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Today on the podcast, we have the great privilege of hosting Felix Lee, the founder of ADPList, a global community of mentors and learners, where people can find, book, and meet mentors around the world. ADPList's mentors include the likes of professionals from Microsoft, Discord, Netflix, Figma, Google, Amazon, Stripe, Twitch, and more. Previously, he was the co-founder and CEO of Packdat which he exited, and design lead for GoTrade. In this episode, we covered: Felix's entrance to entrepreneurship, how his ventures acquired their first users (both mentors and mentees), the importance of product and design, how ADPList started when Felix wanted to serve the world, how he met his co-founder, how ADPList achieved traction with zero marketing dollar spent, the importance of quality control, the economic model of ADPList, the benefits of VC fundraising and what to look out for, stock options and compensations for employees, the 5 tools he uses and much more! Learn more about ADPList: https://adplist.org/ Follow Felix on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixleezd/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today we have the special privilege of speaking to Dato Barnabas Huang, a serial millionaire entrepreneur who has built multiple 7-8 digits revenue businesses that includes NutriFirst, Huang's Jewelry and he is also the country managing director of UFC Gym Singapore. In today's episode, we covered: How Barnabas hustled his way to high 7 digits revenue with NutriFirst based on the concept of trust and authenticity, the importance of being genuine and wanting to provide value, his hiring processes and how he identifies employees with intrinsic callings, building a community and keeping customers engaged for highest LTVs, effective inventory management of a jewelry business which could have stock that lasts for decades, providing most value at a competitive price point as a strategy with UFC Gym SG, embracing new distribution/sales channels like live streaming on Facebook and much more! Learn more about Barnabas' businesses: https://huangsjewelry.com/ https://www.ufcgymsingapore.com/ https://www.nutrifirst.com/ Reach out to Barnabas: https://www.instagram.com/barnabashuang/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/barnabashuang/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today, we have Charlene Oh, the founder of Mooi Beauty, Mooi Teeth and Pawkit on to share more about her entrepreneurship journey from her roots in a career in Finance. Mooi Beauty is a beauty brand that is home to the Mooi Teeth whitening kit that launched at an astronomical pace, selling out 4000 sets in the first 3 months since the company started. The brand is also featured organically in The Straits Times, Clicknetwork, DailyVanity and TheBeautyInsider. In today's episode, we covered: How Charlene and her partner came up with the product design and idea of Mooi Teeth, the product release cycle strategy of Mooi Beauty, how to create a recurring element for their products and increase LTVs, influencer marketing, the benefits of selling on marketplace platforms like Shopee, the importance of sourcing a strategic supplier, the importance of trust in user acquisition, product expansion and localisation for health products and much more! Learn more about Mooi Beauty and Mooi Teeth: https://www.mooiteeth.com/ Reach out to Charlene: https://www.instagram.com/charleneeeoh_/?next=%2F ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today, we have Selim on the podcast to share about his amazing pivot from being an SMMA owner to a superbly remarkable entrepreneurship venture with Mark Copy. Mark Copy utilises machine learning and AI-related technology to help companies create awesome content that converts. Be it through SEO-optimised blog articles or templated content, Mark Copy has it all. As a testament to Mark Copy's results, it is a number 1 ranked product on Product Hunt. If you're an aspiring entrepreneur looking to build a product in the SaaS and bottom-up Saas space, this episode is a must-listen-to. In today's episode, we covered: Selim's beginnings as an SMMA owner and how his struggles led to the founding of Mark Ads. Selim's and the company's pivot and how to identify when a company should pivot. Why building an app on Shopify is a great idea. How to find great co-founders. How Selim positioned Mark Copy's products competitively, and how the company found its first clients. The importance of continuously emailing, reaching out and developing a strong sense of urgency in the company's culture. Trends in machine learning and AI algorithmic structures. How the team identified the right audience to pivot the product to? How to develop pricing strategies for SaaS products. The importance of building a community around the product. Why Selim began to embrace a remote working culture and its benefits. Plus many more! Learn more about Mark Copy: https://www.markcopy.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/mark-copy-ai/ Join their discord community: https://discord.com/invite/7GSJYTakj5 ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today's guest, Bevan is a close friend of ours, and we're tremendously grateful for his time and sharing. Bevan is the COO of Corvan. Corvan is one of Malaysia's fastest-growing companies in the home appliances industry. Corvan consistently ranks as Lazada's and Shopee's Top 5 in the Small Appliances category. Corvan specialises in developing and bringing home appliances of high practicality and quality to consumers. Today, Corvan serves hundreds of thousands of happy and loyal customers with its bestselling products such as the Corvan Cordless Vacuum, picaMop Cordless Mop and Cordless Waterproof Power Scrub. In today's episode, we covered: Bevan's experiences and learnings from his internship at an e-commerce enabler Nsquared. Why does the concept of e-commerce enablers work and their benefits for large MNCs. How the distributorship, dealer and retailer business model works. The process of attaining an exclusive distributorship from Nito. How Corvan dealt with supply chain disruptions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. How the pandemic forced Corvan towards digitalisation and creating an online brand presence and operational infrastructure. How Corvan utilised influencer marketing to get the ball rolling for them. The importance of reviews, social medial presence/referrals and serving great products in general. How Corvan manages SKUs, deciding when to add or remove a product from their product list to juggle between variety and economies of scale. The importance of developing technical expertise and product teams to constantly solve customers' pain points and develop great winning products and much more! Find out more about Corvan's incredible products: https://www.corvan.com.my/ https://shopee.com.my/corvan.os https://www.lazada.com.my/shop/corvan/ Corvan's socials: https://www.instagram.com/corvan_asia/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@corvan_asia https://www.facebook.com/CorvanAsia/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/corvan/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

