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David Vélez

Co-founder and chief executive of Nubank

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The simplicity and yet profoundness of the above logic leads us to conclude that for us the most natural and truthful path is to invest this wealth until "our last check bounces", as one of our personal heroes, Chuck Feeney, likes to say.

pledge letter, The Giving Pledge, 11 August 2021 source ↗

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Derren Brown English mentalist and illusionist
Ideally, a nice guy. Someone kind. I can't think of a finer epitaph.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2012 source ↗
Ricky Wilson Singer; frontman of Kaiser Chiefs
I can order sandwiches In over forty languages They sent us out in thunderstorms And sent me home in bandages
Recorded Clash, Swan Song, 10 August 2012 source ↗

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Question What does everyone in your world seem to agree on that you think is wrong? Values & belief
I always say the Nubank story was very unlikely. It was a very low probability event. Again. We were going after these very big incumbent banks. Everybody told me, you know, you're Colombian. You have no idea what you're doing in Brazil. They're going to crush you. Like, don't. Just don't do it. And I did it mostly because everybody told me I couldn't do it. And so, if somebody tells me I can't do something, I want to go do it.
Recorded John Waldron, Goldman Sachs Talks, Goldman Sachs (official event transcript) source ↗
Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief
Vicky, qué pregunta más difícil (risas). Voy a hablarle de los casos que nos han inspirado, como Charles Feeney, cofundador de los Duty Free Shop en los aeropuertos. Él hizo eso en los años ochenta. Se volvió uno de los hombres más ricos del mundo cuando vendió su compañía e inmediatamente se dedicó a la filantropía y gastó todo su dinero en metas sociales.
Recorded Vicky Dávila, interview, Semana, 1 October 2022 source ↗
Question When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, what do you do? Daily life
Now I try to protect one hour in the morning and one in the afternoon where I turn off Slack, and I don't check email. I might read, or write in a journal, or just go for a walk. It's become one of the most important parts of my day. It's when I'm most creative, and when I hit on ideas that can take the company in new directions.
Recorded questionnaire, Sequoia Capital, 15 August 2018 source ↗

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