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BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech: Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand & Malaysia Startups, Founders & Venture Capital VC (English)
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8 Ways to Build a Unicorn with 1 in 40 Roulette Odds - E484
24 mins; October 10, 2024
Johann Wah: Student Founder Beginnings, Amazon to Nika.eco Founder & Climate Change Perspective - E483
23 mins; October 08, 2024
Thailand: New Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Founder Failure Stigma & Electric Vehicle (EV) Manufacturing with Wing Vasiksiri - E482
33 mins; October 06, 2024
APAC VC Panel: India Early-Stage Recovery, Emerging Markets Cross-Border Challenges & Deep Tech Boom - E482
24 mins; October 03, 2024
Borko Kovacevic: Serbia Childhood to Singapore, 17 Years at Microsoft & Podcast Founder Poddster - E480
34 mins; October 01, 2024
Vietnam: $3.3B Super Typhoon Disaster, VNG Police Raid & GoJek Market Exit with Valerie Vu- E479
27 mins; September 29, 2024
Audra Pakalnyte: Lithuania To Malaysia, Adapt & Localize (Groupon Malaysia, KFit & Fave) & First Move VC Partner - E478
33 mins; September 26, 2024
Joseph Mocanu: PHD MedTech Founder, Global Healthcare VC & Emerging Manager Investor Myths - E477
31 mins; September 24, 2024
Indonesia: Pope Visit, Shrinking Middle Class & Policy Reforms & Financial Literacy with Gita Sjahrir - E476
30 mins; September 22, 2024
Sherry Jiang: Founder Poker Strategy, Navigating Product-Market Fit Pivots & Big Tech Career Advice- E475
25 mins; September 19, 2024
Oscar Jesionek: Austria Digital Nomad to Vietnam Founder, Audio Learning Product-Market Fit & Trust Your Gut - E474
33 mins; September 17, 2024
Singapore: Johor Special Economic Zone, US Anti-China Reverse CFIUS & Regional Trade Diversification with Shiyan Koh - E473
18 mins; September 15, 2024
Rob Snyder: McKinsey to Harvard MBA Founder, ​​Cracking Product-Market Fit & Accelerate Or Die - E472
28 mins; September 12, 2024
Serena Lam: Vietnam Refugee Inspiration, IBM to SaaS Founder & Sales Automation Consequences - E471
33 mins; September 10, 2024
China: Black Myth Wukong $1B AAA Game, $86B Tencent Publisher (League of Legends, SEA Group & VNG) & ​​Real Estate Bubble Burst with Jianggan Li - E470
32 mins; September 08, 2024
Jesse Choi: Bain Capital & Stanford MBA, Moving To Indonesia For Love & Founding Reku Investment Platform - E469
33 mins; September 05, 2024
Raditya Wibowo: Gojek Chief Transportation Officer, Founder MAKA Motors & How Hard Can It Be? - E468
28 mins; September 03, 2024
Vietnam: New President Tô Lâm, Immediate China State Visit & USA Rejection "Non-Market Economy"- E467
21 mins; September 01, 2024
Avik Ashar: Zilingo Ethical Dilemmas, India vs. Southeast Asia Startups & Market & Consumer Diversity - E466
20 mins; August 29, 2024
Huiting Koh: Solo General Partner (GP) Experience, Gen Z vs. Generation Alpha & Blueprint's Distinctive Strategy - E465
23 mins; August 27, 2024
Disney+ Arbitration PR Crisis, Good vs. Bad Startup Sci-Fi Ideas & Defence Tech Rise with Shiyan Koh - E464
18 mins; August 25, 2024
Jingjing Zhong: UC Berkeley to Investment Banking, General Manager Firefighting & Superbench Services AI Founder - E463
30 mins; August 22, 2024
Htay Aung: Anywheel Founder Struggles, Winning The Bike-sharing War & Rejecting VC & Acquisition Offers - E462
39 mins; August 20, 2024
Indonesia 39% Debt to GDP Ratio vs. Singapore, Free School Lunch Program & Capital City Move from Jakarta to Nusantara with Gita Sjahrir - E461
27 mins; August 18, 2024
