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Reflections on the decisions founders, investors and staff made while working with startups and how those turned out.

Jeffrey Broer


    • Dec 4, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Daniel Walker - I fired the guy 3 times - Mea Culpa - With Jeffrey Broer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 49:01 Transcription Available


    Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Season 3 is here! Daniel Walker's Dragon Law / Zegal story.   See here Daniel's 2015 Postmortem Conference talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkvSXnxGZww   Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: Mea Culpa Podcast  

    Lloyed Lobo - What do entrepreneurs do? Mea Culpa - With Jeffrey Broer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 50:23


    Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Season 3 Lloyed Lobo's story.   Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm Get Lloyed's new book, 'From Grassroots To Greatness: 13 Rules to Build Iconic Brands with Community Led Growth' (Wall Street Journal Bestseller) at FromGrassrootstoGreatness.com Lloyed's Instagram: instagram.com/lloyedlobo/  

    Alex Medana - We did not have any clue - Mea Culpa - With Jeffrey Broer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 51:47


    Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Season 3 is here! Alex Medana's story.   Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm  

    Melissa Kwan - 2.5 years to the 1st $10 - Mea Culpa - With Jeffrey Broer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 53:28


    Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Season 3 is here! Melissa Kwan's story.   Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm  

    S03E00 Season 3 is dropping soon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 0:57


    Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Season 3 is coming soon! Stay tuned.   Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm  

    It shouldn't have been 7 years of my life - Nic Haralambous

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 41:36


    Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Nic is a keynote speaker helping businesses build better company culture, book him: https://nicharalambous.com/speaker Nic's latest book is available for purchase now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SLVZ2K4 Follow Nic on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-haralambous-global-speaker-entrepreneur/   Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm  

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    Know where the ball will come from - Irene Wong

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 48:21


    Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm

    ABB (Always Be Building) - Hoyin Cheung

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 44:51


    Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm

    If you don't understand the landscape, you will never going to get there - Remi Caron

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 40:29


    The mentioned blog post here: Traction isn't everything Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm

    Giving advice is hard - Sam Gellman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 43:23


    Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm

    Keep an eye on your financials, ask me how I know - Aaron Rubin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 50:49


    Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm

    Scaling a privacy Google competitor - Colin Hayhurst

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 42:00


    Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm

    The Final Rug - Greg Maiskiewicz

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 50:03


    Mea Culpa, Startups Lessons Learned, where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their lessons learned working on, with or for startups. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm

    S02E00 Season 2 is dropping

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 0:36


    Season 2 is coming! Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible. Contact me @jebbery or suggest a guest here: www.mcp.fm

    Founder mental health struggles: Break the stigma surrounding mental health.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 60:52


    As the last episode of 2020: An open and revealing talk with 2 people about mental health. We have Megan Lam, CEO / Co-founder of Neurum, a digital behavioral health company providing a mental wellness solution for workforce mental health, and Justin Kung, Founder at Everyday Empathy, a private practice providing coaching, counseling, and training for people to achieve their professional and personal goals. They talked about founder mental health, a highly important issue in the startup world but, unfortunately, often overlooked.If you are experiencing psychological distress and need instant support, you can reach out at:For people in Hong Kong: Hong Kong Emergency HotlinesFamily Crisis Support 18 288Suicide Prevention Services 2382 000The Samaritan Befrienders HK 2389 2222The Samaritan (Multi-lingual Suicide Prevention) 2896 000For people in US: US Emergency Hotlines, Lifeline Crisis Chat, Essential Local and Community Service 211Or find your local contact information online.Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery

    Want to work at a startup? Vet the co-founders as good as they vet you

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 44:16


    In this episode: Greg Miaskiewicz, CEO/Co-founder of Capbase. Before that, he was CEO/Co-founder of Swarm, a bot detection startup, which was bought by Integral Ad Science in 2016.Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery

    Get your co-founder agreement in place! - Paul Orlando

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 51:10


    In this episode: Paul Orlando, Professor at USC and the Incubator Director for their internal incubator/accelerator program. Before that, he ran several accelerators and boot camps. To date has guided hundreds of companies. Recently he wrote his 2nd book: Growth Units, on Customer Acquisition Cost and Lifetime Value. He writes regularly about the unintended consequences of new tech, policy, and business growth. Please find the discount link here:Growth Units book on Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/l/AKtmRM/meaculpaStartup Sacrilege book on Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/l/WvsVFw/meaculpaUnintended Consequences: https://unintendedconsequenc.es/Growth Units book on Amazon (paperback and Kindle): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GJVV8RJ/ Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery 

