On CNN Profit #33: “Every entrepreneur is an aggressive investor”, says Stéphanie Fleury

Starting your own business is the dream of many Brazilians, but it is not an easy task. Stéphanie Fleury is well aware of the difficulties. In addition to hosting the Upload Project on CNN Brasil, she is an entrepreneur and faced several problems when founding fintech DinDin.

Guest of the 33rd episode of the podcast In Profit CNN a project by CNN Brasil Soft, Stéphanie revealed that, at the beginning of her business, she had only R$ 8 in her account and did not have the money to pay her own rent.

In addition to the financial issue, she faced obstacles as a woman at the head of a technology company. However, the company was so successful that Fleury sold it to Bradesco bank a few years after its creation, becoming the first woman to sell a startup in the financial area.

In the conversation led by Leandro Munhós, Stéphanie talked about career, female leadership, the entrepreneurial side and told everything about her successful businesses.

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The idea of ​​creating DinDin was inspired by a similar application that Stéphanie came across on a trip abroad. Fintech is her successful case, but she said she has already invested in other businesses, from selling jewelry with her mother to a travel agency.

“I always made money, I always saw business opportunities. Modesty aside, I’m good at it,” she stated.

For Fleury, undertaking is taking a risk and betting all your chips in one place. Asked what her investor profile was, she was emphatic in saying that every entrepreneur has an aggressive profile.

“I think every entrepreneur is an aggressive investor. Entrepreneurship is risky by nature because you bet everything on that business,” she said.

It was never luck. I am fully aware of my privileges, of having had a good school, of having attended college. I know that all of this is half the battle, but I am fully aware of my efforts and the arduous paths I have taken

Stéphanie Fleury – entrepreneur and presenter of the Upload Project

CNN In Profit Podcast

The No Profit podcast is available on video at Youtube by CNN Brazil Soft and on the main audio platforms, with new episodes every Thursday, starting at 7 pm. The “No Profit CNN” profile is also on air on Instagramat the twitter and not TikTok🇧🇷

Fleeing from the technical language and jargon of the economics area, popularly called “economês”, the program will not be restricted to specialists, as it will also receive celebrities, influencers and people who are behind successful businesses in the most diverse areas. The idea is to show different points of view on entrepreneurship, personal finance, management, investments and economics.

The videocast is part of the “No Profit by CNN Soft” platform, launched in March, the result of a strategic partnership between CNN Brasil and Banco Santander.

It was never luck. I am fully aware of my privileges, of having had a good school, of having attended college. I know that all of this is half the battle, but I also know about my efforts and the arduous paths I have taken.

Stéphanie Fleury – entrepreneur and presenter of the Upload Project