— lima · 2025

— about — acerca

ironmans before agents. physics, all the way down. ironmans before agents. physics, all the way down.

intelligence has mass. atoms below, agents above. intelligence has mass. atoms below, agents above.

i build with my mind. i invest in physics. i teach with my scars. construyo con la mente. invierto en física. enseño con cicatrices.

01 — story why this exists por qué existe esto

some pages exist to sell. this one exists to remember. some pages exist to sell. this one exists to remember.

i mistook intelligence for software. it broke me. i came back with new physics: intelligence has mass.

for aitana, and for mamina — who held me when i had nothing.

i mistook intelligence for software. it broke me. i came back with new physics: intelligence has mass.

for aitana, and for mamina — who held me when i had nothing.

02 — origin how i got here cómo llegué acá

my best master's degrees were aimo and urbaner. my best master's degrees were aimo and urbaner.

business degree from universidad del pacífico. the mba — stanford — was on the table. i let it go. tuition went into building and chasing a dream — urbaner, then. that became my real graduate program, paid in years not fees.

the rest i learn by curiosity. courses, books, founders i admire — and the falls that taught me what books couldn't.

brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius. brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius.

— bill walsh

03 — the operating system body · day · rules body · day · rules

the operating system. the operating system.

— body — body

01 2× ironman finisher · meditation · yoga · cold plunges · sauna · extended fasting. the discipline of the body is part of the discipline of the mind. 2× ironman finisher · meditation · yoga · cold plunges · sauna · extended fasting. the discipline of the body is part of the discipline of the mind.
02 recovering workaholic. burnout & major depression once · came back. therapy is non-negotiable. mental health is infrastructure, not luxury. recovering workaholic. burnout & major depression once · came back. therapy is non-negotiable. mental health is infrastructure, not luxury.
03 i code daily · run agents constantly. currently obsessed with how multi-agent swarms can do things differently and better. i code daily · run agents constantly. currently obsessed with how multi-agent swarms can do things differently and better.
04 craft over outcome. the magic is in the attempt, not in the trophy. failed bets teach more than easy wins. craft over outcome. the magic is in the attempt, not in the trophy. failed bets teach more than easy wins.

— personal projects in art and photography live at urquos.com · revenue donated to mental health initiatives. — personal projects in art and photography live at urquos.com · revenue donated to mental health initiatives.

— day — day

themed days. themed days.

monoperations · direction · both companiesoperations · direction · both companies
tueproductproduct
wedmarketing · communications · growthmarketing · communications · growth
thudevelopers · partnershipsdevelopers · partnerships
fricompany · culture · recruitingcompany · culture · recruiting
satoff · sport · dogsoff · sport · dogs
sunreflection · feedback · strategy · prepreflection · feedback · strategy · prep

how i create. how i create.

one draw the idea. share it before it is ready.draw the idea. share it before it is ready.
two recognize luck. not by waiting for it · by spotting situations where it is happening.recognize luck. not by waiting for it · by spotting situations where it is happening.
three iterate. no first version survives contact with reality.iterate. no first version survives contact with reality.
four know when to stop. put it out · find out if it works · move on if it does not.know when to stop. put it out · find out if it works · move on if it does not.

— rules — rules

— do — do

stay present.stay present.
walk to the meeting · latam's traffic teaches patience.walk to the meeting · latam's traffic teaches patience.
drink lemon water · red wine only.drink lemon water · red wine only.
whatsapp before slack · that is how latam ships.whatsapp before slack · that is how latam ships.
sweat before code. always.sweat before code. always.
coffee before laptop. always.coffee before laptop. always.
family time · phone face-down.family time · phone face-down.

— don't — don't

don't avoid eye contact.don't avoid eye contact.
don't be late.don't be late.
don't set expectations you can't meet.don't set expectations you can't meet.
don't eat sugar.don't eat sugar.
don't drink hard liquor on weekdays.don't drink hard liquor on weekdays.

— operating maxims — operating maxims

be late once · lose the room.be late once · lose the room.
rejection is route · not roadblock.rejection is route · not roadblock.
reps before reasoning.reps before reasoning.

04 — investment thesis two horizons · one bet dos horizontes · una apuesta

vision compounds harder than valuation. vision compounds harder than valuation.

intelligence has mass. the rest is noise. intelligence has mass. the rest is noise.

— founders — founders

i back founders i believe in. i back founders i believe in.

vision matters more than valuation. where i can also help · advisory and capital travel together. vision matters more than valuation. where i can also help · advisory and capital travel together.

