Podcasts about Carousell

Mohan Belani, CEO and Cofounder of e27, and Jeremy Au talked about how the Southeast Asia startup scene has transformed over the past decade, including the shift from early-stage exuberance to a more cautious, capital-efficient mindset, and citing specific cases like eFishery and Carousell. They touched on regional challenges, with markets as different as Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia, while urging investors to adopt a more hands-on, private-equity approach. They highlighted the importance of personal growth, and they advocate for curiosity and balance in leadership. 1. Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Evolution: The early days (2010–2015) were marked by wild “what if” dreams and a Silicon Valley mindset. By 2014–15, that excitement had given way to healthy skepticism. 2. Investor Caution: Cases like eFishery, which raised over $100M, show that excessive capital without sustainable growth can backfire. 3. Founder Maturity: Founders now, often serial entrepreneurs, are more experienced, with clear goals, as seen in companies like Carousell. 4. Regional Challenges: Scaling is tough when starting in a strong market like Singapore and expanding into countries where purchasing power drops (e.g., to Indonesia where GDP per capita is 10× lower, or Malaysia where GDP per capita is 5× lower). 5. Shift to a PE-Style Model: There's a growing call for VCs to be more hands-on and adopt a private-equity approach to drive liquidity and realistic exit strategies. 6. Exit Realities: While VC valuations can be 10–20× revenue, public listings in Southeast Asia often fetch around 1× revenue, highlighting a significant exit gap. 7. Personal Growth & Leadership: There's a need for curiosity and balance—staying childlike in innovation while being pragmatic—to solve problems and build great companies. Watch, listen or read the full insight at https://www.bravesea.com/blog/southeast-asia-startup-evolution Get transcripts, startup resources & community discussions at www.bravesea.com WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VakR55X6BIElUEvkN02e TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyau Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravesea Spotify English: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TnqkaWpTT181lMA8xNu0T Bahasa Indonesia: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vs8t6qPo0eFb4o6zOmiVZ Chinese: https://open.spotify.com/show/20AGbzHhzFDWyRTbHTVDJR Vietnamese: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yqd3Jj0I19NhN0h8lWrK1 YouTube  English: https://www.youtube.com/@JeremyAu?sub_confirmation=1 Apple Podcast  English: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/brave-southeast-asia-tech-singapore-indonesia-vietnam/id1506890464

Colin Bryar is a business advisor and technology leader whose career has focused on optimizing business strategy, technology, and operations. He is a former top-level executive at Amazon, where he spent more than 12 years – much of it in the early aughts during the company's period of unmatched innovation – serving as a tech VP, leading the operations for IMDb.com, as well as shadowing and working directly with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to help with all aspects of Amazon's business including strategy, technology, and operations.Bryar is also the co-founder of Working Backwards, LLC where he coaches and advises executives at both early stages and established companies around the globe, helping them to implement the management practices developed at Amazon. He also serves as an advisor for Singapore-based online marketplace, Carousell.Learn more about Colin | Websitehttps://www.workingbackwards.comConnect with Alisa! Follow Alisa Cohn on Instagram: @alisacohn Twitter: @alisacohn Facebook: facebook.com/alisa.cohn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisacohn/ Website: http://www.alisacohn.com Download her 5 scripts for delicate conversations (and 1 to make your life better) Grab a copy of From Start-Up to Grown-Up by Alisa Cohn from AmazonLove the show? Subscribe, Rate, Review, Like, and Share!

Po patnácti letech se o pozornost hlásí kapela špičkových hráčů Green Småtroll, ve které zpívá Filip Kaňkovský. O tom, jak se stal z rude boye uznávaným hercem Národního divadla. A že hudba v jeho příběhu hrála vždycky důležitou roli, mluví v podcastu Headliner CZ s Honzou Vedralem.  Album Carousell of Pain pokřtí Green Småtroll 28.11. v klubu Futurum. Kaňkovský zároveň ztvárnil hlavní roli v audioknize Roy Ellis: Šéf skinhead, jejíž vznik můžete podpořit v crowdfundingové kampani na ⁠hithit.cz/symarip⁠. Začalo to na Sedmičce „Na tom koncertě jsi viděl rudeboys, kluky s bekovkou, totální grindcore pankáče a skinheady,“ vzpomíná Filip Kaňkovský na iniciační večer ve strahovském Klubu 007, kde se ocitnul na začátku nultých let ještě jako student hudebního gymnázia. „Já byl vychovanej v tom, že skinhead je nepřítel. Když jsem viděl tu symbiózu, nebyl jsem to schopen pochopit. A o to víc mě to zajímalo.“  Subkultura reggae a ska tehdy bujela. A jeho rychle pohltila se vším všudy. To byl taky důvod, proč založil Green Småtroll – ska-jazzovou kapelu, která se od zbytku tehdejší scény lišila zejména tím, že uměla hrát. Byli to sice vesměs kluci z hudební školy, ale taky dovedli jasně formulovat názory a postoje. Jedním z prvních hitů Green Småtroll se stala písnička SHARP odkazující na hnutí Skinheadi proti rasismu. „Byl jsem tou myšlenkou fascinovaný. Naprosto jasně se to stavěla proti tomu, co si tu běžná společnost myslela o skinheads,“ připomíná Kaňkovský neblahou pachuť devadesátých let, kdy se u nás plešatci spojovali s rasistickým násilím i vraždami. I skutečné kořeny subkultury, které sahají stejně tak na Jamajku jako do londýnských klubů a boxeren 60. let.  „Vostře proti rasismu, vostře proti útlaku, vostře proti tuposti,“ zpíval Filip ve skladbě SHARP. A povahu té doby dokázal shrnout do jednoduché věty v textu: „Když rasista si myslí, že si kámoš...“ „Tu písničku jsem měl přichystanou, ale chybělo mi ji doťuknout. Já si tehdy čerstvě pořídil harringtona s logem Lonsdale. Nikdo z mých známých mi nechtěl věřit, že jsem měl tu odvahu ho nosit. Ta doba byla přeci jen trochu jiná a divočejší,“ vzpomíná Kaňkovský na nepříjemnou událost, která se do skladby vepsala. „Měl jsem tehdy malou čubinu, křížence rotvajlera s dobrmanem. Byla ale dobračisko. Byl jsem s ní v parku a šel proti mě vyloženej nácek, kterej na ní pustil svoje dva dobrmany. Ty jí trochu potrhali a on se mi vysmál,“ vypráví historku, která v něm zanechala vztek a hněv. A díky které nakonec písničku, kterou od té doby Smatrollové zavírají své koncerty, dokončil. „Na základě toho, že jsem měl na sobě značku Londsale si myslel, že k sobě patříme. Přitom Lonsdale je jenom další z insignií, který rasisti ukradli původním skinheadům. Byl to čistě černošskej boxerskej klub z roku 1960,“ vypráví Kaňkovský.  „Vysvětlovat, jak to bylo se skinheads je dlouhá odysea. Ale to, co jsme tehdy zažívali, to bylo jasný. To byla renesance toho původního hnutí,“ vrací se do dob, kdy se s autorem rozhovoru Honzou Vedralem – tehdy členem The Chancers – často potkávali na koncertních pódiích.   Po patnácti letech Zájem o reggae a ska časem (a také vlnou tupých zábavových kapel) ochabnul. V ústraní alespoň na pohled skončili také Green Småtroll. S novým albem, které dostalo název Carousel of Pain se vrací po patnácti letech. Křtít ho budou 28.11. v pražském klubu Furturum. „Patnáct let zní fatálně. Ta proluka logicky souvisela s mým přerodem a tím, že jsem se začal hodně věnovat divadlu,“ vysvětluje Kaňkovský v podcastu. „DAMU je fakticky vojenská škola. Vyžaduje drill a přípravu a jsi tam od nevidím do nevidím. Dřív jsem organizoval zkoušky, psal ve velkým procentu muziku. Ale to všechno přestalo. Od osmi do osmi jsem byl ve škole a potřeboval jsem najít sám sebe a rozvinout se.“  Kapela Green Småtroll ale přesto nikdy hrát nepřestala. Čekala na impuls, který přišel letos. A přestože je plná vytížených špičkových hráčů se čtyřicítkou na krku, pustili se do práce na novém albu jako za mlada. „Zkoušeli jsme v nevytopitelný zkušebně od desíti do dvou do rána. A o víkendu furt,“ popisuje Filip přípravu písniček, které nakonec nahráli s Adamem Karlíkem ve špičkových studiích Sono. Výsledkem je zvukově i obsahově dotaženáý nahrávka, která v sobě má něco z atmosféry, kdy tady žánr ska začínal. A kde v sobě rozlítaní muzikanti, z nichž každý už má dávno svoje zájmy a povinnosti, vzali energii a vůli? „Náš saxofonista Filip Kučera mi jednou řekl: „Hele, já hraju ve spoustě uskupení, ale nikde není taková chemie jako s touhle rodinou pacientů,“ vysvětluje si to Kaňkovský.  Album nakonec dostalo striktní černobílý vizuál a pro tuzemské šablonovité vnímání žánru možná až nepochopitelný název – kolotoč bolesti. „Protože běžnej život je kolotoč bolesti. A možností být naštvaný je nekonečno,“ říká k tomu Filip lakonicky. „Ska a reggae by podle mě mělo bejt špinavý, ať už to znamená cokoliv. Inspirací pro Carousell of Pain bylo násilí. A životní příběh, který se mi spojil s příběhem Terryho Halla z The Specials a Fun Boy Three,“ připomíná ikonického zpěváka který se nikdy neusmál, přestože hrál v zásadní britské ska kapele. Svoje démony si Hall mrazivě vyzpíval v písni Well Fancy That, v níž odvyprávěl své životní trauma, kdy ho učitel ze školy ve dvanácti letech odvezl do Paříže, kde se stal obětí gangu pedofilů…  Audiokniha s Royem Ellisem Krom nového alba své kapely se FIlip Kaňkovský podílí také na vznikající audioverzi knihy Roy Ellis: Šéf skinhead, kterou napsal šéfredaktor Headlineru Honza Vedral. „Do tý knihy a historie se nořím znovu. A říkám si, že je úplně jedno, jestli si ze Singapuru, Kingstonu, nebo z Prahy z Nuslí. Je tam tolik styčných věcí a ta hudba je takový propojovák, že mi nad tím zůstává rozum stát,“ říká Kaňkovský a vzpomíná na své první setkání s legendou žánru, ke kterému došlo v roce 2008.  Tehdy na Subculture Festu v pražském Abatonu Green Småtroll dělali Royu Ellisovi jako první tuzemská parta doprovodnou kapelu. „Říkali jsme si, že se z toho nesmíme složit. Všichni to brali totálně vážně,“ popisuje tehdejší přípravy. A tak jako většina muzikantů, kteří měli tu čest stát s Mr. Symaripem na jednom pódiu, na koncerty, které spolu odehráli, vzpomíná jako na životní a formativní zážitek.  Možná i protože sám býval zakřiknutý kluk, ve kterém se skrývala touha se někam dostat a něco dokázat. A útočiště našel ve zvuku a historii reggae, ska i rocksteady.  Není přesto vydávání nového alba „na druhou dobu“ nebo knížek o historii v dnešní době čirá bláhovost? Může se zájem o tyhle žánry v Česku zase vrátit? Filip se nad tou otázkou, kterou řeší oba účastníci rozhovoru, zamyslí.   „Myslím, že je to spíš naše přání, ale fouká se tu do ohýnku, který by mohl chytit.“ 

