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Martin Escobari: "America Is Freaking Out About 5%, We Had 35,000%" | Ep. 22 Trailer | People by WTF

May 28, 2026·2 min
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Martin Escobari is the co-president of General Atlantic — one of the largest growth equity funds in the world, with over $5 billion deployed into India. He grew up in Bolivia in the 80s with 35,000% inflation, eleven presidents in ten years, three coups, and a family that lost everything in a revolution.I sat him down with a few Columbia Business School students and a 21-year-old AI founder named Arian and asked him the questions a 20-year-old and a 40-year-old would each ask differently.Full episode drops soon.#nikhilkamath Co-founder of Zerodha and GruhasHost of 'WTF is' & 'People By WTF' PodcastTwitter: x.com/nikhilkamathcioInstagram: instagram.com/nikhilkamathcioLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcioFacebook: facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio#MartinEscobari — Co-President and Head of Global Growth Equity at General AtlanticLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/martin-escobariTwitter: x.com/MartinEscobariWatch 'WTF is' Podcast on SpotifySpotify LinkWatch 'People by WTF' Podcast on SpotifySpotify LinkWatch 'WTF Online' on SpotifySpotify Link#WTFiswithnikhilkamath #PeopleByWTF #WTFOnline

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