Javier Diaz Chamorro

🤖 💼 Did you know 30-40% of Latin American jobs are exposed to AI? But here's the twist that might surprise you... let's explore ↓ In January 2023, OpenAI’s ChatGPT became the fastest-growing consumer software application in history, having crossed over 100M users since its launch two months earlier. By last month, the ChatGPT site was the fifth most-visited website in the world, behind only Google Search, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. You might notice that ChatGPT is keeping company with decades-old platforms which have formed part of our everyday lives for years. Take this as just the latest sign that AI has become an irreplaceable part of contemporary society. But not all are enthused. To many, the modern AI boom sounds more like a cause of apprehension than excitement. In particular, lots of people fear for their livelihoods in the face of a powerful new technology we still don’t fully understand. Per a recent working paper from the World Bank, an impressive 30-40% of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean are exposed to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in some way. However, don’t freak out and rob a bank just yet; this same report estimates only about 2-5% of jobs are actually at risk of being automated away. [story continues... 💌]

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Start small. Own it. Grow with purpose. We love Christine Vallaure de la Paz’s argument that solo creators today have everything they need to build products on their terms. It's now possible to create something meaningful and financially rewarding without chasing scale. Her advice? Start small, stay in control, and grow with intention. You don’t need permission, funding, or a big team to get started. You just need to start. It’s a wise reminder for any small team bringing an idea to life. Check out her article: https://lnkd.in/gd36zXrF She’s got a ton of great advice. Here are five big ideas: 1️⃣ Start small and don’t wait for permission You don’t need funding, a team, or a big plan. Just begin. Make something simple and put it out there. 2️⃣ Build something you want to keep Forget the idea of building to sell. Create a product that fits your life and makes you proud to work on it. 3️⃣ Your time is your most valuable resource Protect your time. Avoid distractions. Use it to actually build, not just talk or plan. 4️⃣ Use tools that help you move fast AI, no-code, and automation tools make it easy to build alone. Learn what you need, and keep control of the important parts. 5️⃣ Keep learning by doing You’ll hit problems. That’s normal. Each thing you figure out builds confidence. One small step at a time…that’s how it grows. 💬 We asked Christine why she wrote the post: "I started building solo and really enjoyed it, but as soon as my product started to thrive, people kept asking the same questions: Are you hiring? Are you raising funding? It seemed like that was the only accepted way to run a digital product these days. But my journey only truly thrived when I let go of that pressure. Instead of chasing rapid growth, I chose to stay small, focusing on organic growth and profitability from day one. And in doing so, I found something unexpected: a deep satisfaction in the daily building process. This article is based on a conference talk I gave to encourage others to start making. With today’s tools, automation, and AI, running a digital product full time or on the side is more accessible than ever." Inspiring story for builders and small teams! Helio helps you test ideas quickly with users so you can make better design decisions. By using UX metrics, you see what’s working, what’s confusing, and how to improve your product. #uxresearch #productdiscovery #marketresearch #productdesign

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One step forward at Correcto 🚀 When we started Correcto, our mission was clear: to empower Spanish speakers to communicate with clarity, confidence, and impact. Today, we’re taking a huge step forward: Correcto is now live in English. 🌍 This means that our platform is no longer just the go-to AI writing assistant for Spanish speakers—it’s now a truly global tool for productivity and communication. Whether you’re drafting an email, polishing a report, or finding the right tone for your message, Correcto can now support you in both Spanish and English seamlessly. The next chapter is here, and it’s bilingual. 💬✨ Other languages coming soon? 😉 🇧🇷 🇵🇹

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Alguna has raised $4M to build a native monetization platform for AI, SaaS, and fintech companies — replacing the patchwork of single-point tools for pricing, quoting, billing, invoicing, and revenue recognition. Over the past year, Alguna has helped scaling companies launch new pricing models in minutes,  eliminate revenue gaps, and unify finance, sales, and product on a single system of record. Founded by Aleks Đekić and Jamie MacLeod, Alguna was built from the ground up for modern revenue models — usage, credits, outcomes, and hybrids — instead of retrofitting old subscription tools. Changes flow automatically from pricing → quoting → billing → revenue recognition, fully integrated with CRM, ERP, payments, and accounting. Alguna is already powering real-time usage metering, consolidated invoicing, and ASC 606/IFRS-ready revenue recognition across multi-entity, multi-currency operations. The mission: end revenue leakage — projected to cost AI-driven businesses nearly $100B annually by 2030 — and give teams the flexibility to adapt pricing and scale with confidence. Congrats to the team on the round! https://lnkd.in/erDdC-bR