Today we're going to talk about a company whose mission is to increase the GDP of – not a country or city – but the internet.  Founded in 2010, our guest Stripe is a technology company that prides itself on building the economic infrastructure for the internet.  With dual headquarters in San Francisco and Dublin, and offices dotted across major financial hubs such as London, Tokyo and Singapore, the firm assists customers from the world's largest enterprises to budding startups in accepting payments, growing their revenue and tapping new business opportunities.  That means its suite of products and services cuts across a number of functions, from pricing, billing, checkouts, payment links, revenue recognition, to invoicing and even marketplace solutions.   The firm said over 100 industry leaders process more than US$1 billion on its platform annually, while over US$817 billion in payments were processed by businesses on the platform in 2022. In Singapore specifically, the firm works with some of the fastest growing players including Grab and Carousell. Now, why are we speaking to Stripe you might ask? Well, the internet or the digital economy is an interesting one to look at, with the digital economy in ASEAN alone widely tipped to grow to US$1 trillion by 2030.  But where are the opportunities within the broader APAC region? And more importantly, what are the complexities involved in capturing them given how fragmented the payment landscape is here? Not to throw in the cost of compliance as well? Meanwhile, the Stripe is also seeing a number of developments of late. It had in April raised US$694.2 million in a tender offer, giving the fintech player a 30 per cent higher valuation amid the cooler funding climate. The move is said to allow employees to cash out their share compensation without an IPO. But is the firm ready for an IPO anytime soon?  Meanwhile, Stripe had also in July this year acquired its competitor Lemon Squeezy. But what was the rationale behind the move? On Under the Radar, The Evening Runway's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Paul Harapin, Chief Revenue Officer, Asia Pacific & Japan, Stripe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pre-seed investor Techstars, has announced that it's seeking aspiring entrepreneurs from across Ireland and the UK to participate in Startup Weekend Deep Tech (26 - 29 July). This is significant in that it's being brought to Belfast for the first time, in partnership with the prestigious Queen's University Belfast. To date, Techstars Startup Weekend has taken place in over 150 countries, with over 7,000 programmes and 428,000 participants. Techstars Startup Weekend is a three-day programme that will provide invaluable opportunities for ambitious minds to help them gain real insights into startup life. It will enable aspiring entrepreneurs to connect with other creators and learn from experienced founders all whilst enhancing their knowledge in deep tech, from InsureTech to HealthTech, AI and more. The 54 hour-long programme will bring together the best would-be entrepreneurs in the deep tech sectors and give them the chance to meet a team, ideate, receive mentorship and pitch their ideas to a panel of judges. The overall objective of the event is to help ambitious minds establish whether founding a company within deep tech is for them. Techstars' Startup Weekend methodology has successfully yielded thousands of companies, some of which became unicorns, including Zapier, Rover, Yotpo, EquipmentShare and Carousell. Day one of the event will see team formation and plenty of networking opportunities. Day two will be centered around customer validation, mentoring and building the solution. The final stretch of the programme will feature pitching and selection of winners. Queen's University Belfast has been credited with creating successful spin-out companies for the second consecutive year (2020) by The Octopus Ventures report. This recognition highlights Queen's strong emphasis on research and commercialisation through its commercialisation arm, QUBIS. The report specifically commends Queen's for its high-value exits in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, and life sciences? (QUBelfast)?? (Sync NI)?. In addition, Queen's University has demonstrated a significant impact on regional economic development, particularly in Northern Ireland's flourishing life sciences sector. Notable successes include companies such as Re-Vana Therapeutics, which raised 3 million euros in pre-series A financing, and Titan IC, acquired by Mellanox Technologies. Additionally, Sonrai Analytics secured over 828 thousand euros in seed funding, with the company currently working on an 8 million euro project to improve cancer outcomes? (Queen's University Belfast Alumni)?. According to Ulster Bank and Beauhurst's Startup Index, 14,000 new companies set up in Northern Ireland in 2023, a 59% increase on 2022. In addition, a report from The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor shows that, in Northern Ireland, 6.5 percent of the working-age population describe themselves as "early stage entrepreneurs." Open to thinkers and doers across the UK and Ireland, interested attendees can register for the programme by July 25, 2024. Speaking about the significance of Startup Weekend DeepTech in coming to Belfast, Program Manager at Techstars leading this Startup Weekend, Emilie Vallauri said: "Techstars is excited to collaborate with Queen's University Belfast and QUBIS to accelerate the emergence of the next generation of deep tech entrepreneurs from Belfast. We are proud to support this vibrant tech ecosystem and to contribute to the creation of new startups in the insurtech, AI and healthtech verticals." For further information on the Techstars Startup Weekend DeepTech, please click HERE. See more stories here.

