About a month ago I was in Porto Alegre, a city that I love in Brazil.
I had an opportunity to do a keynote on the state of the market in VC-Latam, share a bit more about what we think is coming for founders and overall meet several high-quality people.
Congrats to all involved in putting South Summit together and special shoutout to Manu Vasconcellos for inviting me to speak.
Lack of adaptability is the best seed for ignorance. Don't allow yourself to be slaved by tradition. Learn how to differentiate and adapt. Don't give up.
Stoicism is helpful for startup founders and investors. Stoicism helped me find my dark side. Every founder should read the work of Marcus Aurelius and Seneca.
Michael is CEO of Maple, a family tech startup looking to help families free up time and spend more quality time together.