Crazy Wisdom
What makes some people contrarian? - Enzo Cavalie
- Money & Sovereignty
- Entrepreneurship & Startups
- Investing
- SanFrancisco
- investments
- entrepreneurship
- entrepreneurs
- latinamerica
- startups
- mexicocity
About this episode
Enzo is an investment professional at Dalus Capital, Mexico City, and an Angel investor as well. He has holdings in companies like Talently, and this episode discusses investing in Latin America, his unlikely journey to becoming an investment professional in Mexico City, his philosophies, the investing dynamics in different Latin American countries, his passion for the education sector, and a lot more. You can find Enzo on twitter @enzocavalie. Dive in!
(3:37) His introduction to entrepreneurship, startups, markets and investing
(5:05) How his desire for more and a job application with no expectation to be hired led to him ending up in Mexico City, all the way from Peru.
(7:42) How market-size in Latin America affects where startups launch and how investment companies choose to fund these startups.
(13:49) How college ignited his passion to reform the educational system.
(16:00) Why are some people contrarians and others not? And why Enzo thinks it’s a trait that’s beyond choice
(19:19) A difference between entrepreneurs in Latin America and those from places like Europe, or the U.S., that should be noted.
(34:03) What types of backgrounds do the majority of the most successful founders in Latin America possess?
(36:43) A lesson Latin American angel investors should learn from investors in San Francisco.
(38:53) The value of social media, writing online, and building a reputation on the web; how it helps forge genuine connections; how it has helped in building his career and network, and how entrepreneurs can benefit from it.
(43:36) The scarcity of original content in Spanish by Latin American venture capitalists and the opportunity it provides.
(52:22) How Enzo comes up with content for his blog
Episode transcript
Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom Podcast. This podcast doesn't really have a specific theme. It covers a lot of my interests. It covers a lot of other people's interests. It goes into philosophy, spirituality, business, how to live a good life, many different things. Ultimately, I don't believe in having themes for the things that we do. We can categorize the things and obviously we categorize things all the time, but I like to keep things open ended a continuous process of discovering the truth as it is. And the truth is tricky because we can't really get to the truth exactly, because the truth is non linear. It is, in the words of John Vervaeke, combinatorially explosive. Even the truth of this window that I'm looking at, the window itself, the glass that makes up the window, is combinatorially explosive. The cup that holds your water is combinatorially explosive. You cannot model that cup totally in your head. You're only getting an image of it with your eyes and your brain. That's not the actual cup itself. So this show is a discovery of truth wherever it may appear. By talking to people from various different fields. I've talked to artists, engineers, entrepreneurs, investors, refugees, just talking to anybody who has a glimpse into the truth. And through this conversation, through this mutual inquiry into what is true, what is real, hopefully we get to something that is helpful for to you now. We are in a time of crisis right now, but it is in those times of crisis that we find our strength. And so this show hopefully will help you to find the strength that is resting, that is deep inside of you, that is part of your birthright as a human being and find that strength so that you can get through these difficult times. Also, I want to let you know that I'm offering breathwork sessions every day. I've got seven sessions a day and really excited to bring this to people. People have been really enjoying it and it has brought strength to people and courage. And that's my goal, is to help you find the courage to not only survive, but to thrive in the next couple years. Maybe because this virus is not going away. Usually viruses come in waves, so this
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