Argentina's 'agri-tech' innovators

Argentina's 'agri-tech' innovators

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Founders: Nasty Gal's "Girl Boss" on shoplifting, empire building and life after bankruptcy

Sophia Amoruso, founded of Nasty Gal after a successful stint of eBay upselling. It grew into a company worth hundreds of millions and allowed its founder to claim the title of original "girlboss" but eventually filed for bankruptcy. In the space of a few years, she had swapped s ...  عرض المزيد

Headspace: from mindfulness app to military partner

Headspace started life as a mindfulness app. Now it's partnering with the US Navy and investing in artificial intelligence for mental health support.The company's CEO Tom Pickett speaks to us about therapy, the increasing role of technology, and tackling burnout at scale.If you'd ...  عرض المزيد

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Latin America: A Tech Powerhouse?
The a16z Show

Latin America is emerging as a tech powerhouse, but it's not a one-size-fits-all market. 

In this episode, we explore why what works in Argentina won’t necessarily fly in Brazil or Mexico, and how companies are adapting to these unique regional dynamics. Join Dileep Thaz ...

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Why Argentina Is Doomed to Fail Over and Over Again
Economics Explained

Argentina's prosperity used to rival the US, but now it is bouncing between economic highs and lows. In just decades, it's seen rapid growth and dire crashes five times. What keeps derailing this nation's economy, and can it break the cycle, and what can we learn from their uniqu ...  عرض المزيد

Perfume? Yes. Potatoes? No. Vertical farming tries to grow up
Zero: The Climate Race

Cleantech is hard. Farming is harder. This week, Akshat Rathi visits entrepreneurs doing both. 

GroGrace in Singapore and Jungle in Paris are two vertical farming companies taking agriculture indoors, and trying to grow crops efficiently and profitably. While the techno ...

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Banking the Unbanked — with Pierpaolo Barbieri
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Pierpaolo Barbieri, the CEO and founder of Ualá, tells us about the booming fintech space, incumbent banks, and crypto. Ualá is an Argentine fintech company that is working to bring Latin Americans the necessary financial tools they need to run a business, pay their bills, and pa ...  عرض المزيد