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Mohan Belani, Cofounder & CEO of e27, and Jeremy Au talked about three main themes: 1. Founding e27 & Echelon: Mohan discussed his early career decisions as a computer engineering undergraduate with the NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) program, failed founder and startup executive. He shared how he juggled his studies and his founding role in e27, often receiving warning letters for his grades. He and his co-founder Thaddeus faced significant challenges, including resetting the brand, cleaning up the cap table, and attracting investors from Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, and Indonesia between 2012 and 2013​​​​. Despite these challenges, e27 has developed into a leading player in the region's tech ecosystem. 2. Media Business Myths: Mohan highlighted the profitability potential of media and events businesses, despite common misconceptions. He emphasized avoiding vanity metrics and focusing on real ROI. During the COVID-19 pandemic, e27 pivoted from physical events to online channels, resulting in significant growth in media and webinar revenues from 2021 to 2023. This strategic shift resulted in the three best years in the company's history. He also discussed the tough decisions, such as canceling events instead of postponing them and making hard choices around salaries and compensation. He underscored the importance of navigating partnerships with government agencies, which often have different operating metrics and objectives compared to for-profit companies. 3. Angel & Orvel VC Investing Journey: Mohan recounted the lessons learned from his 30 angel investments that begun in 2013. He shared how founding Orvel Ventures with Milan Reinartz and Jeremy Au required a new systematic approach to evaluating companies, including analyzing gross margins and exit opportunities. His experience as an LP in funds like Golden Gate Ventures and Rebel Fund provided insights into the importance of localized GPs and focused investment strategies. He also stressed the need for funds to support local ecosystems and avoid overly ambitious scaling plans. Jeremy and Mohan also talked about effective onboarding practices, the evolution of the tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia and the use of OKRs to plan and assess personal and professional progress. Watch, listen or read the full insight at https://www.bravesea.com/blog/mohan-belani Nonton, dengar atau baca wawasan lengkapnya di https://www.bravesea.com/blog/mohan-belani-id 观看、收听或阅读全文，请访问 https://www.bravesea.com/blog/mohan-belani-cn Get transcripts, startup resources & community discussions at www.bravesea.com WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CeL3ywi7yOWFd8HTo6yzde TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyau Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravesea TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyau Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravesea English: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts Learn more about Evo Commerce at bback.co and stryv.co 

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

On this episode Pat sits down with Tiago Costa Alves, Golden Gate's first EIR (Entrepreneur in Residence) to talk about doing business and scaling in SEA, his own journey into startups and the region, what the EIR role is about and why it made sense for Golden Gate to embrace it. On this episode you will learn about: Cultural differences in and across SEA What to be aware of when scaling tech teams in the region The startup opportunity in SEAWhy an EIR adds value to any fund and what are the core activitiesYou can follow Tiago on LinkedIn here. 

Venture capitalist and founding partner of Golden Gate Ventures, Vinnie Lauria explains how he spots and keeps talent in the workplace. He reveals his favourite interview questions to ask, how he grows employees in his company, and why he believes a good team is more valuable than a good product. 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.

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.

In this episode you will learn:What is the key quality required in an entrepreneur or VC entering 2022's breakneck technology sector?Can speed of execution be an appropriate criteria when tracking a startup's progress?How do VCs navigate the equivocality of a business's input and output?What is the one hubris that usually afflicts entrepreneurs?How has abundant capital hampered the process of decision-making in startups?Why do most copy-cat founders end up chasing their own tails?Jeffrey's estimation of the importance of mental health and skill coaching for founders and employeesWhy is there a staggering proportion of entrepreneurs who helplessly suffer from mental health issues? Is this a business-specific phenomenon or a fog hanging over all of society?Why is immunity to disappointments a superpower for founders when they are just starting off?Does a high management fee diminish the intangible incentives that are requisite for motivating a VC for calculated progress and returns?AboutJeffrey Paine is a Co-founder and Managing Partner of Golden Gate Ventures, an early stage technology venture capital fund based in Singapore investing in Southeast Asia with over US$175 million under management investing in over 45 companies since 2012.Jeff started and manages the Founder Institute in Singapore where he is currently overseeing its expansion in Southeast Asia, and Japan. Since 2010 the Founder Institute in Singapore has graduated over 100 companies. He is a recipient of the Founder Institute Director Award 2012 for “Greatest Ecosystem Impact” Worldwide (Singapore).He is a Singapore native and graduated with a Bachelors of Business Administration (Information Systems) from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Founder of LuneX Ventures, the dedicated Crypto and Blockchain fund backed by Golden Gate Ventures in Singapore.

Michael Lints is currently a Partner at the Singapore-based venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures. He joined the firm in 2013 and is currently leading growth venture efforts, which include LP fundraising and portfolio management for Golden Gate Venture's investments at Series B and beyond. He has helped to raise over USD $60M for Golden Gate Ventures and its portfolio companies, including helping to raise later stage rounds from external investors as well as leading two early strategic acquisitions. In this episode, we uncover what Michael was like as a child (he took apart the first computer he received), how he convinced his dean to let him skip a year at university, before selling his house and car to start his first IT managed services startup. That startup was acquired by a large data and telecom company six years later. In 2007, Michael founded a venture fund focused on Dutch small- and medium-sized enterprises to help them with capital financing, business development, and strategy. During the same period, he was invited to join the Economic Development Board Rotterdam as Vice Chairman. In that role, he launched the Young Economic Development Board where he brought together a highly influential Dutch network to develop a sustainable framework for public-private relationships that increased local business investment while leveraging the public infrastructure.In this episode, we cover all things startup, investments and also his recent documentary, Broken Chains - mending the missing links in the racial wealth gap.Highlights:2:53 Taking apart his first computer3:59 Being on the Dutch National Karate Team5:00 Skipping a year at university6:20 Getting into insurance & realising he never wanted to work for another corporation again8:14 Selling his car & house to co-founder his first IT startup9:40 Pivoting from being a comparison site to a data center10:51 Being on the same board as the CEO of ING & Unilever, Prime Minister of New Zealand & Head of the UN15:53 Obsession with focus17:00 Studying at Harvard17:53 Discovering the venture scene in Singapore/Southeast Asia19:38 How can I be helpful?21:29 Raising over USD 60 million22:54 Getting a foot in the door24:46 Experience fundraising in the Middle East & Europe26:20 How the Southeast Asia startup scene has evolved29:39 What Michael looks for in a founder31:54 Importance of local knowledge34:32 Getting deal flow35:46 Investment mistakes made 36:59 Investment thesis37:49 Areas of interest to Michael40:17 How the pandemic has impacted Michael's portfolio companies41:37 Fundraising in the pandemic/post-pandemic era43:44 Framework for maintaining focus45:36 How to find good mentors for yourself47:06 Broken Chains

