Spotting Market Gaps: How Esteban Quintero Built a $1M Business at Age 20 - Part One

Sponsored by FounderCatalystGet 5% off their services via this link:https://2ly.link/1zDIJIn this episode, Esteban Quintero—serial entrepreneur and founder of Abroad—shares how he turned a curiosity for tech and a passion for travel into a $1M smartphone business while still at university. From selling toys as a child in Colombia to launching global ventures across Asia, Europe, and Latin America, Esteban breaks down how he finds market gaps, builds fast-moving businesses, and navigates the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.🎧 In this conversation:How Esteban started selling ice cream and electronics as a kidWhat led him to build a 7-figure smartphone import businessThe importance of market research and identifying emerging demandHis personal journey through challenges, relocations, and failuresWhy the UK became his base for global businessHow he’s transitioned to passive income—and what’s nextThis is a candid and inspiring conversation about grit, growth, and global thinking from a founder who’s just getting started.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