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When being a late mover opens global scale | Dr Clear Aligners CEO and co-founder Ryan Teo | Call 174 18:29

8d ago18:29

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In a competitive and largely fragmented industry like dental care, where trust, compliance, and expertise are critical, being a late mover can sometimes provide a unique edge.In this episode, we sit down with Ryan Teo, CEO and Co-founder of Dr. Clear Aligners, to discuss how his team strategically navigated the clear aligner market to build trust, …

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From Los Alamos Nuclear Physicist to Surfin CEO, Dr Yanan Wu's journey through market and tech cycles 46:11

1M ago46:11

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The year is 2017. On a work trip to Bali, Dr Yanan Wu is inspired to take on the next stage of his career. Seeing the immense wealth gap in the market, he starts Surfin to leverage the emerging technological dividend around data analytics and AI in markets like Indonesia, where there is a demographic dividend of young, digitally savvy population wi…

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AI Transformation Experts on How to Unlock AI Applications for Your Organization 36:49

2M ago36:49

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What does it really mean to develop AI use cases for your business? For the launch of our latest playbook on AI Transformation (download your copy here!), we gathered a panel of digital transformation experts from established software solution providers and up and coming startups at the frontier of enterprise AI adoption. We’ve cut the best parts o…

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Tonik's Mila Bedrenets on Pioneering the Digital Banking Revolution in the Philippines | Call 171 25:08

2M ago25:08

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The year is 2019. Mila Bedrenets, a fintech marketing exec with two decades of experience building companies from the ground up across markets, gets a call from a familiar voice. It's Greg Krasnov, a founder she has worked with twice previously, first on a bank in Ukraine and second on a solar energy fintech in Southeast Asia. He's inviting her to …

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Cassandra Loh on the company culture behind Intellect driving mental healthcare access globally | Call 170 27:14

4M ago27:14

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What kind of organization and culture does it take to foster the growth of a business driving mental health care access globally? Our conversation continues with Intellect VP of Partnerships & Solutions Cassandra Loh. This episode we delve deeper into the inner workings of Intellect’s organization and how that has impacted her role driving global g…

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Cassandra Loh on growing the global presence of Intellect's mental healthcare platform | Call 169 28:49

4M ago28:49

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Launched in May 2020, Intellect today counts 3.5 million users globally, with services available in 30 languages and comprehensive local networks of mental healthcare providers across 60 countries worldwide. Its enterprise solution has been rolled out for multinational companies including Singtel, Shell, Merck, Schroders, as well as institutions li…

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Why this ecommerce BNPL exec made the leap to B2B commerce | Fluid CEO & co-founder Trasy Lou Walsh 36:10

4M ago36:10

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Lending is not for the faint of heart. But when Trasy Lou Walsh found the right partners to embark with on her first startup venture, she took the leap and started Fluid. With Fluid, she is working to bring consumer-level payment experiences to B2B ecommerce transactions, starting with handling buyer payments to suppliers (i.e., buy now pay later f…

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Everyone Has A Treasury Problem And The Modularized “CFO Office” Solution With Finmo CEO David Hanna | Call 167 41:06

5M ago41:06

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More than two decades into his career in risk and compliance roles across PayPal, EY, ING, Rapyd, etc., David decides to not settle but go the other way -- start a company to bring “sexy” back to treasury. Timestamps(00:04) Highlights;(00:38) Everyone has a treasury problem;(04:07) Why is there a treasury problem and what recent bank runs have to d…

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SuperApp execs' toughest challenge driving retail innovation in rural Indonesia | Call 166 22:13

7M ago22:13

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We’re back with Nadira Zahiruddin and Gisella Tjoanda, VP of Innovation and VP of Business Development, respectively, at SuperApp (Super), the leading social commerce platform in Indonesia, innovating the future of retail in underserved areas in the country. In Part 1, we got caught up on Super’s business, how it's developed and evolved over the la…

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The Brand Portfolio Strategy Behind the Store-Less Walmart of Indonesia with SuperApp VP of Innovation Nadira Zahiruddin and VP of Business Development & Strategy Gisella Tjoanda | Call 165 21:06

7M ago21:06

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SuperApp VP of Innovation Nadira Zahiruddin and VP of Business Develompent & Strategy Gisella Tjoanda return to On Call with Insignia to give us the latest on Super’s growing portfolio of 36 private label and exclusivity brands, covering a wide variety from skincare products to mineral water. They share how SuperApp’s social commerce network of 48,…

