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BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech: Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand & Malaysia Startups, Founders & Venture Capital VC (English)
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Vikram Sinha: Telco Merger Playbook, AI Bets & The Risk Most CEOs Avoid – E586
51 mins; June 10, 2025
Pav Gill: Wirecard Whistleblower, Murder Threats & Building Confide Platform After Billion-Dollar Fraud – E585
58 mins; June 08, 2025
Founder Patterns, VC Tiers and Southeast Asia’s Undervalued Talent – E584
13 mins; June 05, 2025
Jackson Aw: The Collectibles Boom, AI-Driven IP & Founder Growth from Dreamer to Builder – E583
48 mins; June 03, 2025
Jianggan Li: US-China Trade Chaos, Vietnam Caught in the Middle & Why Everyone’s Diversifying – E582
33 mins; June 01, 2025
How Founders Avoid False Starts & What VCs Actually Add - E581
20 mins; May 29, 2025
Elena Chow: Southeast Asia Talent Reset, Malaysia’s Rise & How AI Is Reshaping Hiring – E580
38 mins; May 27, 2025
David He: E-Fishery Scandal Breakdown, Investor Red Flags & Legal Risk Lessons for Southeast Asia – E579
33 mins; May 25, 2025
The 6 Startup Failure Patterns, Why 90% Die & Jibo Burned $73M - E578
27 mins; May 22, 2025
Joanna Yeo: Wall Street to ClimateTech, Biochar Carbon Credits & 50% Farmer Revenue Share – E577
39 mins; May 20, 2025
Felix Collins: 20 Million Black Soldier Fly Farming, Food Waste Insights & Low Carbon Future - E576
33 mins; May 18, 2025
Power Law, Unicorn Hunting & Jungle to Highway: How VCs Bet on Southeast Asia’s Future - E575
13 mins; May 15, 2025
Raagulan Pathy: Stablecoin Revolution vs. Struggling Currencies, USDC Circle GM to Founder & The Future Of Borderless Banking – E574
44 mins; May 13, 2025
Indonesia Gangsters VS. BYD & VinFast, Preman Rent-Seeking & Law & Order Reform - E573
39 mins; May 11, 2025
Why Founders Win or Lose: Inside VC Sourcing, Competition & Fund Tactics - E572
24 mins; May 08, 2025
Maria Li: Tech in Asia Acquisition by Singapore Press Holdings, Startup Winter to AI Spring & The Future of Startup Media - E571
49 mins; May 06, 2025
BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech Podcast: PAP Vote Surge & Workers’ Party Corporate Candidates – E570
27 mins; May 04, 2025
VC Fundamentals: Blue vs Red Oceans, Power Law Returns & Fund Structures – E569
18 mins; May 01, 2025
Jed Ng: Angel Syndicate Strategy, Venture Winter Advantage & Fixing Angel Education - E568
40 mins; April 29, 2025
Rachel Wong: eFishery Fraud Founder Confession, Self-Justification vs. Excuses, & Civil vs. Criminal Startup Ecosystem Consequences – E567
42 mins; April 27, 2025
Raising Capital: Team, Product, Economics Filters & Investor Psychology - E566
12 mins; April 24, 2025
Milan Reinartz: Founder to Platform Builder, Community-Led Angel Investing & Scaling Private Access – E565
29 mins; April 22, 2025
Anthea Ong: Saying No to Nominated Member of Parliament (At First), NMP Scheme Reforms & Majoritarian vs. Nonpartisanship - E564
55 mins; April 20, 2025
Valerie Vu: Vietnam’s 46% Tariff Shock, US Trade Fallout & Multipolar Diplomacy Moves – E563
25 mins; April 17, 2025
Jeffrey Lonsdale: US Tariffs as Policy, Taiwan Risk Calculus & Southeast Asia’s Supply Chain Opportunity - E562