About Jeffrey Paine:My next guest on The One Percent Project is Jeffrey Paine. He is the Managing Partner & Co-founder at Golden Gate Ventures and an Edmund Hillary Fellow. Jeff is one of the most thoughtful VCs I have come across. Last year, he launched an initiative called Coachable that focuses on founders' mental wellness by pairing them with experienced coaches and mentors. He wishes for other like-minded VCs and corporations to join this initiative so that more founders get the support they need while building their startups.Join our No-Spam WhatsApp groupIn this conversation, he talks about:The state of venture investing in Asia.Is there an Angel investing bubble and its impact?His framework for learning and understanding a new industry.How to get the timing right as an investor?How to choose among copycats; who gets funded and why?Are Asian founders always building a business around problems they encounter?The need for coaches and mentors for founders.His views on blockchain, NFTs and Metaverse.What makes introverts strong leaders?

Michael Lints has over 20 years of experience helping innovative businesses obtain the resources, insights, and expertise they need in order to be successful. Michael has been a startup operator, investor, and mentor, and is currently a Partner at the Singapore-based venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures. He joined the firm in 2013 and is currently leading growth venture efforts, which include LP fundraising and portfolio management for Golden Gate Venture's investments at Series B and beyond.  Michael's entrepreneurial journey began in 2000 when he co-founded an IT managed services startup in Europe that was acquired by a large data and telecom company six years later. In 2007, Michael founded a venture fund focused on Dutch small- and medium-sized enterprises to help them with capital financing, business development, and strategy. During the same period, he was invited to join the Economic Development Board Rotterdam as Vice Chairman. In that role, he launched the Young Economic Development Board where he brought together a highly influential Dutch network to develop a sustainable framework for public-private relationships that increased local business investment while leveraging the public infrastructure.  Outside of work, sport is an essential part of Michael's life. He is a former member of the Dutch karate team and the former ambassador for Treknology (Trek bikes distributor in Singapore). Michael actively participates in Ironman 70.3 races and marathons. He is also passionate about social justice and uses sport as a vehicle to raise awareness for important issues such as civil rights, economic opportunity, and education. Besides sport, Michael is an active writer and writes articles regarding life, balance, and venture capital on michaellints.com. Show notes at: https://www.jeremyau.com/blog/michael-lints You can find the community discussion for this episode at: https://club.jeremyau.com/c/podcasts/michael-lints

In this episode, you will learn:How did Michael's four years at ING Insurance fuel him to explore entrepreneurship?The coincidence that introduced Michael to venture capital, and made him a partner at Golden Gate Ventures.What are the parallels and differences between fundraising as a fund manager and as a founder?What are the nuances of identifying suitable investors for series A and B fundraising?Why should founders pitch to only a handful of their choicest VCs when they are starting off?What is the technique for getting certain and prompt responses from investors?Why does the need for diversification of investors on your cap table increase with every succeeding stage?What are the introverts' strengths which have the potential of building a prolific and responsive network? How can one network effectively without speaking in front of crowds?Michael's speculations about the evolution of the Southeast Asian startup landscape in 2022, and some measures that founders should start takingAboutMichael Lints has over 20 years of experience helping innovative businesses obtain the resources, insights, and expertise they need in order to be successful.  Michael has been a startup operator, investor, and mentor, and is currently a Partner at the Singapore-based venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures.  He joined the firm in 2013 and is currently leading growth venture efforts, which include LP fundraising and portfolio management for Golden Gate Venture's investments at Series B and beyond.Michael's entrepreneurial journey began in 2000 when he co-founded an IT managed services startup in Europe that was acquired by a large data and telecom company six years later. In 2007, Michael founded a venture fund focused on Dutch small- and medium-sized enterprises to help them with capital financing, business development, and strategy. During the same period, he was invited to join the Economic Development Board Rotterdam as Vice Chairman. In that role, he launched the Young Economic Development Board where he brought together a highly influential Dutch network to develop a sustainable framework for public-private relationships that increased local business investment while leveraging the public infrastructure.Michael has helped support firm and portfolio-level priorities that have spanned fundraising, capital allocation, and corporate development.  He has helped to raise over USD $60M for Golden Gate Ventures and its portfolio companies, including helping to raise later stage rounds from external investors as well as leading two early strategic acquisitions.Outside of work, sport is an essential part of Michael's life. He is a former member of the Dutch karate team and the former ambassador for Treknology (Trek bikes distributor in Singapore). Michael actively participates in Ironman 70.3 races and marathons. He is also passionate about social justice and uses sport as a vehicle to raise awareness for important issues such as civil rights, economic opportunity, and education. Besides sport, Michael is an active writer and writes articles regarding life, balance, and venture capital on michaellints.com.

Patrick sat down with Jeffrey Paine, one of the pioneers and most respected investors of the South East Asian VC ecosystem. Jeff is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of renowned Singapore based fund Golden Gate Ventures, investor in companies such as Stripe, Omise and Lenddo. Since 2011 they have backed +60 companies, raised 5 funds in total and significantly shaping the ecosystem along the way.On this episode you will learn about: Jeff's take on the apprenticeship model in VC and how to train junior investors along the wayHow to practice pattern recognitionCopycat models in emerging ecosystems and why they still matterGolden Gate's investment processes and internal organisation The importance of founder development, mental health and coachingYou can find Jeffrey on Twitter or LinkedInCheck out Golden Gate's latest ecosystem mapping and deep dive on the SEA ecosystem hereIf you enjoy the show, it would be fantastic if you could give us a rating on Apple Podcasts. 

