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Why Vietnam’s Moment Is Happening Now: Ton Nu Thi Ninh
Episode 22
Madame Tôn Nữ Thị Ninh is one of Vietnam’s most respected diplomats, intellectuals, and public thinkers. Over decades, she represented Vietnam on the…
10 hours ago
What Built Modern Vietnam – Bui Kien Thanh
Episode 21
Bùi Kiến Thành is one of the most influential economic thinkers behind modern Vietnam. Over decades, he advised governments, institutions, and leader…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Will & Tina: How We Became Content Creators in Vietnam
Episode 20
Will & Tina share how they met at an OV event in Saigon — and how a chance connection turned into a relationship, a shared life in Vietnam, and event…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Vietnam Can Build Deeptech: Quoc Luong’s Journey
Episode 19
Quoc Luong grew up scavenging for food on the streets of Saigon – and went on to become one of Vietnam’s most accomplished deep-tech founders. After …
4 months, 1 week ago
From Harvard MBA to Vietnamese Nail Salons
Episode 18
Truc Nguyen left a high-achieving path — JP Morgan, HP, Deloitte, Harvard MBA — to pursue a very different ambition: buying and operating small busin…
4 months, 1 week ago
Hardship as Training: Vincent Vu’s Lessons on Grit & Problem-Solving
Episode 17
Vincent Vu’s journey is extraordinary. From escaping Vietnam by boat at age seven and spending six years in a refugee camp, to immigrating to the U.S…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Vietnam Is Underrated: Stephen Turban on Building Globally From Saigon
Episode 16
Stephen Turban shares why Vietnam became one of the most meaningful chapters of his life – and why he chose Saigon as the base to build Lumiere, an 8…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
From Cambridge to Saigon: Linh Pham on Building Vietnam’s Uber for Trucks
Episode 15
Linh Pham left a career at Goldman Sachs in London to return to Vietnam and build LOGIVAN, a trucking marketplace often called the “Uber for Trucks.”…
5 months ago
How Hao Tran Built Vietcetera – Lessons on Starting from Zero in Vietnam
Episode 14
Hao Tran shares his journey from the Bay Area to Saigon – and how being laid off in Silicon Valley led him to co-found Vietcetera, now one of Vietnam…
5 months, 1 week ago
From Debt to Exit: Francois Le Nguyen on Redefining Success and Returning to Vietnam
Episode 13
Francois “Frankie” Le Nguyen opens up about his unlikely path — from a teenage entrepreneur in debt to building and selling a cybersecurity startup, …
6 months ago