Alec
@alecmhoward
Followers
204
Following
518
Media
7
Statuses
115
Co-founder @joincacao · Fixing cross-border payments for Brazil 🇧🇷💸 Dólar vira Pix em segundos… ninguém merece esperar 3 dias úteis.
Earth
Joined July 2023
Big thanks to @ycombinator for believing in our mission. We’ve cut through the bureaucracy of SWIFT to give Brazilians what banks never could: speed, transparency, and fair rates. If you earn in USD or stablecoins and live in Brazil, this changes everything 🇧🇷.
Cacao (@joincacao) cuts cross-border fees for Brazilians. Earn in USD or crypto and convert to reais via Pix, instantly, with live market FX rates and a simple upfront fee. Congrats on the launch, @alecmhoward, @carlosjc__, and @mmason930!
2
0
12
RT @joincacao: "Seu dinheiro vai cair em até 3 dias úteis.". — um clássico que ainda escutamos em pleno 2025. Com a Cacao, cai na hora. Pi….
0
1
0
We launched an integration with Spotify at Uber over a decade ago - riders loved it, drivers hated it . somewhere a Prius is still haunted by 10 straight hours of Nickelback . awesome to see it coming to life with @Waymo rn - this time everyone wins
0
0
2
RT @pascowebdesigns: Founders need to be fearless and @joincacao is a great example of this. Huge congrats to @alecmhoward, @carlosjc__ and….
0
2
0
RT @paulg: I've been doing office hours with startups for 20 years now. I must have talked to over a thousand of them. How have I not becom….
0
72
0
RT @joincacao: Nosso evento de lançamento em São Francisco semana passada foi incrível! Finalmente podemos falar da cacao para o mundo! htt….
0
1
0
RT @crossmint: Cacao (@joincacao) shows what's possible when fintechs embrace stablecoins: instant cross-border payments to Brazil at a fra….
0
5
0
Anyone can learn @ycombinator’s content online. You can’t replicate the batch. @paulg said it best today. the network is the value
1
0
7
RT @Austen: We'd been hosting a few sites on Webflow because it was the simplest way to throw up a website, but with a quick AI agent and t….
0
1
0
RT @Austen: Few more Gauntlet AI acceptances going out. Starting to onboard folks over next 24 hours. Super, super excited for Monday. R….
0
1
0
Absolutely true — huge opportunities ahead for the AI companies that focus on solving these challenges for the right customers with precision and impact.
Most businesses still run on:. • Scattered spreadsheets.• Manual processes.• Ad-hoc decisions. This approach might work when you're small. But as you scale? It becomes your biggest liability.
0
0
0
Y’all are bringing the energy, and we’re here for it! Very excited to have everyone onboard.
and the cherry on top: we are assembling an x groupchat of cracked ai engineers. this gc is already cracked, and by the end of gauntlet, will be even more so. we have over 15 gauntlet ai people in the gc and hope to increase that number.
0
0
2
RT @JoshuaLelon: how it started / how it's going. It's Time To (command an army of robots to) Build
0
1
0
Whether you're exploring the Gauntlet or preparing to join, today is packed with opportunities to learn and engage. Don't miss out!.
1
0
0
For accepted applicants or those who’ve passed the CCAT, we've invited you to private sessions happening today at 12 PM & 1 PM Pacific. 📩 Didn't get the invite? DM me with the email you used to apply, and I'll send the links directly.
1
0
0
Exciting news! Today at 2 PM Pacific, we're hosting a Q&A session covering Gauntlet AI. Open to anyone curious about the program.
1
0
2