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Why Vietnam’s Moment Is Happening Now: Ton Nu Thi Ninh
Episode 22
Madame Tôn Nữ Thị Ninh is one of Vietnam’s most respected diplomats, intellectuals, and public thinkers. Over decades, she represented Vietnam on the…
7 hours ago
What Built Modern Vietnam – Bui Kien Thanh
Episode 21
Bùi Kiến Thành is one of the most influential economic thinkers behind modern Vietnam. Over decades, he advised governments, institutions, and leader…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Will & Tina: How We Became Content Creators in Vietnam
Episode 20
Will & Tina share how they met at an OV event in Saigon — and how a chance connection turned into a relationship, a shared life in Vietnam, and event…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Vietnam Can Build Deeptech: Quoc Luong’s Journey
Episode 19
Quoc Luong grew up scavenging for food on the streets of Saigon – and went on to become one of Vietnam’s most accomplished deep-tech founders. After …
4 months, 1 week ago
From Harvard MBA to Vietnamese Nail Salons
Episode 18
Truc Nguyen left a high-achieving path — JP Morgan, HP, Deloitte, Harvard MBA — to pursue a very different ambition: buying and operating small busin…
4 months, 1 week ago
Hardship as Training: Vincent Vu’s Lessons on Grit & Problem-Solving
Episode 17
Vincent Vu’s journey is extraordinary. From escaping Vietnam by boat at age seven and spending six years in a refugee camp, to immigrating to the U.S…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Vietnam Is Underrated: Stephen Turban on Building Globally From Saigon
Episode 16
Stephen Turban shares why Vietnam became one of the most meaningful chapters of his life – and why he chose Saigon as the base to build Lumiere, an 8…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
From Cambridge to Saigon: Linh Pham on Building Vietnam’s Uber for Trucks
Episode 15
Linh Pham left a career at Goldman Sachs in London to return to Vietnam and build LOGIVAN, a trucking marketplace often called the “Uber for Trucks.”…
5 months ago
How Hao Tran Built Vietcetera – Lessons on Starting from Zero in Vietnam
Episode 14
Hao Tran shares his journey from the Bay Area to Saigon – and how being laid off in Silicon Valley led him to co-found Vietcetera, now one of Vietnam…
5 months, 1 week ago
From Debt to Exit: Francois Le Nguyen on Redefining Success and Returning to Vietnam
Episode 13
Francois “Frankie” Le Nguyen opens up about his unlikely path — from a teenage entrepreneur in debt to building and selling a cybersecurity startup, …
6 months ago