26 mins; April 15, 2025
BetterHelp Controversy: Therapist Burnout, AI Substitution & Financial Red Flags – E560
8 mins; April 10, 2025
Li Hongyi: Google PM to GovTech Leader, Scaling Digital Infrastructure & Fighting Scams with Systems - E559
41 mins; April 08, 2025
Jordan Dea-Mattson: Indeed Singapore Product Center Rise, Navigating Tech Layoffs & Healing Career Trauma – E558
50 mins; April 06, 2025
Behind the VC Pitch: Signal vs Substance, Support in Downturns - E557
17 mins; April 03, 2025
Startup False Starts, Founder vs. VC Perspectives & Scaling Challenges - E556
18 mins; April 01, 2025
Gita Sjahrir: Market Crash Fallout, Government Communication Breakdown & Investor Uncertainty – E555
29 mins; March 30, 2025
Startup Fundraising: Crafting the Pitch, Building Trust & Ownership Auction – E554
16 mins; March 27, 2025
Vikram Bharati: Draper Startup House Expansion, Global Team Building Challenges & Startup Ecosystem Design - E553
38 mins; March 25, 2025
Singapore: AI Job Disruption, Hiring Shift & Youth Unemployment with Shiyan Koh - E552
33 mins; March 23, 2025
VC Decision Making: Growth Expectations, Biases & Fast Deals – E551
15 mins; March 20, 2025
Benjamin Loh: Polarizing Thought Leadership, Social Media Hard Truths & Family Commitment Learnings - E550
40 mins; March 18, 2025
US-Vietnam Trade Risks, Chinese Factory Relocation & Government Reforms with Valerie Vu - E549
30 mins; March 16, 2025
Startup Economics: Blitzscaling Pitfalls, Market Strategy & Funding vs. Execution - E548
12 mins; March 13, 2025
Sadaf Sultan: eFishery Scandal Breakdown, Startup Financial Shenanigans & VC Fraud Detection - E547
51 mins; March 11, 2025
$12B Pertamina Corruption Case, Public Crisis & Government Policy Risks & Energy Market Reform with Gita Sjahrir - E546
36 mins; March 09, 2025
Why Startups Fail: Common Mistakes, VC Perspective & Founder Comeback - E545
25 mins; March 06, 2025
Kwok Jiachuan: COVID-19’s Impact on Nonprofits, Conjunct’s Shift in Business Model & The Role of Capacity Builders - E544
37 mins; March 04, 2025
Mike Michalec: $1B+ Edtech Investments, Market Due Diligence Failures & Real-World Education Gaps - E543
26 mins; March 02, 2025
VC Decision Making: Sequential Bets, Navigating Market Exits & Addressing Regulatory Challenges - E542
16 mins; February 27, 2025
Yuying Deng: Esevel's Product Iteration Strategy, Mastering Delegation & Parent Founder Learnings - E541
38 mins; February 25, 2025
Southeast Asia Startup Evolution, eFishery’s $100M Capital Burn Lessons & Private Equity Style VC Insights with Mohan Belani - E540
59 mins; February 23, 2025
Blitzscaling: Uber vs. Lyft, First-Mover Traps & VC Power Laws - E539
26 mins; February 20, 2025
Jeraldine Phneah: Journalism to Tech Sales, Enterprise Sales vs. Content Creation Gender Bias & Building an Authentic Online Persona - E538
33 mins; February 18, 2025
Trump’s Trade War Acceleration, $100M DeepSeek Ban Proposal & Grab-GoTo Merger Talks - E537
36 mins; February 16, 2025
How eFishery Fooled Investors, Informal Business Practices, Agritech Future – E536
31 mins; February 13, 2025
Viktor Kyosev: Navigating Startup Failure, Greenhouse Founder to Docquity Chief of Staff & Southeast Asia Startups Integrity Risks - E535
