Martín Escobari
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
Martín Escobari reads as The Visionary because his investment philosophy rests on a conviction his peers have not yet reached: transformational returns live at the frontier, not the centre. He hunts talent across eight billion people, has pivoted General Atlantic's growth practice from financing startups to founding them, and describes his craft as spearfishing, patient positioning in uncharted waters followed by irreversible commitment. He imagines the bold future first, then bends toward it.
“Half the unicorns in the world are born outside the United States. Talent is sprinkled around the eight billion souls that inhabit the earth. We got to go where the talent is.”
“In moments of chaos, there is a once in a generation opportunity to do a transformational change to your business. And the masters of this is spearfishing — you choose an area full of fish, you hold your breath, and when the fat fish appears, you have two seconds to make the kill.”
“I had this realization that this is my one shot. I can't miss this adventure. We shouldn't be financing the startups, we should be creating the startups.”
Masters in Business: “Trends in Emerging Markets with Martín Escobari”
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