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Santiago Suárez

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The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

And that speaks to the other one, which is we hire regionally.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

I would also say we're also a remote-first company.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

As we think about our AI adoption, we actually think being a remote company is a huge competitive advantage because it ensures all the context is explicit and it allows agents to work on that context.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

Like if you want to take an extreme example, the three of us, we're building a company right now.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

We wouldn't be sending memos to each other.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

We would probably just be hashing things out on a board.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

And then if we want an agent to drop on,

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

Like it's just hard for the agent to have context.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

We have a lot of like formal APIs at the company that allow agents to grab them and run with them.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

And then the other piece is we give people great development opportunities.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

So we have a model where we bring world-class leaders and we become very good at hiring them, even though each search takes like nine months, true story.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

And then we train young up-and-coming talent.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

And that combo is extremely powerful.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

I think the same way we've done a few of these transformations, right?

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

Like four years ago, we're like, we're going to make money come hell or high water in summer of 2022.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

I was just like, one day, I remember.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

And I remember why.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

It's like, well, this world has changed.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

And I think it's probably the similar thing.

The a16z Show
The Fintech Playbook for Latin America

It just becomes the top priority for the company.