El poder del sentido común | Guillermo Jaramillo | TEDxUniversidad EAFIT

Quick Overview

Guillermo Jaramillo recounts his career pivot from an engineering student to a FinTech executive, emphasizing how realizing the common sense that technology, like the early Macintosh computers, was fundamentally about making complex things simple, inspired him to leave formal education to pursue building companies that simplify financial transactions through technology, culminating in the creation of DataiFX and Canal Clima.

Key Points: Jaramillo received a Macintosh 512K computer in 1990 while studying Electrical Engineering at a prestigious university, which sparked his early interest in technology. He realized that the essence of technology, exemplified by the Macintosh, was making complex tasks simple, leading him to drop out of university to pursue this understanding. He became a technology salesperson, then an architect of data bases, before finally becoming a seller of technology solutions. In 2008, during a climate crisis (consecutive winters in Colombia), he and his father decided to create Canal Clima, a company installing meteorological stations connected via the internet. In 2016, he co-founded DataiFX, a FinTech company that facilitated the first electronic bank transaction in Colombia, aiming to simplify bank accounts and savings. He left his role as president of DataiFX after five years because the company culture was not compatible with his desire to help companies simplify their structures based on common sense. Jaramillo now works as a Senior Advisor at EAFIT University, helping students and companies integrate technology and data science.

Context: Guillermo Jaramillo shares a personal narrative detailing his career trajectory, which was heavily influenced by an early encounter with personal computing technology and a subsequent shift in perspective regarding the role of technology in simplifying complex processes, particularly in finance and environmental monitoring. The talk contrasts formal education expectations with the practical, common-sense application of technology he pursued.