Fresh out of the studio, Michael Lints from Golden Gate Ventures discuss the Southeast Asia exit landscape for startups and what it means for investors all over the world. We discuss Michael's career and investment thesis as to what strengths and red flags he search in founders and start-ups. We dived deep into the exit landscape and explain how SPACs, direct listings and M&As will impact the startup ecosystem across Southeast Asia. At every single investor meeting, literally every single LP meeting. I got the same question. What is the exit landscape look like in Southeast Asia? The issue was that most exits were relatively small to other markets. The largest exits were at like around $200 million dollars. If you compare that to India or China, that's just a very small number. Every single LP was concerned that it's an emerging market. There's lots of happening under early stage, but at some point when we need liquidity as LPs and then where would that come from? - Michael Lints Podcast Information: The show is hosted and produced by Bernard Leong (@bernardleong, Linkedin) and Carol Yin (@CarolYujiaYin, LinkedIn). Sound credits for the intro and end music: "Run it" by DJ Snake, Rick Ross and Rich Brian

Jeff Paine is a Co-founder and Managing Partner of Golden Gate Ventures, an early stage technology venture capital fund based in Singapore. Golden Gate Ventures currently has over US$175 million under management and has made investments in over 45 companies since 2012 across Southeast Asia. Jeff also started and manages the Founder Institute incubator in Singapore. Since 2010 the Founder Institute has graduated over 100 companies in Southeast Asia and Japan, and he received the Director Award for “Greatest Ecosystem Impact” Worldwide for his work there. He's currently an investor and advisor to Redmart, Tradegecko, Coda Payments, and mentor at JFDI Asia, Chinaccelerator and of course at the Founder Institute. Jeff is a Singapore native, but he spent the first eight years of his career in early stage venture and private equity in the US, and he graduated from USC, so he understands how things work in Silicon Valley and in Southeast Asia, and he's is an ideal person to help folks like me understand how to think about the region when taking technology from here to there. Below are the topics we cover during this hour-long conversation: How the investing and startup environment has evolved over the past 10 years in Southeast Asia, and since the pandemic began How to think about and prioritize the markets that make up Southeast Asia Where this region should fit in a global expansion timeline The types of businesses that are succeeding in the region The best places to find engineering talent, and what to look for The first wave of regional unicorns, and lessons being applied by the second generation of entrepreneurs in SEA Advice for founders and entrepreneurs on how to approach this region, and things to be cautious about

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will be the first major bourse in Asia to offer SPAC listings; moreover, the continuous rise of these SPACs could soon take the place of a traditional IPO roadshow and fundraising season. Michael Lints, Partner, Golden Gate Ventures provides an outlook of the situation and what it could mean for the local startup scene. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dive into our post-show Clubhouse discussion Apr 16th 2021 with fellow VCs in the region, where we went deep on the rise of startups in Southeast Asia, fresh of Grab's announcement that week valuing it at close to $40Bn, Bukalapak netting $234M and more! Special cameo by: Rajive Keshup, Investments Director, Cathay InnovationGail Wong, Managing Partner, Her CapitalCarlo Delantar, Head of Circular Economy, Gobi Partners Venture capitalist, Michael Lints of Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures shares some #BillionDollarMoves​​​ we all will want in on.

Michael Lints is redefining venture capital by not only focusing on the outcome of their investments but also focusing on mental health and social impact.Justin Hall is redefining venture capital by spotlighting founders and companies unique to Southeast Asia and proving that billion-dollar companies can scale from emerging markets.On this episode of The First Close, we interview Justin Hall and Michael Lints, partners at Golden Gate Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Singapore. Founded in 2011, Golden Gate Ventures invests in seed-stage and Series A companies across Southeast Asia—and now, with the steady rise of unicorns in the region, Golden Gate Ventures is in the perfect position to contribute to this growing startup ecosystem. Together, Justin and Michael have made 65 investments at Golden Gate Ventures since they joined the team in 2012 and 2013, respectively, and they assert that the key to the firm's success lies in its consistency within the team and its focus on founders who are addressing hyperlocal problems.Learn more about Golden Gate Ventures ›

Nadim is a Singaporean venture investor focused on the Southeast Asian region and its growing consumer market. He is currently backing and building early-stage consumer brands in the region as an Associate with DSG Consumer Partners, a leading India & Southeast Asia consumer venture fund - helping oversee consumer packaged food & beverage, F&B, and e-commerce brands including Kind Kones, Growthwell, Brewlander, Perromart, Pip & Nut, and Melati. Prior to DSG, Nadim worked as an intern on the investment team at Golden Gate Ventures - a leading Singapore-based technology venture fund and on J.P. Morgan's Equity Capital Markets team in New York. Nadim is also a personal investor in consumer businesses like Tindle, TRILL, Brewlander, Pangaea, R-Fitness, Project44, Oxygen, and more through his permanent capital fund, Blue Bamboo, focused on investing in new-age brands. Nadim attended Institut Le Rosey, a Swiss boarding school before enrolling in NYU's Stern School of Business, graduating from Stern as a Dean's List member, Founder's Day Scholar, and as the Class of 2017's commencement speaker. For his contribution to public service in Singapore, Nadim was presented with both the Statuette Award and the Sword of Honour. Before completing his service, Nadim was posted to the specialist unit of the Public Transport Security Command, patrolling and protecting Singapore's public transport systems and managing over 150 full-time national servicemen. Nadim works with Aidha.org's venture program as a mentor for domestic workers starting their own businesses in Southeast Asia. Nadim is also a member of the Milken Institute's Young Leaders Circle (YLC) where he contributes to consumer, health, and food research and initiatives for the Asia Center. In his free time, Nadim writes about consumer & technology trends in Southeast Asia. He also enjoys practicing mixed martial arts, swimming & tennis, playing poker, and spending time with his family. Read more about DSG Consumer Partners here https://dsgcp.com/ and connect with Nadim on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadim-muzayyin/ or via his own website https://nadimmuzayyin.com/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/

