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In this episode of Timeless Teaching, My guest today is a former corporate executive turned wilderness and leadership guide who, at 60, began leading leadership retreats in the African wilderness. He has done it for 10 years and led his last group when he was 70.
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In this episode of TiE Talks, I sit down with Maya Hari, CEO of Terrascope, and Michelle Cheo, CEO and Vice Chair of Mewah Group. Both are seasoned leaders who combine their deep business expertise with a passion for climate tech, health, and empowering small business owners.
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In this episode of Timeless Teaching, I sit down with Divya, a feminine wellness coach from Singapore who’s on a mission to help women find harmony with their menstrual cycles and hormonal health.
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In this episode of TiE Talks, we sit down with Sugandhi Matta, one of the founding partners of ABC Impact. She shares her incredible journey from traditional private equity to leading the charge in impact-driven investments.
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In this episode of TiE Talks, I sit down with Raj Verma, CEO of SingleStore, to dive into his fascinating journey from Australia and Hong Kong to becoming a tech leader in the heart of innovation.
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In this episode, I share a personal story that taught me the importance of self-care in leadership. Yesterday, I lost my temper with one of the people in my team – not because that person did something wrong, but because I was very exhausted.
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In this episode of TiE Talks, Amit Mehta, the Director of LNB Group, takes us through his journey from working across various industries, including his experience at Tata, to leading a family-owned business with a strong focus on sustainability.
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In this episode of Timeless Teaching, my guest is Taya Stapelfeldt, a Somatic Leadership Coach who’s spent years guiding women toward unlocking their true potential.
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In this episode of Timeless Teaching, I’m joined by Xi Ren Yan, who shares her journey of overcoming the challenges of alopecia areata, a condition that led to her losing all her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes
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In this episode of Timeless Teaching, I’m joined by Xi Ren Yan, who shares her journey of overcoming the challenges of alopecia areata, a condition that led to her losing all her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes.
Read MoreIn this episode of TiE Talks, we chat with Suresh Sundararajan from Olam International, who has been with the company since 1996, witnessing its growth from a $50 million business to a $50 billion giant.
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In this episode of Timeless Teaching, Jiezhen shares her journey from maternity leave to the boardroom, offering insights on how she helps conscious leaders thrive in their professional and personal lives.
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In this episode of Timeless Teaching, I Yana Fry, share my journey into motherhood. Growing up with a single, overworked mother, I faced numerous challenges and uncertainties about having children.
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In this episode of TiE Talks, we have Joelle Chen, a professional with over two decades of experience in stakeholder engagement and ecosystem development.
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Join us as we journey through connecting with our body, emotions, thoughts, and soul, discovering newfound sensations and insights along the way.
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Roshan delves into the deep connections between leadership, well-being, and personal development, sharing insights from his own transformative experiences.
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Can you believe we’ve reached our 100th episode of Timeless Teachings? It’s a milestone that marks over three years of learning, sharing, and connecting deeply with both our guests and listeners.
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What does it take to survive massive adversity? In this episode of Timeless Teachings, my guest is Savio Clemente, a TEDx speaker, bestselling author, media journalist, and wellness coach for cancer survivors.
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As International Women’s Day nears, I want to remind every woman of her unique energy and purpose. Being a woman is about embracing your special gift and bringing it into the world, whether it’s through family, career, creativity, or self-healing
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Discover how she ventured into the world of early education during a pandemic, transformed her school from 0 to 70 students in just a year, and her vision for the future.
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How can women effectively balance their careers without compromising their well-being and feminine energy, particularly in today’s workplace environment?
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Have you ever wondered how mindfulness could be a game-changer in leadership, helping you navigate stress and make better decisions in today’s fast-paced world?
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Today we explore the mysteries of the heart with Nathalie Coral Lepeltier. She shares her deep insights from her book Quantum Heart: A Guide to Lead from the Future.
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In this episode we have Matt LeBris, a top 1% globally rated podcast host. He opens up about his journey to success, particularly achieving financial success at a young age.
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Stepping away from guest interviews, in this episode, I share my 2023 reflections. Turning 40 sparked an unexpected crisis, leading to deep introspection.
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In today’s episode, I, Yana Fry, have the pleasure of hosting the remarkable Sheena Yap Chan. She takes us on a journey from her early struggles with self-acceptance to becoming a bestselling author and empowering Asian women globally
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How does it feel to constantly move from country to country? As a diplomat’s wife, Lavinia shares practical insights on navigating international relocations, sustaining a fulfilling marriage, and supporting her family through transitions.
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Today we have a conversation with Melvin Hart about holistic well-being, delving into the often-neglected realm of physical health.
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Don’t miss our latest conversation with Anita Soni, founder of Cognition, on ShopTok! Discover how she helps children overcome cognitive challenges and excel in life.
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How can we be truly great parents for our children? Angie Fox, a parenting expert from Aletheia Academy, shares her unique approach to parenting and the concept of unfolding.
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Is it possible to have pain-free relationships? In this episode, we dive deep with Nicolas Rion, a life coach specialising in personal and professional connections.
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Are you searching for meaning in a world driven by instant gratification and constant change? Join me in a conversation with Dr. Kausthub Desikachar on the Timeless Teachings podcast.
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A candid and inspiring conversation with Natalia Rachel, a trauma expert and survivor. Witness the transformative power of healing as Natalia shares her journey of overcoming trauma and finding empowerment.
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Join us on the next episode of “Preschool Diaries” as we dive into the journey of Manushree Chaturvedi and Abhishek Jain, the entrepreneurs behind Crossmaze, a set of innovative preschools partnered with Kreedo since 2019.
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Hero’s insights reveal the art of evaluating early-stage companies, focusing on team, timing, and traction (TTT).
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In the latest episode of Timeless Teachings, Yana Fry sits down with Rebecca Bustamante, a former domestic helper turned successful entrepreneur and author.
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Join us on ‘Timeless Teachings’ as Host Yana Fry delves into the captivating world of Gennady Polonsky, a Ph.D. economist and Reader in International Economics.
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What do money and consciousness have in common? Studying the link between money and consciousness matters because it helps us understand how our thoughts and feelings affect our financial choices.
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Discover the fascinating journey of Sonia Samtani, a renowned mental health expert based in Hong Kong, as she unveils the transformation of mental health awareness in the bustling city.
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Have you been trying and failing to make improvements in yourself? Perhaps the problem isn’t with you, but with the entire approach of self-development as a way to ‘fix’ ourselves vs letting our best selves shine through.
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In this episode, the host delves into the world of angel investing, exploring the legalities, due diligence process, and exit scenarios for both founders and investors. The conversation begins with a discussion on the documents involved in angel investing, such as non-disclosure agreements and term sheets.
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Discover the inspiring journey of Mrs. Lakshmi Ramamurthy, founder of Amyga Academy, as she revolutionizes education in rural areas through a unique government partnership model.
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There is a lot said about how to be an entrepreneur or how to pitch for funding, but nobody talks about what comes after starting your own venture.
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In this episode we explore the story of Flexibees, a platform that is revolutionizing the way businesses hire qualified professionals and helping women professionals return to work on their own terms.
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Corporates are much better than startups at hiring impactful C-level leaders and it isn’t just because they pay more. Fortunately, startups can apply the same methods and mindsets to find the right people solutions to their business problems.
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Before launching Aitomatic, Christopher Nguyen and his founding team worked together for nearly 10 years building new AI solutions over multiple ventures. As a seasoned Silicon Valley and Vietnam tech veteran he imparts his wisdom for pragmatic decision making, winning over A-team hires, and how they should earn a seat at the table.
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Are you a senior tech executive wondering how to level up with a board position? Why would they appoint you? And what would be the expectations, risks and rewards once you actually make it onto one? Find out in this latest instalment of the XA Governance Series.
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When everyone is saying No, how do you eventually get to a Yes? Sheer persistence. Roger Egan, Co-founder of and former CEO of RedMart joins Reza Behnam to discuss his journey of founding RedMart
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What would you say about a VC that uses all its profits to help establish economic opportunity in emerging markets? Or one that professes to back entrepreneurs for life, rather than on the strength of their business plan?
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In this episode, a little reminiscent of a Shark Tank investing recap, we bring together a founder and their investor to hear both sides of the investment story.
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Getting started in the logistic space? Challenges and issues are on the way to success. Explore this episode to learn how to exit from your startup.
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Abby Adlerman and Sze Meng Soon join guest host Reza Benham to discuss board composition, what a board can do for a start-up and when it’s a good time to form one for a company.
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Eric Cheng, an entrepreneur who built Southeast Asia’s largest car e-commerce platform from scratch, shares his idea of start-up stages, business growth, and strategy.
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Michele Ferrario in conversation with Max Bittner about his journey of founding and building his startup, the Lazada Group.
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High quality startups spend time establishing a responsible and active Board so they don’t end up in hot water! Find out how.
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Alex Gold, MD of True Search SEA, discusses his experiences hiring top tech talent in South East Asia as well as his learnings about teams and culture
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Vicky Chai, former Group Head of People for SingLife discusses how to build a great founding team, handling crises and enabling experiments
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How did Netflix maintain its strong culture through hyper-expansion? And what are some of the lessons in that for growth-stage founders?
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Startup founders often associate government organisations with being plodding creatures, slow to adapt and reluctant to embrace change. But what if the organisation in question is a tech startup of it’s own, tasked with implementing the tools and tech needed by a future-friendly and foward-looking government? What does it take to build a culture of…
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What worked as a new startup invariably stops working as you scale, especially so with people and teams. But the changes you need to make through various stages of growth can be surprisingly simple yet very effective. Discussion Topics: Driving Change During Hypergrowth at Gojek | People and Talent Series Role of a Chief People…
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Many startups aim to be disruptive and revolutionary, but how many can claim to be changing habits ingrained in us since the dawn of evolution? In this episode, we discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by Foodtech entrepreneurs as they navigate the consumer adoption, regulatory and production challenges of changing the way we eat. Discussion…
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What do successful angel investors look for in South East Asian startups? What are they advising their investees to do in the current market environment? And how does an influential angel network like the XA Network help with business growth and sustainability? Find out in this episode with Alap Bharadwaj (Director, Google), Tony Zameczkowski (VP,…
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Have you ever wondered what it takes for a company to go public? How does the CEO prepare for the journey? What do investors look for? Find out directly from Hari Krishnan, CEO of recently-listed PropertyGuru about the steps and missteps they had on their journey to IPO Discussion Topics: From Inception to IPO: Culture,…
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Could you ever imagine your “hobby” landing you in a position to impact millions of people around the globe? Or, better yet, heading down the path to IPO on just a single funding round? Well, that’s the story of Le Hong Minh, whose interest in playing online games led him to venture into the field…
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What do you expect from a market that doesn’t have a developed ecosystem? Many investors are extremely cynical about it and rightly so.
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Want to take your offline business online? Here are some effective tips shared by Siti Nurmaisyah on the transformation of your business from offline to online.
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Building Great Co-Founder Relationships – Developing fund-raising strategy, becoming the Disneyland of social media, Evolution of Kumu from messaging to livestreaming.
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Arvind Sankaran talks about making the transition from corporate leader to a consultant. He is a successful advisor who provides strategic direction to businesses.
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In this episode of ShopTok, we’ll learn from Santosh how he found ways to keep going while trying to sell the value proposition of his nascent product.
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Peng T. Ong – Coffee or Froth? Challenges in Finding Sustainable Businesses, Matching people to the right jobs, Market valuations, Learning how to be a VC etc. to explore more listen this podcast
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Aanan khurma is talking about ecommerce platforms to jumpstart your business, Acquiring brands and building partnership, Secrets to do well on platforms like Amazon, SnapDeal, etc
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Sahil Mehta on building a profitable D2C brand portfolio. He talks about the challenges that come with market penetration and building a diverse portfolio.
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Today, we are talking to Darpan Seth, founder of Nextuple, which is his second business after a successful exit with his first one.
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Growing your business takes a lot of time and energy. Listen to the global experience leader Sharad Lal on scaling a business with just a few big clients.
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Sneha Visaria on Building a New Brand in a Mature, Low-Margin Industry, How did the business started, perience with exhibitions, Differentiating with your competitors etc. Explore now!
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Nidhi arora on challenges in monetisation, Testing the idea with no cost, Expanding features based on the customer input, Tools can help you create and accelerate your business, Explore now!
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Mridula shridhar on beating large franchises at their own game, How Kido Enterprises started, Challenges come as the business grow, Advices for entrepreneurs (B2B or B2C), listen now!
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Azmul haque on carving out a profitable niche within a highly competitive market, Finding talents and keeping them motivated, Listen now!
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Tania Misra On Turning Your Art Into A Business, Outsourcing but creating income for women, From corporate work to building art business, Experimenting gets you further, listen now!
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Are you a budding entrepreneur who thinks you need to have the perfect idea to get started? Or someone with a great idea who’s unsure whether you can actually build it? And then you aren’t even getting started. Who knows how many good ideas died that way
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Articles about entrepreneurship make it sound almost as though you start a business, work hard on it for a few years and then reap the results, as if it all goes in a smooth straight line. But reality isn’t like that. Entrepreneurship is more often like a
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A great piece of advice by Shagun Malik is to make sure that your pull is far stronger than the push. In this podcast, she talks about how to avoid burnout when growing a business
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Priti agarwal on how my employees helped me pivot, How was the implementation of The Catalyst started, What led to the pivot, Key Lessons and tips for pivot, listen now!
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Sandeep Mittal On Transforming A Service Business Into a SaaS, What to prepare for transformation, Lesson learned and tips for transformation, Listen now!
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Bradley Jacobs On Getting Started With Your Freelance Consulting Business, Step Uno in starting freelance consulting, How to overcome the fear and reduce the risk, listen now!
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Listen to Vani Gupta, who is sharing some remarkable tips for small business entrepreneurs on how they can stand out in the big market & increase their revenue rapidly.
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Joe Rhew On Using A Sabbatical To Build Your Business, When should you take a sabbatical? Package your portfolio and show tangible work, Listen now!
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ShopTok is a weekly show for and about small businesses. Follow ShopTok to get inspired and motivated with practical tips and advice from everyday entrepreneurs who’ve bootstrapped themselves to success.
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We host Abheek Anand from Sequoia Capital and get under the hood on what drives the legendary venture capital firm forward. Abheek talks about how the firm focuses not on what could go wrong but could go right, the incredible market upside of backing missionary founders, and what makes Southeast Asia more like Silicon Valley…
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We are honored to host Steve Chen, Co-Founder of YouTube, and an XA Board Member. Hear from the internet hall of Fame on working with legends such as Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, and Elon Musk at PayPal, creating and building YouTube, the importance of being deliberate about a multi-market strategy, and the promise that innovation…
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We host Wisnu Nugrahadi, Co-Founder & CEO of Sampingan, an XA Portfolio company. Hear from Wisnu on the importance of connections and friends in an entrepreneurial journey, navigating a tough 2020, and the future of work in Indonesia!
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We host Ian McKenna, Co-Founder & CEO of Infradigital Nusantara, an XA Portfolio company. Hear from Ian on his entrepreneurial journey from day zero to solving digital payments pain points for Indonesia’s schools, why he’s excited about startups in Indonesia, and his love for “hard” sci-fi! Do check out Infradigital at Infradigital Nusantara.
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We host Jussi Salovaara, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Asia at Antler. We hear his unique take on startup success in Asia and Southeast Asia, Antler’s rise globally, and how he focuses on lifelong learning. Having evaluated thousands of startups, Jussi’s breadth and depth of understanding across the early-stage space in unparalleled – leading to one…
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In partnership with Tigerhall, We host Maya Hari, VP & MD, APAC at Twitter. We have a wide-ranging conversation on diversity and how our ecosystem can do better, scaling leadership styles and advice to aspiring startup founders.
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We host Akshay Bhushan, Partner and Head of Southeast Asia with Lightspeed Ventures. Akshay talks about his journey through the venture, unique insights on founders, why he believes Southeast Asia is the future and much more!
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We host Fengru & Max, an awesome founding team at Turtletree Labs, an XA Network portfolio company. They walk us through their unique company, how they came together, phenomenal advice on reaching out to experts in their industries, and what makes them so bullish on Southeast Asia.
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We host Will Hanschell, Co-Founder & CEO at Pencil, an XA Network portfolio company. Will walks us through his journey to being an entrepreneur, advice for founders and investors, and delves into his thoughts on Southeast Asia, the way he learns, and the best piece of advice he’s received.
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Alap hosts fellow XA Network members Chirayu W. and Tony Z. for a laidback chat about seed and angel investing in Southeast Asia. Expect great insights, surprising admissions, and some fun towards the end!
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