All content for Founders Unplugged is the property of Greg McCallum and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Founders Unplugged is a web series capturing long-form conversations with founders, entrepreneurs and investors from all over the world.
Spotting Market Gaps: How Esteban Quintero Built a $1M Business at Age 20 - Part One
Founders Unplugged
1 hour 23 seconds
6 months ago
Spotting Market Gaps: How Esteban Quintero Built a $1M Business at Age 20 - Part One
Sponsored by FounderCatalyst
Get 5% off their services via this link:
https://2ly.link/1zDIJ
In this episode, Esteban Quintero—serial entrepreneur and founder of Abroad—shares how he turned a curiosity for tech and a passion for travel into a $1M smartphone business while still at university. From selling toys as a child in Colombia to launching global ventures across Asia, Europe, and Latin America, Esteban breaks down how he finds market gaps, builds fast-moving businesses, and navigates the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.
🎧 In this conversation:
How Esteban started selling ice cream and electronics as a kid
What led him to build a 7-figure smartphone import business
The importance of market research and identifying emerging demand
His personal journey through challenges, relocations, and failures
Why the UK became his base for global business
How he’s transitioned to passive income—and what’s next
This is a candid and inspiring conversation about grit, growth, and global thinking from a founder who’s just getting started.
Follow Esteban on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinteroesteban/
Check out Abroad:
https://www.abroad.finance/
Book a free 1-hour advisory session with host Greg McCallum:
