Nigeriano-Español en Silicon Valley: “Los que No Encajan" Construyen las Mejores Empresas

Get 3 months of Notion Business Plan + Unlimited AI for free 👉: https://rebrand.ly/NTNYTACT2026 ----------------- Today my guest is Adeyemi Ajao, founding partner of Base10 Partners, the Silicon Valley fund specializing in real-world economy automation. They manage $1.8 billion and have invested in Nubank, Figma, Notion, and Rappi. His thesis originated eight years ago, when Silicon Valley was only creating products for the digital world. Ade's question was different: what about the industries that drive the physical world? Today, that thesis is being validated faster than he ever expected. The "slow" industries that previously took endless sales cycles to adopt technology are now telling AI startups: I want your solution tomorrow. --- This episode is presented by: • Get 3 months free of Notion: Business Plan + Unlimited AI 👉 https://rebrand.ly/NTN14YTR42026 --- Also in this episode: 00:00 — Intro 04:30 — Identity, multiculturalism, and how to turn “not fitting in” into an advantage 07:05 — How selling your startup for $100M at 26 changes your mindset forever 08:45 — The Tuenti effect: how a success story transforms the entrepreneurial ecosystem 12:05 — The key cultural difference: why in Silicon Valley no one asks for permission 13:15 — Arrogance as a competitive advantage when raising capital in Silicon Valley 15:00 — How to improve your pitch as an immigrant in Silicon Valley 18:40 — Get 3 months free of Notion: Business Plan + Unlimited AI 👉 https://rebrand.ly/NTN14YTR42026 19:00 — What “selling like an American” really means (and why it works) 28:50 — Why AI is exploding in traditional industries and not in software 39:00 — Where the value is in AI today: models vs. applications vs. founders 42:50 — Why the most important factor when investing today is the founder, not the market Can you take 1 minute to answer a short survey? I want to learn more about you so I can offer you more valuable content. It's only 5 clicks! https://rebrand.ly/SENYT -- SOCIAL MEDIA: Enzo Cavalie:   / enzo-cavalie   Adeyemi Ajao:   / adeyemiajao   -- INTERVIEW SUMMARIES IN OUR NEWSLETTER: 🗞️ Sign up here: https://rebrand.ly/NWLDYT -- LISTEN TO US ON SPOTIFY: 🎧 https://rebrand.ly/SPHOYT -- DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT TECHNICAL TERMS IN ENGLISH? 📋 Check out our glossary: ​​https://startupeable.com/glosario/