45 mins; February 11, 2025
Indonesia eFishery Unicorn Scandal Q&A, Fraud, Due Diligence & Governance Failures & Toxic Founder Pressure & Temptations - E534
48 mins; February 09, 2025
Southeast Asia Series B Valley of Death & VC Bet Market Timing - E533
23 mins; February 06, 2025
Jingjing Zhong: AI Impact on Service Businesses, CRM vs. RAG Reality, Founder Productivity Lifestyle - E532
52 mins; February 04, 2025
Startup Unicorn GDP Per Capita Time Machine & VC as Olympic Coaches - E531
49 mins; February 02, 2025
Startup Customer Personas & Long Game Marketing– E530
35 mins; January 30, 2025
Nicolas Bivero: 8-Year Side Hustle to Full-Time Founder at 44, Japan Intern to Philippines Director and PEO Industry for Filipino Talent - E529
37 mins; January 28, 2025
GDP Per Capita vs. Unicorns, Interest Rate Liquidity Lever & Localized Approached - E528
31 mins; January 26, 2025
Product-Market Fit, Persevere vs. Pivot & Lean Build, Measure and Learn - E527
25 mins; January 23, 2025
Kristie Neo: Channel News Asia to DealStreetAsia VC Editor, Investigative Journalism, Unicorn Mismanagement (Revolution Precrafted) - E526
39 mins; January 21, 2025
Indonesia: eFishery’s $1B Valuation Collapse, 2024 Fraud Allegations, and Sovereign Fund Exits with Shiyan Koh - E525
36 mins; January 19, 2025
Unicorn & Blockbuster Hunting, Emerging Fund Returns & Southeast Asia VC Landscape - E524
29 mins; January 16, 2025
Unicorn & Blockbuster Hunting, Emerging Fund Returns & Southeast Asia VC Landscape - E524
29 mins; January 16, 2025
Yudara Kularathne: D*ck Pics for Science, Child Emergency Doctor to AI Founder & Model Training vs. Regulatory Affairs - E523
36 mins; January 14, 2025
Whaling Power Law, LP Incentives & VC 2 & 20 - E522
25 mins; January 12, 2025
VC Selection Edge vs. Startup Fraud, Local Expertise & Whaling Power Law - E521
28 mins; January 09, 2025
Pinn Lawjindakul: Bain Consultant to Grab Head, Tiger Global to Lightspeed VC Partner, Southeast Asia vs. China & India - E520
38 mins; January 07, 2025
Jianggan Li: China Exporters vs. Trump, Expansion to Saudi Arabia & Middle East, Electric Vehicle Wars - E519
28 mins; January 05, 2025
Edric Poon: Podcaster Buddy Truths - E518
18 mins; January 03, 2025
Dave Overton: Philippines Humanitarian Commitment, Serendipity at Geeks On A Beach Community, Cebu Serial Founder - E517
32 mins; January 01, 2025
Franco Verona: Foxmont Capital VC & BCG Report, Philippines Startup Opportunities, 10 Year Predictions - E516
31 mins; December 30, 2024
Jay Fajardo: Philippines Founder Exit, Startup Community Hubs, AI Disrupting BPO & Services - E515
37 mins; December 26, 2024
Carlo Chen-Delantar: PH 2025 Challenges, Trump Geopolitical Tensions, Corporate vs. Independent VCs - E514
26 mins; December 24, 2024
5 Predictions & 5 Wishes in 2025 for Southeast Asia Tech with Shiyan Koh - E513
28 mins; December 23, 2024
Sean Ang: NUS Alumni Ventures, University Unicorn Founders, USA vs. Singapore Angels - E512
26 mins; December 19, 2024
Cheryl Lau: Law & PHD Dropout, Side Hustle to Thought Leadership Podcaster, Asian Childhood Beliefs vs. Personal Growth - E511
35 mins; December 17, 2024
Indonesia: Apple’s $1 Billion Investment in Indonesia, Traveloka and the Middle-Class Economy, Cultural Barriers and Financial Literacy in Startups - E510