    If you want to do something, execute, don't wait - Jaimie Au

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 30:40


    In this episode: Jaimie Au, Founder of Oh My Tat, an online ecommerce platform for custom temporary tattoos. Before she started TOOD / Oh My Tat, she was an account mananger at Alibaba.Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery

    "Oh I made the same mistake three times" - Stephen Forte

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 46:02


    In this episode: Stephen Forte, Managing Partner at Fresco Capital, an early stage VC investor. He was also a board member of the Scrum Alliance, Chief Strategy Officer at Telerik and CTO at Zagat Survey and many other ventures. He started his career as a developer.Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery 

    The co-founder issue took 7 months to resolve - Xania Wong

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 31:30


    In this episode: Xania Wong, a serial entrepreneur passionate about innovation while creating financial and social impact. She's the founder of JOBDOH an HR and Fintech solution offering services from job search to payroll stretching for employers and employeesLet us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery

    Startups also need 'Oxygen' - Gene Soo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 43:35


    In this episode: Gene Soo, A problem solver who's also into: tech and gadget, fashion, food, tennis, startup, location-based apps, green biz, snowboarding, squash, and way more...Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery

    Want to build a startup? Prepare for the game of emotional energy! - Kosta Kolev

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 39:38


    In this episode: Kosta Kolev, An engineer by training and an entrepreneur by nature; he calls himself an operator that loves building new products and teams from the ground up.He has built and launched new businesses and products across London, Hong Kong and Berlin. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery

    Game development, how hard can it be? - Patrick Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 48:12


    In this special episode: Patrick Lee, Patrick is co-founder of Rotten Tomatoes, Alive Not Dead, Hobo Labs and more. He will talk about how hard it is, even for an experienced founder, to start a gaming company.He's being interviewed by Casey Lau for the Startup Lessons Learned Postmortem ConferenceLet us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures and Casey Lau for making this episode possible.Contact me @jebbery

    I didn't tell my parents at first - Leo Wong

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 45:03


    In this episode: Leo Wong, a Hong Kong University of Science and Technology that straight out of school started SensBeat, an omv app and Yue Dong app that raised US$1million while still in college.Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery

    If my mum can use it, this company can use it! - Thomas Pun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 39:38


    In this episode: Thomas Pun, an entrepreneurial technical product manager with a strong sense of UX design and business. Started at Apple as a video codec engineer and had way too many tech advisor roles at known and lesser known startups to mention. He’s a Stanford and Y-combinator alumni. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery

    You can reach so many people with just lines of code - Karen Contet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 39:34


    In this episode: Karen Contet, co-founder & CEO of AngelHub, the first SFC-licensed startup investment platform in Hong Kong. Karen is also a co-founder of WHub.io, a Hong Kong startup ecosystem builder designed to foster meaningful connections with local startups, talents and investors. Before that, Karen started her career as a trader in banking and has a background in computer science and coding. She talks about the transition from corporate to startups, building websites, startup recruitment, and much more.Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery

    In early stage startups there's often no investment data, you have to make that data - Jeanne Lim

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 36:30


    In this episode: Jeanne Lim. Founder and CEO of Nama Institute which advocates a higher wisdom to living, leading, and innovating. She’s the former CEO and CMO of Hanson Robotics, an AI and robotics company, known from Sophia, a social humanoid robot. She’s also a startup advisor, angel investor and career marketer. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery

    I've spent a car worth of angel investments, but no returns - Daniel Chun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 46:46


    In this episode: Daniel Chun, CEO of Remotec Technology, a company focused on smart controls, home automation and IoT. He’s also an adjunct lecturer in technology at HKU Space, inventor and angel investor. We will talk about his experiences in mobile payments, a well preforming toy store and IoT licenses challenges.Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery 

    My co-founder took the IP, investor and client - Bhavneet Chahal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 44:12


