#169: Introducing The American Dream with Elias Torres

Seeking Wisdom with David Cancel

Molly Sloan

Business, Entrepreneurship

5 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

To kick off the first episode of Drift's newest podcast, DC sits down for a special episode with Elias Torres – Drift co-founder, CTO, and now the host of The American Dream. In an unfiltered chat with Dena Upton (Drift's Chief People Officer) Elias and DC open up about their backgrounds and upbringing (Elias in Nicaragua and DC in Queens, NY), what it means to be Latin American in tech, how Drift is addressing systemic racism in the industry, and more.

The American Dream is available wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-dream/id1561784909
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bIW15aPVT1JFNyhCLLdab?si=q0vYqyvjSBe_PzyHkN9ZLg&nd=1

In the meantime, be sure to leave a ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends. You can connect with DC, Elias, and Dena on Twitter @dcancel @eliast @heydenaupton@DriftPodcasts.

For more learnings from Elias, check out his quarterly newsletter, The American Dream. You can subscribe at https://www.drift.com/insider/learn/newsletters/american-dream/

Transcript

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0:00.0	Before we get to the show, did you know you can get more insights just like the ones you're listening to right here on seeking wisdom, deliver right to your inbox?
0:14.1	Sign up to get my weekly newsletter.
0:16.2	It's called The One Thing at drift.com slash DC.
0:24.6	Thank you. one thing at Drift.com slash DC. Hey there, this is your host, DC. You're about to hear something a little different on seeking
0:30.1	wisdom because today I'm sharing a conversation I had with my co-founder and Drifts CTO
0:36.5	Elias Torres about what it's like to work
0:39.6	in tech as a member of the Latinx community. If you didn't know, Drift is part of the just 2% of
0:44.9	VC-backed startups led by Latinx founders, and we're on a mission to change that. This episode
0:49.7	dives into our backgrounds, our journey to tech, and what it's like to build a company when not
0:53.7	many people around you look like you. This episode is the first and a brand new podcast from
0:59.5	Alias called The American Dream. Once a month, he'll share inspiring stories from other underrepresented
1:04.6	leaders as we work to build our own American Dream. If you liked what you hear, be sure to
1:09.4	subscribe to Alias's new show by searching for the American Dream. We'll link what you hear, be sure to subscribe to Aaliyos' new show by searching
1:11.8	for The American Dream. We'll link it up in the show notes too. And as always, let me know what
1:16.4	you think by texting me at 1-212-3-0-1036. And make sure you leave some six-star-only ratings
1:25.4	for ALEAS's new podcast, The American Dream. All right,
1:29.0	let's go. Alias in D.C. There's a lot that people know about you, but a lot that they don't.
1:36.8	And I wanted us to use this opportunity to share a little bit about your background and journey
1:41.2	and what has all meant to you. So let's start with a little bit of background.
1:46.7	Alias, I know you presented at the last quarterly meeting,
1:49.5	last quarterly all hands.
1:51.3	Can you remind us about how you came to the U.S.?
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