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Serial entrepreneur Bjorn Pardo of AHG Lab joins us in this episode to share how AHG Lab aims to create startups that solve big problems in the Philippines. Bjorn will share his early ventures in selling in eBay and how that led him to go to the Philippines to launch Xend. He will also share the key learnings bootstrapping Xend and operating it for 16 years which sprung multiple products and sever...

Julian Schumacher of Dart App joins us in this episode to share how they are revolutionizing quick commerce in Manila. Julian will share his early hustles growing up in Germany and how he also worked in private equity and one of the fastest growing quick commerce startups in Europe - Gorillas. He will also share how he saw the perfect opportunity in the Philippines for quick commerce and how he, a...

Startup veterans Dave Overton and Albert Padin of Symph joins us in this episode to share their decade-long journey creating amazing tech products for clients and for themselves. Dave and Albert will share their respective entrepreneurial journeys in Cebu and how they ended up working in tech and software development. They will also share the numerous close calls that almost ended Symph through th...

Fresh from raising a $2.2 Million seed round and their stint from YC, David Marquez and Josh Supan of Shipmates comes back to podcast to share their incredible story of grit and persistence. David and Josh will share what happened since they last guested in the show back in 2020 and how they almost died several times as Xpanse was hit hard by the pandemic. They will share the struggles they had to...

Charlie Coroza and Jeffrey Reyes of Twala joins us in this episode to share how they are making document signing more secure in the Philippines. Charlie and Jeffrey will be sharing their humble beginnings in working as a sales trainer and programmer respectively before they decided to team up. They will also share the initial challenges they experienced in getting their first few customers using t...

Fresh from raising $17.5M for their Series A, King Alandy Dy of Expedock joins us to share how they are solving the global problem of freight management around the world. King will share his amazing journey starting programming early in school which led him to be sponsored to study in Stanford where he got early exposures creating startups while he was still in school. He will also share the strug...

Bing Tan, Hubert Yap & Ibba Bernardo of Packworks joins us in this episode to share how they are transforming the lives of sari-sari store owners in the Philippines through technology. They will share their amazing journey bootstrapping Packworks and how they managed to stay afloat before their exponential growth happened. They will also share great insights on how their team dynamics work and...

Constantin Robertz of Locad joins us in this episode to share how they are democratizing the backend of E-Commerce and logistics in the Philippines. Constantin talks about his journey joining Rocket Internet and joining Zalora where they built the infrastructure of how e-commerce operates in the Philippines today. He also shares how he eventually became the CEO of Entrego and how Locad became the...

Nate Clarke and Abet Tinio, the Co-CEOs of the newest digital bank in the Philippines joins us in our 200th episode to give us a glimpse of what GoTyme will be like once they officially launch. Nate and Abet will both be sharing their illustrious careers which includes stints in launching banks and running e-wallets. They will also share how GoTyme was formed and how it will revolutionize the way...

Camille Ang and Jiawen Tang of Hive Health joins us in this episode to share how they plan to disrupt health insurance in the Philippines after their recent YC stint. Camille and Jiawen will share their individual hustles which got them stints in consulting, government, and international relations like the UN and IMF. They will also share how they won Harvard New Ventures competition while studyin...

Celebrity Mompreneur Roxanne Montealagre joins us in this episode to share her entrepreneurial journey in A-List Custom Clothing. Roxanne shares her early hustles helping out her mom and how she started working in showbiz and sportscasting. She will also share how she started A-List Custom Clothing and how she was able to grow their operations for years. Roxanne also share the pivots she made duri...

After recently raising $13M on their Pre-Series A round, Ian Estrada and Herbie Fu of XLD Finance joins us in this episode to share to help bridge the gap of financial services in the Metaverse. Ian and Herbie will share their respective hustles prior to joining forces in XLD with stints in product development and being a VC. They will also talk about how they created XLD Finance in the midst of t...

Emman Llego of Likha Creative Entrepreneurship Summit joins us in this episode to share the amazing things happening in their event headlined by Chris Do. Emman will share his journey as a freelancer and how he turned it into a Startup Academy over the pandemic. He will also share how he and his friends created Likha Creative Entrepreneurship Summit to help uplift the community of creative entrepr...

Raya Buensuceso of Kaya Founders joins us in this episode to share how Kaya Founders is investing into the bright future of the Philippine startup ecosystem. Raya will share her amazing journey studying in an international school in the Philippines and how she got into Princeton and hustled while studying there. She will also share how she got into Kaya Founders and how they built the fund along w...

To celebrate Lazada's 10th anniversary, Carmela Cancio - Go and Ralph Go joins us in this episode to share their journey in The Superfood Grocer. Ralph and Carmela will share their early hustles along with what made them decide to go vegan. They will also share how they started The Superfood Grocer along with the challenges they faced during the pandemic lockdowns. Ralph and Carmela will also shar...

For our season finale, Jorge Wieneke III joins us in this episode to share his amazing entrepreneurial journey with Tokyo Tempura. Jorge will share how he got into entrepreneurship after he worked in ad agencies and came up with the idea behind Potato Corner. He will also share how he and his partners created Potato Corner and they grew it to the brand we all know and love today. Jorge also shares...

After recently raising $2m seed funding, JD Laborada and Berna Misa of Playdex joins us in this episode to share how Playdex is helping players and guilds to rent gaming assets from NFT holders. JD and Berna will share their respective hustles which includes stints in fintech and AI startups. They will also share how they decided to create a Web3 project with the friends they made in La Union duri...

Gelo Wong of Likha and Bayanichain joins us in this episode to tell us how they are creating a NFT marketplace for Filipino artists. Gelo will share how he got exposed to business by his parents and how he first tried doing business with sneakers. He will also share how he exposed to NFTs and Web3 early which led him to form his team to create Likha after attending crypto events. Gelo will also sh...

Fernando Ramos of On Demand Deals joins us in this episode to share how they are transforming homes into new convenience stores for quick commerce. Ando will share how he got into startups in college and joined multiple startups like Uber, Entrego and Grab before starting to create his own. He will also share how he faced challenges creating his startup and how he was able to correct his mistakes...

Laila Marquez of Interleukin joins us in this episode to share how they are making medical procurement easier for hospitals in the Philippines. Laila will share how she hustled early in the medical sciences field that exposed her to a wide network in the medical industry. She will also share how she shifted careers in medical sales that led her to create Interleukin. Laila also shares the challeng...

Ryan Llamoso of Soltera Energy joins us in this episode to share how they are trying to change the big energy problem in the Philippines. Ryan will share how he hustled through volunteerism in his early days that led him to get his first stint in startups. He will also share how he created his first startup Rentalbee PH and his second startup - Alternative Housing Group. Ryan will also share how h...

After recently raising $3M for their Series A, Victor Lim of Kravers Canteen joins us in this episode to share how their cloud kitchen have grown exponentially over the past 2 years. Victor will share how he grew up in the states and how his first hustle took him to stints all around the world to work in E-Commerce. He will also share how he failed in his first business and how he went to the Phil...

James Chua of Anito Legends joins us in this episode to tell us how his team is building the first Filipino Play-To-Earn game in the Metaverse. James will share how early passion for games and how we double down on his passion by being in IT. He will also share his entrepreneurial leap when he created his first game studio and the struggles they had to go through before they decided to create Anit...

Francis Jimenez of Nekoin joins us in this episode to share how they want to create tokenization programs paired with DeFi Tools to maximize blockchain adoption in the Philippines. Francis will share his early hustles mastering the art of affiliate marketing and selling time shares that helped him become an expert in monetizing mailing lists. He will also share how he got into crypto and how they...

Serial entrepreneur and a pioneer of Philippine gaming, Niel Dagondon of Edusuite joins us in this episode to discuss how they are solving the problems of schools in the Philippines. Niel will be sharing how he started Anino Games and how they thrived through a decade and a half of making games before they got acquired. He will also share how he started his school CIIT and created Edusuite to help...