In this episode of the Leadership Quotient Podcast, The Crucible CEO Lindsay Guzowski sits down with Eduardo Amadeo, Venture Partner at Overboost and Kamay Ventures, to explore what leadership looks like inside the venture ecosystem—especially through a Latin American lens. Eduardo shares his path from building Argentina’s early entrepreneurship programs to raising funds, and why serious investors earn trust by investing time, showing professionalism, and staying transparent with founders from the first conversation (whether they invest or not). They dig into the power of “slow” investing as a way to test resiliency, coachability, and urgency—highlighted by a founder team that returned with 15 improvements after being challenged with 10. Eduardo also unpacks the corporate-backed VC model: focusing on strategic fit, helping startups unlock scale through corporate customers, and reshaping business models so they work for both startups and large networks. The conversation closes with a critical leadership watch-out as companies grow: team expansion can break culture unless founders evolve from entrepreneurs into people managers—and with Eduardo’s view on the next wave of value creation, where a specialized thesis paired with flexible financing will win in capital-constrained markets.