August 2022 Newsletter
Hello everyone!
Here’s your briefing on Southeast Asia tech’s future and rising stars. Real talk that’s short, sweet, and to the point.
Changelog
We’re pleased to be launching BRAVE10: the book anthology featuring the top 10 tech leadership journeys in Singapore! Book profits are donated to The Codette Project, a local non-profit helping minority women break into technology.
The book launch is this Saturday, Aug 6, 9am-1pm at SCAPE Gallery, Singapore. The guest of honor is Mr. Alvin Tan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry, and Culture, Community and Youth and Board Member, Monetary Authority of Singapore.
You can get your complimentary book launch tickets here! Please move quickly and grab yours now as only ¼ of the tickets are left!
Speakers include:
- Koh Shiyan, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Hustle Fund
- Nick Nash, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Asia Partners
- Goh Yiping, Partner at McKinsey & Company, LEAP and Former Partner at Quest Ventures
- John Tan, Founder & CEO at Doyobi and Saturday Kids
- Nurul Jihadah Hussain, Founder of The Codette Project
- Joel Leong, Co-Founder and Singapore Country Head at Aspire
Sandhya Sriram, Co-Founder & CEO at Shiok Meats
Most Popular Episodes
- Kim Tan on “Improv Highs, Performer vs. Founder vs. Enabler Realities & Society Spaces”: Kim shares how his student boredom in the UK led to his discovery of improv and the creative highs of stage clarity and presence. This realization catalyzed his entrepreneurial journey to found The Improv Company, Singapore’s first improv theater and school.
- Elena Chow on “Tech Wars, Winning A-Talent & Regional Trends”: Elena shares what she has learned from helping founders hire top talent, build successful teams and form meaningful connections. She also explains why founders need to be just as intentional and focused on winning talent as they do when winning capital from VCs.
- Andrew Senduk on “Winning Hires, Vanity Metrics & Incentives & Entrepreneurial Itch”: Andrew left a fancy job at IMG because he felt that his creative spirit could not be unleashed. He and his wife planned their budget for a year before resigning to pursue entrepreneurship. He also discusses how it’s best to build a business where you still have the choice to raise capital or bootstrap, so that you’re in the best negotiating position.
- Jacqui Hocking on “B Corp Passion, Dollar Votes For The Future & Pandemic Craziness”: Jacqui started making documentaries around social and environmental issues at 18! Realizing that she needed to increase the scale of her impact led to her founding VSStory as a storyteller for systems change.
Stay Brave,
Jeremy Au