On this week's episode, Phil and Cobi talk coaching changes still happening throughout the state and briefly talk about the top 10 returning runningbacks in the state.

Today Skylar and Calvin debate the recent head coaching hiring around the league and the great Bill not being one of them ouch! We also dive into the championship round of the playoffs. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourff/support

The Active Mobility Advisory Panel, in a proposal presented to the Ministry of Transport, has suggested limiting the use of personal mobility aids only to those certified with difficulty walking. Why the need to police the use of these devices? Elsewhere, several COVID-19 Resilience Medals were listed for sale on Carousell, leading the Prime Minister's Office to issue a statement about respecting the spirit of the award. Is it really that big of a deal?Find us here! YLB Subreddit YLB TikTok YLB IG YLB YouTube FolkloryIf you're looking for a meaningful gift, we'd love to help you create a personal podcast for a loved one. Get started at Folklory.com Mobility Scooters Might Face Stricter Regulations Panel proposes limiting mobility scooters to those certified to have difficulty walking Convenience or obstruction? Debate on allowing PMAs in indoor spaces rages on Woman on mobility scooter crashes into glass door at Toa Payoh interchange, leaves scene 'immediately' PMA rider, 69, dies after colliding with motorcycle at Jurong West, Singapore News MOT | Rules & Code of Conduct Review of Regulations for Personal Mobility Aids (PDF) COVID-19 Medals Listed on Carousell Carousell listings for Covid-19 medals removed, PMO calls for awards to be treated with respect List of all Covd-19 medal recipients [Dec 2022] More than 100,000 people to receive awards for contribution to Singapore's fight against COVID-19 One Shiok Comment Comment by kosher jellyfish Comment by thecaveman One Shiok Thing Infinity Tickets | Coldplay Party Animals 2023 Official Trailer Mics and Headphones from @shureChairs from @ergotunechairDesk from @castlerysgEdited and mixed by Tristen Yeak

On The BIG Show today, we discuss selling medals given by the government on Carousell, and asked our listeners what was the best part of their 2023?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On The BIG Show today, we discuss selling medals given by the government on Carousell, and asked our listeners what was the best part of their 2023?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Raffy Montemayor, Founder & Philippine Business Head of Salmon, and Jeremy Au discussed three main topics: 1. Country General Manager Learnings: Raffy talked about how his unintentional early experience at Nestle turned out to be pivotal in learning about sales, HSBC for marketing and his experience as an INSEAD MBA. He then went on to lead the Philippines market for Agoda (travel aggregator), OLX Group (global classifieds) and Carousell (regional classifieds unicorn). He shared his learnings on how to best operate as a country General Manager: embrace direct involvement in operations due to the absence of established processes, flexible strategy localized to the actual market, and effective stakeholder management by crafting strong business cases. 2. Classifieds Insights: Raffy explained the classifieds business model: building a user-driven content flywheel to generate organic traffic and achieve market leadership. He discussed the strategic choice and trade-offs between a profitable, smaller-scale operation focused on B2C segments like used car dealerships and real estate companies vs. a broader C2C focus which requires significant marketing investments without immediate revenue generation. He also discussed why and how Facebook is such a strong competitor and substitute. 3. Fintech Founder for the Philippines: Raffy expressed his deep connection to the Philippines, not just emotionally but also in terms of the business opportunities shaped by demographics, income levels, and digital trends. He shares his excitement for the Philippines' underbanked market and why he co-founded Salmon to build financial inclusion, craft a customer-centric experience and utilize technology to build a profitable consumer lending engine. They also talked about professional burnout, becoming a father and experiencing the twists-and-turns of a professional tech career. Watch, listen or read the full insight at https://www.bravesea.com/blog/raffy-montemayor Get transcripts, startup resources & community discussions at www.bravesea.com WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CeL3ywi7yOWFd8HTo6yzde Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TnqkaWpTT181lMA8xNu0T YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JeremyAu Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/brave-southeast-asia-tech-singapore-indonesia-vietnam/id1506890464 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZC5jby9icmF2ZWR5bmFtaWNz TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyau Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravesea Learn more about Fluid! Get in touch with Trasy, Fluid's cofounder at trasy@gofluid.io

Raffy Montemayor of Salmon joins us to share how they are helping Filipinos get access to loans with their POS lending service. Raffy will share his very interesting career origin story with stops in Agoda, OLX, Carousell, and many more. He will also share how he and his co-founders ended up founding Salmon from a previous commitment. Raffy also shares the impressive growth they've achieved along with their most recent $20 million debt financing round.This episode is brought to you by PayMongo, SeekCap, Shoppable and UnionDigital BankFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, UnionDigital Bank, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme BankGold Supporters: BUO, HacktivSilver Supporters: Aqwire, Kickstart VenturesBronze: Gentree Fund Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

500 Global's Khailee Ng – Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist and Philosopher   Khailee Ng is among Malaysia's tech successes, having exited two startups with Says.Com and Groupsmore, and funding, through the venture capital firm 500 Global, seven regional unicorns, including Grab, Carousell, Bukalapak and Carsome.  With success having come early to him and plenty of time to consider ‘Life' at a more tender age than most, he also has reached fascinating conclusions about the world at large, giving this discussion a much wider and colourful range than normal.  Please Like, Share and Subscribe if you can! :-)))))  (As always, many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). --- CONTENTS:  00:01:25 - Starting in the Media World (and Exiting) With Says.Com  00:04:48 - Enslaving a Nation by Depriving Independent Thought  00:08:25 - The Quest for Virality via Dopamine  00:15:57 - How Venture Capital Can Be a Force For Good  00:23:05 - Entrepreneurship and Dealing With Stress  00:25:35 - Tech Today - Where Is It? Valuations? Profitability? Growth?   00:28:35 - Venture Capital is a Sport of Co-Creation  00:34:34 - Entrepreneur / Venture Capitalist - Can One Become the Other?  00:39:47 - The Power of Thought and Actualisation  00:49:00 - The Process - A Day in the Life  00:55:46 - Making Hay In This Slice of Time .. As a Challenger Nation  01:09:14 - When People Build Nations, Not Politicians  01:14:15 - The Right People Mix in a Thriving Country  01:15:40 - Khailee's Experimental Life  01:17:08 - That Time on Necker Island with Richard Branson ..  01:18:18 - Having a Super Powerful RAS (Reticular Activating System) Magnet – ie Self Actualisation  01:19:27 - Branson Said, ‘Giving Money Away Is As Difficult and Interesting as Making Money..'  01:23:38 - Micro Charity is Accessible: Reference Ng Sek San, UrMu and Cold Tenderloin in San Francisco  01:31:35 - Outsourcing Nation-Building Disempowers You, So What's Your Personal ESG Policy?  01:33:24 - Going Beyond Meaning: Is It Religion?   01:42:00 - What's the Future About?  01:49:22 - Transcending Specialisation and Becoming a Full-Stack Human Like Da Vinci and Bucky Fuller  01:53:44 - Investing In the Human Psyche to Find the Next Stage of Technology  02:01:06 - What's Next for this Full Stack Individual?  FOLLOW KHAILEE HERE:  URL: https://khailee.com/  IG: https://www.instagram.com/khaileeng  Twitter: https://twitter.com/khailee  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/khailee/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khailee/ 