High ROIs, Unicorns, SPAC deals, IPOs, eccentric founders, tech, AI, robotics, blockchain, and crypto are some of the terms that are associated with venture capital (VCs) today. But is there all that is to VC? Today, we have the extreme privileged of speaking to Christopher Quek to dive deeper into what Venture Capital investing really entails. Christopher is the founder and managing partner of TRIVE VC. TRIVE is an early-stage VC that focuses on positive impact technology investments in South-East Asia. TRIVE and Christopher have deployed over US$26m of capital into 20 early-stage startups. In today's episode, we covered: Christopher's entrepreneurial roots, his pivot to incubating startups and eventually launching a VC fund. How to start a VC fund from a regulatory and legal perspective. The "art" vs "science" of early stage investing. How Christopher and his partners managed to secure millions in fundraising. Why VC, SEA and early stage vs private equity or real estate funds? The importance of building a relationship in the due diligence process. The negative screening process of finding the right investors, the value-add of VCs, what happens before and after capital is deployed into a start-up, how early-stage venture capital investments are "hedged" and more! Reach out to Christopher: https://christopherquek.com/ Learn more about TRIVE VC: https://www.trive.vc/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Daniel Charbonnet is the founder of All Citizens. All Citizens is a direct-to-consumer menswear brand on a mission to democratize comfort and provide comfort, performance and quality to all. His story is a unique one. As opposed to the typical entrepreneur, Daniel had a very successful career in AWS and IBM prior to founding his business. Listen on to find out more about his career switch from consulting at large tech firms to creating an undergarment to solve men's greatest pain point, discomfort around our family jewels. Eventually Daniel and All Citizens raised $1.2m in seed funding and achieved 300% growth in FY2021. In today's episode, we covered: Daniel's pivot from consulting to entrepreneurship, how he came up with the prototype of All Citizens despite not having a design or clothing background, and how he managed to find great suppliers and established highly efficient operation and return policies to achieve return rates of 1.9% and achieve shipping within just 2 days. How to maximize the SKU catalogue to manage the trade-off of variety and economies of scale in production, the importance of addressing customer pain points and basing the company's every step towards bettering the customers' experience, how All Citizen dealt with demand surge, and the importance of forecasting. How All Citizens acquired its first customers and why ensuring customer happiness is crucial in expansion via referrals. Daniel's marketing philosophy, how to deal with squeezed margins, the importance of a strategic investor and much more! Find out about All Citizens: https://allcitizens.sg/ https://allcitizens.com/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Nicole Yap is the founder of 8SIAN, a global, inclusive community that brings together members who share admiration for Asian cultures. The project gathers a large list of influential supporters such as Steve Aoki, Matt Higgins of Shark Tank, and Jaeson Ma, the founder of 88Rising. For us, whose only single NFT buy almost went to zero, this pod is a masterclass on what a successful NFT project and community should be like when managed right. In today's episode, we covered: Nicole's start to entrepreneurship by reselling luxury fashion wear like Supreme, finding out about and buying Bitcoin at $80, operating and owning franchisee outlets of Instea, Why she is bullish on NFTs & Cryptocurrencies, how she got into NFTs after learning about VISA's acquisition of Cryptopunks, how being active on NFT discord channels led to her wanting to start 8SIAN, the unique aspects of 8SIAN's roadmap, establishing partnerships with renowned web 2.0 companies like Cider, Uniqlo & Royal Selangor, the unit economics of NFTs, pre-launching, and marketing of 8SIAN, building up and policing the community, how she built up 8SIAN's team, her thoughts on the markets today and how she manages her time wisely and efficiently. Reach out to Nicole: https://www.instagram.com/8sianmom/?hl=en Find out more about 8SIAN: https://www.instagram.com/8siannft/?hl=en Nicole's Podcast (8sian Powerhouse NFT Talk): https://open.spotify.com/show/1uRPAZoA4pdPsTFjleBDBI?si=20cdcf95416d4ee2 ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today the boys talked about how one of their NFTs has almost gone to zero. Thoughts on whether we'd buy more NFTs and our personal opinion and views about community-centric NFT projects. We also shared our perspective on Andrew Tate's business empire and his ban from Instagram and Facebook. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today, we have the privilege of speaking to Bryan Choo, one of the bigger names we have hosted thus far for sure. Bryan is the founder of multiple companies including TheSmartLocal.com, Eatbook SG, MS News, and ZULASG. Unbeknownst to the majority except for avid fans, Bryan is also a former competitive Starcraft 2 player who has reached rank 1 on different servers on many occasions, his passion for the game has also led to him founding SC2SEA.com, a gaming portal that has hosted eSports competition as well. This pod is a must-listen for those wanting to start a career or a venture in content creation and media. In today's episode, we covered: Bryan's start to entrepreneurship with SC2SEA.com, the "why" and "how" of the founding of TheSmartLocal.com, how he and the team grew TheSmartLocal successfully after a pivot, creating different specialized media companies to cater to certain demands and outreach, the importance of data in organic and targeted content creation, how Bryan utilizes first principles, his thoughts on TikTok vs Facebook, how Bryan selectively designed the organizational infrastructure of TSL and allocation of resources, how TSL utilized SEO optimization to drive traffic during its early days, thoughts on media tech, blockchain & eSports, and finally providing advice to us on how we can scale the SIMP Investing Podcast. Bryan's companies: https://thesmartlocal.com/ https://zula.sg/ https://mustsharenews.com/ https://eatbook.sg/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

