Hustleshare

Gabby Dizon of Altitude Games has been running his startup remotely for years now. In this episode, Gabby will teach us the step-by-step process of how to run a startup efficiently using a proven formula that revolves around people, process and tools. Gabby will also share concrete examples of how each component can be properly executed in a remote setup that can be useful in hustling despite of t...

How can you get freelancing gigs in Upwork while you work from home? In this episode, Ronster chats with Avery Ocumen and Czar de los Reyes to discuss the hustle of working in Upwork. Avery and Czar will share with us how they transitioned to freelancing from their old 9 to 5 jobs and how they educated themselves for the projects they were hired in. Avery and Czar also shared how they balance out...

A business continuity plan in times of disaster is vital in making your business survive. In this playbook, Christopher Star of Kho Capital and Space Belly teaches us the framework in how to make your business thrive in times of crisis. Christopher will discuss in detail the whole framework on how businesses can enable continuity thru impact assessment, prevention, response, and recovery. Christop...

How do you become a successful social enterprise in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Lea Klein, Philippines Country Director of MakeSense. Lea will share the early hustles that she did while interning in multiple companies worldwide that solidified her love for social entrepreneurship despite having a lot of doubters early on. Lea will also share how she started helping social...

How did a former tech startup founder transition into making artisan shoes after she got her startup acquired? In this episode, Ronster chats with Unyx Sta Ana, founder of Zapateria Hub. Unyx will share her early influences and how she got into tech at such a young age. Unyx will also share her early hustles that further solidified her tech career. She will also share how she founded Orchestrack a...

Artie Lopez, the Philippines premier startup coach joins in this episode to share how he taught dozens of startup founders deliver award-winning pitches for their startup. Artie will share the step-by-step process on how to pitch your startup properly to increase your chances of getting funded or getting clients. Artie will also share concrete examples of how award-winning founders from the Philip...

What's in store for us with DITO CME? In our 1-year anniversary episode, Ronster chats with Donald Lim, COO of DITO CME. Donald will share his humble beginnings in business while working for their family business and how he hustled by working in a fast-food chain in his first job. Donald will tell the story of how he got into marketing while he was with a newspaper company and how he got into...

How did Francis Kong become the most sought after motivational speaker in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Francis Kong to discuss the hustle of being an inspirational speaker. Francis will share how he started his career by being in sales and how he founded a popular clothing brand and ran a retail chain for many years. Francis will also share how he got into the public speaki...

What is the secret of becoming successful in multiple business ventures over the decades? In this episode, Ronster chats with Cliff Eala, President and CEO of Synerbyte to discuss the power of persistent optimism in business. Cliff will share his humble beginnings like how he started the business of corporate giveaways in the Philippines. Cliff will also share how he became an expert salesman that...

After teaching hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives, Paul Pajo shares the key methods on how startup founders can validate their startup ideas the proper way. Paul will share the processes founders and teams can use to validate their assumptions and gave great examples of how startups did it. Paul also shared amazing tools that hustlers can use to put these experiments into work i...

How difficult is it to run 2 startups at the same time? In this episode, Ronster chats with Josef Werker, Managing Director of Penbrothers and Founder of Humble Sustainability. Josef will share how he started out hustling early in life through music and sports and how he became fascinated about public speaking. Josef will also talk about how he found early success that made him arrogant and h...

How big is E-Commerce in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Steve Sy, Founder and CEO of Great Deals. Steve will share his humble beginnings by helping out in their family business and how he was able to make his first million at the age of 20. Steve will also share his "desert experience" where he was in deep debt for 10 years and how he got introduced to e-commerce here in the...

After successfully raising funds from multiple types of investors for Acudeen, Magellan Fetalino shares the types of investors startups can raise money from in the Philippines. Magellan will also be teaching the unique characteristics of each type of investor like what check sizes they give, what they look for in startups and the best strategies to get noticed by them. Magellan will also share con...

