Sitting in the corner of the old trading room in what was once known as the Irish Stock Exchange, Martín Escobari is talking about trauma.  As a successful founder turned venture capitalist, Escobari spends much of his time trying to understand the motivations behind entrepreneurs. He wants to understand what makes them tick, what consumers them, what drives them to succeed when others fail.  And the more Escobari thinks about it, the more the word trauma keeps coming up. The way he sees it, entrepreneurs need to be propelled by something if they are to succeed, and for many, that…

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