There is a remarkable documentary called "Everything is a Remix". From Led Zeppelin to Matrix, from Grandmaster Flash to Picasso, from Quentin Tarantino to Thomas Edison, the video shows how, well, creating is re-creating. See how it's the same beat (this video contains the full documentary): https://youtu.be/SAfCvMNgLjg?t=25 "Good Times" (Chic), "Rapper's Delight" (Sugarhill Gang), and … Continue reading Everything is a Remix – including Business Theories →

Who is learning with who? Learning is one key attribute to growth in every aspect or angle you look at it. From learning how to walk and talk to business and the lean cycle of “build, measure, learn,” you need to get new competencies and behaviors if you want to grow. Personally, one of the … Continue reading A Growth Story, Part 5 – The Teacher and the Apprentice →

How about getting apart of everything you know how to do, and thrown into a completely new challenge – with little onboarding, impossibility to fail and no time buffer to create something that needs to disrupt the full business model of where you work. That was my scenario in January 2019. I had just switched … Continue reading A Growth Story, Part 4 – The Tsunami and the VC →

When doing my Master in Marketing (ESPM/FIU), I had one Digital Marketing class with Pedro Waengertner, one of the most prominent players in the startup ecosystem and founder of Aceleratech, a startup accelerator. The course was so good I thought, “whenever I have a chance, I got to work with this guy”. After that, I … Continue reading A Growth Story, Part 3 – The Growthaholic Marketer →

See also: A Growth Story, Part 1 - The Kid and The Brain My growth obsession translated directly to my professional life. As a creative and content-first person, I graduated in Journalism and Communications at Cásper Líbero, one of the most prestigious colleges in Brazil. I always aimed to work with lots of different markets, … Continue reading A Growth Story, Part 2 – The Entrepreneur and the Shock →

This is a pituitary gland. Mine doesn't work so well. Let’s dive into it, starting inside the brain – yes, mine and yours. If your brain could function as a team, the manager would be the hypothalamus, the one who dictates what should be done and by whom. But the pituitary is a small gland … Continue reading A Growth Story, Part 1 – The Kid and The Brain →