EPISODE · May 21, 2025 · 53 MIN
Finding Product Market Fit Across Borders with Esteban Quintero - Part Two
from Founders Unplugged · host Greg McCallum
Sponsored by FounderCatalystGet 5% off their services via this link:https://2ly.link/1zDIJIn Part Two, Esteban Quintero returns to share the tough lessons behind his entrepreneurial journey—building a ticketing platform that scaled fast but collapsed during the pandemic, navigating legal and compliance issues, and learning how to start again stronger. That reset led to his latest venture, Abroad—a payment solution designed for travellers facing cashless systems abroad.From crypto payments to QR-code challenges in Latin America and Southeast Asia, Esteban explains why some problems haunt you until you solve them—and why many founders walk away from comfort to chase them down.🎧 In this episode:Building software after success in ecommerceSelling 5,000 tickets in one minute—and what went wrongLegal landmines in fintech and lessons learnedHow travel pain points inspired AbroadThe myth of job security vs. the founder mindsetLearning to lead teams across age and experience gapsWhy young founders must let the product do the talkingStaying resilient and optimistic through the chaosThis is a story of reinvention, conviction, and the creative madness that keeps founders moving forward—no matter how many times they’ve had to start again.Follow Esteban on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinteroesteban/Check out Abroad:https://www.abroad.finance/Book a free 1-hour advisory session with host Greg McCallum:https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/meetings/gmccallum?uuid=c8f5cecd-0222-4c6e-92d1-ea9f224a60fd
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Sponsored by FounderCatalystGet 5% off their services via this link:https://2ly.link/1zDIJIn Part Two, Esteban Quintero returns to share the tough lessons behind his entrepreneurial journey—building a ticketing platform that scaled fast but collapsed during the pandemic, navigating legal and compliance issues, and learning how to start again stronger. That reset led to his latest venture, Abroad—a payment solution designed for travellers facing cashless systems abroad.From crypto payments to QR-code challenges in Latin America and Southeast Asia, Esteban explains why some problems haunt you until you solve them—and why many founders walk away from comfort to chase them down.🎧 In this episode:Building software after success in ecommerceSelling 5,000 tickets in one minute—and what went wrongLegal landmines in fintech and lessons learnedHow travel pain points inspired AbroadThe myth of job security vs. the founder mindsetLearning to lead teams across age and experience gapsWhy young founders must let the product do the talkingStaying resilient and optimistic through the chaosThis is a story of reinvention, conviction, and the creative madness that keeps founders moving forward—no matter how many times they’ve had to start again.Follow Esteban on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinteroesteban/Check out Abroad:https://www.abroad.finance/Book a free 1-hour advisory session with host Greg McCallum:https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/meetings/gmccallum?uuid=c8f5cecd-0222-4c6e-92d1-ea9f224a60fd
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