“Move fast and break things” might work when you're in an ecosystem that celebrates risk and capital is easy to find. But what happens when you’re building in a place where there’s no roadmap, and trying to mimic Silicon Valley just doesn’t fit?

Odille Sánchez leads the Tech and Scientific-Based Entrepreneurship Center of Excellence at Mexico’s Tecnológico de Monterrey, where she supports hundreds of early-stage founders across Latin America.

The students, researchers, and professionals she works with aren’t chasing trends, they’re solving real-world problems with limited resources, fragmented support, and zero margin for error.

Instead of pushing acceleration at all costs, Odille focuses on connecting founders with the right tools, mentors, and opportunities at the exact moment they need them.

In this episode of Fund/Build/Scale, we talk about:

[210]  Mission-Driven Work at Tecnológico de Monterrey

[5:20]  Resource Orchestration, Not Acceleration

[6:45] " We work with a lot of profiles."

[8:47]  Bridging The Cultural Gap Around Risk-Taking

[11:37] A Founder Success Story: Ricardo Baez + Safe Fruit

[14:06] What to Do When You Don’t Have a Network

[17:06] The Disconnect Between Capital and Opportunity

[20:42] How Latin American Founders Can Engage Global Angel Investors

[23:02] The Missing Skillset: Commercialization

[30:08] What Silicon Valley Advice Doesn’t Translate

[34:43] Odille’s Parting Advice for Outsiders

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Thanks for reading,

— Walter.