The Latitud Podcast is back with a new season — but that’s not all. We’re entering a new phase: Tomas Roggio will join me, Brian Requarth, as we uncover the playbooks used by founders and investors transforming Latin America. We hope you’ll leave each episode with a new approach to take your startup to 0, 1, and beyond.We couldn’t have found a better first guest than André Penha — the computer scientist who saw metrics that were better than he ever forecasted when he co-founded and became the CTO of Quinto Andar. In the beginning, you only have a dream. So you’ll have to take the lead and do things that don’t scale, just like André did. Now, Quinto Andar has over forty thousand active listings. Every three minutes, there's a new property ad on their website. This chat was a masterclass in how to build an exceptional product from scratch and scale through excellent user experience. What you'll hear in this episode:– The early days of André Penha and Quinto Andar; – Doing things that don't scale: a necessity for initial traction; – Impactful product tweaks for user acquisition and retention; – Optimizing unit economics and dealing with investor skepticism; – Finding partners and overcoming resistance between incumbents; – AI as an exception handler; – Building IPO-readiness; – Which startup André would build if he were to start today.I'm Brian Requarth and this is the Latitud Podcast. Vamos, LatAm! Building good sh*t in Latin America? <ul> <li>Learn about how Latitud can help you at <a href="https://latitud.com">latitud.com </a> </li> <li>Discover and pitch <a href="https://www.latitud.com/ventures">Latitud Ventures</a>, your partner from 0 to 1 and beyond</li> <li> <a href="https://updates.latitud.com/newsletter">Sign up for our weekly newsletter</a> for founder insights and some tough love</li> <li>And follow us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/latitudlatam">Linkedin</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/latitudlatam">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0dnDFI8sk9veyQ3yJwr2cm">Spotify</a> to stay in the loop</li> </ul>

The Latitud Podcast is back with a new season — but that’s not all. We’re entering a new phase: Tomas Roggio will join me, Brian Requarth, as we uncover the playbooks used by founders and investors transforming Latin America. We hope you’ll leave each episode with a new approach to take your startup to 0, 1, and beyond.We couldn’t have found a better first guest than André Penha — the computer scientist who saw metrics that were better than he ever forecasted when he co-founded and became the...

The Growth Playbook of André Penha, Quinto Andar