Luis Derechin

Luis Derechin is the CEO or NirYu and is the first Mexican citizen to get US venture capital for his startup and was actually successful selling it, a serial founder now leading Nir-Yu a nearshoring business based in Mexico and focused on staffing services from teams across Latin America but Not Just Staffing—A New Way to Build Remote Teams and Save 70%,

- Learn what the acronym: REMOTE stands for?

- How to Prevent the 73% Offshoring Failure Rate

- Catch the highlights from Luis' Amazon bestseller "The Offshore Team Deathtrap"

Building a high-performing team doesn’t require Bay Area budgets anymore. In this episode, Keith sat down with Luis, the founder behind the Remote Intelligence Framework, NIR-Yu to explore how top companies are scaling faster and smarter by tapping into world-class LATAM talent.

They dive into:

- Why offshore hiring often fails — and how to avoid the “offshore trap”

- Cultural alignment and time-zone proximity as competitive advantages- Why execution beats ideas every single time

- Lessons from raising capital while everyone said it was “impossible”

- The mindset founders need to go from survival to scale

Whether you’re a startup founder, team leader, or investor — this episode unlocks a smarter, more resilient way to build global teams that win.