How do you disrupt a very traditional industry like exporting using technology? In this episode, Ronster chats with Mel Nava, Founder and CEO of 1Export. Mel will share how she started at a very young age by doing volunteer work while being a student. Mel also shares the experiences she got in her first jobs in the exporting business that inspired her to create 1Export. Mel also shares how her MBA...

What does it take to make a world-class travel agency? In this episode, Ronster chats with Angely Dub, CEO of Access Travel, Angely will talk about her humble beginnings and the values that her mom taught her that made her the woman that she is now. Angely will also share how she got into the travel and hospitality industry and the experiences she learned that allowed her to put up Access Travel....

After raising billions of pesos for his startup Acudeen, Magellan Fetalino shares his playbook on how to properly do fundraising in the Philippines in this episode. Magellan will be teaching us the step-by-step process on each option you have to achieve in order to get the fundraising goals of your business. Magellan will also be sharing a lot of pros and cons in each option that he discussed in t...

How did Xpanse gain traction to soon become the first tech unicorn of the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Josh Supan and Dave Marquez of Xpanse. Josh shares how he started hustling in his first job in SM and Dave shares how he got exposed early in the startup ecosystem and he co-founded Shirt.ly. Josh and Dave also shares how they eventually worked together and why they chose to s...

How did Kalibrr become one of the biggest recruitment platforms in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Paul Rivera and Dexter Ligot-Gordon of Kalibrr. Paul and Dexter shares how they gathered valuable experiences growing up near Silicon Valley and the skills they acquired in previous hustles that they did that poised them for their work in Kalibrr. Paul and Dexter also share how t...

How does an Angel Investor choose the right startups to invest in? In this episode, Ronster chats with Mark Vernon of Tag Cash. Mark will be how sharing he struggled early on his life and even going homeless for a while and how he was able to bounce back and find the right opportunities that allowed him to become an entrepreneur. Mark will also share the ventures he made and the learnings he got t...

How did Acceler8 become an award-winning coworking space? In this episode, Ronster chats with Mikko Barranda, co-founder of Acceler8 coworking. Mikko will share his first venture into entrepreneurship straight out of college and how he was able to get key learnings when it failed. Mikko also shares how he got into real estate and the several hustles he went it to that allowed him to create Acceler...

What did it take to get the biggest Ice Cream chain in the world to be in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Michael Dargani, President and CEO of Baskin Robbins Philippines. Michael will share the challenges he had growing up and the exposure he got to entrepreneurship through their family business. He also shares how he was able to get his first restaurants acquired and ho...

What does it take to raise $6M Series A funding round? In this episode, Ronster chats with Patrick and Alex Gentry of Sprout Solutions. Patrick and Alex will share the key first hustles they did that let them gather valuable experiences to create Sprout. They will also share how Sprout started out as an internal HR product they used in KMC solutions and how they were able to get the right mentorsh...

Failing forward and surviving near-death experiences is something not a lot of startups are able to survive. In this episode, Ronster chats with Kathleen Yu and Shao Chew of Rumarocket to talk about how they were able to survive numerous near-death experiences and pivot to product-market fit. Kathleen and Shao also share the big mistakes they did early in Rumarocket's life that led them to really...

What are the similarities between very unique startup hustles? In this special live recording of Hustleshare in the 2019 Techtonic Summit: Festival of Innovation, Ronster talks to Goldy Yancha of PhilDev Foundation, DM Varun of Skillbean, and Dave Malhotra of SoldOutt, and get to know their hustles. Each of them recount their own experiences or perspectives and compare what it is like to build and...

What does it take to invest in over 100 startups across Southeast Asia? In this episode, Ronster chats with Paul Santos, Managing Partner of Wavemaker Partners, to discuss his journey as a Filipino Venture Capitalist. Paul is going to share how he started his career working in Procter & Gamble and the key experiences he learned that helped him become an entrepreneur. Paul is also going to shar...