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Triston Francis: Advice for Harvard MBA Admits, 120 Alumni Reflections & Crafting Your Life - E303
Season 1 Episode 303
“You can meet a lot of people in the HBS MBA program. What you want to do is identify people that have a similar set of values and interests because …
2 years, 10 months ago
Biden’s China VC Investment Ban, Singapore Ecosystem Guide & Reverse Culture Shock
Season 1 Episode 302
“I'm incredibly optimistic about this ecosystem. There's a lot of macro stuff that is really pushing us along that I don't think we could've imagined…
2 years, 11 months ago
Huijin Kong: Quitting McKinsey, Identity Metamorphosis & Helping 1 Million People to Uncover Their True Selves - E301
Season 1 Episode 301
“For me, the purpose is very important. Everyone deserves to be helped. Some moments of conscientious crisis are situations when assessing if the lea…
2 years, 11 months ago
56% Startup Funding Decline 2023, Indonesia Bans <$100 SKU E-commerce Imports & Founder Fundraising Tactics
Season 1 Episode 300
“For us sitting in the pre-seed stage, we really haven't changed our pace, but for the portfolio companies who are raising seed and plus, we've defin…
2 years, 11 months ago
Nir Eyal: Mastering Indestractability (Managing Internal Triggers & Taking Personal Responsibility), Distraction vs. Traction & Taming the Technology Beast - E299
Season 1 Episode 299
“These days, we have so many labels around. Some say they have a short attention span, that they have an addictive personality, or they’re not good a…
2 years, 11 months ago
Request for Startups: LLM for Bahasa Indonesia, Community Unbundling, Wealth Advisors and More - E298
Season 1 Episode 298
“A lot of social science research reinforces the idea that changing your context helps you change your behavior. Imagine if there was a bot that make…
2 years, 11 months ago
Sherry Jiang: Web3 Market Turbulence, Product-Market Iteration & Team Trust - E297
Season 1 Episode 297
“Trust makes teams efficient because you don't have to fact-check and feel anxious about what someone else is doing. Everyone knows what’s going on s…
2 years, 11 months ago
Taylor Swift UOB Card 45% Surge, 17.4% Women VC Representation & Career Advice for Investors - E296
Season 1 Episode 296
“There are a lot of requests from people wanting to break into the VC space. I encourage people to start thinking about the VC processes like sourcin…
2 years, 11 months ago
Phillip An: Vietnam Property Financing, First Vietnamese Y Combinator Startup, Cofounder Firing & Probabilistic Thinking - E295
Season 1 Episode 295
“In the early stages of a startup, it’s not your monetization or competitors that can kill the company, but the team. Most of this is due to cofounde…
2 years, 11 months ago
Family Office Investment Dynamics, Conspicuous Consumption & Social Inequality & Redefining Local - E284
Season 1 Episode 294
“I hope they invest in the local ecosystem and not just in financial assets. The benefit of being wealthy is you can do what you want. Instead of a L…
2 years, 11 months ago