
- [6:32] – Studying business in Chile
- [7:07] – What was your first experience with an earlier-stage company?
- [9:35] – What were some of the biggest takeaways from your time at Late?
- [10:28] – What did you do after Late?
- [12:40] – Doing business in New York vs. Chile
- [15:11] – Why did you go back to Chile after New York and what did you end up doing there?
- [17:44] – Why “boring” businesses are a good investment
- [21:02] – How did you end up in Austin?
- [26:24] – How did you create your own role at Techstars?
- [31:42] – Biggest lessons from working at Techstars
- [35:50] – How to motivate corporations to pay attention to entrepreneurship without using fear
- [40:36] – On Falabella’s acquisition of Linio
- [43:54] – What are some of your favorite books, blogs, podcasts, or documentaries you would like to recommend?
- [46:30] – Pedro Pablo’s advice to his younger self
- [47:18] – What are you most excited about working on to help entrepreneurs in LatAm with Magma over the next 6-12 months?