DJ Tan: Prince of Fermentation, Coffee Without Beans & Government Food Scientist - E460
30 mins; August 15, 2024
Patrick Linden: Dealguru $34M Acquisition, Southeast Asia Roll-Up Strategy & Match.asia M&A Marketplace - E459
35 mins; August 13, 2024
Singapore: USA Civilian Nuclear Deal, Politicians vs. Technocrats & Allianz Insurance Acquiring NTUC Income with Shiyan Koh - E458
23 mins; August 11, 2024
Why I Joined Lucence: Personal Loss, Atomic Building & Being the Dumbest Person in the Room - E457
12 mins; August 08, 2024
Jeremy Tan: Cambridge Engineer & Harvard MBA, Founding Tin Men Capital & Fatherhood Insights - E456
29 mins; August 06, 2024
China: Indonesia & Trump Tariffs, Manufacturing Dominance & Involution 内卷 & Education Labor Mismatch with Jianggan Li- E455
28 mins; August 04, 2024
Algostorm: Algorithm Storm Social Manipulation, Trendjacking Botnets & Government Countermeasures - E454
24 mins; August 01, 2024
Founder Frauds, Startup Accounting Tricks (GMV, Revenue, Gross Margin, Contribution Margin) & Revenue Bundling & Valuation Multiples with Adriel Yong - E453
43 mins; July 30, 2024
Kamala vs. Trump USA Election, NTUC Income Insurance Privatization by Allianz & Indonesia D2C & Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) - E452
23 mins; July 28, 2024
BRAVE's Secret Learnings: Seeing The Future, High-Conviction Bets & Personal Narrative Mental Models - E451
10 mins; July 25, 2024
Parin Mehta: Google & Airbnb GM Career, Tech Executive to Founder Coach & Leadership Advice - E450
36 mins; July 23, 2024
Vietnam: Putin Bamboo Strategy, Data Sovereignty & 49% Foreign Ownership Limit & Investment Landscape with Valerie Vu - E449
30 mins; July 21, 2024
Don't Ask Stupid Questions vs. High Performer Learning & Humility - E448
12 mins; July 18, 2024
Karl Mak: Viral Memes Founder, Price of Fame & Hepmil Media Evolution - E447
41 mins; July 16, 2024
Indonesia: 200% China Import Tariffs, Ransomware Attacks 282 Agencies & 27,000+ Government Apps Consolidation with Gita Sjahrir - E446
29 mins; July 14, 2024
Lonelytech: Isolation Epidemic, Digital Companions & Manufacturing Pretend Empathy - E445
12 mins; July 11, 2024
Roy Ang: Grab Executive to D2C Founder, Evo Commerce Consumer Secrets & Overcoming Pivot Challenges - E444
32 mins; July 09, 2024
Singapore Port Traffic Jam From USA Tariffs & Middle East Conflict, Climate Change Creating Arctic Shipping Route & Trump 10% Global & 60% China Tariffs with Shiyan Koh - E443
23 mins; July 07, 2024
Mohan Belani: Founding e27 & Echelon, Media Business Myths & Angel & Orvel VC Investing Journey - E442
31 mins; July 04, 2024
Thomas Jeng: BCG Consultant to Aspire GM, Navigating Regional Fragmentation & Continuous Learning Self-Awareness - E441
34 mins; July 02, 2024
Thailand: Thaksin Lese-Majeste & PM Lawsuits, 2029 Super-Aged Population & D2C Consumer & VC Opportunities with Wing Vasiksiri - E440
36 mins; June 30, 2024
Cognitohazards: Suicide Social Contagion, 1982 Tylenol Poisonings & Extremist Self-Radicalization - E439
9 mins; June 27, 2024
Sam Gibb: New Zealand Law to Southeast Asia VC, Regional Fintech Upside & Aspiring VC Partner Advice - E438
29 mins; June 25, 2024
$3B Money Laundering Singapore Family Offices, Apple AI Integration & VC Fraud Maze with Shiyan Koh - E437
23 mins; June 23, 2024
Darwinian VC Evolution: Strategy Changes Due to Low Southeast Asia Fund Performance 0.4X vs. USA, India & China - E436
30 mins; June 20, 2024
Tommaso Demarie: Quantum Computing Startup, PHD Academia to Founder & Michelin Mistake Ownership - E435
33 mins; June 18, 2024
Vietnam: New President Tô Lâm, South China Sea Island Building (692 Acres) & Coal Energy & Flight Price Jumps with Valerie Vu - E434
