Antonia Marino, Co-Founder and COO of payments and credit platform Kontempo.io on Kickstarting the Business, 10x growth in Year 2, Focus and Endurance

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Antonia is COO and Co-founder of Kontempo. Kontempo is a leading payments and credit platform for Mexico’s industrial sector. Started in 2021, but with previous experience in the sector, they’ve executed with laser focus. In 2024 they 10x-ed their business are are now expanding the team and preparing for the next phase of growth. Antonia shares everything from Kontempo’s business and their first year, to her own development and a lot of wisdom for future founders and tech operators.

Listen to this episode for lots of insights on

• The first year of Kontempo: The plan, the execution, the focus
• How Kontempo benefitted from the tight knit network amongst their customers
• How Kontempo learned to move up in each value chain they were active in
• The people Antonia is inspired by and what she learned from them
• The importance of endurance, both in private life and in business
• The right and the wrong reasons to start a business
• The character traits Antonia thinks you need to enjoy the ride
• Timeless lessons on planning vs going with the flow, and being yourself

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