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Thrilled to see Vercel announce their Series F! From our first investment 4.5 years ago in their Series C to watching the team revolutionize web development, Guillermo Rauch and team continue to execute at the highest level. The future of AI development is already here, powered by Vercel’s AI Cloud. What started as the company behind Next.js has evolved into something far bigger: democratizing web development itself via AI. With their AI SDK, AI Gateway and v0.app, which is already generating 6.5 apps every second with 3.5M+ users, companies can focus on building intelligent applications and not managing complex AI infrastructure. v0 brings the best of agentic AI, breaking down complex tasks step-by-step. Less errors, faster iteration, and suddenly non-technical users are building full-stack apps with databases, integrations, and polished UIs. We recently wrote about how great infrastructure and AI companies scale profitably: Vercel went from 0% gross margins at $2M ARR to 70%+ margins at $200M+ ARR. As CFO Marten Abrahamsen told us: "Our hypothesis was: solve the hardest infrastructure problems and the margins will follow." (Link in the comments for the full blog post) At Notable Capital, we invest in founders who see the future before others. Guillermo didn't just build a deployment platform - he built the foundation for a new paradigm, one where anyone can build. Congrats to the entire Vercel team on this milestone. Vercel’s future is very bright! Cc: Dan Cahana, Oren Yunger

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I love Latin America, I'm obsessed with the AI ecosystem, and can't stop thinking about search. Thankfully, Daniel Porras Reyes invited me to nerd out about all three on AI Without Borders. We went deep on: - Why AI search ≠ human search AI agents will query the web 10x more than humans They search with paragraphs, not keywords Your SEO strategy is already outdated - The Latin America advantage no one sees We build for profitability because infinite money doesn't exist Constraints force creativity Our "real economy" angles result in companies that would never exist in Silicon Valley - Why OpenAI & Google can't own AI search Different incentive structures = different possibilities They're optimizing for consumers, not developers Black box search doesn't work for AI products 🎧 Listen if you're curious about where search is heading, why LATAM builders think differently, or how to market to people who hate marketing. Link below.

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Today we’re releasing our biggest product yet… The first people search API that lets you nest and combine filters in virtually unlimited ways, so you can actually search the way you think. Here are some examples of what you could search for with the new API: - Find founders of fintech companies that were founded in or after 2024 who were software engineers at Brex, Ramp, PayPal, Revolut, or Stripe for at least two years. - Identify senior professionals with more than 10 years of experience who left Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, or Apple and joined growth-stage companies (50-100 employees) in or after 2023. You could have done all of this with our previous APIs (or any other b2b data API) but you’d have to run multiple calls with different filters and use a combination of company and people enrichment APIs to get accurate results. That works if you’re happy exporting long lists and cleaning them manually. But if you’re building real workflows and products, your needs are probably different: - You want your first query to be the only query you run. - You need one clean list, not multiple lists and the headache of filtering out what you actually need. - You want your search logic to match the way you think, not the way the API limits you. - You want confidence that the search actually found everyone you care about. So we spent the last few months listening to customer pains and building a search that finds only the people you want. Here’s what’s different: 1. Increased the number of search filters 3x from 20 to 60: More filters including specific job titles at present or past companies, skills, specific start and end dates in present or past companies and more. 2. Real logic with nesting: Added AND/OR logic and nesting, so you can combine filters in any way to zero in on exactly the person you’re looking for. 3. Stronger operators: Use in / not_in to include or exclude sets, and greater than, less than or equal to operators on numeric & date fields (experience, headcount, start/end dates, etc). 4. Lower latency: The response time is down to less than 10 seconds, which is 90% less than our current Search API. 5. ~30× cheaper: Runs on our own database which is updated monthly making it significantly cheaper than our current Search API. This is one of the launches I’m most excited about because it is the first truly precise person search API for B2B in the market. If you want access to the API, drop a comment or DM me.

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🔵 🚀 RAPPI: The Super App is a Great Primitive Agentic Business! A fascinating reflection from my recent conversation with Federico Suarez Rendon Suarez on "𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤" (link in the comments) 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩, 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. Think about it - users tell Rappi what they want, and it orchestrates multiple services to fulfill that request. Sound familiar? 🚀 Why This Matters - The Numbers: • $1.3B revenue in 2024 from orchestrating services • 35+ million users across 9 countries • Break-even achieved - proving this model works • TIME's 2024 Most Influential Companies - recognition of their pioneering approach 🔗 The Primitive Agentic Blueprint: Single Interface, Multiple Services: . Food delivery → Financial services (RappiPay) → Travel bookings . E-commerce → Healthcare → 10-minute delivery via Rappi Turbo .𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫: Their concierge service where users say "I need X" and Rappi figures out how to get it done "To Rappi" something has become a verb across LATAM! Perfect primitive agentic examples: • "Print these documents for me" → RappiFavor finds a print shop, prints, delivers • "I need groceries" → Rappi determines best store, shops, delivers in 10 minutes • "Get me anything" → The famous "Rappi Antojo" button lets users request literally anything 💡 The AI Agent Evolution: Imagine Rappi + LLMs: Understanding context at scale, predicting needs, and orchestrating services with genuine intelligence rather than just rule-based routing. 🎯 The Takeaway: Rappi's $5.25B valuation proves there's massive demand for agent-like experiences. They've shown the market appetite. Do super apps like Rappi have an edge in our Agentic future? #AIAgents #SuperApp #LatinAmerica #fintech #Innovation #Rappi #OpenBanking #Agentic

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