What do Snoop Dogg, venture capital, and sneakers have in common? The answer – Asia's fastest-growing sneaker trading platform Novelship.Last month, the Singapore-based online streetwear marketplace announced a US$9.5 million series B funding round, which comes a few months after Novelship's partnership with American hip hop legend Snoop Dogg.Novelship first started out as a Carousell shop before becoming an online marketplace for buyers and sellers to trade authentic sneakers, limited-edition apparels, as well as exclusive physical and digital collectibles. Today the company is moving beyond just being a marketplace and building its own fashion and streetwear brand.Having raised a total of $21.6 million, on this episode of Open for Business, you will hear about Novelship's move from Carousell store to Asia's fastest-growing sneaker trading platform, the value Snoop Dogg provides to their ambitions, and whether they have what it takes to become a leading fashion icon in Asia, with Richard Xia, Co-Founder and CEO of Novelship

Helping people eat, sleep, exercise and hopefully, feel better. That's the aim of our guest Mito Health.  Started by Seedly co-founders Kenneth Lou and Chew Tee-Ming this year, Mito Health is a startup focusing on personalised health plans for executives keen on looking beyond annual health check-ups and supplements to maintain their health.  It aims to guide users in improving their diet, exercise and sleep with diagnostics results and wearable data.  Question is – how different is Mito Health from other Executive Health Screening providers and what additional value do they bring on board?  Meanwhile, the company recently raised over S$1.7 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Forge Ventures.  The firm is also backed by a number of angel investors including ShopBack founder Henry Chan, Carousell founder Quek Siu Rui, Glints founder Oswald Yeo, Rainforest founder JJ Chai and Singlife's innovation head Varun Mittal.  But what strategic value does this group of angel investors bring to the table?  On Under the Radar, The Evening Runway's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Kenneth Lou, Co-Founder and CEO, Mito Health, and Ryan Ware, Chief Medical Officer, Mito Health.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Masya Allah terima kasih Geng Momok atas sumbangan dan sokongan anda kepada channel Malam Seram. KC sangat menghargainya dan berharap KC dapat terus menghiburkan anda dengan cerita-cerita seram. Kisah seram pada malam ini adalah tentang pembelian barang di sebuah app jual beli carousell. Membeli barang-barang pengantin dan dapat hadiah "MISTERI" percuma. Jom tonton kisah penuh dalam Malam Seram.Suka bacaan kisah-kisah seram, sila subscribe ke saluran Malam Seram! Malam Seram LIVE show Isnin hingga Khamis 11 malam dan Jumaat 11.59 malamMALAM SERAM adalah segmen LIVE perkongsian pengalaman seram dan misteri. Anggap ia hanya sekadar perkongsian sahaja. Jangan mudah percaya dan terlalu taksub dengan apa yang anda dengar! MALAM SERAM The Horror Talk Show Bukan Sekadar Cerita Seram.

With concerns about the rising COE premium and cost of living, younger Singaporeans, especially families with young children, are looking for alternative affordable options to still enjoy the convenience of owning a car.What if there was a flexible, fuss-free option without the worry of various costs such as insurance & road tax, maintenance & servicing, down payment and bank loans?  Car subscriptions are a new way of experiencing just that. But how is it different from traditional car rental and car sharing? We find out more from Sanjay Shivkumar, Singapore Head of Autos, Carousell and Kim Jonsson, CEO, Carzuno.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode features Justin Hall, a partner at Golden Gate Ventures, a venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore that invests in early stage tech startups across various South East Asian countries (with offices in Indonesia and Vietnam). Hall's investment portfolio is wide-ranging, including web-based marketplace Carousell, and most recently, a generative AI company called ‘Flyx.AI'. Hall holds an MA in Public Policy at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and a BA at Trinity College, Dublin, with a degree in history and political science.Justin speaks to Amelie about the venture capital landscape in South East Asia, delving into Golden Gate Ventures' investment portfolio across the region, as well as the geopolitical implications of the venture capital space within the region.Graphic by Sam Tran.Support the show

Kuei Tien Huang is a Product Design Manager with Rakuten Viki who manages and develops the product experience design team. Whether it's solving a complex design problem, or just making people happy in the office, she aims for simple, intuitive solutions that will improve the lives of those around her. Kuei Tien has previously also worked as a Senior UX Designer at Rakuten Viki as well as a Product Designer at Carousell. She has also done UX and Visual Design work for Migme and Bread Of Life Christian Church.Join us to hear us cover:- How designing for the western market at Viki differs from designing for the Asia market at Carousell?- Lessons learnt from transitioning from a UX individual contributor to a manager- Tina's career journey: Finding a job in Singapore and transitioning from a Mathematics major- UX maturity in Taiwan

Imagine building a platform where you can search, book and meet mentors from around the world to seek career advice.  That's what our guest for today did during the pandemic to make mentorship accessible for everyone.  Founded in 2020, ADPList is a global community of mentors and learners, and so far, the community has grown to over 14,000 people with over 15 million minutes mentored in about 140 countries. But how does ADPList monetise the platform and position itself against other membership networks? Does the company see potential to work with corporations to develop tailored mentorship programmes, and craft out a B2B vertical for itself?  Separately, the company had in 2021 raised US$1.3 million in funding led by Seqoia's Capital India's accelerator programme Surge, as well as angel investors such as Carousell's co-founder Quek Siu Rui, but what are ADPList's future plans as far as capital raise is concerned? On Under the Radar, Drive Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian sat down with Felix Lee, Co-founder and CEO, ADPList for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James Tan has gone from startup founder to operating an $80M venture capital fund to fuel the growth of other early-stage ventures today. Now on his third fund, he's already helped create four unicorn companies. His investment company, Quest Ventures, has funded ION Mobility, Carousell, Carro, and Hepmil.

Ever wondered which are the companies who give startups their first investment cheque? Well, our guest for today Quest Ventures is one such company.  The Venture Capital firm, which was founded in 2011, is a leading venture capital firm in areas such as artificial intelligence, e-commerce and marketplaces, entertainment, finance and even food. It's also invested in a number of well-known companies such as 99.co, Carousell, Shopback and Hepmil.  But what exactly does the company look out for when it comes to investing? How does it assess the business environment it lies in, and what are some of its recent investments?  On Under the Radar, Drive Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian sat down with James Tan, Managing Partner, Quest Ventures for more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

听罗文燕和吴新迪聊科技业裁员潮持续，本地电商平台Carousell宣布裁退110名员工，人数占集团员工约一成。See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to Season 2, Episode 199 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Khailee Ng on this week's show. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday and Saturday, so stay tuned! Khailee Ng is a managing partner at U.S. venture capital firm 500 Global and its 500 Southeast Asia family of funds. 500 is a venture capital firm managing over $3 billion. Khailee has led more than 180 seed investments in Southeast Asian tech startups, including unicorns Grab, Carousell, Bukalapak, Carsome, Prenetics, and other regional champions. Prior to 500, he was the founder of Groupsmore (acquired by Groupon) and Malaysia's largest online media company, Says.com and listed it on the Malaysian Stock Exchange. As new technology and evolving consumer landscapes continue to disrupt industries, Khailee focuses on discovering patterns of economic opportunity and backing the entrepreneurs who realize them. His investment activity and commentaries on industry trends have been featured in the Financial Times, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, and Fortune. It's that time again. Time to catch up with family. Time to share that home cooking that you've been craving. And yes, time to update your COVID vaccine. Updated vaccines now protect against the original COVID virus and Omicron. They're here just in time to make those family gatherings safer and extra special. Schedule your free vaccine today. Find updated COVID vaccines for everyone 5+ at https://www.vaccines.gov. We can do this. Paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianhustlenetwork/support

Quali sono le migliori iniziative per formare il team? E come trovare un equilibrio tra il tempo necessario per formare le persone e favorire la crescita interna e la ricerca di talenti all'esterno? Ne abbiamo parlato durante questo CTO Lunch con la Community del CTO Mastermind. Ospite anche Damiano Tietto, Engineering Manager di Carousell.Ringraziamo della partecipazione: Damiano Tietto(Engineering Manager di Carousell), Roberto Luberti (AWS Cloud Architect di Overdata Sagl), Mauro Vitamia (Senior Product Developer di BeyondTheBox), Manuel Fusaro (CTO di MyLime).Devi scalare il team di sviluppo garantendo qualità, competenza e velocità? Il miglior modo per farlo è il metodo Team Scaling di Axelerant: https://www.teamscaling.it

Abbiamo visto più e più volte la cultura manageriale anglosassone, ne abbiamo studiato gli insegnamenti dai suoi modelli americani e abbiamo approfondito il mindset della Silicon Valley.Però, abbiamo parlato molto meno (o quasi per niente) di quello che succede dall'altra parte del mondo: il fare impresa nel mondo asiatico. In questo CTO Show ne ho parlato con Damiano Tietto (Site Lead e Engineering Manager di Carousell) che lavora in Taiwan da diversi anni e ci ha raccontato gli aspetti della cultura asiatica di:✔️ Dare feedback;✔️ People management (formazione interna vs. Outsourcing, talent retention, engineering ladder, retribuzione);✔️ Engineering management academy.

The long-running missing person case of Felicia Teo that started in 2007 has finally reached a resolution; one of the men, initially accused of her murder, has instead been sentenced to jail for several other charges, including unlawfully depositing Ms Teo's corpse in a public place. We talk through the gruesome details of this heartbreaking case, and public opinion about the verdict. Elsewhere, some people who got tickets to a show at the Esplanade Theatres were shocked when they arrived at the venue and were informed that there was no such performance. The tickets were even being sold on Carousell, so how could the show not exist? Find us here! YLB Subreddit YLB TikTok YLB YouTube YLB IG Man jailed in Felicia Teo case Felicia Teo's death: Man who dumped her corpse jailed for 26 months but expected to be released soon | ST Felicia Teo case: Jail for man who dumped and burned body, lied to police to cover up drug offences | CNA Felicia Teo's death: Judge explains why he gave murder suspect a discharge not amounting to acquittal | Today Punggol Track 24, where Felicia Teo's body buried in 2007, secluded back then | Mothership.sg She Died After Taking MDMA. Her Friends Burned Her Body to Escape Drug Charges. | VICE Fake Esplanade concert tickets on Carousell Holders of 'tickets' listed on Carousell turn up at Esplanade, find out show doesn't exist | tnp One Shiok Comment YouTube Short on Singapore Girl One Shiok Thing The Rest Is Politics Podcast Casey Neistat on YouTube

The new Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass (ONE Pass) plans to draw rainmakers globally. How is it different from other visas? Why do we need such talent now and how will they help Singaporean workers? Steven Chia gets answers from Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, co-founder of Carousell, Marcus Tan and Jaya Dass, managing director of Permanent Recruitment in Asia Pacific at Randstad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#ecommerce #secondhand #retail Carousell's Gaurav Bhasin: Building ASEAN's Amazon  Having headed Mudah as CEO, Gaurav Bhasin is now at Singapore-founded ecommerce unicorn Carousell Group as Chief Strategy Officer, helping to map out its growth trajectory in its eight markets in the region.  Founded in 2012, Carousell's raison d'etre is to make ‘second hand the first choice', via its own brands like Carousell, Cho Tot, Laku6, Mudah.my, OneKyat, Ox Street and Refash, backed by investors that include Telenor Group, Rakuten Ventures, Naver, STIC Investments and Sequoia Capital India.  In this episode, the latest under Do More's collaboration with Endeavor Malaysia and CGS-CIMB, Gaurav gets candid about the challenges and valuable lessons learnt while growing one of ASEAN's biggest ecommerce marketplaces.  ---  CONTENTS  00:01:16 - Steering The Ship - Why Second-Hand First?  00:03:34 - Navigating Ukraine War, Inflation, Market Crash, China Crisis  00:07:04 - What It Takes to be a Unicorn  00:08:48 - How To Build Without Money?  00:11:42 - How Was Mudah.My Monetised?  00:12:39 - How to Raise Money When Small and Unproven?  00:16:16 - Should Carousell Move to Singapore?  00:17:01 - Gaurav's Failure as an Entrepreneur & The Importance of Being a Cockroach  00:19:27 - Hiring in a Talent-Thin Environment  00:21:50 - Gaurav's Hiring Process   00:23:29 - Can You Hire From Abroad?  00:26:55 - What Kind of Diversity Counts?  00:28:48 - How to Build Culture in a Hyper Growth Environment  00:31:29 - Why Does Culture Matter?  00:33:39 - Transferring Culture to New Acquisitions  00:35:00 - Three Things to Consider When Making New Acquisitions  00:37:13 - Valuations: Do They Still Matter?  00:40:45 - How Do You Show 2nd-Hand Stuff is High Quality?  00:44:29 - Handling Investors When Business is Changing - Fast  00:46:48 - Path to Profit: the Elephant in the Room  00:48:09 - How Does ASEAN ECommerce Play Out?  00:50:08 - Should You Give Up Majority Ownership?  00:51:52 - Growing Sideways Can Be Cheaper  00:53:14 - Exit Strategies  00:54:00 - Three Words of Advice for Entrepreneurs in Scaling Mode  00:56:20 - How To Pick the Right Investments  00:56:35  - How to Build a Community on an Online Marketplace 00:57:40 - What's a Successful Marketing Strategy?  00:59:16 - Would Gaurav Be an Entrepreneur Again? And What Would He Do?  00:59:51 - What Did Gaurav Do Wrong? What Makes a Good Co-Founder?  01:03:00 - What Data Works?  01:04:14 - How To Prepare For Recession?  Follow Gaurav here:  LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3bYMifX  Mudah.my: https://www.mudah.my/  Carousell Group: https://press.carousell.com/carousell-group/  --- --- Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/  IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/  ---  Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife  ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS  GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO  SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp  PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/ 

Millions of dollars change hands every day over online platforms in Singapore. But there's an ugly side to the thriving e-commerce ecosystem as shown by a couple who allegedly cheated people out of their luxury items to the tune of S$32 million. Why does this happen? What motivates sellers to cheat? And what makes us believe them? Steven Chia gets the ins and outs from a former scammer and insights from clinical psychologist Annabelle Chow and Carousell's policy and escalation manager Jessica Chen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With our US$516 million fundraise doubling down on our long-term dedication to building great companies in Southeast Asia (full press release), this is as good a time as any for us to have back on call our founding managing partner Yinglan Tan, who shares more about the big ideas, heuristics, and initiatives around Insignia Ventures' approach to uncovering ASEANnovation. Like the first time Yinglan came on the show as a guest back on Season 1 in 2020, we only have three questions: (01:25) 1. What are the long-term drivers of Southeast Asia innovation amidst global uncertainties? What will keep drawing capital into the region? (04:25) 2. How do we find market leaders and creators in Southeast Asia? What makes “great companies” great? (22:46) 3. How do we think about finding early movers in “next decade sunrise sectors” that are still nascent and developing in the region? Transcript Join the Insignia Ventures team! Building the next decade's tech market creators and leaders? Get in touch with Insignia! About our guest Prior to founding Insignia Ventures, Yinglan was Sequoia Capital's first hire and Venture Partner in Southeast Asia. He sourced multiple investment opportunities for Sequoia including Tokopedia, Go-jek, Traveloka, Carousell and Appier. Yinglan had also been a member of the Singapore Administrative Service, where he served in a variety of positions in the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Defence. Yinglan was also the founding Director of 3i Venturelab China, a joint-venture between private equity firm 3i (LSE:III) and INSEAD. He currently serves on the International Board of Stars – Leaders of the Next Generation, the Singapore Government's Pro Enterprise Panel and the Committee on the Future Economy's Sub-Committee on Future Corporate Capabilities and Innovation. He is also a Board Member at Hwa Chong Institution and Adjunct Associate Professor at National University of Singapore. He is the co-author of 4 books - The Way Of the VC (Wiley, 2009), Chinnovation (Wiley 2010) and textbook New Venture Creation - An Asian Perspective (Mcgraw Hill 2011) and Navigating ASEANnovation (World Scientific, 2020). Yinglan was educated at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon and completed executive programs at Harvard and Oxford. Music: Energetic and Upbeat Rock Background Music For Videos and Workouts The content of this podcast is for informational purposes only, should not be taken as legal, tax, or business advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security, and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any Insignia Ventures fund.

Southeast Asia is home to 35 unicorns – companies with a valuation of US$1 billion dollars. How does a start-up turn into a unicorn? Money Mind's Jonathan Peeris speaks to Vinnie Lauria, founding partner at Golden Gate Ventures, Kiren Kumar, deputy chief executive for development at the Infocomm Media Development Authority and Marcus Tan, co-founder of Carousell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southeast Asia is home to 35 unicorns – companies with a valuation of US$1 billion dollars. How does a start-up turn into a unicorn? Money Mind's Jonathan Peeris speaks to Vinnie Lauria, founding partner at Golden Gate Ventures, Kiren Kumar, deputy chief executive for development at the Infocomm Media Development Authority and Marcus Tan, co-founder of Carousell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special-edition podcast series by The Straits Times to raise greater public awareness of the modern scourge of scams in Singapore and globally. In Singapore, nearly $1 billion has been lost by scam victims since 2016. Mutating and spreading, different types of scams have infiltrated every aspect of our lives, from romance to work. The police are cracking down on offenders. What can you do to protect yourself? In the series' sixth episode, ST's deputy news editor Andre Yeo, crime correspondent David Sun and journalist Jessie Lim speak with Ms Jessica Chen, a policy and escalation manager at Carousell and Ms Lavone Toh, an associate product manager also with the e-commerce marketplace.  Both of them talked about the emergence of job scams involving the impersonation of Carousell staff and some of Carousell's safety features, such as pop-up reminders within chats which warn customers when they are eyeing popular items known to have false listings, such as staycation deals. Highlights (click/tap above): 06:01 How a senior in his 60s showed up at Carousell's headquarters in Buona Vista demanding to see “Amy”, a scammer who cheated him of $2,000 in a job scam  12:41 How Carousell removes thousands of suspicious listings every month and tell-tale signs 14:41 New initiatives Carousell has embarked on to tackle scams and how user feedback helps the e-commerce marketplace identify threats  18:13 How Carousell balances consumer safety and satisfaction, with the launch of the E-Commerce Marketplace Transaction Safety Ratings earlier in 2022  21:45 Why people should not sell their Carousell accounts to other users who can list fake items on them  Produced by: Andre Yeo (andrey@sph.com.sg), Jessie Lim (ljessie@sph.com.sg), David Sun (davidsun@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai and Paxton Pang Edited by: Teo Tong Kai Read ST's Stop Scams articles: https://str.sg/wWt9 • Anti-Scam Hotline: 1800-722-6688 (9am - 5pm); https://www.scamalert.sg/ • National Care Hotline: 1800-202-6868 (8am - 12am); https://ccs.org.sg/nch/ Follow ST's Stop Scams podcast series here: Stop Scams Channel: https://str.sg/wuZB Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3e Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJj SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Andre Yeo's articles: https://str.sg/wWtC David Sun's articles: https://str.sg/wWty Jessie Lim's articles: https://str.sg/wWtF --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story: https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #stopscams See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carousell is one of the leading classified marketplaces that has attained unicorn status with more than USD1 billion valuation. We speak to Tang Siew Wai, the Malaysian Country Manager, to find out their strategy for growth in Malaysia.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang's midweek Market View starts with a look at the latest in crypto hacking and a report on Singapore's status a a fintech hub. The agenda continues with a discussion on Carousell's reported plans to acquire 99.co, a billion-dollar makeover for Marina Bay Sands, a shake-up at Peloton and a check-in on Pfizer, BP, UOB and ComfortDelGro.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever heard of Kumanthong? Apparently you can buy it off Carousell and Etsy. And you wouldn't want to know how it is traditionally made. Listen in to Kate's experience of being at the receiving end of black magic at work...creepy stuff.

Cùng trò chuyện với anh Tấn Nguyễn CEO của Chợ Tốt -  nền tảng Recommerce  hàng đầu tại Việt Nam, trực thuộc tập đoàn kỳ lân công nghệ châu Á Carousell. Hơn 8 năm phát triển, Chợ Tốt đã mang đến trải nghiệm mua bán, trao đổi hàng hoá đã qua sử dụng thuận tiện, dễ dàng cho hơn 10 triệu người dùng mỗi tháng.Anh Tấn Nguyễn là một lãnh đạo dày dặn kinh nghiệm, đã từng làm việc tại những công ty công nghệ hàng đầu, trong đó có Google Singapore. Anh đã có những đóng góp to lớn trong quá trình xây dựng Chợ Tốt từ nhiều vai tròí khác nhau.Trong tập podcast này, anh Tấn Nguyễn sẽ chia sẻ về mô hình kinh doanh Recommerce giúp giảm thiểu vấn nạn chủ nghĩa tiêu thụ (over-consumption) mà Chợ Tốt đang theo đuổi, cùng những điểm mấu chốt trong hành trình xây dựng Chợ Tốt hơn 8 năm qua. Cùng tìm hiểu với host Ruby Nguyễn nhé.Đừng quên có thể xem bản video của podcast này tại YouTube: linkVà đọc những bài viết thú vị tại website vietcetera.comNếu có bất cứ góp ý, phản hồi hay thắc mắc gì, bạn có thể gửi email về địa chia vi@vietcetera.com nhé.

Have you ever thought what if you started from $0? How would you restart to survive and make money especially here in SG? In this day an age, with social media and apps like Carousell, the possibilities are actually endless. Today we discussed this and shared what we would actually do! We wanna know, how would you restart from $0? Have a conversation with us on Telegram and follow us on all our social media! Stay Happy, Stay Positive and we'll see ya'll in the next podcast! Telegram: https://t.me/randomlyrelatableSG Instagram: https://instagram.com/randomlyrelatable_sg?igshid=1ucmyzpny4vkc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQsnvRdGsBpv4r1Ghcg11w TikTok: https://vt.tiktok.com/2YEraF/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RRSGPodcast Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/randomlyrelatablesg This podcast is sponsored by Imran Sinwan, the founder of FIREWITHIM! He is an advisor who aspires to build a community where we can retire 10 years earlier with passive income. Invest 60 minutes to make your next 60 months better with Imran Sinwan. Dm him now at rebrand.ly/Firewithim

A notion amongst most Indian SaaS entrepreneurs is to move to the US to expand or start from the US from Day 1 itself.However, in today's episode, we've brought Anand Jain, Co-founder of CleverTap, to debunk this myth and shed more light on what an early-stage SaaS founder's roadmap should be in terms of either staying in India or moving to any global market.CleverTap is a leading customer engagement and retention platform, trusted by over 10,000 apps, including Gojek, AirAsia, Sony, Vodafone, Carousell, and Cleartrip.During the episode, Anand talks about how a company needs to adopt new market plans to continue growing one milestone after another, his learnings early-stage SaaS entrepreneurs can consider in their journey, and much more.Notes - 00:55 - Founding CleverTap06:57 - $45 Mn ARR and customer growth Y-o-Y10:43 - “What got you to 45 will not get you 100.”16:55 - Is moving to the US to expand as a SaaS company necessary?24:03 - 3 Key points in his $1 Mn to $10 Mn ARR Playbook27:10 - Mistakes in his journey building CleverTap40:10 - Game Plan to market your product in newer markets and different ARR levels

We've seen how ecommerce has taken over the region in the last few years, and now we have companies emerging in this space that are enabling a lot more brands and a lot more entrepreneurs to be able to dive in and take advantage of this whole ecommerce boom in the region and in greater Asia. One of them is ecommerce brand aggregator Rainforest and in this episode, CEO and co-founder JJ Chai joins us on call to talk about why now is the best time for solo/micro-entrepreneurs to build their own ecommerce consumer brands, how Rainforest supports them towards successful business exits and beyond with the skill sets and empathy needed to engage with ecommerce entrepreneurs, and the company's ultimate goal of building a digital-first house of consumer brands in Asia. Transcript Timestamps 00:13 Paulo introduces JJ Chai; 01:35 Biggest learning since launching Rainforest in May 2021; 03:02 The well-thought out process behind Rainforest's founding; 05:39 The fundamental denominator for brands the Rainforest acquires; 07:34 Impact of supply chain diversification in Asia on ecommerce brand explosion; 09:12 Rainforest's end-to-end process working with brands and entrepreneurs and the importance of understanding motivation; 11:43 JJ's advice for ecommerce brands to get from 0 to 1; 15:02 Acquisition scenarios for Rainforest; 16:20 Hiring leadership in Rainforest and building a team that understands ecommerce sellers; 18:38 Ecommerce aggregators impact on ecommerce growth in Southeast Asia; 19:44 Ecommerce aggregators impact on consumers in Southeast Asia; 20:58 Building a digital-first house of ecommerce brands in Asia; 22:15 Rapid Fire Round; About our guest JJ Chai is the co-founder and CEO of Rainforest, Asia's leading ecommerce brand aggregator. Rainforest acquires consumer ecommerce brands, providing entrepreneurs a healthy exit, and invests into the acquired brands to grow them globally. Prior to founding Rainforest, JJ advised startups founders in the scale-up stage, as xto10x's SE-Asia's Chief Executive. He previously worked with the founders at Carousell to scale up from a pre-revenue startup to become SE-Asia's largest online classifieds platform. At Carousell he led up various portfolios across international expansion, revenue, growth and strategy. Before joining Carousell, JJ was the SE-Asia Managing Director for Airbnb. JJ joined as the first Airbnb employee in Southeast Asia and helped chart Airbnb's rapid growth in Asia. JJ was also a former junior partner at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Music: Cool Upbeat Background Music For Videos by MorningLightMusic Tags: startup, Southeast Asia, founder, entrepreneurship, business, technology The content of this podcast is for informational purposes only, should not be taken as legal, tax, or business advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security, and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any Insignia Ventures fund.

Season three of Digital Transformation & Leadership kicks off with Danny Levy talking to Paul Harapin, the Head of Asia Pacific & Japan at Stripe. They discuss why CX is more important than ever when it comes to retail, the current state of the internet economy, why businesses are currently losing crucial revenue growth, where customers currently sit when it comes to business operations, and how to put them at the center, and what steps you can take to ensure customer centrality and drive revenue and growth. This episode is brought to you in partnership with Stripe - Businesses of all shapes and sizes choose Stripe as their payments platform to gain a competitive advantage. With Stripe, you can easily optimize your conversion rates, simplify your expansion plans, protect yourself against fraud, automate taxes on your transactions, and future proof your business. Those are just a few of the reasons why retailers like The Iconic, Carousell, and Shopify look to Stripe to power their payments. Whereas legacy payments technology will slow you down in a fast-changing world, modern payments technology can help you speed up and stay ahead of the curve. It's no surprise then, that Stripe ranked the highest for strategy, and current offering in the 2020 Forrester Wave report on Merchant Payment Providers. So whether you're an online or in-person retailer, software platform, marketplace, or subscriptions business, visit stripe.com to learn more about how Stripe can support your business today. That's stripe.com, to learn more and get started today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/danny-levy/message

Scrum è sempre utile? Oppure arriva un momento in cui è necessario abbandonare il framework, pur conservando un mindset agile? Ne abbiamo parlato nel CTO Lunch 031 con Alex Pagnoni e la community del CTO Mastermind. Ospite anche Matteo Toto, CTO di AppQuality. Buon ascolto! 🖖 HOST: Alex Pagnoni: imprenditore di servizio e di prodotto, https://www.axelerant.it/ (Fractional CTO), esperto di cloud, sviluppo software e marketing technologies. Sono speaker, content creator, conduttore del CTO Show e del CTO Podcast, fondatore della https://www.ctomastermind.it/community/ (community CTO Mastermind) (+330 CTO italiani). Ringraziamo della partecipazione: Matteo Toto (CTO di AppQuality), Roberto Luberti ( CTO di Elastic Cloud Team), Andrea Francia (Senior Software Developer di Welmed), Roberto Martino, Valerio Barbera ( CTO di Inspector), Enrico Vecchio ( CTO di Audiencerate), Damiano Tietto ( Director of Engineering di Carousell). 🚀 Vuoi crescere professionalmente, confrontandoti con i migliori CTO di tutta Italia? Entra subito nella community CTO Mastermind su Slack, insieme a +330 CTO e Leader Tecnologici da tutta Italia: https://www.ctomastermind.it/community/ (entra ora nella community CTO Mastermind)! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Il Podcast ti è piaciuto? Aiutaci a farlo a conoscere a altri CTO e leader tecnologici. Aggiungilo ai tuoi preferiti e lascia una recensione su Apple Podcast o su Podchaser!

This episode is creepy to the max. Listen in to a story of a girl who played Bloody Mary on one drunken night only to have it follow her home and into the toilet of her own home and about a kakak who bought a second hand baroque mirror off Carousell. What happened one evening to her shook me to the core. So please, don't stare at yourself in the mirror for too long for god's sake.

Jamie Lee is the co-founder of The Kind Friend, a wellness company that helps people live a more mindful life through kindness. Prior to this, she started two education businesses and was also helped Carousell expand their operations to Australia as their regional partnerships lead. In this episode she shares - Her journey and lessons learned from building and growing three separate businessesHow to build relationships and gain connections throughout your careerHer thoughts on pursuing success while prioritising physical and mental healthAnd many more…!—-If you're feeling unhappy with your corporate job and looking for some guidance to find a more fulfilling career, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @ongjennifer_ or LinkedIn, I'd love to see how I can help! Download my free guide to finding your passion here.

