Crossing Borders With Nathan Lustig

Originally from a small town outside of Sao Paulo, Joao de Paula cofounded the first Latin American startup to participate in YCombinator back in 2013. Fueled by an obsession with making an impact, he unknowingly embraced the entrepreneurial spirit from an early age. He created different projects while growing up and then later taught himself to code to start his business, which he cofounded with his friend Roberto Ricci, a former professional poker player. After his 7-year odyssey with the online platform, which was a proto-Yelp, Joao and his partner decided to close the company. Joao took a six-month break before deciding to return to the startup ecosystem by joining Origin, a financial wellness platform that helps freelancers and entrepreneurs get financial wellness. In this episode I sit down with Joao to talk about Glio’s early days, raising money, applying four times to YCombinator and finally getting in. Joao also offers advice to entrepreneurs applying for YCombinator , how to prepare for the intervie