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Nathaniel Yim: From Broke Founder to B2B Builder, Logistics Lessons & Why Human Creativity Still Wins – E639
Season 1 Episode 639
Nathaniel Yim, Founder of Nila Studios and former Co-Founder of Janio, joins Jeremy Au to share how he went from a fresh graduate to leading one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing logistics startups…
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Li Hongyi: Defining Real Performance, Avoiding Burnout & Building Accountable Teams – E638
Season 1 Episode 638
Li Hongyi, Director of Open Government Products, and Jeremy Au discuss how leaders can define, measure, and sustain real performance within organizations. They unpack why clarity of purpose matters m…
Published on 2 months ago
Dominic Law: Reviving Neopets, Nostalgia Economics & How Community Keeps Games Alive – E637
Season 1 Episode 637
Dominic Law, CEO of Neopets and Jeremy Au dive into how a beloved millennial-era game evolved from early internet nostalgia into a modern revival story. They discuss the courage it took to spin Neope…
Published on 2 months ago
BRAVE: Three Generations, Three Revolutions: Walkman, Nokia, and ChatGPT - E636
Season 1 Episode 636
Jeremy Au explains how human civilization remained mostly unchanged for nearly a million years before experiencing rapid economic and technological growth in just the last few centuries. He traces th…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
BRAVE: David’s Slingshot VS. Goliath, Oatly’s Rise & Southeast Asia’s VC Jungle - E635
Season 1 Episode 635
Jeremy Au explained how startups evolve from chaos to clarity and how fragmentation in Southeast Asia creates both problems and opportunities. He used the jungle-to-highway model to describe startup …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Jordan Dea-Mattson: Sci-Fi Futures, Rogue AI, and Why Meta-Skills Will Decide Who Thrives – E634
Season 1 Episode 634
Jeremy Au and Jordan Dea-Mattson reconnect to explore how Vernor Vinge’s Rainbows End anticipated today’s world of accelerating technology, reskilling challenges, and demographic shifts. They examine…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Indonesia Protests, TikTok Suspensions & What Happens When Trust Breaks w/ Gita Sjahrir - E633
Season 1 Episode 633
Gita Sjahrir and Jeremy Au analyze Indonesia’s nationwide protests to uncover how economic frustration, political tone-deafness, and social media reshaped the country’s trust in government. They disc…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Persevere or Pivot, Netflix Lessons & Sports Team Culture - E632
Season 1 Episode 632
Jeremy Au discussed the founder’s dilemma of when to persevere or when to pivot, and why company culture works better when treated as a sports team rather than a family. He illustrated the points wit…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Philipp Renner: From McKinsey’s Golden Cage to Building Dr. Shiba, an Eight-Figure Pet Wellness Brand – E631
Season 1 Episode 631
Philipp Renner, Founder & CEO of Dr. Shiba, joins Jeremy Au to share his journey from a global childhood to building one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing pet wellness companies. He reflects on how…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Kaizen VS. Boeing Failures, Lean Loops & Startup Learning - E630
Season 1 Episode 630
Jeremy Au shared lessons from Toyota’s Kaizen model, Boeing’s safety lapses, and lean startup methods. He explained why small improvements, frontline empowerment, and rapid iteration matter for both …
Published on 3 months ago