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Power Struggles in Southeast Asia: VC Rights, Founder Conflicts and the Return of Convertible Debt - E599
Season 1 Episode 599
Jeremy Au breaks down the evolving power dynamics between VCs and founders in Southeast Asia, diving into board control, investor rights, and why most startups fail despite support. He shares practic…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Janine Teo: How AI Empowers Youth, Reinvents Learning & Sparks Motivation – E598
Season 1 Episode 598
Janine Teo, CEO of Solve Education, returns to BRAVE after three years to explore how AI is reshaping education for marginalized youth. She and Jeremy Au unpack the double-edged nature of AI in learn…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Leaked Power Calls, Cannabis Crackdown & Why Thailand’s Startup Scene Is Quietly Rebooting with Wing Vasiksiri – E597
Season 1 Episode 597
Wing Vasiksiri, investor and ecosystem builder, returns to unpack the recent political upheaval in Thailand, the shifting startup landscape, and how these dynamics intersect. He and Jeremy Au explore…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Funding Game: Mastering SAFE Notes, Board Seats & Control - E596
Season 1 Episode 596
Jeremy Au broke down the real stakes behind early-stage fundraising—where founders trade equity for survival, and investors negotiate for control. He explained how financing tools like SAFE notes, co…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
How Vietnam’s Economy is Rewiring for Tech & Trade Battles with Valerie Vu – E595
Season 1 Episode 595
Vietnam’s rapid economic transformation is reshaping its future. Valerie Vu, General Partner at Ansible Ventures, joins Jeremy Au to explore how Vietnam is shifting from export dependence to a tech-d…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Demographic Collapse, Broken Visas & Why Global Talent Is Rerouting to Southeast Asia – E594
Season 1 Episode 594
Shiyan Koh, Managing Partner at Hustle Fund, joins Jeremy Au to examine how geopolitical shifts, demographic decline, and education policy are reshaping global talent and innovation flows. They explo…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Edtech's Real Buyers, Startup Law Traps and Why Founders Need Better Equity Deals - E593
Season 1 Episode 593
Jeremy Au breaks down the hidden risks in Southeast Asia’s edtech sector and early-stage startup law. He explains why edtech often fails to scale, how founder disputes emerge without early agreements…
Published on 6 months ago
Olzhas (Oz) Zhiyenkul: From Soviet Collapse to Disrupting Global Wealth Tech - E592
Season 1 Episode 592
Olzhas (Oz) Zhiyenkul, CEO and co-founder of Investbanq, joins Jeremy Au to share how his journey from post-Soviet Kazakhstan to launching a full-stack wealth operating system was shaped by hardship,…
Published on 6 months ago
Henry Motte-de la Motte: AI Tutors, Global EdTech, and the $1M Parenting Dilemma – E591
Season 1 Episode 591
Henry Motte-de la Motte, CEO of Edge Tutor, and Jeremy Au reconnect two years after their last conversation to discuss how global tutoring has evolved. They examine the rise of AI in education, diffe…
Published on 6 months ago
Ilya Kravtsov: Inside Indonesia’s Startup Meltdown, eFishery’s Hidden Fallout & How Real Founders Survive – E590
Season 1 Episode 590
Ilya Kravtsov, Co-Founder of Ringkas, joins Jeremy Au to unpack the rise and fall of Indonesia’s lending wave, the ripple effects of the eFishery scandal, and the hard lessons founders must absorb to…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago