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Technology is driving a lot of changes around the world including here in Malaysia. But who's doing what ?.. where ?.. how ? This program talks to various tech leaders, shapers, observers or just the plain curious to answer these questions.

Amran Hassan


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    S02E12 - Building a brand beyond just building a business.. with BrandGeeks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 78:13


    When you build a business, do you have a purpose ? Can you build it to become more by building a brand ? The dynamic duo from BrandGeeks, Manisah & Silmy returns to chat about how businesses has had to react to the impact of COVID and channel disruption. How does brand building change when everyone (almost) has digitised and it's becoming a really crowded market ? YouTube : https://youtu.be/K7II1KuLmok

    S02E12 - Building a brand beyond just building a business.. with BrandGeeks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 78:12


    When you build a business, do you have a purpose ? Can you build it to become more by building a brand ? The dynamic duo from BrandGeeks, Manisah & Silmy returns to chat about how businesses has had to react to the impact of COVID and channel disruption. How does brand building change when everyone (almost) has digitised and it's becoming a really crowded market ? YouTube : https://youtu.be/K7II1KuLmok

    S02E11 - Prof Yasmin on commercialising university IPs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 76:30


    Professor Yasmin was a hard core researcher in virology since the late 80s. Whilst deep in plant molecular biology and biotech research, she had a short stint in MOSTI, then wrapping up an illustriust career as the Director for UMCIC (University Malaya Centre for Innovation and Commercialisation). It was a short retirement as she's back in UM again as CEO of UMCapital, running UM startup ventures support and ecosystem. YouTube : https://youtu.be/bRRticW2Pto

    S02E11 - Prof Yasmin on commercialising university IPs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 76:31


    Professor Yasmin was a hard core researcher in virology since the late 80s. Whilst deep in plant molecular biology and biotech research, she had a short stint in MOSTI, then wrapping up an illustriust career as the Director for UMCIC (University Malaya Centre for Innovation and Commercialisation). It was a short retirement as she's back in UM again as CEO of UMCapital, running UM startup ventures support and  ecosystem.YouTube : https://youtu.be/bRRticW2Pto

    S02E10 - Arief is a consumate entrepreneur and Serv is his next adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 85:50


    Having observed first hand the successes and failures of family businesses, he plotted his entreprenueral roadmap during his days in school. Even at 18, Arief was already trading second hand cars, and always looking for the next business to do. This is a fascinating journey of this young man who wants to flip the typical journey, instead of starting with school leading to business, but start with business and finishing with school. YouTube: https://youtu.be/h-CjIeRa_x4

    S02E10 - Arief is a consumate entrepreneur and Serv is his next adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 85:50


    Having observed first hand the successes and failures of family businesses, he plotted his entreprenueral roadmap during his days in school. Even at 18, Arief was already trading second hand cars, and always looking for the next business to do. This is a fascinating journey of this young man who wants to flip the typical journey, instead of starting with school leading to business, but start with business and finishing with school.YouTube https://youtu.be/h-CjIeRa_x4

    S02E09 - Azran's always up for a challenge, and it has shaped his journey so far

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 60:25


    Azran has had an exciting career so far, from consultancy to being an entrepreneur. From helping others build their business, to putting his foot in and building his own. Always up for a challenge, Azran has experienced plenty of highs and lows. In his latest foray, he setup Naluri to address therapies that link mental & physical health. YouTube: https://youtu.be/QLnxojtnmjw

    S02E09 - Azran's always up for a challenge, and it has shaped his journey so far

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 60:25


    Azran has had an exciting career so far, from consultancy to being an entrepreneur. From helping others build their business, to putting his foot in and building his own. Always up for a challenge, Azran has experienced plenty of highs and lows. In his latest foray, he setup Naluri to address therapies that link mental & physical health.YouTube: https://youtu.be/QLnxojtnmjw

    S02E08 - The challenges of growing a business during COVID, how is Hisham doing it for Monthley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 58:03


    Hisham has worked for 18 companies before setting his own system development company. As they developed systems for others, he saw an opportunity to build a platform themselves, to service companies who needs help to do monthly billings. Being a tech heavy team, they initially started by building the best technology platform, but their philosophy has moved to what is the best for customers instead. He also wants to run the business as a group of friends, but does that work ? YouTube : https://youtu.be/cX2zjaowj6s

    S02E08 - The challenges of growing a business during COVID, how is Hisham doing it for Monthley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 58:03


    Hisham has worked for 18 companies before setting his own system development company. As they developed systems for others, he saw an opportunity to build a platform themselves, to service companies who needs help to do monthly billings. Being a tech heavy team, they initially started by building the best technology platform, but their philosophy has moved to what is the best for customers instead. He also wants to run the business as a group of friends, but does that work ?YouTube : https://youtu.be/cX2zjaowj6s 

    S02E05 - Indy thinks consumerism is not sustainable and feels renting could be one of the answers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 69:10


    Buying his bicycle bag (and only using it once) followed by realising that his other cycling buddies could have lent it to him made Indy realise that there must be a better way than always buying things. Learning from other renting platforms in UK & US, Indy decided to start Rentsmart. YouTube : https://youtu.be/wALIlMZzLI4

    S02E07 - How did it all begin for Malek Ali and is he driven by an agenda greater than just profit ?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 69:27


    A lawyer by qualification (and profession briefly), Malek had a front row seat to Web 1.0 and saw first hand how Silicon Valley was changing the world. Picking up the "Loot" model from the UK, Malek decided to go into the classified business in Malaysia. His first foray into entreprenuship hit a slight snag.. the Asian Financial Crisis. But as with life, one door closes only for another to open. Follow his fascinating journey in the last few decades as he shares the genesis of our beloved business radio station BFM89.9 through to FiLife.

    S02E07 - How did it all begin for Malek Ali and is he driven by an agenda greater than just profit ?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 69:28


    A lawyer by qualification (and profession briefly), Malek had a front row seat to Web 1.0 and saw first hand how Silican Valley was changing the world. Picking up the "Loot" model from the UK, Malek decided to go into the classified business in Malaysia. His first foray into entreprenuship hit a slight snag.. the Asian Financial Crisis. But as with life, one door closes only for another to open. Follow his fascinating journey in the last few decades as he shares the genesis of our beloved business radio station BFM89.9 through to FiLife.YouTube: https://youtu.be/4PJjmnzi6x0

    S02E06 - Typically a taboo topic but Queenie wants you to help prepare for the next stage with Memori

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 57:36


    After several deaths in the family whilst studying abroad, Queenie realised there seemed to be a need to support families manage funeral arrangements. But before jumpin into that, Queenie immersed herself in the startup eco-system in Brunei by setting up Startup Brunei, a startup builder. Being involved in finding funding for a company in autism education, she continued picking up experience before setting up Memori. Find out more about the startup scene in Brunei.YouTube : https://youtu.be/Gu0EHT52zBo

    S02E06 - Typically a taboo topic but Queenie wants you to help prepare for the next stage with Memori

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 57:35


    After several deaths in the family whilst studying abroad, Queenie realised there seemed to be a need to support families manage funeral arrangements. But before jumpin into that, Queenie immersed herself in the startup eco-system in Brunei by setting up Startup Brunei, a startup builder. Being involved in finding funding for a company in autism education, she continued picking up experience before setting up Memori. Find out more about the startup scene in Brunei. YouTube : https://youtu.be/Gu0EHT52zBo

    S02E05 - Indy thinks consumerism is not sustainable and feels renting could be one of the answers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 69:11


    Buying his bicycle bag (and only using it once) followed by realising that his other cycling buddies could have lent it to him made Indy realise that there must be a better way than always buying things. Learning from other renting platforms in UK & US, Indy decided to start Rentsmart.YouTube : https://youtu.be/wALIlMZzLI4

    S02E04 - Max wants to solve your public transport woes with Justnaik

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 52:55


    Winning a hackathon with a bus scheduling app for customers, Max decided to pursue the idea. But as he delved deeper into the bus industry, and looking at it more from a bus operator standpoint, he realised there's more issues that the operators are facing. Working a fulltime job, he moonlighted the startup on the side to keep the idea going. Shout out to Professor Rofina Yasmin from University Malaya's Centre of Innovation Commercialisation for insipiring this young man to pursue his dream. https://youtu.be/s2_WZKXqBNA

    S02E04 - Max wants to solve your public transport woes with Justnaik

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 52:56


    Winning a hackathon with a bus scheduling app for customers, Max decided to pursue the idea. But as he delved deeper into the bus industry, and looking at it more from a bus operator standpoint, he realised there's more issues that the operators are facing. Working a fulltime job, he moonlighted the startup on the side to keep the idea going. Shout out to Professor Rofina Yasmin from University Malaya's Centre of Innovation Commercialisation for insipiring this young man to pursue his dream.https://youtu.be/s2_WZKXqBNA

    S02E03 - Dato Wei has come a long way from Kota Bharu to bringing a startup to listing and now giving back to the nation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 65:02


    Starting his career with HP, Dato Wei saw the convergance of computing and telephony, and decided to quit and with a few friends, developed a product for voice mail. Initially bootstrapping and then backed by an angel investor, the business grew tremendously. But the path to IPO was not easy and they came close to shutting down. Follow Datuk Wei's fascinating journey and appreciate why "trust" has become one of his key tenets. YouTube: https://youtu.be/QorE7jLKhBA

    S02E03 - Dato Wei has come a long way from Kota Bharu to bringing a startup to listing and now giving back to the nation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 65:02


    Starting his career with HP, Dato Wei saw the convergance of computing and telephony, and decided to quit and with a few friends, developed a product for voice mail. Initially bootstrapping and then backed by an angel investor, the business grew tremendously. But the path to IPO was not easy and they came close to shutting down. Follow Datuk Wei's fascinating journey and appreciate why "trust" has become one of his key tenets. YouTube: https://youtu.be/QorE7jLKhBA

    S02E02 - Pinjam.co's Huzaifah learnt that an entrepreneur can create the perfect solution that nobody needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 52:23


    Fresh as a software engineer back from Canada, Huzaifah jumped straight into his first startup and started building the perfect solution... and kept building and building and building until he realised it's not exactly what his customers needed. He even realised he wasn't sure who his customers were. Now pinjam.co is on track to help companies rent anything digitally. YouTube: https://youtu.be/XaZS1_GMh4g

    S02E01 - Pinjam.co's Huzaifah learnt that an entrepreneur can create the perfect solution that nobody needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 52:23


    Fresh as a software engineer back from Canada, Huzaifah jumped straight into his first startup and started building the perfect solution... and kept building and building and building until he realised it's not exactly what his customers needed. He even realised he wasn't sure who his customers were. Now pinjam.co is on track to help companies rent anything digitally.YouTube: https://youtu.be/XaZS1_GMh4g 

    S02E01 - Direct Lending, Yik Seongs journey from corporate suit to a fintech startup

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 63:35


    Yik Seong was an accountant with the big four followed by a large bank and spent most of his career in the UK. Deciding to return to Malaysia, he gave himself one chance at being an entrepreneur and started Direct Lending. From only one transaction within a few months, they have grown much much more now. How has been been ? Join me to find out. YouTube : https://youtu.be/p56Kc9Ene2Y

    Episode 52 - Do startups need to engage a PR firm ? What do they do ? iOli gives the low down

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 65:39


    Yan Lim's journey to running her own PR firm was almost accidental, like most intersting journeys. From just freelancing on a big gig, to suddenly finding herself servicing government agencies, corporates and startups. But what exactly does she do, and does it make sense for a startup to engage her?YouTube:https://youtu.be/89uNe3TRZr0

    S02E01 - Direct Lending, Yik Seongs journey from corporate suit to a fintech startup

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 63:34


    Yik Seong was an accountant with the big four followed by a large bank and spent most of his career in the UK. Deciding to return to Malaysia, he gave himself one chance at being an entrepreneur and started Direct Lending. From only one transaction within a few months, they have grown much much more now. How has been been ? Join me to find out. YouTube : https://youtu.be/p56Kc9Ene2Y

    Episode 52 - Do startups need to engage a PR firm ? What do they do ? iOli gives the low down

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 65:38


    Yan Lim's journey to running her own PR firm was almost accidental, like most intersting journeys. From just freelancing on a big gig, to suddenly finding herself servicing government agencies, corporates and startups. But what exactly does she do, and does it make sense for a startup to engage her? YouTube:https://youtu.be/89uNe3TRZr0

    EP 50 - Easyparcel Part 2. We visit their office and find out more about Clarences time in UK

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 29:42


    Wanting to do it by himself, Clarence insisted to work his way through university in UK. How did he do that ? And why the move from UK back to Penang ? We also do a quick tour of their office in Penang. YouTube: https://youtu.be/aKZGyfrj72E

    Episode 51 - How does one person try to digitise the construction industry ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 72:27


    Pui Mun worked on a contruction project for a few months and immediately saw all the inefficiencies, silos and leakages in the business. What she didnt realise was that it was going to be a long journey to make people agree that there is a better way of doing things.. YouTube: https://youtu.be/uTPV9KtKQNY

    Episode 51 - How does one person try to digitise the construction industry ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 72:27


    Pui Mun worked on a contruction project for a few months and immediately saw all the inefficiencies, silos and leakages in the business. What she didnt realise was that it was going to be a long journey to make people agree that there is a better way of doing things..YouTube: https://youtu.be/uTPV9KtKQNY

    EP 50 - Easyparcel Part 2. We visit their office and find out more about Clarences time in UK

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 30:26


    Wanting to do it by himself, Clarence insisted to work his way through university in UK. How did he do that ? And why the move from UK back to Penang ? We also do a quick tour of their office in Penang. YouTube: https://youtu.be/aKZGyfrj72E

    Episode 47 - Easyparcel Part 1 , with an aerospace engineering background, does easyparcel deliver faster ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 54:57


    Leaving a good job from UK, Clarence decided to come home and start selling vouchers online. Was he mad or was the need to scratch that entrepreneruship itch too strong ? With no experience, he decided to get into deliveries to support SMEs. From 5 to 400 people, find out how Easyparcel has grown. YouTube: https://youtu.be/iZ4mnbB172c

    Episode 47 - Easyparcel Part 1 , with an aerospace engineering background, does easyparcel deliver faster ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 54:58


    Leaving a good job from UK, Clarence decided to come home and start selling vouchers online. Was he mad or was the need to scratch that entrepreneruship itch too strong ? With no experience, he decided to get into deliveries to support SMEs. From 5 to 400 people, find out how Easyparcel has grown.YouTube: https://youtu.be/iZ4mnbB172c

    Episode 48 - One of Penangs favourite tech sons, Chan, talks Exabytes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 61:55


    How do you convince your parents you dont want to study anymore ? How do you conquer the tech world from Penang ? Is running a tech business from the gorgeous Pulau Pinang better than the 'usual' KL ? What next beyond hosting ?

    Episode 48 - One of Penangs favourite tech sons, Chan, talks Exabytes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 61:56


    How do you convince your parents you dont want to study anymore ? How do you conquer the tech world from Penang ? Is running a tech business from the gorgeous Pulau Pinang better than the 'usual' KL ? What next beyond hosting ?YouTube : https://youtu.be/gJy8z70jM_Y

    Episode 49 - Leading the telemedicine pack with DoctorOnCall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 74:52


    Maran stumbled into the medicine line, whilst an ex-colleague Hazwan decided to stumble into it with him. From just a handful of doctors on the platform and trying to convince patients to get onboard, they now have millions of visitors a month to their site. What's next for this pioneering Malaysian health startup ? YouTube: https://youtu.be/Bln7vukvLJY

    Episode 49 - Leading the telemedicine pack with DoctorOnCall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 74:52


    Maran stumbled into the medicine line, whilst an ex-colleague Hazwan decided to stumble into it with him. From just a handful of doctors on the platform and trying to convince patients to get onboard, they now have millions of visitors a month to their site. What's next for this pioneering Malaysian health startup ?YouTube: https://youtu.be/Bln7vukvLJY

    Episode 46 - From Perak to Silicon Valley and back.. what is Ariffin searching for ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 78:00


    Like all interesting people, Ariffin's journey has interesting twist and turns. From quitting school, going in to the music industry, becoming the group architect at Yahoo and now helping companies transform their revenue streams. And we go under the hood a little on how search engines work. YouTube: https://youtu.be/XlIti0_nZWY

    Episode 46 - From Perak to Silicon Valley and back.. what is Ariffin searching for ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 78:01


    Like all interesting people, Ariffin's journey has interesting twist and turns. From quitting school, going in to the music industry, becoming the group architect at Yahoo and now helping companies transform their revenue streams. And we go under the hood a little on how search engines work.YouTube: https://youtu.be/XlIti0_nZWY

    Episode 45 - The first peer to peer car rental service in Malaysia keeps on mooving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 56:37


    The corporate world was too slow for Nik and he picked up key lessons from several startups before venturing on his own with Moovby. As usual, it always starts with a personal experience, and then taking the leap to see if the idea works. YouTube: https://youtu.be/-VTUFANOD6E

    Episode 45 - The first peer to peer car rental service in Malaysia keeps on mooving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 56:37


    The corporate world was too slow for Nik and he picked up key lessons from several startups before venturing on his own with Moovby. As usual, it always starts with a personal experience, and then taking the leap to see if the idea works.YouTube: https://youtu.be/-VTUFANOD6E

    Episode 44 - Let's interview the interviewer for a change Mr Karamjit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 70:36


    If you don't know Mr Karamjit Singh... you can stop here. For the rest of us, he has been giving us the tech news on our side of the world for as long as I can remember the internet through a V.34 modem. But do you know that man behind the honest, open, direct and sometime controversial articles ? Let's find out. YouTube: https://youtu.be/uBm6JqB0MMw

    Episode 44 - Let's interview the interviewer for a change Mr Karamjit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 70:36


    If you don't know Mr Karamjit Singh... you can stop here. For the rest of us, he has been giving us the tech news  on our side of the world for as long as I can remember the internet through a V.34 modem. But do you know that man behind the honest, open, direct and sometime controversial articles ? Let's find out.YouTube: https://youtu.be/uBm6JqB0MMw

    Episode 43 - Katsana hacks the driver and can change your behavior

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 67:44


    Syed Ahmad Fuqaha started from taking support calls to tracking vehicles. How exciting was it to track their first stolen car in real time ? And using his vast analytics, can he finally tell us, who is the better driver ? YouTube : https://youtu.be/epjxT8qS4S0

    Episode 43 - Katsana hacks the driver and can change your behavior

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 67:45


    Syed Ahmad Fuqaha started from taking support calls to tracking vehicles. How exciting was it to track their first stolen car in real time ? And using his vast analytics, can he finally tell us, who is the better driver ?YouTube: https://youtu.be/sGUJgKVt9sg

    Episode 42 - A day trip to KL became a much longer stay

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 65:03


    Heading to Singapore with no business idea yet, Hajime decided to move to Malaysia instead thanks to MDEC. He then started building a shopping mall application which they sold to a Japanese company. He then became CEO of Tokyo based Alphaus Cloud and now looks to use Malaysia as a hub to expand to South East Asia. Beyond that, he's investing in other cloud driven start-ups around the region. YouTube: https://youtu.be/wGvmAomkoSY

    Episode 42 - A day trip to KL became a much longer stay

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 65:03


    Heading to Singapore with no business idea yet, Hajime decided to move to Malaysia instead thanks to MDEC. He then started building a shopping mall application which they sold to a Japanese company. He then became CEO of Tokyo based Alphaus Cloud and now looks to use Malaysia as a hub to expand to South East Asia. Beyond that, he's investing in other cloud driven start-ups around the region.https://youtu.be/wGvmAomkoSY  

    Episode 41 - No, digitising education is far beyond having classes on Zoom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 81:55


    As CEO, Tan Lin Nah has an exciting role to steer INTI into the digital age of education. As she looks forward, she draws experience and insight from a surprisingly non education related background.. YouTube : https://youtu.be/aJxzt0Q76Nk

    Episode 41 - No, digitising education is far beyond having classes on Zoom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 81:56


    As CEO, Tan Lin Nah has an exciting role to steer INTI into the digital age of education. As she looks forward, she draws experience and insight from a surprisingly non education related background..YouTube : https://youtu.be/aJxzt0Q76Nk

    Episode 40 - A social entreprise, Suncrox Solar strives to bring light to families off the grid

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 67:59


    Noor Shahiwan graduated in biology, but somehow it bugged him why there were still areas in Malaysia without electricity. He decided to embark on bringing solar to far flung places. Without realising it, he had setup a social entreprise. For each commercial project, they would fully subsidise solar power to needy homes within the visinity. Now they've gone as far as remote islands in Indonesia to deep into Myanmar. Can they achieve bringing light to 5000 people by 2022 ? YouTube: https://youtu.be/RdCN0G7Ksrs

    Episode 40 - A social entreprise, Suncrox Solar strives to bring light to families off the grid

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 67:59


    Noor Shahiwan graduated in biology, but somehow it bugged him why there were still areas in Malaysia without electricity. He decided to embark on bringing solar to far flung places. Without realising it, he had setup a social entreprise. For each commercial project, they would fully subsidise solar power to needy homes within the visinity. Now they've gone as far as remote islands in Indonesia to deep into  Myanmar. Can they achieve bringing light to 5000 people by 2022 ? YouTube: https://youtu.be/RdCN0G7Ksrs

    Episode 39 - In which direction will Rafiza take Cradle to in it's next phase of the marathon ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 73:37


    A chartered accountant, Rafiza started from the corporate finance world to strategy and innovation, and now she'll bring all that experience to Cradle. Starting in Cradle at the beginning of the COVID crisis, she's hit the ground running helping startups take opportunity, pivot and move forward. YouTube: https://youtu.be/NAdJG9TMmZw

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