We all know journaling has numerous benefits some of which include; Increased clarity and awareness Gratitude Reinforcing learnings Recording your wins Processing sad emotions for release vs repression Giving a safe space for working through confusion and decision making Allows for planning and goal-setting to increase execution Allows you to re-experience and reminisce good times Increases creativity which in turn leads to productivity In this episode, I chat to Jamie from "The Kind Friend", a wellness company that aims to help people live a more mindful life through kindness by offering well-being journals and workshops. Companies that have embraced The Kind Friend journals include Google, Spotify, Facebook, Accenture, Linked In, and much more.  Previously, Jamie was the regional partnerships lead at Carousell and founded two education businesses in Australia. In this episode, we also talk about the importance of journaling for self-renewal and personal growth, we re-define the concept of wellness and mental health and we also look at how she started selling the journals through eCommerce.  Find another startup story Website: anotherstartupstory.com IG: @anotherstartupstory | @tangkarmen Facebook: facebook.com/anotherstartupstory Find The Kind Friend Website: Thekindfriend.com IG: @thekindfriend Get 15% off your journal today with discount code “anotherstartupstory” Active till August 31st 2021.   

Martin Ronfort, the founder of DrTech, and Michael Waitze, the founder of Michael Waitze Media had a cool discussion about 'Live Commerce' after doing some decent follow-up on last week's topic, buying and selling eCommerce brands. Some of the topics we covered: Una Brands' strategy is not novel...even in Southeast Asia factory14 raised $200MM in Europe and acquired 'Pro Bike Tool' Rainforest raises $36.5MM to compete with and do the same business as Una Brands One of the founders of Rainforest was also a founder of Carousell (pretty early for a founder to have left) The elephant in the eCommerce consolidation wars is Thrasio which announced raise of $700MM Joshua Silberstein earned a 3.93 at The Wharton School What 'Live Commerce' actually is How is 'Live Commerce' different from The Home Shopping Network and Tupperware parties Now anybody can sell Will 'Live Commerce' lead to higher conversion rates Should we test 'Live Commerce' on eCommerce UnderCover Tune in to the live show on the Michael Waitze Media Facebook Page, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify, and leave a review.

Here is this week's edition of the Startup Monday Issue (Issue 39– 10 May 2021) Sharing the following this week: - India is rapidly closing the gap with China in minting new unicorns — privately held startups valued at $1 billion or more — highlighting growing investor appetite for tech startups in the country as the pandemic accelerates the adoption of digital services. - Two Singapore-based startups founded by former Fave, Carousell, and food panda executives on Thursday separately announced a combined US$76 million in seed funding and debt to acquire e-commerce brands - Israeli ag-tech startup Prospera snapped up by US firm Valmont for $300 million. Prospers is a maker of AI-based sensors and cameras helping farmers monitor crops was founded in 2014 and had raised $22 million from investors. - Merkle Technologies is set to launch a revolutionary technology that will increase “interoperability” between existing blockchains such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain. - Arcturus, a company building tools for editing and distributing volumetric video, last week announced it has raised a $5 million seed investment. For more startup news, head to our website. Interested? Subscribe to receive your Startup Monday newsletter in your inbox every Monday. Do not miss out on the latest tech trends in the global startup ecosystem, and lists of 1,000 + Investors, Venture Capitals, Accelerators, and Incubators for startups. Looking for funding? Download the list of 50 Venture Capitals investing in AI and Machine Learning startups. [Click to download] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hyetechminds/message

In this part number 3 out of 5-part series on Raising Capital, we reaffirm the notion of raising capital without loans. Specifically, we wanted you to bring out your inner Marie Kondo by living for less. Believe it or not, living for less truly helps you raise short-term business capital for your small business — especially when you're building it as you're planning to leave your full-time job. I can't wait for you to listen to this episode! In this episode, you'll hear about: How you can bring out your inner Marie Kondo in this exercise Clean house & make money at the same time for your capital Listen to all the episodes from Raising Capital Series: Part 1 - How Much Capital Should I Raise Part 2 - Change Your Lifestyle Part 3 - Live For Less Part 4 - Bootstrapping Your Business Part 5 - Beta Test Your Ideas Welcome to Fempreneur Secrets, where business secrets are revealed. This is a five part series on how to raise capital for your business. We started off this series simply on the notion that you can raise your capital without having to take loans. We began part number one with how much you need to raise capital for your business. Then we moved on to part number two which is changing your lifestyle so that you can set aside that amount of money into your capital bank. In today's episode, part number three of the five part series on how to raise capital for your business we will be focusing on how to live for less so that when you are living for less that savings that you have gained will be able to be set aside in your capital bank. Living for less is one of the best ways for you to raise capital for your business simply because I've tried this. I've done this a lot of times in my businesses and I've seen that this is one of the best ways for me to raise capital no matter how small the amount is. Tune in because this is a really important episode for you. There are a lot of things in our house that we can live without. It is time to bring out your inner Marie Kondo, clearing out the things that don't spark joy can become handy and useful for you, especially when you are trying to raise capital for your business. There may be some clothes that you always keep thinking, "Hmm, perhaps I'll wear that one day." But that day doesn't seem to come. Or we have some devices that we no longer use. I've been guilty of that. I know for sure that you definitely do not need the latest mobile phone for you to look trendy because you're already trendy enough. The first thing that can help you with living for less is to go down to your own personal habits. Live for less. Search for things of value around your house. When I was raising capital for my handmade stationery business, I started off by looking at the devices I already own. I had two mobile phones but was only using one. As much as I wanted a standby device in case my current phone screws up I knew that I could earn more money from the unused phone. I sold that off, that's $200 right there, and set the money aside into my capital pool. I also had a musical keyboard which I didn't play on anymore. I decided to let that go and earn an easy $300 dollars because of its value. That's $500 right there already from valuable things you already own. I repeated the same exercise as I was raising capital for Blissful & Co by downgrading my mobile phone from an iPhone to a Huawei, sold my used iPhone for $600, bought a Huawei for $200. Totally worth it. Next step, you will need to let go of the things that you don't need or can survive without. Have 16 blouses? You could get rid of 11 of them and keep the best 5 instead. Look at your bookshelf. Any books that are worth to be sold off? Perhaps they are in very good condition that will be worthy to pass on to new owners. Sell them off so that you can earn something. College textbooks — I know we have lots of them. Sell them off at 20% less than you purchased them. Letting go of things you don't need could help you raise between $200 to $500 depending on the quantity and quality of items you already own. In Singapore, I use Carousell app to let go of the things I don't need. There are lots of bargain hunters here so the products stand to move faster on this app. You might find some similar apps in your region and in your country. Take advantage and find out how you can sell off all these used items and gain a profit from it. Now it is your turn. Look around the things in your house that has some value to it. If the item is available enough and you see that there is a market for it consider selling it off at a lower price than what you have purchased it but keep the money strong and set aside that money into your capital bank. What do you think? I'd love to know what you think of this episode. Do you plan on leaving your full-time job soon to start your business? If so, where are you now in that plan? Share with me in the comments below! Here's How to Subscribe & Review Want to be the first to know when new Fempreneur Secrets episodes are released? Click here to subscribe in iTunes! Also, podcast reviews are really important to iTunes and the more reviews we receive, the more likely we'll be able to get Fempreneur Secrets Podcast and message across more women entrepreneurs (something about iTunes algorithms?). I'd be extremely grateful if you left a review right here letting me know your favorite part of this episode. #FempreneurSecrets Loving our podcast? I encourage you to use the hashtag #FEMPRENEURSECRETS to share with our community of Fempreneurs what you're inspired by. As a bonus, you'll get to go through all the posts to find women entrepreneurs who are in your similar industry — get inspired to collabore and go beyond competition. I'll be reposting some of my favourite posts too! Keep learning and keep believing in yourself, because the world needs an inspiration just like you. I'll see you in the next episode of this five-part series in part number four on bootstrapping your business.