Ex-Y Combinator Visiting Partner, Edrizio De La Cruz shares his odyssey from selling guavas in a Santo Domingo barrio to selling his startup to Mastercard, along with 7 principles to manifest the life you’ve dreamed of—one that goes against all odds.
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Meet Edrizio
A Dominican immigrant raised in Harlem, Edrizio dropped out of college and the US Air Force, becoming an aircraft technician to make ends meet. He later returned to college, worked on Wall Street, and earned his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In 2013, Edrizio co-founded Arcus, a fintech company that was backed by Y Combinator, Citi Ventures, SoftBank, and Ignia. In 2021, the company was ultimately sold to Mastercard.
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