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13/10/26·8 min read

I had been accepted. My first reaction was terror.

Three months into my first migration, in April 2018, an envelope signed by the Université Toulouse 1 Capitole reached my parents' living room in Lima. Between Caracas, Lima and Toulouse, this is how I went from terror to belonging.

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08/10/26·8 min read

In 2021 I had an idea I could not build. In 2026 I shipped it in three months.

InvestInc never became a product. Five years later, Amaru Invest did. The difference was not just the tools, but the habits, confidence and person behind the idea.

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01/10/26·7 min read

3 mistakes I would've preferred to avoid as an expat

Moving from Caracas to Lima taught me that a shared language does not mean a shared culture, that arriving physically is not the same as arriving mentally, and that relative safety is not the absence of risk.

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29/09/26·6 min read

Twenty Bolívares

Twenty bolívares bought me lunch in Caracas in 2017. By December, they bought nothing. The semester I learned how quickly money can lose its value.

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24/09/26·5 min read

What eight years abroad taught me

Three principles that helped me move from an unfamiliar university system to the Toulouse School of Economics, and later into the startup world.

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08/09/26·5 min read

Amaru Invest: building the tool I wanted my parents to have

The investing industry was built for people who already know how to invest. Everyone else is on their own. That asymmetry is what led me to build Amaru Invest, a value investing intelligence platform rooted in Andean principles.

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01/09/26·3 min read

Authenticity Is the Only Moat

In the age of AI, the most defensible thing you own is the one no model can replicate: you. Here is why authenticity is becoming the only real competitive advantage, and how my own optimism and stubborn faith in positive change have carried me through the hardest seasons.

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27/08/26·4 min read

Moved to France Alone at 18

At 18 I left Venezuela for France alone, with no contacts and no clear plan. Eight years and three countries later, here are three lessons I found about institutions, isolation, and knowing what you want.

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