#162 — Fireside chat with Brian Requarth and Sebastian Mejia at Vamos Latam Summit
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Sebastian Mejia is the co-founder and president of Rappi. And for the past 18 months, he’s been focused on a single goal: having the best team in the world.  At Vamos Latam Summit, Sebastian shared how we went about it, and his journey as a startup founder.  This is only one of the impressive panels we’ve had at VLS. And by the way, you can already click this link to pre-register for our next, incredible edition. In this episode, Sebastian and I talk about: - Why and how to hire world-class talent;  - How to develop a “killer instinct” and deal with self-doubt as a founder;  - And why Sebastian is optimistic about Latin America. My name’s Brian Requarth and this is the Latitud Podcast. Vamos, Latam! Building good sh*t in Latin America? Find out how to pen your startup the right way Request early access to the Meridian international business account Or simply sign up for our newsletter for more content on navigating the LatAm startup ecosystem. Follow us on Linkedin / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify.
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