Golden Gate Ventures released their latest Southeast Asia Exit Landscape Report 2.0, tracking recent funding and exit trends for the region's tech industry, and how it has been shaped by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Michael Lints, Partner at Golden Gate Ventures, joined us on Across the ASEAN to discuss the study's findings, why it's gotten easier to do Series B and Series C funding, and why initial seed capital is getting harder to clinch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Text Blaze, which was a part of the recent Winter 2021 Y Combinator accelerator, raises $3.3 million in seed round. The company's investment was led by Two Sigma Ventures, and Susa Ventures. With it's new funding , they are planning to expand it's staff from four, to ten. Text Blaze's speed-writing automation service has a freemium model, and a consumer paid offering that costs just $2.99 monthly.Cymulate raises $45 Million in Series C, to test and improve cybersecurity defenses via attack simulations. The funding was led by London-based One Peak Partners. Cymulate, lets organizations and their partners, run machine-based attack simulations on their networks to determine vulnerabilities, and automatically receive guidance on how to fix what is not working. Co-headquartered in Israel and New York, the firm will be using to continue investing in its platform, and to ramp up its operations. Cymulate doubled its revenues last year, on the back of a customer list, that now upwards of 300 large enterprises and mid-market companies, including the Euronext stock exchange network, as well as service providers such as NTT and Telit.Rainforest raises seed funding of $36 million led by Nordstar, with participation from Insignia Venture Partners. This includes equity financing of $6.5 million, and a $30 million debt facility, from an undisclosed American debt fund. Rainforest's portfolio currently includes three brands, which it acquired for about $1 million each. The company wants to wait until its portfolio is larger, before disclosing what brands it owns.FPT Corporation, Vietnam's largest technology and IT services group, has acquired SaaS startup, ‘Base.vn', for an undisclosed sum. The deal was announced at an event held in Ho Chi Minh City today. FPT's offer came at a time that Base.vn was trying to raise a new funding round. The SaaS firm says that its client base includes more than 5,000 Vietnamese corporations, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises.Obviously.AI Raises $3.6 Million From TMV, B Capital Group, Arka Venture Labs, Golden Gate Ventures, and other VCs. With this round of funding, the platform is  reshaping how the modern business user works with Artificial Intelligence.Obviously. AI will use the funding to grow the company's Research and Development, introduce time series, and other new-age algorithms, expand its sales and marketing team, and build an ecosystem that can further automate the predictive AI capabilities.Software firm, ‘SUSE'  seeks valuation of nearly $7 billion in IPO. Enterprise software company SUSE, set the price range for its initial public offering in Frankfurt, at 29 to 34 euros per share on Wednesday, implying a market capitalisation of between 4.9 and 5.7 billion euros. SUSE, whose open-source software helps run applications on cloud servers, mainframe computers, and devices at the edges of networks, said it was seeking to raise around 1 billion euros from investors.

What does it really take to stand out as a high performer who gets bigger opportunities? That’s the question we’ll be addressing in this episode. Being great at your job is important, but to accelerate your career success, your value-add must go beyond your job description. Your ability to solve hard problems and create value in new ways IS what makes you more valuable. In this episode, Elisa Steele, CEO and Board Director, shares her perspective on creating value through relationships and problem-solving. She challenges everyone to be proactive in seeking hard assignments where there is a need for change, and to do what it takes to solve problems instead of simply accepting the status quo. Elisa attributes her own successes to always going above and beyond in creating value for others. Elisa has held numerous C-suite roles including CEO of Namely, CEO of Jive, CMO of Consumer Apps & Services at Microsoft, CMO at Skype, EVP & CMO at Yahoo! Elisa also has deep board experience serving on multiple committees for both public and private companies. Currently, Elisa is a Board Director at Bumble, Chairman of the Board at Cornerstone On Demand, and member of the Board of Splunk and Namely. She is a member of the NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) and participates in the Equilar Board Leadership Program. Elisa has been recognized for her leadership throughout the years, building strong teams, networks and ecosystems. She was recognized by the Stevie American Business Awards for ‘Executive of the Year’ and ‘Woman of the Year’ as well as named a “Woman of Influence” by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Visit https://www.iambeyondbarriers.com where you will find show notes and links to all the resources in this episode, including the best way to get in touch with Elisa.   Highlights: [03:02] Elisa’s formation story [05:22] Learning about business by solving customer problems [07:51] Developing mastery of enterprise sales [12:49] Seize opportunities to close gaps [16:38] Supporting the needs of women’s careers [19:47] Elisa’s experience with balancing family & work [22:22] How motherhood shaped Elisa in her role as CEO [25:39] Advice for women seeking Board positions [28:54] Importance of visibility in getting Board roles [32:42] Advice for startup female founders [35:40] First consideration in scaling a business [37:33] Ask questions and become a better listener [40:44] Elisa’s daily success habit   Quotes: “When you build relationships and help people solve problems, you create value.”– Elisa Steele “Take the hard assignments at the beginning of your career because you learn exponentially more than you learn in taking the easy assignments.” – Elisa Steele “It's not just about the rules of today, it's about how you break through those to create the rules of tomorrow.” – Elisa Steele   About Elisa Steele: A business leader in tech sector for 30 years, Elisa is an experienced executive in Silicon Valley. Elisa has broad experience across consumer and enterprise businesses – and thrives at the intersection of both. She’s led transformations to scale, grow and drive impact across many organizations, both large and small. Elisa was mostly recently CEO of Namely, a leader in HCM SaaS, funded by Sequoia Capital, Matrix Ventures and Golden Gate Ventures. During her time as CEO, Elisa raised $60M in venture funding, delivered product modernization, improved customer NPS and set the foundation for scalable growth. Prior to Namely, Elisa was Jive Software’s President & CEO (NASDAQ: JIVE), responsible for strategy and global operations. Elisa reset corporate strategy, transitioned to a cloud-leading business, created focus on large scale enterprise solutions and delivered turnaround business and financial results for shareholders, customers and employees. Under her leadership, the company was ultimately acquired for $462M. Elisa joined Jive as EVP of Marketing (CMO) & Products (CPO), and was promoted to CEO after 9 months of joining the company. Prior to Jive, Elisa was CVP & CMO of Consumer Apps & Services at Microsoft, including responsibility for the brands bing, Internet Explorer, Lync, MSN, outlook.com, Cortana and Skype, among others. Prior to Microsoft, she was CMO at Skype, EVP & CMO at Yahoo! And SVP at NetApp. She also held various sales, business development, general manager and leadership positions at Sun Microsystems and AT&T.  Elisa is Chairman of the Board of Cornerstone On Demand (NASDAQ: CSOD), Chairman of Namely, and member of the Board of Directors of Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK). She also serves as Advisor to the CEO of Tile and people.ai. She has deep board experience servicing on multiple committees for both public and private companies. She is a member of the NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) and participates in the Equilar Board Leadership Program. Elisa has been recognized for her leadership throughout the years, building strong teams, networks and ecosystems. She was recognized by the Stevie American Business Awards for ‘Executive of the Year’ and ‘Woman of the Year’ as well as named a “Woman of Influence” by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Elisa served as a judge for the annual “Forbes Cloud 100”, the WSJ ‘Marketers that Matter’ awards, and the Churchill Club Awards. Elisa hosts a speaker series called SpeakHer Mind tm that seeks to amplify voices and share practical, positive steps that can deliberately build workplace environments that empower women to achieve their potential. Elisa has previously served on the Interactive Advertising Bureau Board of Directors and Executive Committee, as well as the Advisory boards for Forbes Women, Amber Alert and Equality Now organizations. Elisa holds an MBA from San Francisco State University (Distinguished Alumni) and a Bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of New Hampshire (Phi Kappa Phi Honors). Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisasteele/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/elisasteele  