— skin in the game — skin in the game

10+ startups · still waiting on returns. best known: mercury.com. 10+ startups · still waiting on returns. best known: mercury.com.

talk angel portfolio → talk angel portfolio →

— architecture — architecture

i build the engine. i build the engine.

ai-direct + structural hedges. capital flowing here is not cyclical · it is multi-year. ai-direct + structural hedges. capital flowing here is not cyclical · it is multi-year.

— portfolio — portfolio

70% ai-direct · 30% structural hedges (defense · payments · healthcare · copper · gold). that is the engine behind syntropia I. 70% ai-direct · 30% structural hedges (defense · payments · healthcare · copper · gold). that is the engine behind syntropia I.

read full thesis → read full thesis →

↳ further reading · situational awareness by leopold aschenbrenner

05 — what i read living list · 4 axes lista viva · 4 ejes

the stack that built my mind. the stack that built my mind.

— founder · builder — founder · builder

zero to one · peter thiel
the hard things about hard things · ben horowitz
the score takes care of itself · bill walsh
super founders · ali tamaseb
delivering happiness · tony hsieh

— tech · future — tech · future

superintelligence · nick bostrom
what we owe the future · will macaskill
the new digital age · schmidt & cohen

— money · markets — money · markets

the psychology of money · morgan housel
secrets of sand hill road · scott kupor
the fund · rob copeland
technical analysis of the financial markets · john murphy

— life · discipline — life · discipline

meditations · marcus aurelius
the art spirit · robert henri
what i talk about when i talk about running · murakami
how to be your own therapist · owen o'kane
predictably irrational · dan ariely

— this is a curated subset · the living list with notes is shared on request: me@miguelandre.com — this is a curated subset · the living list with notes is shared on request: me@miguelandre.com

06 — mentors · references studies in will, not in worship studies in will, not in worship

i borrow lenses. i don't borrow heroes. i borrow lenses. i don't borrow heroes.

pepe maldonado · telefónica (then). opened the door. still a phone call away. pepe maldonado · telefónica (then). opened the door. still a phone call away.

federico lara · fedex crossborder, now new relic. taught me to be the outlier — even when the room hates it. federico lara · fedex crossborder, now new relic. taught me to be the outlier — even when the room hates it.

the inner circle: cata · jorge · jp · mari. i don't trust the work without their reads. the inner circle: cata · jorge · jp · mari. i don't trust the work without their reads.

— builder by craft — builder by craft jack dorsey · twitter · block · for the discipline of focus and the courage to ship simple. "you are building what you want to see in the world." jack dorsey · twitter · block · for the discipline of focus and the courage to ship simple. "you are building what you want to see in the world."

— latam multiplier — latam multiplier wences cáceres · patagon · xapo · for the proof that latam can build sovereign technology. closing gaps in our region is the work. wences cáceres · patagon · xapo · for the proof that latam can build sovereign technology. closing gaps in our region is the work.

— led without ego — led without ego nelson mandela · bent history without owning the spotlight. patience compounds harder than ego. nelson mandela · bent history without owning the spotlight. patience compounds harder than ego.

07 — where i teach & serve institutions · long arcs instituciones · arcos largos

latam built me. i build it back. latam built me. i build it back.

2016 → teaching at capece · ten years and counting · how to move atoms in latam.teaching at capece · ten years and counting · how to move atoms in latam.
recurring jury at startup perú · public competition for early-stage peruvian ventures.jury at startup perú · public competition for early-stage peruvian ventures.
recurring invited speaker at the ministry of production · innovation programs · perú.invited speaker at the ministry of production · innovation programs · perú.
2020 co-designed the covid delivery protocols and the trust seal for ecommerce and logistics in perú.co-designed the covid delivery protocols and the trust seal for ecommerce and logistics in perú.
recurring keynote at universidad del pacífico · alumni, also where i studied business.keynote at universidad del pacífico · alumni, also where i studied business.

08 — what i'm building toward the long arc the long arc

latam, on its own terms. latam, on its own terms.

build until latam exports criterion, not just commodities. build until latam exports criterion, not just commodities.

that's the atomic weight of thought. that's the atomic weight of thought.

i operated as a machine until i broke. now i build machines that do not break. i operated as a machine until i broke. now i build machines that do not break.

— let's talk — hablemos

30 min. let's explore fit. 30 min. exploremos el fit.

you tell me what you built and what's in the way. i tell you whether we fit. if we don't, i point you to who does. me cuentas qué construiste y qué está en el medio. te digo si soy el operador correcto. si no lo soy, te apunto al que sí.

book 30 min · explore fit agendar 30 min · explorar fit → or whatsapp · +51 953.064.162 or whatsapp · +51 953.064.162