Marathon Series: I interview one of Mexico City’s top entrepreneurs (in-person)

Hector Cardenas, Conekta, B2B, eCommerce, International Founders

Today I’ve got one of the top entrepreneurs in Mexico City, somebody who is so highly talked about that I have to admit I was intimidated from the moment I heard that we were going to do an interview with him.

And the more research I did on him, the more I understood why people talked about him. His name is Hector Cardenas. He is the founder of Conekta, a service that allows users to send and receive money easily.

I invited Hector to talk about how he built this business. I also want to find out why he moved back to Mexico after being in Canada. We’ll also find out about Mexico’s local economy and how it’s growing.

Hector Cardenas

Conekta

Hector Cardenas is the founder of Conekta, a service that allows users to send and receive money easily.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name’s Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. I have had yet to interview an entrepreneur in Mexico. Since they won’t come to me, I flew, well, not to Mexico. I flew to Texas, ran 26.2 miles into Mexico. My voice is still harsh from both running and then going at this city really hard. I freaking love Mexico City.

Today I’ve got one of the top entrepreneurs in Mexico City, somebody who is so highly talked about that I have to admit I was intimidated from the moment I heard that we were going to do an interview with him, and then the more research I did on him, the more I understood why people talked about him. His name is Hector Cardenas. He is the founder of Conekta? Am I pronounce . . .

Hector: Conekta.

Andrew: How do you pronounce it with your accent?

Hector: Conekta.

Andrew: Conekta. Oh, I would love to...

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