Michael Lints has over 20 years of experience helping innovative businesses obtain the resources, insights, and expertise they need in order to be successful. Michael has been a startup operator, investor, and mentor, and is currently a Partner at the Singapore-based venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures. He joined the firm in 2013 and is currently leading growth venture efforts, which include LP fundraising and portfolio management for Golden Gate Venture's investments at Series B and beyond. Michael’s entrepreneurial journey began in 2000 when he co-founded an IT managed services startup in Europe that was acquired by a large data and telecom company six years later. In 2007, Michael founded a venture fund focused on Dutch small- and medium-sized enterprises to help them with capital financing, business development, and strategy. During the same period, he was invited to join the Economic Development Board Rotterdam as Vice Chairman. In that role, he launched the Young Economic Development Board where he brought together a highly influential Dutch network to develop a sustainable framework for public-private relationships that increased local business investment while leveraging the public infrastructure. Michael has helped support firm and portfolio-level priorities that have spanned fundraising, capital allocation, and corporate development. He has helped to raise over USD $60M for Golden Gate Ventures and its portfolio companies, including helping to raise later stage rounds from external investors as well as leading two early strategic acquisitions. Outside of work, sport is an essential part of Michael’s life. He is a former member of the Dutch karate team and the former ambassador for Treknology (Trek bikes distributor in Singapore). Michael actively participates in Ironman 70.3 races and marathons. He is also passionate about social justice and uses sport as a vehicle to raise awareness for important issues such as civil rights, economic opportunity, and education. Besides sport, Michael is an active writer and writes articles regarding life, balance, and venture capital on michaellints.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhlints/ Article: https://medium.com/adversus/i-am-exhausted-and-want-you-to-know-why-961f0932c742

Deena chats with Jeffrey Paine, Managing Partner at Golden Gate Ventures on early-stage start-ups in Singapore and South East Asia.  

Michael Lints has over 20 years of experience helping innovative businesses obtain the resources, insights, and expertise they need in order to be successful. Michael has been a startup operator, investor, and mentor, and is currently a Partner at the Singapore-based venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures. He joined the firm in 2013 and is currently leading growth venture efforts, which include LP fundraising and portfolio management for Golden Gate Venture's investments at Series B and beyond. Michael’s entrepreneurial journey began in 2000 when he co-founded an IT managed services startup in Europe that was acquired by a large data and telecom company six years later. In 2007, Michael founded a venture fund focused on Dutch small- and medium-sized enterprises to help them with capital financing, business development, and strategy. During the same period, he was invited to join the Economic Development Board Rotterdam as Vice Chairman. In that role, he launched the Young Economic Development Board where he brought together a highly influential Dutch network to develop a sustainable framework for public-private relationships that increased local business investment while leveraging the public infrastructure. Michael has helped support firm and portfolio-level priorities that have spanned fundraising, capital allocation, and corporate development. He has helped to raise over USD $60M for Golden Gate Ventures and its portfolio companies, including helping to raise later stage rounds from external investors as well as leading two early strategic acquisitions. Outside of work, sport is an essential part of Michael’s life. He is a former member of the Dutch karate team and the former ambassador for Treknology (Trek bikes distributor in Singapore). Michael actively participates in Ironman 70.3 races and marathons. He is also passionate about social justice and uses sport as a vehicle to raise awareness for important issues such as civil rights, economic opportunity, and education. Besides sport, Michael is an active writer and writes articles regarding life, balance, and venture capital on michaellints.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhlints/ Article: https://medium.com/adversus/i-am-exhausted-and-want-you-to-know-why-961f0932c742

Jeffrey Paine is one of the most active startup ecosystem leaders in Asia. He is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Golden Gate Ventures, one of the earliest and most active VC funds of South-East Asia. He also started the Singapore chapter of Founder Institute. In this episode, we chat with him about raising money from LPs, about what makes south-east Asian markets different and about horizontal vs. vertical expansion in startups.

As a Chinese American, with a very cookie-cutter Asian American educational background, Evan Lai somehow ended up in Korea and created extraordinary career opportunities for himself.  Most recently, Evan was the Head of Strategy for USA & LATAM and Director International Business Development for MyMusicTaste.   MyMusicTaste is a global concert platform where fans vote for their favorite artists to perform. It’s part of the push that’s successfully brought Kpop to be accepted by a global audience.   He helped build and expand MyMusicTaste into more than 40 countries around the world, promoting more than 250 concerts in the past 3 years. MyMusicTaste raised over $28M from notable VCs such as Softbank Ventures Korea, Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, Formation 8, and Golden Gate Ventures. He’s personally planned/executed concerts for artists such as the xx, Kehlani, MGK, Rhye, EXO, BTS, GOT7. In this episode with Evan, we'll dig into what it was like - essentially - being a foreigner in Asia. Learn how he adapted and created these amazing opportunities for himself. We’ll explore what Kpop is and how it’s become accepted in mainstream culture. Finally, we'll get his take on how the coronavirus has impacted the entire live events industry.