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Fazz exec Mark Hew on keeping the underdog mindset alive as a post-Series C regional fintech | Call 164 24:02

7M ago24:02

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Our conversation with Mark Hew continues in this episode. The Chief of Staff and Head of Payments and Agents Business for regional fintech group Fazz spends part 2 sharing with us his approach to leadership and sustaining an underdog / David vs Goliath culture (find out what SOS means) in an organization as diverse and as mature as Fazz’s. Revisit …

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Fazz exec Mark Hew on approaching growth from payments differently from other fintechs | Call 163 19:52

7M ago19:52

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We've been able to document the journey of fintech Fazz all the way back since our podcast started in 2020 with the CEO and co-founder, Hendra Kwik’s origin story. We've followed their evolution into what is now a regional FinTech group through a merger with Xfers. We also got to talk to Tianwei Liu, co-founder of Xfers, who is now the group deputy…

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From pitching at Davos to hiring, controls, and fundraising: What it takes to be AwanTunai CFO with Shilpa Gautam 21:49

8M ago21:49

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Welcome back to our continuing conversation with ⁠Shilpa Gautam⁠, CFO of supply chain digitization and purchase financing platform ⁠AwanTunai⁠. In the last episode, we talk about the recent progress AwanTunai has made with its Series B and what that means for its business. We also hear from Shilpa’s perspective as CFO how AwanTunai develops cost-ef…

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On Call with Shilpa Gautam, AwanTunai CFO | Part 1 26:29

8M ago26:29

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On Call with Insignia returns with a new guest, Shilpa Gautam, the CFO of AwanTunai! AwanTunai is a company digitizing the traditional FMCG supply chain in Indonesia to enable low-cost, equitable financing for MSMEs, a market opportunity worth US$300B in this segment alone.Over the years, we’ve heard plenty from CEO Dino Setiawan on the journey of …

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How this Singaporean firefighter is making life saving everyone's business with deep tech | Call 160 with Leon Yip 24:55

9M ago24:55

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Part 2 of our chat with Leon Yip, former Singaporean firefighter, Insignia Ventures Academy VC Accelerator Cohort 2 alumnus, and now working with deep tech startups at Hatch.Part 1 was all about Leon sharing his journey from the Singapore Civil Defense Force to IVA and finally to Hatch: https://youtu.be/p7w42vX2x_0More episodes with IVA mentors and…

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Why this firefighter invested in learning more about startups and venture capital (Part 1) | Call 159 20:02

10M ago20:02

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We are back with another Academy Afterthoughts episode, where we go on call with alumni and mentors of Insignia Ventures Academy’s programs, primarily the Certificate in Venture Capital course which is open for applications to its 7th (March) and 8th (June) cohorts! Talk to our program manager Jiaway Koh and learn more here: http://www.insignia.vc/…

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Why the Middle East is the next big market for Open Finance with Brankas CEO Todd Schweitzer | Call 158 21:55

10M ago21:55

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Our conversation continues with ⁠Todd Schweitzer⁠, CEO and co-founder of open finance solutions platform ⁠Brankas⁠. After getting a fresh introduction to how Brankas and open finance works as well as developments in the open finance revolution in Southeast Asia, Todd takes us across the world to the Middle East and what Brankas has been doing to me…

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Raising the Standards for ASEAN Banking with Open Finance | Brankas CEO Todd Schweitzer | Call 157 25:48

10M ago25:48

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In this week’s episode of On Call with Insignia, Brankas CEO and co-founder Todd Schweitzer returns after two years (check out our first conversation with him here) with the latest insights on open finance and Brankas’ progress in driving this transformation in the region. But first, in case you’re not familiar: how does Brankas work? As Todd puts …

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The Future of Beauty Brands and Retail in Asia with Konvy CEO Qing Gui Huang | Call 156 14:25

11M ago14:25

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This week’s episode, we continue our call with Qing Gui Huang, CEO of Thailand’s leading online beauty retail company. As a beauty retailer, Konvy supports thousands of brands with a combined portfolio of more than 25,000 SKUs, through various channels, from their app to ecommerce platforms, TikTok, and offline stores. Konvy kicked off 2024 with th…

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Qing Gui Huang, CEO of Thailand’s No. 1 beauty ecommerce platform Konvy on TikTok, Regional Growth, and more | Call 155 31:19

11M ago31:19

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This week’s episode, we go on call with Qing Gui Huang, CEO of Thailand’s leading online beauty retail company Konvy. As a beauty retailer, Konvy supports thousands of brands with a combined portfolio of more than 25,000 SKUs, through various channels, from their app to ecommerce platforms, TikTok, and offline stores. Konvy kicked off 2024 with the…

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Call 154 | Fazz | Tianwei Liu | Regulation & compliance learnings from 10+ years building fintechs 27:39

11M ago27:39

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#fintech #entrepreneur #podcastOur call continues with Tianwei Liu, Deputy CEO of Southeast Asia fintech group Fazz, the company behind stablecoin issuer StraitsX. In 2023’s Singapore Fintech Festival, StraitsX received in-principle approval by the MAS for the issuance of XSGD and XUSD, opening up opportunities we covered in the first half of our c…

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Call 153 | Fazz | Tianwei Liu | Redefining Mainstream Stablecoin Adoption for Singapore and Beyond 26:27

11M ago26:27

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This week’s episode has returning guest Tianwei Liu, Deputy CEO of Southeast Asia fintech group Fazz, the company behind stablecoin issuer StraitsX. In 2023’s Singapore Fintech Festival, StraitsX received in-principle approval by the MAS for the issuance of XSGD and XUSD, opening up opportunities we cover in this first half of our call with the sea…

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The Hidden Costs of Product-Market Fit from Flip VP of Product | Call 152 13:37

11M ago13:37

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Our conversation from last week continues with Flip VP of Product Sourabh Gupta on evolving product-market fit (PMF). After getting context on Flip’s latest developments in its product journey last episode, we dive into a discussion on the practical implications of PMF evolution -- leveraging B2C advantages in B2B sales, orchestrating product devel…

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Growing Beyond Your First Product Market Fit | Flip Product VP Sourabh Gupta 19:39

11M ago19:39

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With over 13 million users, Flip has become part of Indonesia's maturing fintech culture. But while the company started out in 2016 with a product centered around free money transfers, their product-market fit has had to evolve over the years. Flip's VP of Product & Design, Sourabh Gupta, walks us through the latest developments in Flip's product-m…

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How an ecommerce seller & VC built the supply chain partner for Indonesia serving 500K+ customers | Call 150 23:31

12M ago23:31

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We start the year 2024 with a recap of the journey of Shipper, an Indonesian technology company simplifying logistics and supply chain for all types of businesses from ecommerce to offline retail, helping them across a range of services from first-mile to warehousing and inventory management.With the significant developments in Indonesia’s ecommerc…

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Why Your Startup Needs an HR Function Sooner than Later To Grow Sustainably | Call 149 22:23

1y ago22:23

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Join us on this call led by host Paulo Joquino, as he is joined by management and HR leaders to talk about global expansion into and across Southeast Asia: Karen Ng, Deel Expansion Leader for ASEAN, India, NASIA, Thomas Jeng, Aspire General Manager Singapore, and Olly Riches, Michael Page Senior Managing Director Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines a…

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The number one HR challenge when expanding your startup across Southeast Asia, and how to solve it | Call 148 25:29

1y ago25:29

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Join us on this call led by host Paulo Joquino, as he is joined by management and HR leaders to talk about global expansion into and across Southeast Asia: Karen Ng, Deel Expansion Leader for ASEAN, India, NASIA, Thomas Jeng, Aspire General Manager Singapore, and Olly Riches, Michael Page Senior Managing Director Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines a…

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Hard Truths About Scaling Brands and Supply Chains, from local Indonesia brands to Amazon brands in the US | Call 147 29:22

1y ago29:22

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Join us on this call led by Insignia Ventures Partners Vice President Shefali Dodani, as she is joined by ecommerce and supply chain founders shaping the way brands are built and scaled from Indonesia to the US: Patrick Cao, one of the co-founders of GoTo Group, JJ Chai, Co-Founder and CEO of Rainforest, and Phil Opamuratawongse, Co-Founder and CEO…

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Is the Southeast Asian consumer ready for AI-driven experiences? CEOs of the region's leading consumer platforms discuss | Call 146 33:38

1y ago33:38

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Join us on this call led by Insignia Ventures Partners venture partner Timothy Lee, which features an exploration into the realities, possibilities, and limitations of integrating AI in various consumer experiences from buying cars, to buying homes, from buying FMCGs and cosmetics to buying stocks. With him are the CEOs of leading consumer platform…

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AI Transformation CEOs on Building the Future Where Every Company is An AI Company | Call 145 34:33

1y ago34:33

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Join us on this call led by Insignia Ventures Partners principal Yongcheng Ong, tapping into the minds of innovative entrepreneurs who are at the forefront of building the AI transformation infrastructure for enterprise, Appier CEO and co-founder Chih Han Yu, WIZ.AI CEO and co-founder Jennifer Zhang, and Bluesheets CEO and co-founder Christian Schn…

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On Call Recaps | The Growth Mileage of Carro's 8 Year Drive Building the Tech Company Behind Southeast Asia's Largest Car Marketplace 10:14

1y ago10:14

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In this episode, we recap the journey of Carro, the tech company behind Southeast Asia's largest used car marketplace and end-to-end auto retail platform. Since the start of the podcast in 2020 we have covered their journey, and with eight years under their belt, we highlight sharings from Carro's leaders on the podcast over the past four years. Ch…

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How Singapore leverages regulatory innovation to support startups | Call 143 26:35

1y ago26:35

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Singapore’s rise over the past few decades into the port-of-call for innovation and business growth into the APAC and ASEAN region has been nothing short of a marvel. But building up and sustaining that over the years and into the future is founded on innovating the way enterprise and government work together to push forward solutions and technolog…

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What PropTech 3.0 Looks Like in Indonesia | Call 142 with Pinhome founders Dayu Dara Permata and Ahmed Aljunied 17:20

1y ago17:20

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Our call continues with Dayu Dara Permata and Ahmed Aljunied, founders of Pinhome, Southeast Asia’s leading end-to-end #property transaction platform for first-time home buyers. Catch up on part 1We dive into how Pinhome uses embedded #finance to improve transactions across the entire real estate industry and how Pinhome views the confluence of var…

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How Indonesia's platform for "Everything Home" approaches profitability, retention, and Gen AI 22:05

1y ago22:05

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Join part 1 of our call with Dayu Dara Permata and Ahmed Aljunied, founders of Pinhome, Southeast Asia’s leading end-to-end property transaction platform for first-time home buyers. As the CEO and CTO respectively of Pinhome return to the show this year, they share with us the latest on Pinhome’s growth, path to profitability, strategic partnership…

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On Call Recaps | How two former Gojek executives built and grew the most comprehensive proptech platform globally 8:11

1y ago8:11

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Ahead of a new call next week with returning guests Dayu Dara Permata and Ahmed Aljunied, founders of Pinhome, we're recapping three years of calls with the entrepreneurs leading what is now Indonesia's leading end-to-end property transaction platform and globally one of the most comprehensive platforms for all things home. Check out the full calls…

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How to unlock the "holy grail" of Philippine digital banking | Call 140 | Tonik CEO Greg Krasnov 22:10

1y ago22:10

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Our call with Greg Krasnov, CEO and Founder of Philippine digital bank Tonik, continues in this episode. He shares more on his views on global fintech in today's bear market, Tonik's thesis on digital banking in the Philippines, the impact of automation on their organization. He also gives a quick masterclass on credit monetization. Check out last …

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How this Philippine digital bank views growth, from scaling loans to generative AI | Call 139 | Tonik CEO Greg Krasnov 20:57

1+ y ago20:57

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Join part 1 of our call with Greg Krasnov, CEO and Founder of Tonik, a Philippine digital bank that hit record user and deposit growth months after launch in early 2021, and over the past year has been focused on building up a balanced, scalable loan portfolio. Greg also shares his thoughts on generative AI and how this technology will change banki…

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How this Singapore company sent the first smart lock into space | Call 138 | igloo CEO Anthony Chow 25:18

1+ y ago25:18

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Go on call with Anthony Chow, CEO and Co-Founder of igloo, a global smart access solutions company that recently celebrated eight years, securing more than 300K door assets with more than 10M digital keys issued across 100 countries. To celebrate their eight year anniversary and highlight the product launch of their latest enterprise smart padlock,…

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How to be CFO of a AI-driven used car online platform | Call 137 with Carro CFO Ernest Chew Part 2 12:22

1+ y ago12:22

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Our call with Ernest Chew, CFO of AI-driven used car online platform Carro, continues in this episode. He shares his thoughts on EVs, unlearnings from two years as CFO, advice for finance professionals venturing into startups, and much more. Check out last week's episode going behind the scenes of Carro's balance of growth and profitability. Timest…

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How to Bring Balance to Profitability and Growth | Call 136 with Carro CFO Ernest Chew Part 1 15:34

1+ y ago15:34

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Go on call with Ernest Chew, CFO of Carro, a company leading the way in reshaping the used car industry with its AI-driven car buying experience. They recently announced record profitability in Q1 for FY 2024 (3x the entire last full year), the latest achievement in the company's journey becoming now one of very high-growth tech start-up that is pr…

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Is there really an opportunity for AI in ASEAN? | Call 135 28:36

1+ y ago28:36

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Our conversation with Reuters #Asia #Technology Correspondent Fanny Potkin continues in this episode, where we tackle a new topic: #AI. From Generative AI #regulation developments to existing Data Privacy laws, #GenerativeAI memorization issues, and AI in #media, join us in this week's call! #podcastWatch part one where we talk all about semiconduc…

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Why is Southeast Asia so attractive for global companies and semiconductor supply chains? (Call #134) 31:01

1+ y ago31:01

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Global companies setting up HQs in Singapore and shifting factories and R&D offices from China to Vietnam. Semiconductor supply chains diversifying with chip nationalism. Macroeconomic headwinds posing challenges for startup fundraising. What do these mean for Southeast Asia startups and ASEANnovation? Paulo goes on call with Fanny Potkin, Asia Tec…

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How to build a culture that eats strategy for breakfast: Gen AI integration, attracting engineers, and more | Call #133 19:21

1+ y ago19:21

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How can your company leverage generative AI to become more operationally efficient? What are the opportunities for engineering talent in Vietnam? How do you approach organizational development from early-stage to growth? One of Vietnam's leading startup CEOs, ⁠Huy Nghiem, shares his takes from experience growing ⁠Finhay from an idea in 2017 into an…

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How to drive economic growth in one of ASEAN's fastest growing digital economies | Call #132 24:31

1+ y ago24:31

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On call with us this week is Huy Nghiem, CEO and Founder of smart investment platform Finhay⁠. A year after his last conversation with Paulo, he returns with updates and learnings from the fintech's growth, now serving more than 3 million users. He also brings with him insights and stats painting a picture of Vietnam's economic resilience, an uptic…

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How product managers and software engineers can become effective agriculture changemakers with Elevarm co-founder and CTO Febi Agil Ifdillah and CPO Bayu Adi Persada (Call #131) 38:14

1+ y ago38:14

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Indonesian agritech for farmers Elevarm's CTO and co-founder Febi Agil Ifdillah and CPO Bayu Adi Persada⁠ share how Elevarm approach to digitalizing farming in Indonesia impacts the kind of engineers and operators they hire, Elevarm's path to profitability and place in future agritech industry, and their own leadership styles. In last week's episod…

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Why uplifting the lives of farmers in Indonesia goes beyond farmer apps with Elevarm co-founder and CTO Febi Agil Ifdillah and CPO Bayu Adi Persada (Call #130) 31:25

1+ y ago31:25

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In this call, ⁠Febi Agil Ifdillah⁠ (co-founder and CTO) and ⁠Bayu Adi Persada (CPO) dial in from Indonesia. They are tech leaders at Elevarm, a digitally-enabled ecosystem to uplift the lives of 15 million smallholder farmers in their country's fragmented agriculture industry and ultimately contribute to the world's food and environmental sustainab…

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How to go from seasoned finance professional to tech startup CFO, drive growth as a startup finance leader, and ensure cash is king with Rainforest CFO and co-founder Jason Tan (Call #129) 32:21

1+ y ago32:21

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Join us on call with Jason Tan, CFO and Co-Founder of Rainforest, an ecommerce house of brands buying and growing brands for parenting and kids categories. Q1 this year the company marked its first profitable quarter and now with 16 brands in its portfolio, looks to expand their acquisitions beyond Amazon brands and build up their post-acquisition …

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7 Careers Emerging From Southeast Asia Innovation Trends In 2023: Part 1 of A Season 5 Mid-Year Podcast Recap (Call #128) 12:16

1+ y ago12:16

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As we navigate through the midpoint of 2023, it is essential to reflect on the significant innovation trends shaping Southeast Asia’s landscape. These innovations are not just transforming the region’s business and economic environments but are also moulding the future career opportunities for the next decade. Here, we have extracted wisdom from se…

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How Venture Capital Due Diligence Principles Helps with Career Building in Tech and How Content Creation Helps SaaS Companies: Academy Afterthoughts with Jeraldine Phneah (Call #127) 25:33

1+ y ago25:33

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SaaS operator and Salesforce alum ⁠Jeraldine Phneah⁠ goes on call with host ⁠Paulo J⁠ in this episode of ⁠Academy Afterthoughts⁠ to walk down memory lane on her Insignia Ventures Academy VC accelerator experience, how she was able to leverage the VC perspective she gained in her SaaS career, how content creation and her career come together, as wel…

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