Ep 278 - The Hustle Behind f(dev)
EPISODE INTRODUCTION
Xavier Marzan, CEO of f(dev), joins us in this episode to share how they are building out ventures and products that are addressing large-scale opportunities in the underserved middle markets. Xavier will share his very early hustles when he migrated to the US and what led him to come back and eventually become the CEO of GCash. He will also share his tenure running True Money as it's CEO in the Philippines. Xavier also shares what led him to join the Filinvest Group and create f(dev) to spearhead the digital transformation of their conglomerate.
Episode Topics
[00:03:30] - Hustling and Digital Transformation
[00:12:22] - US Startups and Venture Capital
[00:18:30] - Return Home, Make a Difference
[00:23:12] - Transforming GCash
[00:33:24] - Building Financial Inclusion in the Philippines
[00:43:50] - Building a Company During Rapid Growth
[00:51:22] - Fintech to Ventures in Philippines
[00:58:25] - Establishing Innovation and Transformation in Conglomerates
[01:05:10] - Digital Product Building and Startup Investing
Quotes
"You'd know exactly who to invest in if the founder has many stories about their conversations or interactions with would-be customers or prospects. In fact, that's the only thing as a founder that you need to be able to do early on, which is to keep on talking to customers and then getting those insights and then putting it into your partner."- Xavier Marzan
Connect with XavieR:
Xavier Marzan (Linkedin): https://www.linkedin.com/in/xaviermarzan/
f(dev) (Linkedin): https://www.linkedin.com/company/fdev-venture-builders/
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