In part 2 of this 2 episode, we welcome back our guests Ollie Wood (Head of Talent, Golden Gate Ventures), Christiaan Ballard (Talent Acquistion Manager, B Capital Group) and Rachel Ng (Chief of Staff, Wavemaker Partners). In Part 1 we discussed the common themes encountered by businesses going through growth, including struggles of hiring the right people. Part 2 builds on this to cover incorporating diversity into the DNA of a business and gives some key summaries of what founders should really take seriously from a talent perspective from day 1. Ollie Wood | Golden Gate Ventures Ollie is Head of Talent at Golden Gate Ventures and supports GGV's portfolio Founders and Companies across the South East Asia region. He identifies, networks and advises some of the best talent across the globe on their behalf, before making senior level introductions. Christiaan Ballard | B Capital Group Christiaan is a Talent Acquisition Manager at B Capital Group, based in Singapore. She partners with APAC & India portfolio companies to drive strategic talent and hiring initiatives as they scale. Prior to joining B Capital, Christiaan led HubSpot's APAC Recruiting team. During her time there HubSpot grew from early stages through IPO and she understands the critical role that talent acquisition plays in the success of a business. Rachel Ng | Wavemaker Partners Rachel is Chief of Staff at Wavemaker Partners. Wavemaker Partners is Southeast Asia's leading early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise and deep tech companies. Dual-headquartered in Los Angeles and Singapore, Wavemaker is the regional partner for Southern California and Southeast Asia of the Draper Venture Network (DVN), the world's leading VC collective comprising 10 firms across 5 continents.

Across this 2 episode bumper edition on SE Asia Growth leaders with True we welcome 3 leading lights in the VC talent & organisation space: Ollie Wood (Head of Talent, Golden Gate Ventures), Christiaan Ballard (Talent Acquistion Manager, B Capital Group) and Rachel Ng (Chief of Staff, Wavemaker Partners). In Part 1 we discuss the common themes encountered by businesses going through growth, including struggles of hiring the right people. Part 2 covers how to build diversity into the DNA of a business and gives some key summaries of what founders should really take seriously from a talent perspective from day 1. Ollie Wood | Golden Gate Ventures Ollie is Head of Talent at Golden Gate Ventures and supports GGV's portfolio Founders and Companies across the South East Asia region. He identifies, networks and advises some of the best talent across the globe on their behalf, before making senior level introductions. Christiaan Ballard | B Capital Group Christiaan is a Talent Acquisition Manager at B Capital Group, based in Singapore. She partners with APAC & India portfolio companies to drive strategic talent and hiring initiatives as they scale. Prior to joining B Capital, Christiaan led HubSpot's APAC Recruiting team. During her time there HubSpot grew from early stages through IPO and she understands the critical role that talent acquisition plays in the success of a business. Rachel Ng | Wavemaker Partners Rachel is Chief of Staff at Wavemaker Partners. Wavemaker Partners is Southeast Asia's leading early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise and deep tech companies. Dual-headquartered in Los Angeles and Singapore, Wavemaker is the regional partner for Southern California and Southeast Asia of the Draper Venture Network (DVN), the world's leading VC collective comprising 10 firms across 5 continents.

How can we optimise our lives to achieve our goals in health, fitness, family and career? In order to be able to achieve high performance standards in all aspects of life we will need to make hard prioritisation in our lives and build the required mental resiliency through hard work and dedication. This week we are joined by Michael Lints who is a partner in Golden Gate Ventures, investor, philanthropist, keynote speaker and an endurance athlete competing in triathlons, Ironman competitions, marathons and cycling races. His example of how one can build massive mental resiliency and overall life performance through endurance sports is absolutely incredible. Topics discussed include:Michael's journey to endurance sportsHow to prioritise correctly to achieve high performance in different aspects of your lifeHow to balance between family, demanding career and high-level endurance sports?Impact of endurance training to mental resiliency and how it reflects to all other aspects of lifeRole of wearable technologyImportance of sleep and recoveryWe highly recommend you to follow Michael in social media:IG: @mhlintsTwitter: @michaellintshttps://medium.com/adversus

Kenrick Drijkoningen, LuneX Ventures, part of Golden Gate Ventures, on Asia VC landscape, how LuneX was able to establish early on, navigate through regulatory hurdles, investment thesis, evaluating crypto companies, crypto regulations, Asia vs Silicon Valley. Very different take aways from other side of the table. Must listen here DISCLAIMER: This is a personal online resource. Any views or opinions represented in this resource are personal and belong solely to the resource owner and do not represent those of people, institutions or organizations that the owner may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity, unless explicitly stated. Any views or opinions are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, or individual. All content provided on this resource is for informational purposes only. The owner of this resource makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. The owner will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. The owner will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information. Visit my Website: https://www.hashanova.com Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sankalpshangari Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sankalpshangari/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hashtalk/message

A new report by INSEAD and Golden Gate Ventures, an early-stage VC firm, anticipates at least 700 startup exits in South East Asia between 2020 and 2025. Michael Lints, Partner, Golden Gate Ventures shares more about the report, as well as the reasons behind the strong private equity exit momentum.

