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El verdadero desaf\u00edo comienza cuando es hora de convertir ese capital en sistemas que funcionen, clientes de pago y un crecimiento repetible. En esta conversaci\u00f3n, Leon Kuperman, Albert Santalo y Rob Bailey comparten lo que sucede despu\u00e9s de que se cierra la ronda de financiaci\u00f3n. Desde la gesti\u00f3n de los costos de infraestructura y la ampliaci\u00f3n del despliegue hasta la navegaci\u00f3n por las expectativas de las empresas y la complejidad operativa, los panelistas desgranar\u00e1n las realidades que no aparecen en los \"pitch decks\". 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