Q&A: How to Choose Great VCs, Red Flags, Reference Checks & Capital Optionality - E258
“Building a great business with product market fit gives you a lot of capital optionality. You don’t have to
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Will Fan: Vietnam Refugee & Cab Driver Family Legacy, Pivoting to NewCampus Product-Market Fit, and Invincible Grief From Sister's Death - E257
“My grandfather, who I never met, fled the Vietnam War and sent his seven kids to three different places. One
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Vietnam Market Dive, Bull (Education, FDI, Friendshoring) vs. Bear (Exit Pathing, Stock Market, Banking Liquidity), Anti-Corruption Campaign and Patient Capital - E256
"I hope to see more talents returning to Vietnam. I’m so impressed with Vietnam’s Gen Z but
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Q&A: Founders "Showing Off", Fundraising Privilege, Board Accountability & Responsible Capital Deployment - E255
“The difference between privilege and advantage is what you are doing with it. A lot of people have advantages but
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Roger Egan: RedMart's Untold Origin Story (Almost Missing Payroll 4 Times), Sacrifices vs. Black Hole, & Constructionist Child Learning Startup - E254
“The Constructionist Learning Theory is about learning by doing and experiencing things. It's self-directed so that you learn
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Silicon Valley Bank Implosion, SE Asia Impact, Underwriting Quality (Diversification vs. Correlation), 2023 Fintech Trends and International Women’s Day - E253
"Intellectually, everybody knows what to do because there are so many substacks and VC taught leadership what to do.
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Future of VR (Bull vs. Bear), Metaverse Generational Gap (Millennials vs. Gen Z vs. Gen Alpha) & Hikikomori & Whale Normalization - E252
"At the end of the day, is virtual reality dead? The answer is no. It's alive in
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Caela Tanjangco: Cautious Optimism Around Philippines, Founder Storytelling Advice & Nautical Stars Tattoo - E251
"We have companies that have raised Series B, had the first female founder raise the highest amount of Series
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Luxury & Conspicuous Consumption, Brand vs. Performance Startup Marketers, Premium Lifestyle vs. Features vs. Referral & Luxury Marketing Narrative - E250
“Marketing is often seen as the company communicating to the consumers and the market is the consumers’ feedback on product
View episodeSabrina Ooi: Bipolar & Being Arrested For Suicide, Turning Passion to Startup & Managing Founder Stress - E249
"I have bipolar disorder and I’ve gone through struggles before I got diagnosed. I got arrested for attempting
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Digital Immortality, Personal Avatar Resolution Fidelity, Data Footprint Rights & Entertainment Industry Resurrection of Celebrities - E248
“All of us are already digitally immortal. Anybody who has a public presence can have a hologram. If I give
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AI vs. Electricity Adoption Trajectory, USA vs. China Startup-Military-Industrial Complex Integration & Accelerating State Subsidy Race - E247
“AI is going to accelerate the military-industrial complex. It’s not just good for the economy or academics, but also
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