In episode 310, Justin Hall, partner from Golden Gate Ventures joined us in a conversation to discuss the state of venture capital in Southeast Asia. Justin shared his career journey in how he progressed from an associate to a partner within one of the well-known venture capital firms in Southeast Asia and explained what he has learned over the years from working with startup founders and companies. From there, Justin extended the conversation to offer his perspectives to how the infrastructure has evolved and the importance of exits for startups in Southeast Asia. Here are the interesting show notes and links to the discussion (with time-stamps included): Justin Hall, partner in Golden Gate Ventures (@JVinnyHall, LinkedIn) [0:15] How did you start your career? [0:46] Does the Kauffman program help you in advancing your venture capital career? [2:30] Prominent alumni in Kauffman Fellowship within Southeast Asia [3:15] In your career journey, what are the interesting life lessons you can share with my audience? [4:02]  Golden Gate Ventures and Venture Capital in Southeast Asia (or ASEAN) [6:12] Can you introduce Golden Gate Ventures to the audience (and yes, just a refresher as I have interviewed Jeff and Vinnie) years back? [6:34] How has the fund evolved since you have started as an associate and eventually now as a partner? Can you talk about some of the successful startups within Golden Gate Ventures portfolio? [8:01] What is your current role in Golden Gate Ventures? [11:09] How do you think about making decisions on whether to invest in startups within the investment committee? [12:35] What is a typical day for you as a venture capitalist? [14:23] What are the industry verticals which you are most excited about in the venture capital space lately? [16:10] Where are the opportunities that you have identified in the logistics space given that last mile delivery is commoditized? [19:09] How about any other interesting verticals other than logistics? [21:27] What do you look for in a startup team when you invest in them? [23:17]  We are now at the tail end of the first institutional funding cycle for Southeast Asia but most VC funds in the region have raised at least 2nd and 3rd rounds of funding, how has the VC scene changed since you first started? [26:15] How do you see the signaling risk for startups within the venture capital circle in Southeast Asia? [29:09] How does the infrastructure within the Southeast Asia market has changed from your opinion? Does it enable more or less startup activity? Let's exclude Singapore given that it is well developed as a city state. [30:20] Recently, in the past two years, there has been a strong interest from tech giants in China and US on Southeast Asia, what are the strengths and weaknesses of the ecosystem from the perspective of startups and venture capital? [33:40] How does a startup founder look at Southeast Asia market? If you are asked to advise a founder in Singapore or in Jakarta to expand into another market, what will be the first advice you give them? [36:18] One major criticism, pointed out by many is the lack of startup exits in the startup ecosystem. How do you define startup exits and what does success in startup exits would mean for Southeast Asia, and if you have any examples, please share them? [39:38] Closing [43:04] Can you recommend a book or movie or podcast or anything which recently made an impact to your work and personal life? [43:25] Justin's recommendation: "Trillion Dollar Coach" by Eric Schmidt et al.  How can my audience find you? [44:54] Podcast Information: RSS Feed Apple Podcasts Himalaya Spotify Libsyn Google Play Overcast FM SoundCloud Luminary Twitter Facebook Video Facebook Page Linkedin Stitcher Castbox RadioPublic Acast PodBean ListenNotes TuneIn The show is hosted by Bernard Leong (@bernardleong & weibo) until 30 June 2019 and are sponsored by Ideal Workspace (Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn) with their new Altizen Desk (Twitter, Facebook, Medium). Sound credits for the intro music: Taro Iwashiro, "The Beginning" from Red Cliff Soundtrack and this episode is edited by Carol Yin, and co-produced by Carol Yin and Bernard Leong. This episode is recorded and produced in June 2019.

Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award-Winning Podcast Agency. In this conversation, Vinnie Lauria, Managing Partner of Golden Gate Ventures, shared with us his story on how he got into the investor's space as well as how Golden Gate Ventures came about. He first walked us through his individual entrepreneurial journey when he was in the US and then subsequently, his story on how he came into Asia. Golden Gate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asia, since 2011, it has invested in over 30 companies across more than 7 countries in Asia. We hear from Vinnie about his successes and failures from the 2 startups that he was involved in and what he learnt from his mistakes before coming into Asia.

In this conversation, Vinnie Lauria, Managing Partner of Golden Gate Ventures, shared with us his story on how he got into the investor's space as well as how Golden Gate Ventures came about. He first walked us through his individual entrepreneurial journey when he was in the US and then subsequently, his story on how he came into Asia. Golden Gate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asia, since 2011, it has invested in over 30 companies across more than 7 countries in Asia. We hear from Vinnie about his successes and failures from the 2 startups that he was involved in and what he learnt from his mistakes before coming into Asia. Listen to the entire conversation here and don’t forget to like & subscribe to our channel if you are interested in our podcasts. We would also love to hear your thoughts about the shows, do leave us a review on our channel.

On this week's episode, we host with Hande Cilingir, Co-founder and CEO of Insider, a Growth Management category creator, hailing all the way from Singapore.Originally Turkish, Hande divides her time between Turkey, Singapore and 17 other Insider offices, in order to manage what has become a 400-people company. Started by Hande and five co-founders six years ago, it has been global since day 1. While the US would have been a tempting location to expand to, Insider is only now beginning to consider it. At the beginning it was all about Europe and APAC, regions typically seen as more difficult, not as primed for adoption of SaaS. Yet, the lack of competition made them far more exciting regions, especially Asia. Tapping into it, Insider has become a trailblazer in the region, seeing 3x growth since last year alone.What has made Insider successful in markets like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and beyond has been laser focused local approach to each of them. If you are in any way thinking of expanding into Asia, this episode is filled with nuggets such as:How Insider views venturing into different Asian marketsWhat the expansion plan wasWhat has been the secret sauce in making this expansion successfulHande will be joining us at SaaStock Asia in Hong Kong, May 14 and 15th to talk more about how Insider won Asia and became a category creator. There she will be joined by a stellar line up of speakers, including Vinod Chandramouli, Global Head, Pre Sales, Freshworks, Anna Gong, CEO & Founder, Perx Technologies, Jeffrey Paine, Managing Partner, Golden Gate Ventures and over 20 other speakers. Grab a ticket for SaaStock Asia while you still can.

In this very rare episode, we will get to know the ins and outs of Venture Capital. Ronster hosts Michael Lints, a Venture Partner of Golden Gate Ventures. Michael shares what a VC does in great depth like how they raise funds, whom they raise funds with, how a VC makes money and what they look for in terms of funding a good startup to invest in. He also shares what he thinks the Philippine ecosystem should to improve and catch up with the region. He also shared great tips on how startups can get the attention of VCs and one can grow a network from scratch is this very packed episode.

Discover more tech podcasts like this: Tech Podcast Asia. Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award Winning Podcast Agency. In this conversation, Vinnie Lauria, Managing Partner of Golden Gate Ventures, shared with us his story on how he got into the investor's space as well as how Golden Gate Ventures came about. He first walked us through his individual entrepreneurial journey when he was in the US and then subsequently, his story on how he came into Asia. Golden Gate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asia, since 2011, it has invested in over 30 companies across more than 7 countries in Asia. We hear from Vinnie about his successes and failures from the 2 startups that he was involved in and what he learnt from his mistakes before coming into Asia. Listen to the entire conversation here.

