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Luis Mario Garcia

Cofounder & CEO at Orchata, Y Combinator Alum

Luis Mario Garcia is the Co-Founder and CEO of a stealth startup currently participating in Y Combinator's Summer 2024 (S24) batch. He is based in San Francisco, California, and has a strong entrepreneurial background, having previously co-founded Orchata, a grocery delivery service in Latin America, which was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2020 (W20) batch. His experience also includes roles in product and growth at Mystro, an automation app for on-demand drivers, and various positions in IoT fleet management and startup investment analysis.12

Education and Background

Garcia holds a Bachelor's degree in Business with a focus on Data Science from Tecnológico de Monterrey and has completed programs at Stanford University and San Francisco State University in areas such as Information Technology and Data Science. His educational background equips him with skills in data analysis, product management, and strategic planning.1

Professional Experience

  • Cofounder & CEO at Stealth Startup (YC S24): Currently building an AI software company.
  • Cofounder & CEO at Orchata (YC S20): Focused on rapid grocery delivery.
  • Product and Growth at Mystro: Worked on enhancing an app that increases earnings for drivers.
  • Growth at Spider Fleet: Involved in IoT fleet management.
  • Investment Analyst at Startup Studio Monterrey: Managed a portfolio of startups, aiding in fundraising and growth strategies.12

Garcia is fluent in Spanish and proficient in English and Portuguese, indicating a strong capacity for cross-cultural communication and collaboration in diverse environments.1

Highlights

Aug 29 · linkedin

Tracy and Ralph started a construction software startup (PlanGrid) and sold it to Autodesk for $875M USD.

They went through Y Combinator and now they've come back to share their story with current founders.

A very few of my learnings:

  • The most important leverage you have is to take care of your health. Take care of yourself first so you can take care of everything else.

  • This will be a daily rollercoaster: the highest highs and the lowest lows will be on the same day.

  • It’s all about cash flow. Retention is the key metric for the product.

  • Good leaders take time to explain the "whys" to their team: “This is what we learned, what’s working, what’s not working, and this is what I think we should do.”

Aug 19 · linkedin

¿Estás aplicando a YC?

La semana pasada estuve en las oficinas de Y Combinator y conocí a Jessica.

Jessica era la única persona que hablaba español en el edificio; se encarga de seguridad y recibe a todos los founders en la entrada.

Me contó que quiere ser inversionista, y lo primero que me preguntó (casi reclamó):

“¿Dónde están los founders de Latinoamérica? ¿Por qué no vienen? Veo emprendedores de China, India, Europa… ¿y los latinos?”

En este batch tuve la oportunidad de ser la única empresa de México, pero le prometí que seríamos muchos más.

Estoy convencido de que este es el mejor momento en décadas para construir una empresa de software.

Prueba de ello es el nuevo batch de Fall 2024, donde YC invierte 500k USD en los equipos con ideas más prometedoras.

Algunas recomendaciones:

•	Mudarse a San Francisco.
•	Ideas con mercado global.
•	Más deep tech.
•	Nicho o caso de uso específico.
•	Cofounders Programadores, Ingenieros o Cientificos que construyan el producto. 
•	Mucha ambición.
•	Escribir en plain English.

Si eres de LATAM y estás aplicando, puedo ayudarte. Déjame el link de tu aplicación (draft en google docs) en los comentarios compartida a [email protected] (aunque todavía no la termines).

“It’s time to build. Stay hungry, stay foolish, and don’t lose faith.”

#Startups #Latam #YC #Tech #SanFrancisco #Software #VentureCapital #YC2024 #Founders #AI

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Experience

Cofounder & CEO at Orchata (YC S20) since May 2020
Product and Growth at Mystro, Growth at Spider Fleet, Co-Founder at College Failed Startups

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Data Science from Tecnológico de Monterrey (2014 - 2018), Information Technology at Stanford University (2017), International Program, Data Science at San Francisco Stat

Location

San Francisco, California, United States