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

06/02/2025 1h 0min Episodio 17
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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Want to know how successful founders turn ideas into empires? Listen to Founder Radio for inside stories from innovative entrepreneurs from all over the globe. Hit follow on your podcast app or YouTube for instant updates!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 onThe first year of Kontempo: The plan, the execution, the focusHow Kontempo benefitted from the tight knit network amongst their customersHow Kontempo learned to move up in each value chain they were active inThe people Antonia is inspired by and what she learned from themThe importance of endurance, both in private life and in businessThe right and the wrong reasons to start a businessThe character traits Antonia thinks you need to enjoy the rideTimeless lessons on planning vs going with the flow, and being yourselfEnjoy listening!

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