João Olivério

Founder, Sales as a System; Former Senior Director, Zendesk and Indeed

Serial entrepreneur, investor and executive of multinational technology and investment funds, João Luis Olivério began his career in top consulting firms like Ernst & Young and Accenture, while still studying at Polytechnic School of São Paulo (Brazil). As an entrepreneur, Olivério founded The Best Solution Group, a holding company that owned the digital agencies Brownbag, Pinx and Mail in Time. He also founded WeGo!, the first deal-of-the-day website in São Paulo, which also partnered and built joint-venture companies with Saraiva and AB/Inbev. As a leader in global technology startups, Olivério recently worked as Country Manager and Sales Director for Zendesk and Indeed in Brazil, as well as Managing Director of the Rocket Internet investment fund. In 2014, he was honored as the Best Executive of global technology companies by the Latam Founders Awards, considered the “Oscar of the Internet Ecosystem at Latin America”. As the executive of large corporations, he was director of Brasil Plural Bank, being responsible for the PiggyPeg app and the digital initiatives of the holding. His last experience was as the Sales, Innovation and New Business Director at Alper Seguros (former Brasil Insurance, a public company), during its recent turn around phase. Olivério is currently focused on disseminating the “Sales as a System” methodology, which seeks to foster the practice of sales operations and management for companies of all sizes. Also acts as a consultant for international companies that want to have a presence in Brazil or local companies that want to go global. Olivério is also an investor, advisor and mentor for several startups and acceleration programs, including Ace, Google Launchpad, Oracle for Startups and Idexo by Totvs.

Articles by João Olivério

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How to Build a Customer Support Function for Startups Using AI Tools with Alex Velinov

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Zero → 100: The Exact Steps We Took to Close Our First 100 Paying Customers

Zero → 100: The Exact Steps We Took to Close Our First 100 Paying Customers

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The LinkedIn Playbook: How Startup Founders Can Stand Out & Scale

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DeepSeek vs OpenAI: Comparison Breakdown and What It Means For Your Tech Startup With Dan Cleary

In this recent webinar of our Mucker Growth Series, we discussed the evolving AI landscape with Dan Cleary, founder of PromptHub. He provided an in-depth breakdown of DeepSeek vs. OpenAI,...

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Building Product Without Knowing Code With Adam New Waterson

In a deep dive into AI-driven product development, Adam New-Waterson, a former CMO turned Chief Product Officer and now solopreneur, shared how non-technical founders can harness the power of AI...

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