#52 Earthquakes, Hurricanes, & Cockroaches - The Puerto Rico Series (Part 3 of 3) | Sebastian Vidal on Defying Expectations, Overseas Exploration, and Founding Parallel 18

This is the last episode in our series on Puerto Rican Entrepreneurs and today, we sit down with Sebastian Vidal. Sebastian is the founder of Parallel 18, a start-up accelerator that provides mentors and resources for aspiring Puerto Rican and international entrepreneurs. At Parallel 18, Sebastian has served as a judge and participant for many start-up focused events, including SXSW, Stanford Ignite, and the MIT Innovation Awards Español. Recently, Sebastian was invited to be the standing Chief Innovation Officer at the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust. Born and raised in Chile, Sebastian has always been immersed in numerous cultures. From studying at a predominantly French-populated school in his hometown, to traveling through the Asia-Pacific, Middle Eastern, and European regions in early adulthood, to working in global wine export, and now, heading a Puerto Rican start-up accelerator, it’s no surprise that Sebastian possesses a well-rounded aptitude for cultural understanding and global curiosity. An innovator by heart with a knack for tackling challenges, Sebastian is passionate about building community and lending help to those who take the road less traveled, because that’s exactly how he got his start. So with this in mind, let’s press play and learn how going against the grain led Sebastian to founding Parallel 18 in a part of the world people least expected: Puerto Rico Find show notes at findingfounders.co --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/finding-founders/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices