Startup Economics: Blitzscaling Pitfalls, Market Strategy & Funding vs. Execution - E548
“Remember all those bicycles piling up? Chinese VC-funded startups were flooding the market, expanding aggressively because they saw themselves as
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Sadaf Sultan: eFishery Scandal Breakdown, Startup Financial Shenanigans & VC Fraud Detection - E547
Sadaf Sultan, Founder of Finprojections, and Jeremy Au analyzed the eFishery financial scandal and discuss broader issues of financial fraud
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Kwok Jiachuan: COVID-19’s Impact on Nonprofits, Conjunct’s Shift in Business Model & The Role of Capacity Builders - E543
“Again, we evolved our model because volunteers bring a lot of passion and heart to the sector, but ultimately, you
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$12B Pertamina Corruption Case, Public Crisis & Government Policy Risks & Energy Market Reform with Gita Sjahrir - E546
Gita Sjahrir, Senior Advisor at TBS Energi Utama, and Jeremy Au talked about the complexities of corporate governance and accountability
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Why Startups Fail: Common Mistakes, VC Perspective & Founder Comeback - E545
Jeremy Au discussed common startup failure patterns, and emphasized that failure is frequent and often inevitable even for companies that
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Mike Michalec: $1B+ Edtech Investments, Market Due Diligence Failures & Real-World Education Gaps - E543
“I think there are different ways to educate people, and different interests play a role. Yes, education obviously emanates from
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VC Decision Making: Sequential Bets, Navigating Market Exits & Addressing Regulatory Challenges - E542
“Well, in Singapore and New York, they decided that the needs of local residents outweighed those of Airbnb landlords. Singapore
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Yuying Deng: Esevel's Product Iteration Strategy, Mastering Delegation & Parent Founder Learnings - E541
“What we did was that we kept a very open mind. We did know that this was the way that
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Southeast Asia Startup Evolution, eFishery’s $100M Capital Burn Lessons & Private Equity Style VC Insights with Mohan Belani - E540
“And that's how you get kopi kenangan right. They said, "let's go mass market in
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Blitzscaling: Uber vs. Lyft, First-Mover Traps & VC Power Laws - E539
“Network effects are actually one of the few things that are truly special about the digital world. And a part
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Jeraldine Phneah: Journalism to Tech Sales, Enterprise Sales vs. Content Creation Gender Bias & Building an Authentic Online Persona - E358
“I spoke with my father, and he did mention that, "Hey, sales is something that you can definitely consider.
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Trump’s Trade War Acceleration, $100M DeepSeek Ban Proposal & Grab-GoTo Merger Talks - E537
Shiyan Koh, Managing Partner of Hustle Fund, and Jeremy Au discussed: 1. Trump’s Economic Policies, Tariffs & Crypto Initiatives:
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