Episode 23 of Crossing Borders Podcast with Psafe's founder Marco DeMello, a Brazil mobile security company that's raised more than $90M in venture capital to create a profitable business.
Outline of This Episode
[1:22] The new San Francisco headquarters for Psafe and how the company began and grew.
[7:11] The flip from desktop emphasis to mobile device emphasis.
[9:37] Marco’s experience in the military prior to getting into business and technology.
[13:40] Being part of “building the internet” as part of the Microsoft team.
[16:32] There are no stupid questions but there are stupid assumptions.
[22:35] The top misconceptions and best advice for dealing with security on mobile.
[29:06] Why Marco decided to leave Microsoft.
[31:52] How to ensure ownership happens in your company.
[38:17] The jump to starting Psafe and making the move back to Brazil.
[43:34] Advice to Latin American founders who want to find funding in Silicon Valley.
[47:12] The misconceptions about talent in Latin America and why they stay long term.
[50:59] Marco’s advice to himself if he were starting over today.
