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[Operator Stories] Pedro Conrade (Neon) dreaming up the future of financial services in Brazil, when is it the right time to introduce new products and lessons learned from 5 acquisitions
On this episode Pat sits down with one of LatAm Fintech greats, Pedro Conrade, Co-Founder and CEO of Neon, a leading challenger bank in Brazil that serves more than 23M customers and has raised an impressive $700M.
We dive into the making of Neon, how the company has scaled, when is it right time to introduce new product features and how to manage acquisitions successfully.
On this episode you will learn:
- Pedro's way into entrepreneurship
- Leadership lessons along the way and why it is all a team effort
- The financial services landscape in Brazil, what is has been, how it looks today and what the future might bring
You can follow Pedro on LinkedIn here.