26 mins; June 16, 2024
Bittersweet Goodbyes Before Raffles Junior College Demolition - E433
8 mins; June 13, 2024
Agung Saputra: Indonesia Pollution Crisis, 48 Million Tons of Food Waste (170kg Per Capita) & Surplus Marketplace App - E432
20 mins; June 11, 2024
Post-AI "Good Jobs", SGX & IDX Capital Market Challenges & USA VC vs. Southeast Asia Fund Performance with Shiyan Koh - E431
27 mins; June 09, 2024
Army Lessons: Might Makes Right, Camaraderie Humor & Sacrifice Crucible into Adulthood - E430
13 mins; June 06, 2024
Fady Abdel-Nour: Antler Partner ($285M AUM) Outlook, Naspers & Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Learnings and India vs. China vs. Southeast Asia VC - E429
32 mins; June 04, 2024
Singapore vs. USA Education Systems, WEIRD AI Teddy Bears & US Senate $32B AI Investment Bill with Shiyan Koh - E428
29 mins; June 02, 2024
Success Habit: Creator Craftsmanship & Amplify Your Voice To Reach Millions - E427
11 mins; May 30, 2024
Huawei R&D Leadership, Public Sector Digital Transformation and Resilience with Hong-Eng Koh - E426
52 mins; May 28, 2024
China: Diaspora Waves, Bamboo Network Economic Interdependence & 996 MNC Culture with Jianggan Li - E425
29 mins; May 26, 2024
Digital Immortals: Fear of Death, Human Longevity & Homo Digitalis Species - E424
30 mins; May 23, 2024
Helen Wong: AC Ventures Managing Partner Leadership Journey, China VC Acceleration & Indonesia Growth Optimism - E423
34 mins; May 21, 2024
Indonesia: Prabowo on Western "Double Standards", Jakarta City Master Plan & Microsoft $1.7B Investment with Gita Sjahrir - E422
26 mins; May 19, 2024
Robot Propaganda So You Will Love AI and AI Loves You Too - E421
19 mins; May 16, 2024
Chia Jeng Yang: Reset Your Hunger, VC to Founder Transferable Skills & USA vs. SE Asia Startup Ecosystems - E420
24 mins; May 14, 2024
Singapore: New Prime Minister Transition, Immigration Assimilation & Schools and CTO & Engineering Pass with. Shiyan Koh- E419
24 mins; May 12, 2024
3-Body Problem: Social Darwinism, Technology Blockades & Community Over Individuals by Liu Cixin - E418
32 mins; May 09, 2024
Jason Edwards: Lawyer to Founder & VC, Alternatives.pe Regional Capital Insights & January Capital Venture Debt Strategy - E417
37 mins; May 07, 2024
Vietnam: $24B Bank Bailout & Legislature Chairman Resignation, FPT $6B Tech Conglomerate Growth and Apple Investment & China High-Speed Rail - E416
22 mins; May 05, 2024
Huawei 2024 APAC Congress: AI & Hardware Vertical Integration, Ecosystem and R&D Leadership & Genuine ASEAN Partnerships - E415
7 mins; May 02, 2024
LĂ©a Klein: 98% Southeast Asians Want Meaning At Work, Western vs. SE Asia On Sustainability & Economic Stability For Family - E414
26 mins; April 30, 2024
$1.5 Trillion USD Green Investment Gap, Competition vs. China Industrial Policy and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Viability with Gita Sjahrir - E413
29 mins; April 28, 2024
Charoen Pokphand (CP) $85B Conglomerate: China to Thailand to Kitchen of the World - E412
34 mins; April 25, 2024
Shuyin Tang: Radical Responsibility, Strategic Debt As Tool & Consultant to Venture Philanthropy to Impact Investing - E411
29 mins; April 23, 2024
51% SE Asia Favor China (vs. USA), Sequoia & GGV VC Decoupling & Mobility Competitor Game Theory with Shiyan Koh
29 mins; April 19, 2024
Bootstrap vs. Venture Capital Dilemma, 2x2 Matrix Decision & Time Machine Regrets - E409
15 mins; April 18, 2024
Richard Armstrong: Thailand Startup Ecosystem Challenges, Creator Insights & Media Founder Transition to Venture Capital - E408
27 mins; April 16, 2024
