A JOURNAL SINCE 2005
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Named after the number of the house where I grew up in Chile. Personal stories, travel, product and AI, books, and a thank-you to every year since 2013.
Welcome to 5561CL
I went online back in 2005 to explore the exciting and ‘new’ world of blogs. What it started like a personal journal is now a full fletched website that I mainly use for professional purposes.
However, in 5561CL -the number of the house where I grew up in, back in Chile - I speak about more personal things, from my ‘thanks [insert year] series, to my travels around the world and certainly, some explorations around fintech, product management, real states or economics, all topics I’m very fond of.
With that being said, welcome to 5561CL a blog that contains personal stories dating back 2013, the year I moved to Milan to pursue my MBA
My top 5 books for 2025
My traditional end of year list with my favourite books for the year about to end.
In no particular order, a blend of non-fiction and fiction as usual.
My top 5 books for 2024
My traditional end of year list with my favourite books for the year about to end.
In no particular order, a blend of non-fiction and fiction as usual.
My top 5 books of 2023
Is that time of the year again, what were my 2023 favourite books?
9 ideas for banks in 2023
All of us working in this space know how quickly things can change - this is why I’ve decided to place the year for these thoughts.
From invisible banking to having ‘concierges’ to help on complex lending, the FS landscape has 5 core areas that people at McKinsey think are ripe for disruption.
Celebrando el año nuevo chino
Desde hace ya 3 años que celebro el año nuevo chino. Un matrimonio chino-americano nos invita desde hace ya un tiempo a reunirnos alrededor de un tradicional hotpot.
Learning: Process Mining
I have decided to publish my notes for the Process Mining course delivered by the Eindhoven University of Technology
Bank 4.0
We all interact with companies based on the same principle: when we have a need, we spend money to receive a good or service. With banks, the same principle applies.