A seasoned entrepreneur, on today's pod, we spoke to Haoming, the managing director of Huggs Coffee. Prior to joining Huggs Coffee, Haoming was the co-founder of Artbox Singapore and brought Shilin Night Market to local shores too, which we are sure many of us have gone to at least one of their events. When speaking to Haoming, we were intrigued by the way he approaches creative ideas and business models and the many mentions of "first principles" thinking. This podcast is a must-listen for entrepreneurs wanting to make things happen. In today's episode, we covered: Haoming's entrepreneurship journey with Artbox and Invade, and how he managed to convince partners, the government, and consumers to join in on these lifestyle events. How Haoming joined Huggs Coffee and what were the impactful opportunities that he saw then at the heart of the COVID-19 lockdowns. The action plan and strategies for turning Huggs Coffee around and digitalizing the brand through tapping on digital platforms, working on brand and value perception, and more. How Haoming positions Huggs Coffee and fends off "competitors" like Starbucks and Coffee Bean by creating its own niche. Haoming's first few hires to turnaround Huggs Coffee, the advantages of local brands, a unique way of thinking of the franchising business model, and more! Reach out to Hao Ming: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haominglee/ Learn more about Huggs Coffee: https://www.huggscoffee.com/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today on the pod, we speak to Kai Yuan, the CEO & Founder of Rocket Academy. Rocket Academy is an online coding boot camp that aims to help people become software engineers and has a 100% job placement rate. A highly experienced programmer himself, the podcast episode entails a lot about the intersection between coding and entrepreneurship. In today's episode, we covered: Kai Yuan's journey and experience working at Facebook/Meta, Alibaba, Nuna, and Dana Cita as a software engineer. What is the most important and underlooked skill of software engineers, how Rocket Academy fights off competitors by not focusing on them, how did Rocket Academy capture its first few customers and partners, how someone should learn to start programming and why the focus on algorithms and Javascript, how to identify if coding is appropriate for someone, the benefits of fundraising from venture capital firms, what he is looking out for in the Edtech space, how he built and scaled the team and more! Reach out to Kai Yuan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaiyuanneo/?originalSubdomain=sg Learn more about Rocket Academy and its offerings: https://linktr.ee/rocketacademy ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today on the pod, we have the privilege of speaking to Ondy Ma, the founder of Surfwheel and DataHunt. Ondy is a startup/innovation/product guru with more than 5 global utility patents to his company and his name. With one of the boys having some prior experience as a product manager, speaking to Ondy really helped enhanced our product knowledge game and perspective. In today's episode, we covered: The essence of product management, upstream vs downstream marketing, processes of building MVPs/prototypes, and knowing when it is market ready. How Surfwheel found its first customers and ended up in Target, the manufacturing process of hardware tech products, how to build a great product, how he examines distribution channels and LTVs of his product, how COVID inspired the founding of Datahunt, when to kill a product and the importance of super fans in accelerating product adoption growth. Reach out to Ondy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ondyma/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today on the pod, we have the privilege of having Alvin from Watch Jelly back on the podcast (p.s. Alvin's our first repeat guest!). Besides running Watch Jelly, Alvin actually works full-time in Wealth Management at a Bulge Bracket bank. As compared to most bankers, Alvin actually worked and lived in both Hong Kong and Singapore. Today, he joins the pod to share more about the major differences in both Financial hubs. In today's episode, we covered: Why Alvin chose to enter Wealth Management, the major differences between working and living in Hong Kong vs Singapore, What aspects of Finance Hong Kong specialise in, and why is Hong Kong lagging in the tech and crypto space. What trends to look forward to in 10 years in Hong Kong, the commodities industry in Hong Kong, and how the COVID situation is being handled there. Lastly, Alvin shared more about the possibility of watch price arbitrages and what to consider for your first milestone watch. Reach out to Alvin's channels: Check out his youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKEKkJMgJGmM3SvSfFDs2g Follow him on IG here: @watch.jelly https://www.instagram.com/watch.jelly/?hl=en Follow his BilliBilli here:【WatchJelly的个人空间-哔哩哔哩】 ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today, we have Samuel Ong on to share more about the intricacies and details of the affiliate and email marketing world. From discussing the details of email service providers, iOS 14, Google Adsense, ClickBank, and Facebook Ads, this pod is definitely a masterclass for people who are interested to learn more about this niche and profitable space. In today's episode, we covered: Samuel's journey or how he transitioned from being an insurance agent to generating leads for them, dropping out of NUS Business School, and running his own agency. Alternatives to Facebook ads such as TikTok. The power of an email list and why everybody should seek to collect and monetize them. Dropshipping and why it's an extremely difficult game to play. How to deal with shadow bans, risk of email marketing, and more! Reach out to Samuel: https://www.instagram.com/samuelongcy/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today on the pod, we have a close friend joining us to share more about his perspective on Thailand and its economy. Deviating from the atypical Singaporean millennial who typically focuses more on equities listed on the Nasdaq or the S&P 500, Jordan has an acute interest in the Thai equity markets. This greatly aligns with his interest in Thai culture as well, having traveled vastly across the country, interning and living there for a period. In today's episode, we covered: How Jordan managed to secure internships in Thailand and what drew him there, why the Thai economy has a ton of potential, how he analyses Thai equities, the importance of both technical and fundamental analysis, the dangers of blindly following the media and how he would recommend beginners to get started, and more ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today we dive deep into the direct-to-consumer (DTC) space in eCommerce. We have Xenon, the ex-founder of HeavenLuxe, one of the fastest-growing eCommerce brands in Singapore, on the podcast to share more about the space. Currently acting as an advisor to HeavenLuxe after selling the business to Rocket Internet, Xenon also advises/coaches DTC brands to aid them in reaching the 6-digits monthly revenue mark. In today's episode, we covered: Xenon's entrepreneurship journey, transitioning from drop shipping to DTC, the cons of drop shipping, need vs to want products, how he scaled HeavenLuxe, Xenon's 3 principles that DTC owners must have to get things going, HeavenLuxe's sale to Rocket Internet's process and more. Reach out to Xenon: https://www.facebook.com/xenon.tan https://www.instagram.com/xenonx_/ https://coaching.10xecommerce.asia/book-call ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today on the pod we have with us, Faith Wu. Faith is the founder of Sniff & Bark, an eCommerce company based in Canada that provides dog accessories such as collars and harnesses that are designed and manufactured with love for dog moms who would do just about anything for their dogs. Besides scaling Sniff & Bark, Faith has transitioned into providing consulting for people who would love to level up their TikTok and social media game by utilizing her proven marketing/creative strategies and experience. In today's episode, we covered: How Faith got into entrepreneurship, transitioning from Finance & a CFA to a full-time entrepreneur, how did Sniff & Bark start, and how Faith scaled the company. How did Faith deal with operations, building her team, distribution, a large variety of SKUs, inventory, processes, and S.O.Ps. Faith also touched heavily on her marketing strategies and why influencer marketing did not work out well for her and what did. Reach out to Faith and her businesses: Sniff & Bark: https://sniffandbark.com.co/ Join Sniff & Bark's Ambassador Programme for exclusive discounts and rewards: https://sniffandbark.com.co/pages/ambassador @sniffandbark on Instagram Faith's Instagram and TikTok: @itsfaithwu Interested parties can also reach out to her on Instagram or TikTok for consulting-related advice ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today, we have the privilege of hosting Alvin Poh as a guest on the Podcast. Alvin is a serial entrepreneur who founded and sold Vodien for $30m back in 2017. Today, Alvin directs his efforts to guide serious and aspiring entrepreneurs to super-scale their ventures to the $100k+/Month profit mark. Particularly with a special focus on systems and building a productive team. Additionally, Alvin aims to solve the existing pain points of customers in the web-hosting space with CLDY. If you're an aspiring entrepreneur or a business owner, definitely go this episode a listen. In today's episode, we covered: Alvin's entrepreneurship journey and how Vodien transitioned to what it was. How Alvin and the team were able to acquire Vodien's first customers. The importance of systems in scaling, communications, and more. Alvin's 5E concepts. Exiting from Vodien, finding purpose again. Why did Alvin start Super Scaling and CLDY? Reach out to Alvin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvinpoh/ Listen to his podcast where he shares about super scaling: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mJOvWw14GBUeeMifjXDSu?si=7f3d553fe6784dfb Alvin's businesses: https://superscaling.com/ https://www.cldy.com/sg/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only

Remember the other podcast episode where we butchered real estate (in a bad way)? We're here to correct that. Today, we have the privilege of having CeeKay on to share more and provide legitimate insights about the real estate industry. CeeKay is a real estate consultant that specializes in real estate investments and covers a broad range of property types. He also manages a team of 11, grooming them to be the future leaders of the industry like he is. In today's episode, we covered: How CeeKay got into the real estate industry, the traits every successful consultant should have, addressing the golden question (can we really buy a property with no money down?), BTO vs going private, criteria to look for before investing in a property, how property consultants scale the businesses and how he plans to do so in the approach of building his team, is China investable today, and more! Reach out to CeeKay: https://www.instagram.com/ceekay.sg/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp-8WU9BLFkgKcocecixieA ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today the boys speak to Jack Chu, the founder of JIN Kimchi, Inmarch, Hana Story, Go Young, and Mirae. Jack is a serial entrepreneur with his roots stemming from providing digital marketing services with a special focus on UI/UX to a wide range of businesses including MNCs and start-ups. Taking his skills in marketing, UI/UX design, Facebook ads buying, SEO, etc, Jack has transitioned his efforts to building direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands that consumer loves today. In today's episode, we covered: Jack's roots in entrepreneurship, his successes, and failures. How he scaled JIN Kimchi to where it was today. The beauty of the F&B industry. How Jack approaches product development, marketing, operations, and building a team. What's next for Jack Chu, his game plan, and more. Reach out to Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackchuyw/ Jack's Businesses: https://www.inmarch.co/ https://www.hanastory.com/ https://ih-foods.com/ https://jin-kimchi.com/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

For men with no glimmer of romantic hope like us, it was a pleasure to get Marcus Neo on the pod today to share more about his personal online dating tips with us. Jokes aside, Marcus shared more about his entrepreneurship journey and how a three times University dropout managed to start, scale and sell an online coaching business. In today's episode, we covered: Marcus' entrepreneurship journey, how he built and scaled a dating business and eventually sold it, his regrets about selling the business and what he would have done if he hadn't sold it, digital marketing tips and previous stints at places like Dr Wealth, online dating tips on platforms like OkCupid, Tinder, Bumble and more! Reach out to Marcus: https://www.instagram.com/iammarcusneo/ https://marcusneo.co/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

For Kpop and Korean streetwear fashion fans, today's episode would be insightful to you. We have Chloe on the pod to share more about how she managed to build up StyleupK, a Korean streetwear fashion start-up to become an extremely successful ecom brand. StyleupK scaled into 5 countries, and partners with brands such as FILA, ADLV and Adidas. StyleupK has also more than 30k monthly active users with over 10k app downloads. In today's episode, we covered: Chloe's personal journey of how she ended up living in Korea and starting StyleupK, the importance and advice on SEO and influencer marketing, how she managed to build partnerships with renowned brands, the future of clothing retail with AR/VR and more! Reach out to Chloe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-eu/ https://styleupk.com/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

We believe we have the most technical guest on the pod yet, something spicy as compared to financial professionals. Rishab is the co-founder and CEO of HiveBotics, a robotic cleaning automation start-up. Today's episode will definitely share a unique perspective of a very promising technical start-up that has raised venture capital money that aims to be at the forefront of the robotics revolution. In today's episode, we covered: Rishab's journey and how he started HiveBotics, the importance of tech architecture and code in building and scaling a tech business, how he builds his team, what makes a good software engineer, and more! Reach out to HiveBotics and Rishad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishab-patwari/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/hive-botics/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjK_93ZYRkAAISZILvb9E4g/about ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Another episode another special guest. Today we have Yukki Jiang Yu Qing. Yukki is a professional commodities trader at one of the largest investment banks in the world. Dealing with large sums of money (9 figures, millions at times) on their own personal P&L books and on behalf of their clients, traders have tremendous skill and nerves of steel. Today, we speak to Yukki to learn more about how these traders function. In today's episode, we covered: The daily life of a trader at an investment bank, the purpose of a trader at a bank, how trading ideas get developed, risk management techniques, how did she land her role, and more! Reach out to Yukki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuqing-jiang/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today on the pod we have yet another special guest. Chi Keng runs a Youtube channel with over 10k subscribers. His content is extremely niche and specialized as compared to other random financial YouTubers. Chi Keng exclusively covers detailed and informative research on Alibaba (BABA) and most recently Meta (META). If you are someone (like us) who bought into BABA and Meta over the past year, it would do you some good to listen to what Chi Keng has to say. In today's episode, we covered: How Chi Keng's investing approach has changed over the years, why he's bullish on META, BABA and the Chinese economy, his Youtube journey, and more Reach out to Chi Keng: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC769m0AdK9HIEDkm8iOJlqw Twitter: https://twitter.com/taychikeng?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Substack: https://substack.com/profile/28576702-tay-chi-keng ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Side hustles are great to build side income of your passion and with social media nowadays advocating the hustling lifestyle, we can confidently say a huge proportion of the people you know around you are attempting to build something for additional income. Today, we shared about the different types of side hustles you can pursue, our own experiences and what are the factors you should consider before diving in. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

We are 100% certain that every aspiring finance undergraduate would have a thought or desire to break into Investment Banking. The prestige, remuneration, and the opportunity to work alongside some of the hardest working and bright talents out there is what drew even us into wanting to join the industry during our university days. Today we have Nicole, a current investment banking intern at a very renowned wall street bank in New York to share more about what investment banking is and how to get in. In today's episode, we covered: The daily life of an IB intern, the structure of an investment bank, the importance of networking, how did she prepare for her investment banking role and more. Reach out to Nicole: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolelqk/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today the boys talked about something we do not have deep knowledge about and that is real estate. Why did we talk about real estate? We felt it was appropriate because it is another asset class that is investable and can generate significant financial returns (or maybe we're just thinking about getting our sweet BTOs). That said, do not take everything discussed in this episode word for word and we would love for an expert to come on and put us back in our place (do reach out!) In this episode we shared about what types of properties are out there, how would we select properties to invest in, and would we actually invest in them. Towards the end, we talked about REITs plus their selection criteria as well. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today's episode is a unique twist from our typical financial-oriented content. We have on the pod, Celeste. Celeste is an experienced digital marketer at VMware, one of the world's cloud computing and virtualization technology companies. With experience in both B2C and B2B marketing, Celeste provided a primer to the world of B2B marketing. Celeste has done enterprise SAAS marketing, public sector and pharmaceuticals physical products. In today's episode, we covered: The difference between B2B and B2C marketing, the qualified lead generation process from a B2B perspective, what makes a good marketer, and much more! Reach out to Celeste: https://www.linkedin.com/in/celeste-chang/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today the boys talked about what the sharing economy is, its pros and cons from the perspective of users. Then we shifted to talking about some of the companies that are in the space, and if we would invest in them. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today, we shared our thoughts on 2020-2021's hottest ETF: ARK and our thoughts/observation about the impending "recession" ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

In today's episode, the boys reflected on their time at Business School, specifically NUS. How we thought the environment was, what we would've done differently and some tips from the scrubs on how to succeed there. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

You are in for a treat. Today's guest is Willie Keng, a highly experienced financial professional who worked as a research analyst in a couple of banks & family offices before he turned founder. Willie's extensive career brought him from roles in risk to an associate director role in fixed income advisory. Eventually, Willie decided to start Dividend Titan, a newsletter where Willie shares his insightful thoughts and investment ideas in a very digestible manner, even for complete beginners. In today's episode, we covered: The difference between the institution and the retailers' approach to investing, and why retailers edge out. His style and approach to investing and how it changed over time, and his thoughts on markets today. Reach out to Willie: https://www.dividendtitan.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/willie-keng-cfa-03b8174a/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Alvin is an avid watch collector from Singapore and owns multiple luxury watches himself. While working as a banker in Hong Kong and Singapore, he has managed to get hold of some amazing timepieces, and now he teaches people how to purchase luxury watches themselves. In today's episode, we covered: Tips on getting your first watch, thoughts on watches as an asset class, the myth of landing yourself onto the VIP list and more! If you want to learn more about Alvin and watch jelly, here are the links to some of his socials. Check out his youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKEKkJMgJGmM3SvSfFDs2g Follow him on IG here: @watch.jelly https://www.instagram.com/watch.jelly/?hl=en Follow his BilliBilli here:【WatchJelly的个人空间-哔哩哔哩】https://space.bilibili.com/2061290415 ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

In today's episode, we have another special guest on the pod. Jerry is a highly experienced financial advisor who is also an NFT enthusiast. Unlike most youths in Singapore who typically continue to pursue education after finishing both national service and junior college in Singapore, Jerry took the entrepreneurial and unconventional path of choosing to become a financial consultant. In today's episode we covered: Why is insurance important? A unique perspective on looking at insurance, cons of insurance, his thoughts on the NFT market today and in 5 years, and how he picks NFT projects. Reach out to Jerry: https://www.instagram.com/jerrehtan/ ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

In today's episode, we're continuing where we left off with NFTs. Again, don't sue us bros. We do not exactly know our stuff in this new emerging web 3.0 world. Just our two cents :) ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

In today's episode, we shared our little two cents about the emerging world of NFTs. P.S. We are not experts, don't sue us bros. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

In today's episode, we shared the relevant risks present in investing/trading. The SIMP philosophy advocates prudence and the importance of capital downside protection all the time, thus we wanted to explain to the listeners, our in-depth view on investing risks. This is incredibly important in light of recent market volatility as well. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

In this episode, we accumulated a list of investing mistakes we have done in the past. Ignoring risk and downside protection, not conducting our due diligence, and listening to the herd are some of which we will go into detail over the episode. This is in hopes that you, the audience will learn and not repeat our silly mistakes. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today's episode is a lot more personal. We discussed our entrepreneurial journeys and shared a couple of tips for aspiring entrepreneurs wanting to start his/her's first business. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

In today's episode, we dive deep into a topic that, in our opinions, is largely neglected by the retail investing community. We went in-depth about the factors and criteria we utilize to pick brokerage accounts. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

In today's episode, we talked about the importance of habit and how it could make or break a retail investor's methodology and approach to investing/trading. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

In today's episode, we talked about the characteristics or checklists that we developed to identify great businesses. These characteristics can be utilized or further developed in aiding you, the retail investor screen out and identify great businesses to invest in for the longer term. We found it to be an appropriate time to discuss what makes great businesses amidst the extremely volatile markets today. Stock prices for some popular growth names have plummeted, and there is extreme fear among the retail investor crowd. However, this extreme fear also creates the opportunity to pick up valuable companies at an attractive price. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Today, we talk about the different types of investing/trading styles. Specifically, we dived into the pros, cons, and who will be best suited for each unique style of investing/trading. Some styles that we talked about include: Fundamental/value investing, technical analysis trading, macro trading, growth investing, and quantitative investing. Understanding different styles and finding your best fit is incredibly important to ensure an emotion-less and disciplined approach to generating sustainable returns from the markets. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting. Disclaimer: Before we begin, we would like to put out a disclaimer. The information and content discussed do not constitute financial advice, and serve for educational or entertainment purposes only.

Hi there, you are listening to the SIMP investing podcast, where we discuss everything and anything finance or business-related. SIMP stands for Simplified, Integrity, Meaning, and Prudence. These are the core values that we integrate into our approach for investing, trading, finances, entrepreneurial ventures and this podcast. For today's first-ever episode of the SIMP podcast, We (Branson and Jonathan) will be sharing more about ourselves. Who are we? How did we meet? Why did we decide to start this podcast? And what this podcast is all about. ----- You can find us on Spotify, Apple, and google podcasts, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @SIMPInvesting https://www.instagram.com/simpinvesting/