    In this episode: Bhavneet Chahal, CEO & Co-Founder at GoSkills, an online learning company with personalized courses built by a completely remote team, with staff spread around the globe. She is also a former account manager of Groupon. She will talk about her co-founder who took off with her startup, how she scaled her startup GoSkills with Groupon and her lack of cooking skills.Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery 

    I had to go back and appologize for the wrong advice - Atin Batra - Twenty Seven Ventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 45:24


    In this episode: Atin Batra, General Partner at Twenty Seven Ventures, a global VC Fund that invests in EdTech and Future of Work Startups. An ex-entrepreneur, he loves the sport ultra-marathon trail running. And much more. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode and thanks to Kohpy Ventures for making this series possible.Contact me @jebbery

    Does this makes sense? - Koen Munneke - Intrinsik

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 33:34


    In this episode: Koen Munneke, CEO & Co-Founder at Intrinsik, a SaaS healthtech platform that connects medical device producers with their clinicians. Named by Galen Growth as one of the leading Healthcare startups in Asia. A 500 Startups alumni. He talks about accepting advise, personal learnings, and handgrenades.... And much more. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcast. Thanks to Mizuho Hong Kong for being the venue sponsor for this episode.Contact me @jebbery

    I need to do this kind of work - Amit Chaterjee

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 51:21


    In this episode: Amit Chatterjee, CEO and founder of Shadow Factory, a B2B virtual, augmented, and mixed reality production services company headquartered in Hong Kong. Before that he was involved in multiple startups. He talks about the passion and struggles of startups, food delivery in Hong Kong. And much more. Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcastContact me @jebbery or email jeffrey@introduck.me

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    The investors sent me money within 48 hours - James Kwan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 34:25


    In this episode: James Kwan, Managing director Jumpstart Magazine, a hybrid online and offline platform dedicated to connect tech startups in APAC and beyond. Before that he founded Deal N Ship and he is an experienced sales and marketing expert. He talks about letting go of your startup when you found something that has more traction.Let us know who you want to hear sharing on this podcastContact me @jebbery or email jeffrey@introduck.me

    I resigned 3 times - Sue Kim

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 42:56


    In this episode: Sue Kim, Founding Partner at Libbler, a modern recruitment partner for high potential technology and finance talents. Before that she was a banker and a Technology Consultant for Financial Services Clients. She talks about the lessons learned of doing a recruitment startup as an ex-banker. And much more. Contact me @jebbery or email jeffrey@introduck.me

    Late for breakfast, sold my company - Ben Chien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 50:26


    In this episode: Ben Chien, Managing Director, Greater China, AnyMind Group he came to that position as founder of Acqua Media that got acquired by AnyMind Group. He’s also the co-founder of SeeDoctor, a doctors review & classified website and mobile app. Thanks to Kowloon Estadium in Hong Kong for sponsoring the studio use: kowloonestadium.comContact me @jebbery or email jeffrey@introduck.me

    Both sides of the table - Fritz Demopoulus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 34:15


    In this episode: Fritz Demopoulus, Founder of Queen’s Road Capital. Before that he was the CEO/Co-founder of Shawei.com which was bought by tom.com and CEO/Co-founder of Qunar.com which IPO’ed in 2013. Contact me @jebbery or email jeffrey@introduck.me

    Yogurt, how hard can it be? - Ashok Jaiswal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 31:12


    In this episode: Ashok Jaiswal, Founder / CMO at Lecker Labs (Yomee Yogurt). Before that, Ashok was the founder of EzeeCube and was a Sr. Technical Analyst at Goldman Sachs. He talks about the lessons learned of doing a hardware startup for the first and second time. And much more. Contact me @jebbery or email jeffrey@introduck.me

    Personal relationships and being founder - Raymond Yip

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 42:20


    In this episode: Raymond Yip, Venture Partner at Mount Parker Ventures in Hong Kong. Before that, Raymond was the founder and CEO of Shopline and advertisement startup Clickful. He talks about divorce, co-founder break up and being on the other side of the table.Contact me @jebbery or email jeffrey@introduck.me

    S01E00 Introduction to Mea Culpa podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 1:59


    Mea Culpa, the lessons learned from startups. Where founders, investors, lawyers and mentors share their stories about working on, with or for startups. We will postmortem their errors, fails and pivots. Reflect on the decisions they made and how those turned out.Contact me @jebbery or email jeffrey@introduck.me

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