Entrepreneurs of Asia (EOA)

Why is it very hard to innovate fast in Energy and what are the barriers of growth?  Walter entertains a seemingly wild idea of “space mirrors” that will power solar energy. Secondly, we get a bit more grounded and discuss how fintech in SEA will unfold between the giant platform players like Grab and Shopee and the other older financial institutions such as CIMB along with their efforts in Vietnam and Philippines. Lastly we tackle Walter’s current endeavors in mental health for minorities and how serving your labor force more holistically leads to a better society!

Are you a founder hiring? Are you a recruiter? If so, don't miss this episode. In this episode we sit down with a regional expert for the talent markets of Southeast (SEA). We discuss one of the biggest challenges facing the SEA talent market, which is talent scarcity! Should you build it first yourself then hire or hire first? Should you hire a generalist or a specialist? Should you raise more money to attract talent? If you need the answers to these questions, tune in and listen!

Part 2 of Nattapak’s Journey. In this episode we discuss the difference between working in Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia. We also compare and contrast some cultural differences between the east and west and how that affects the work environment. Lastly we discover how Nattapak founded his current startup Trash Lucky by asking the 100 million dollar question. 

Nattapak is a serial entrepreneur who shares his journey on how he got started and ended up building ventures across Thailand, Philippines, and Indonesia. In this episode, we discuss some aspects of social life in Thailand, working as an engineer at AMD glory days, working in a Thai Family business, business school, and how Nattapak got started in entrepreneurship with Easy Taxi Thailand as COO and eventually being a venture builder for Inspire Ventures. 

Is coworking dead? NO! In this episode Dewan Ng shares his fresh perspective of what the future of co-working looks like. WeWork? WeWho? Good riddance. The future of co-work looks bright and agile where flexible spaces will be driven by community. We go deep into the world of co-working, co-living, community and much more. 

This Part 2 of Dave’s journey, experience, and lessons. Feel free to listen to Part 1 first for more context. We start where we left off with Dave’s transition to Living Social. Later we cover the nature of the startup & VC ecosystem in Southeast Asia, the importance of owner engaged companies, what's it like working in Genting Casinos, the strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese and US systems, Magic the Gathering as a metaphor for life, early stage investing and the viability of Grab’s business model in the long run. 

Dave Chang, bestie, master of the high ground, and entrepreneur turned media investor; this exciting Part 1 of 2 episodes covers Dave’s Theory of Economic Bundling where we explore his thesis in the context of media from gaming, movies, music and e-commerce. We also get to hear about his experiences moving from communist China to growing up in the Midwest of America and later returning to China to be a part of group buy history with the infamous Groupon China. This episode is packed with insights and philosophy and more.

In this episode we sit down with Jaclyn Lee, Founder of the Conscious Reboot an up and coming health and wellness platform. Jaclyn details her Journey from America to Asia which sets up our important discussion on the nature of burnout, balance in startups, what coaching is and how one can tangibly approach wellness in a meaningful way. If you have been stuck lately hopefully this episode helps you get unstuck!

In this episode we chat with Daniel Torres, currently an entrepreneur in-between startup projects. Daniel has spent a solid career working in Silicon Valley and scaling ventures across Latin America to Southeast Asia. In this episode we hear a bit about this journey, meditation, building playbooks for companies like Eatigo, Zyllem, and Circles Life, We also get to hear about what Silicon Valley was like back in the early 2000’s to what Daniel sees now in 2021. In the end we get to hear where Daniel will end up whether it be the United States, Latin America, or Asia!

In this episode we get a chance to talk to Jonathan Liang, Brand Director of KSK group, and Co-Founder of the Jonathan Liang fashion brand spanning across 11 locations from Hong Kong, China, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. In this episode we briefly cover Jonathan’s story of becoming a fashion entrepreneur, working in corporate luxury fashion under a few brands under LVMH to smaller popular brands such as IRO Paris, and the DD collective. Towards the middle we dive deep and discuss what exactly is brand and design for Jonathan, what is iconic vs trending, and if fashion is actually solving anything from a design standpoint.