37 mins; December 15, 2024
Ron Baetiong: PH Basketball Jock to Founder Exit, Startup Failure Lessons, Podcast Network Asia-E509
44 mins; December 12, 2024
Tony Pang: Veteran EdTech Founder Journey, Rise of Chinese Language Learning, Risk vs. Resilience - E508
23 mins; December 10, 2024
Clement Pang: Google Engineer to $400M Exit, “Diamond Age” Education AI, Gen Z Future - E507
33 mins; December 08, 2024
China: Trump vs. BRICS & Exporters, Singles' Day 11/11 eCommerce, Suzhou Industrial Parks - E506
35 mins; December 08, 2024
Xiaoyin Qu: Facebook Product Manager to Stanford MBA Dropout Founder, Heeyo.AI Gen Alpha Educ - E505
32 mins; December 08, 2024
Vietnam Likes Trump, China Factory Relocation, Startup Protectionism & Opportunities - E504
26 mins; December 08, 2024
ZQ: Sustainable Energy Passion, Thai Social Dynamics & EV Adoption Roadblocks - E503
40 mins; December 08, 2024
Edward Booty: Healthcare: Why Healthcare is Still Inaccessible to Billions - EP502
36 mins; December 08, 2024
Singapore: 6M Population, Anti-Immigration vs. Education Assimilation, & $230M Bitcoin Theft - E501
19 mins; December 06, 2024
VC Advantages: Market Expertise, Due Diligence vs. Fraud & LonelyTech Case Study - E499
33 mins; November 14, 2024
Kheng Lian Ho: Law to Turn Capital Managing Partner, Buying Flash Coffee Thailand & Turnaround & Emerging Fund Manager Advice - E498
33 mins; November 12, 2024
Trump 2028 Tariffs, iPhone Ban Protectionism vs. Globalization & ASEAN Unity & Peace with Gita Sjahrir - E497
30 mins; November 10, 2024
Trump Win vs. Southeast Asia Trade, China Talent Flows & Silicon Valley Divided with Shiyan Koh- E496
32 mins; November 07, 2024
Charles Ormiston: Founding Bain Southeast Asia, Reengineer Your Career & Angsana Council on China vs. USA Rivalry - E495
61 hours 7 mins; November 05, 2024
Silicon Valley Talent Vortex, Southeast Asia Time Machine & Sea Turtle Migration with Adriel Yong - E493
28 mins; October 31, 2024
Adrian Tan: Laid-Off To HR Founder, Writing “No More Bosses” & Solopreneur Work-Life Challenges - E492
30 mins; October 29, 2024
Indonesia: 109 Member 48 Ministry Cabinet Coalition, Temu Ban, TikTok & Bukalapak & VC Investments with Gita Sjahrir - E491
31 mins; October 27, 2024
Arthur C. Clarke’s “Crazy” 1974 Prediction, 10X vs. Status Quo & Tech Marketing Principles - E490
13 mins; October 24, 2024
Tina Amper: Geeks on a Beach, 12M Filipino Diaspora Reverse Culture Shock & Burnout to Community Leader - E489
32 mins; October 22, 2024
Singapore Vetoes Allianz $4.4B Insurer Acquisition, NTUC 1961 History & Income Cooperative Mandate & Trump vs. Kamala Impact on Southeast Asia with Shiyan Koh - E488
27 mins; October 20, 2024
David vs. Goliath: Startup Disruption, Incumbent Scale & Asymmetric War For Customers - E487
30 mins; October 17, 2024
Michael Chua: Consultant to Award-Winning Actor at Age 50, AI Disrupting Filmmaking & Climbing the 'Third Mountain' - E486
31 mins; October 15, 2024
China: US$1.1 Trillion Monetary Stimulus, Temu & Shein vs. USA De Minimis Tariffs & YouTube & Shopee Anti-TikTok Shop Alliance with Jianggan Li- E485
24 mins; October 13, 2024
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