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James Chai: Malaysia’s Chip Strategy, Rare Earth Leverage & The US–China AI Race – E672
Season 1 Episode 672
James Chai, Visiting Fellow at ISEAS and former policy advisor to Malaysia’s Ministry of Economy, joins Jeremy Au to unpack how Malaysia is repositio…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ziv Ragowsky: Corporate Venture Myths, Why Innovation Fails & How Startups Survive Inside Conglomerates – E671
Season 1 Episode 671
Ziv Ragowsky, Co-Founder of Wright Partners, joins Jeremy Au to unpack why corporate venture building remains one of Southeast Asia’s hardest but mos…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Hiroki Kato: Leaving Corporate Japan, Exposing Fraud in Vietnam & Building Asia’s Expert Knowledge Network – E670
Season 1 Episode 670
Hiroki Kato, Founder of Arches and Jeremy Au discuss how leaving a safe Japanese corporate career pushed Hiroki into Southeast Asia’s faster markets,…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Mike Mate: Philippine Startup Fog, Founder Grit & Betting on the Future – E669
Season 1 Episode 669
Jeremy Au and Mike Mate connect personal career risk with the structural limits of the Philippine startup ecosystem. Mike explains how jumping from l…
5 months ago
Aik Chuan Goh: Uber Lessons, Search Funds & The Future of Southeast Asia SMEs – E668
Season 1 Episode 668
Aik Chuan (A.C.) Goh, Founder of Singapore’s first traditional search fund, joins Jeremy Au to unpack how operators evolve from startup builders into…
5 months ago
BRAVE: VC Ghosting, Portfolio Math & The Brutal Truth About Startup Survival - E667
Season 1 Episode 667
Jeremy Au breaks down how venture capital really works after the check clears. He explains how VCs silently re-rank startups every year, why most com…
5 months, 1 week ago
Kamil Pabis: Why Health Hits a Ceiling, Longevity Needs Drugs & Science Moves Too Slowly - E666
Season 1 Episode 666
Kamil Pabis, a longevity researcher based in Singapore, joins Jeremy Au to unpack why extending a healthy lifespan needs systems thinking, not quick …
5 months, 1 week ago
BRAVE: Founder Control VS. VC Governance, Exit Risk & Value Protection - E665
Season 1 Episode 665
Jeremy Au discusses how value is created, preserved, and lost in Southeast Asian startups, focusing on governance, control rights, and exit risk. The…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
BRAVE: Why Startups Fail: Power Laws, Failure Patterns & Being Too Early - E664
Season 1 Episode 664
Jeremy Au breaks down why most startups fail even after raising capital and why failure is often misunderstood by founders, investors, and the media.…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
BRAVE: VC Term Sheets VS. Founder Control, Valuation Myths, Governance & Deal Failure - E663
Season 1 Episode 663
Jeremy Au breaks down how venture capital deals really close, why many fail after the term sheet, and how financial and control rights shape outcomes…
5 months, 3 weeks ago