January 17: For the first episode of the J Curve in 2023 I am thrilled to bring you my conversation with Alan Glezer, co-founder and CFO at Agrolend that has recently raised over $27M in Series B led by Lightrock  and joined by Yara Growth Ventures, SP Ventures and Valor Capital Group. In today's episode we will learn:  1. Profitability vs growth. What should founders focus on during adverse market environment? 2. What are the focus areas in agriculture Alan is excited about? 3. What is Agrolend go-to-market playbook? How to leverage partnerships for new customers acquisition? 4. What are major challenge to agricultural development in Brazil today? 5. What's Alan's take on the future of Agrolend if everything goes right? If you would like to get more insight from LatAm's leading tech founders and investors, subscribe to our newsletter on our website https://www.thejcurve.com and follow us on Spotify or Apple. The J Curve on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejcurvepodcast/ Olga is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, mentor at Techstars and founder at The J Curve, Latin America's leading English speaking podcast about tech builders. She's been investing in the USA, SEA and Latin America for over 13 years. Companies she backed include tech unicorn ClassPass (acquired by Mindbody) and Vitalk (acquired by Gympass). Olga on Twitter: https://twitter.com/olgamaslikhova Olga on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olgamaslikhova/ Olga on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olgamaslikhova/