In this conversation, Vinnie Lauria, Managing Partner of Golden Gate Ventures, shared with us his story on how he got into the investor's space as well as how Golden Gate Ventures came about. He first walked us through his individual entrepreneurial journey when he was in the US and then subsequently, his story on how he came into Asia. Golden Gate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asia, since 2011, it has invested in over 30 companies across more than 7 countries in Asia. We hear from Vinnie about his successes and failures from the 2 startups that he was involved in and what he learnt from his mistakes before coming into Asia. Listen to the entire conversation here and don’t forget to like & subscribe to our channel if you are interested in our podcasts. We would also love to hear your thoughts about the shows, do leave us a review on our channel.

In this conversation, Vinnie Lauria, Managing Partner of Golden Gate Ventures, shared with us his story on how he got into the investor's space as well as how Golden Gate Ventures came about. He first walked us through his individual entrepreneurial journey when he was in the US and then subsequently, his story on how he came into Asia. Golden Gate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asia, since 2011, it has invested in over 30 companies across more than 7 countries in Asia. We hear from Vinnie about his successes and failures from the 2 startups that he was involved in and what he learnt from his mistakes before coming into Asia. Listen to the entire conversation here and don’t forget to like & subscribe to our channel if you are interested in our podcasts. We would also love to hear your thoughts about the shows, do leave us a review on our channel.

Golden Gate Ventures partner and co-founder Justin Hall sheds some light on the mysteries of venture capital, how it works, what exactly is a startup, and why Southeast Asia may be the best place on earth to invest right now. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discover more tech podcasts like this: Tech Podcast Asia. Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award Winning Podcast Agency. After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles, Anna Gong spent the following 20 years forging a globe spanning career in the enterprise software space, experiencing both startup life (5 of them) and corporate life (3 multi-national corporations) and in the process creating the perfect training ground for her current role as the CEO of Perx Technologies. Perx was a pioneer in the customer loyalty and rewards space in Singapore with a well defined Business to Consumer model. After joining Perx towards the end of 2014, Anna quickly realized that her enterprise software background was going to be a key ingredient to get Perx to the next level. Anna has a unique and well developed view on how to best serve both businesses and customers in this space and was convinced that moving to a B2B2C model was the best way to accelerate the growth of Perx...Her investors at Golden Gate Ventures and Eduardo Saverin agreed.

Jeff Paine, managing partner at Golden Gate Ventures, a leading Venture Capital firm in Singapore, shares the story of how he started in the VC world, what he would recommend to people looking to break into Venture Capital, how he learned to read people, the different types of startups in South-east Asia and how to achieve product-market fit in multiple markets.

Vinnie Lauria found his calling after backpacking around Asia. He had just sold a company. He had just gotten married. He feared that if he spent a year traveling, he'd run out of money, and he'd run out of momentum. He worried it would be career suicide. But his wife, Kristine, pushed him to seize the day. They sold everything, gave up their apartment in The Mission and hopped on a one way flight across the Pacific, planning to come back in a year. Throughout his travels, Vinnie kept doing what he does best. He was meeting entrepreneurs everywhere he went – Korea, Japan, China, Indonesia, India, you name it – all over Asia. Along the way, he stumbled across a unique opportunity. He noticed there was a gap in funding for entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia. All of the Venture Capital firms were risk averse, and didn't invest with a Silicon Valley mindset. Meanwhile, there was an explosion of early-stage startups hungry for funding. So, with no investment experience to speak of, Vinnie partnered up with some friends and started a Venture Capital firm. Golden Gate Ventures is an early-stage VC firm in Southeast Asia. They've invested $60 in over 30 companies in 7 countries, including TradeGecko and Redmart. He and Kristine now live in Singapore, with their two children. They never did move back to San Francisco. Vinnie is a really close friend of mine. A year after I moved to California, I was pretty lost. I didn't like living in San Jose, and I didn't like the direction my startup was going in. I couldn't bear to give up and move back to Nebraska. Meanwhile San Francisco was just up the road, if only I had the courage to make the move. Around that time, I met Vinnie, and spent a lot of time with him and his now wife, Kristine. They were both adventurous, and had a bold perspective on living life. I did move up to San Francisco, and fulfilled a life-long dream of living in a bustling city. Vinnie always offered inspiration when I needed it. You'll see he's not afraid to do things that many people consider risky. He values adventure, and he's a big advocate of putting yourself in a situation where you have no choice but to succeed. As Vinnie likes to say "when you jump, the net appears." Listen to this episode for inspiration on making big changes in your life. Vinnie will share his story of quitting a secure job at IBM and moving across the country with no plan. We'll talk about how he used to live and work with as many as 12 people in a 3-bedroom apartment. He'll share his unique methods for managing the roughly 1,000 new people he meets every year, and how best to connect them. Overall, you'll hear how a guy from Long Island ended up founding a VC firm in Singapore.   Sponsors http://kadavy.net/freshbooks http://kadavy.net/ac http://kadavy.net/treehouse Show notes: http://kadavy.net/blog/posts/vinnie-lauria-interview/    

Jeffrey Paine, founding partner of Golden Gate Ventures and director of the Founder Institute (FI), Singapore sits down with us to discuss the story behind Founder Institute in Asia and the state of venture capital in Southeast Asia. He start his story from the days of he first built the institute in Singapore and subsequently The post Episode 29: Founder Institute & Venture Capital in Southeast Asia with Jeff Paine appeared first on Analyse Asia.

We interview Vinnie Lauria (@vlauria), founding partner of Golden Gate Ventures in Singapore. We discuss how Vinnie moved from Silicon Valley to Singapore with his wife Kristine Lauria (our guest on episode 6), the Kauffman fellowship, the back stories behind the most interesting start-ups in Southeast Asia: RedMart, 99.co, Carousell, Bilna and Coda Payments where The post Episode 15: The Golden Gate from San Francisco to Singapore appeared first on Analyse Asia.