Vietnam: $12B Fraud Death Penalty, "Blazing Furnace" Anti-Corruption Campaign & Cambodia China 180km Canal Tensions - E407
32 mins; April 14, 2024
You Can't Have It All: Parenting vs. Career Sacrifices, Life Myths vs. Reality and Intentional Trade-Offs - 406
14 mins; April 11, 2024
Maxime Chaury: Rocket Internet GM, Flash Coffee Indonesia Learnings & Courage as a Muscle - E405
36 mins; April 09, 2024
Thailand: Pheu Thai Pro-Business Reform, Cannabis, LGBTQ & Gaming Legislation, and Fintech Market Study Optimism - E404
35 mins; April 07, 2024
Regional VC Returns Skepticism, Structural Challenges & Value Creation vs. Sucker Trading Consequences with Adriel Yong - E403
51 mins; April 04, 2024
YC Request For Startups: Southeast Asia Viability, Hidden Comparative Advantages & Geographical Business Model Traps with Jeff Lonsdale - E402
49 mins; April 02, 2024
TikTok Trump vs. Biden Ban Resurrection, Grab "Too Big To Fail" Debate & ShopBack Best-In-Class Layoffs with Shiyan Koh - E401
28 mins; March 31, 2024
Struggle Towards 400 Podcast Episodes, Why I Almost Quit, Key Learnings and The Future of BRAVE - E400
35 mins; March 28, 2024
Adrian Li: Cambridge & Stanford MBA Childhood Inspiration, Indonesia VC Outlook (Pure Play vs. Small-Cap Private Equity) & China Edtech & Rocket Internet Founder Journey - E399
39 mins; March 26, 2024
Indonesia: Prabowo & Gibran 59% Electoral Win (Party vs. Candidate), Quick Commerce Viability Debate & VC Accountability - E398
36 mins; March 24, 2024
Why Startups Fail: Tom Eisenmann Harvard MBA Case Studies & 6 Patterns of Startup Failure - E397
41 mins; March 21, 2024
Justin Banusing: Philippines Gaming & ESports Boom, Founding Communities & Startups and Content Creator Monetization & AI - 396
34 mins; March 19, 2024
Taylor Swift $500M Singapore Economy Boost, Barbell Entertainment Blockbusters vs. Long Tail & City Talent Vortex & Industry Concentrations with Shiyan Koh - E395
37 mins; March 17, 2024
Patrick McGinnis: FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) vs. FOBO (Fear of Better Option), Overcoming Career Paralysis & VC & Life Decision Frameworks - E394
38 mins; March 14, 2024
Bernard Leong: Astrophysics PHD to Serial Founder, Disrupting Extractive Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems & Startup vs. Family Career Decisions - E393
42 mins; March 12, 2024
Vietnam: Air Quality Pollution vs. Industrial Growth, China Tourism & Taylor Swift and Food Delivery Industry Economics (ShopeeFood vs. Grab vs. Foodpanda) - E392
26 mins; March 10, 2024
Sean Ellis: Hacking Growth Unicorn Successes, Easy Money vs. Hard Times and Achieving & Scaling Product-Market Fit - 391
53 mins; March 07, 2024
Ameer Jumabhoy: Revolutionizing Tourist Value-Added Tax Refund Industry, Pandemic Hard Choices & Personal Resilience with Family - E390
35 mins; March 05, 2024
Indonesia: Prabowo Victory & Jokowi Legacy, "Golden Indonesia 2045" GDP Vision and Middle-Income Trap & Societal Challenges - E389
36 mins; March 03, 2024
David Zhou: Silicon Valley Thought Leadership, On Deck Community Building & Emerging LPs Investing in VC Funds - E388
44 mins; February 29, 2024
Sao Lonsdale: “Fish In The Water” Journey, Vietnam Gen Z Consumers & LIXIBOX Founder Pivots - E387
34 mins; February 27, 2024
Overreaction, Dislocation & Confusion, 2023 vs. 2024 Investment Landscape and $9B Annual Capital Intake & Realistic Exit Expectations with Shiyan Koh and Dmitry Levit - E386
38 mins; February 25, 2024
Midlife Crisis: Navigating Change with Grace Across Career, Family & Identity To Achieve Self-Actualization - 385
20 mins; February 22, 2024
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