Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Jeremy Au on His Journey to a Harvard MBA, Top 3 Lessons, Memorable Moments & Application Tips - E13
Season 1 Episode 13
Jeremy reflects on his journey from personal loss in high school, studying SATs in the army, to securing a spot at UC Berkeley and the experiences there that culminated in his decision to attend Harv…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
Looi Qin En on Co-Founding Southeast Asia’s #1 Tech-Enabled Recruitment Platform, Student Entrepreneurship, and the Leader’s Responsibility to Derisk - E12
Season 1 Episode 12
Looi Qin En is the co-founder and former COO of Glints. Founded in 2013, Glints is now the number one tech-enabled recruitment platform in Asia for employers to build successful teams. Their mission …
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
Jeremy Au in 2018 on Cofounding a Series A Early Education Marketplace, Personal Loss and Paying It Forward - E11
Season 1 Episode 11
Successful founders and investors have shared their reflections in other episodes. This podcast is a time capsule from 2018 where I shared my personal journey with GroundBreakers on tackling America'…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Randy Katz on Influence Without Authority, Setting Up WhiteHouse.gov & Academic Leadership - E6
Season 1 Episode 6
Professor Randy Howard Katz, the Vice Chancellor for Research at UC Berkeley and the United Micro Electronics Corporation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Compu…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Andrew Ive on Disrupting the Food Industry and Defying Expectations - E10
Season 1 Episode 10
Andrew Ive is the Founder & Managing General Partner at Big Idea Ventures. Big Idea Ventures is a hybrid venture firm with a VC arm and accelerator program. It runs the $50M New Protein Fund, which i…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Nurul Jihadah Hussain: Tech Diversity & Inclusion and Elevating Minority, Muslim & Female Talent - E9
Season 1 Episode 9
Nurul Jihadah Hussain is the Founder of The Codette Project. Operating since 2015, The Codette Project is a nonprofit ground-up initiative to improve access and opportunities for minority & Muslim wo…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Hsu Ken Ooi: from Rebellious Child to Chief Product Officer and Accelerating Southeast Asia's Startups - E8
Season 1 Episode 8
Hsu Ken Ooi is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Iterative. Iterative is a Y Combinator-style accelerator focused exclusively on Southeast Asia. In their latest batch, they chose the top 9 compa…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Amir Salihefendic: Being a Parent-Founder & Building a Remote-First Company and Community - E7
Season 1 Episode 7
Amir Salihefendić is the founder and CEO of Doist, the remote-first company behind the productivity app Todoist and Twist, a team communication app. Todoist keeps track of all your tasks, projects, a…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Geoffrey See on Training North Korea's Startups, Almost Dying Twice & Keeping The Faith - E5
Season 1 Episode 5
"When you have a personal mission in your life and you let it shine in a way that you live and breathe it, people are attracted to it. People see the dedication and the passion, and they want to help…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Elaine Truong on Leading a Tech Movement - E4
Season 1 Episode 4
Elaine Truong is the first product technical product manager at Facebook Singapore. Facebook connects 241 million Southeast Asians and one interesting difference is that 94% use Facebook through mob…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago