#145 – M&A and debt lessons for LatAm startup founders: Arthur O'Keefe, Bamboo

<p>Arthur O&apos; Keefe is no stranger to pressure. He started his professional journey by working in a nuclear submarine for the United States Navy, but later decided to go to Harvard Business School and make a career in finance.</p><p>Arthur has led M&amp;A efforts for years at Movile, the Brazilian tech company best known for the delivery app iFood. Now, Arthur&apos;s the founder of Bamboo. The company brings the private credit market to the digital world.</p><p>In this episode, Arthur and I talk about:</p><ul><li>Arthur&apos;s journey, from a scholarship in the US Navy to dealing with corporate finance for Movile and iFood in Brazil;</li><li>The lessons he&apos;d share with founders on when to sell or not your startup;</li><li>The gap that equity investment can&apos;t fill on its own, Bamboo&apos;s creation, and the debt market&apos;s current state.</li></ul><p>My name&apos;s Brian Requarth and this is the Latitud Podcast. Vamos, Latam!</p><p>Hey, <a href='https://go.latitud.com/'>open your startup the right way</a>, <a href='https://meridian.latitud.com/'>request early access to Meridian&apos;s international account</a>, or start by <a href='https://updates.latitud.com/newsletter'>signing up for our newsletter</a>.<br/><br/>Follow us on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/school/latitudlatam'>Linkedin</a> / <a href='https://twitter.com/latitudlatam'>Twitter</a> / <a href='https://www.instagram.com/latitudlatam'>Instagram</a> / <a href='https://www.latitud.com/en/podcast'>Podcast</a>. </p>