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Ryan Croft (CEO of Pacto) on Operating A Startup in USA and Mexico | My Latin Life Podcast #72 🌴

Ryan Croft is an entrepreneur, board director, investor, and advisor with over 15 years of experience, including several startups based in Silicon Valley. He is also an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and a board member of TransitScreen and Projectagram. He is an active angel investor focused on fintech, proptech, and consumer companies in the United States and Latin America. 🌴 Timestamps: 00:00 - Language Blend 00:30 - Early Experience Latin America 9:20 - The Thesis behind Pacto in Mexico City 22:20 - Business and Technology Opportunities in Mexico 30:22 - Language Blend 31:00 - Raising Venture Capital from funds in US and Mexico 36:00 - Payment Processing in Mexico 42:00 - Mexico as a Macro Investment 55:15 Tech and startup ecosystem in Latin America 🌴 Follow Ryan Croft and Pacto: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryankcroft Website: https://ameliaandjp.com Ecuador Relocation Course (use code MyLatinLife for 20% off): https://courses.ameliaandjp.com/courses/ecuador-relocation-guide?ref=9fe576 🌴 Follow My Latin Life: City Guides: https://mylatinlife.com/city-guides/ Telegram Group: https://t.me/+u18h0doDhxRiY2Fh Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyLatinLife Set up a Base in LatAm: https://calendly.com/MyLatinLife Episode sponsored by Language Blend: https://www.languageblend.com/

Broadcast on:
13 Apr 2023

Ryan Croft is an entrepreneur, board director, investor, and advisor with over 15 years of experience, including several startups based in Silicon Valley. He is also an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and a board member of TransitScreen and Projectagram. He is an active angel investor focused on fintech, proptech, and consumer companies in the United States and Latin America. 🌴 Timestamps: 00:00 - Language Blend 00:30 - Early Experience Latin America 9:20 - The Thesis behind Pacto in Mexico City 22:20 - Business and Technology Opportunities in Mexico 30:22 - Language Blend 31:00 - Raising Venture Capital from funds in US and Mexico 36:00 - Payment Processing in Mexico 42:00 - Mexico as a Macro Investment 55:15 Tech and startup ecosystem in Latin America 🌴 Follow Ryan Croft and Pacto: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryankcroft Website: https://ameliaandjp.com Ecuador Relocation Course (use code MyLatinLife for 20% off): https://courses.ameliaandjp.com/courses/ecuador-relocation-guide?ref=9fe576 🌴 Follow My Latin Life: City Guides: https://mylatinlife.com/city-guides/ Telegram Group: https://t.me/+u18h0doDhxRiY2Fh Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyLatinLife Set up a Base in LatAm: https://calendly.com/MyLatinLife Episode sponsored by Language Blend: https://www.languageblend.com/