The WLD Show

Dan Chan, has been called the “Millionaires’ Mentalist" and the "Billionaire's magician" by Business Insider. He's  Silicon Valley’s Favorite Magician and his client list is literally an A to Z of the world’s most recognizable companies from Amazon to Zillow. He's performed for Tim Ferriss, Biz Stone, Ev Williams, and many tech founders & billionaires. We talk about growing up in San Francisco, ev...

Evan Lai has been deep diving into Web3 and shares how he got started. Resources Evan has used to learn Web3 a16z Web3 Youtube Series ( https://a16z.com/crypto-startup-school/ ) a16z Future Blog ( https://future.a16z.com/ ) Web3 Youtube Channels Coin Bureau ( https://www.youtube.com/c/CoinBureau/ ) Bankless ( https://www.youtube.com/c/Bankless ) Real Vision Crypto with Raoul Pal ( https://www.yout...

Since 2013, Yoshi Luk has been involved in crypto in one way or another. In 2020, Yoshi left his full-time job to explore DeFi. In this episode we learn about: What is Web3 What is DeFi (Decentralized Finance) Compound Protocol ( https://compound.finance/ ) What is Yield Farming Browser extension wallets Coinbase Wallet Extension ( https://wallet.coinbase.com/ ) Metamask ( https://metamask.io/ ) L...

Bryan Pham is the cofounder of the Asian Hustle Network. Asian Hustle Network is a community of 150,000+ members dedicated to bringing the Asian community together by giving all the hustlers an opportunity to share their business, network with other professionals, and build powerful connections. In this episode we discuss: The motivations and origins of Asian Hustle network. The trials, tribulatio...

Will, Lee, and Andrew talk about past interviews, crypto, network effects, upcoming interviews and if we'll ever figure out a tagline describing the podcast. In this episode we discuss: Will's north star: continuously learning, being generous. Web 3 and its parallels to history The history of networks and how all networks eventually monopolize What the tagline of the Will, Lee, and Andrew show sho...

Warren Tseng is the COO at RPG Commerce, a multi-brand direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce company based in Singapore. Warren grew up in Los Angeles, and since he was young followed his father's laid out plans for him - studied Electrical Engineering at UCLA, and after picking up his Masters in Bioengineering at UCSD and an MBA from MIT Sloan, Warren went into banking in Hong Kong. He joined a hot...

Bradley Wong grew up in Houston, started stock picking in high school, and started day trading during his last semester at UT Austin. As they say, the rest is history. In the years since, Bradley has taught most of his friends and many professionals to day trade. Today, he shares base financial definitions, his stories and realizations from trading, and how his mind set has continued to evolve. In...

Alice Kao has overcome many challenges in her life. She lost her father when she was 3, grew up attending six schools in three countries, before finally growing up in the US as a parachute kid. Since then, she became an investment banker to make her mom proud, shifted into running sales & marketing in the toy industry. Alice is now the Founder and CEO of SenderOne, one the largest world-class rock...

Gil Cheung is Chinese American. But his parents were born in Mauritius. A small island off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. So his parents native tongue was French. They moved to Virginia where Gil was born. He grew up competing in US Math Olympiads and National Spelling bees. Gil graduated MIT with a Computer Science major but went to medical school instead. He received his medical de...

Will, Lee, and Andrew get started with a conversation about Venture Capital. Then we get into our next interviews and the process behind getting them started.

Will, Lee, and Andrew talk about the processes we  need to start the podcast again. How can we make it easy and fun again? Also... Shang Chi,

Will, Lee, and Andrew talk about traveling and how that's added perspective since COVID. We also talk about Shang Chi and what we thought about it. The Ringer: The Reclamation of Shang-Chi Accented Cinema: How Tony Leung Acts With His Eyes | Video Essay GQ: Hong Kong Legend Tony Leung Tries His Hand at Hollywood They Call Us Bruce: They Call Us Dave Callaham

Will, Lee, and Andrew discuss what happened during the break and starting the podcast again. We have an honest conversation about where we are in our lives and in our careers.

Derek Yang has spent the past decade building creator communities and products at YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and Yik Yak. He writes a newsletter where shares his learnings on the creator economy: Advance the Creator Economy . The creator economy is a very much growing trend of content creators making a living, doing what they love. People are turning to creators as  trusted advisors. Brands no lon...

After her parents divorced, Li Ouyang took it upon herself to make money for her mom and younger brother. She hustled her way into finance and soon became rising star as a VP at JP Morgan Chase. After realizing that the finance industry was shrinking, she started her career over in tech. Today, Li is a software engineer at Coinbase, which recently IPO'd. In this episode we ask Li about: Growing up...

At the age of 40, Elliot Chun left his role as a Director at Investment Banking firm, Perella Weinberg Partners, to explore building a new career in blockchain - a completely new and untested space. Today, Elliot is a Managing Director and lead for emergents.co at Weild & Co. In this episode we delve into what motivated Elliot to transition to a career in blockchain and the following topics: What...

Jeannie has always been a natural at taking care of others, someone who doesn’t take life for granted, and someone who hustles to notice, create, and take advantage of new opportunities.  In this episode we delve into what’s motivated Jeannie and the following topics: Growing up in 7+ cities and attending 12+ schools The origin of Jeannie’s ability to memorize Maintaining confidence and faith in y...

How Andrew Hsu - IG @huesdrawn - has created value for our team A behind the scenes look at what it's like running a podcast Our experience so far running the podcast Andrew's company Oscar just went IPO! What that's been like for him. Lee's in Taiwan during lockdown to build relationships with the influx of successful and creative people coming back to Taiwan. We ask him how that's been. We discu...

As a third generation Hong Kong entrepreneur, Julian Chow grew up knowing he'd carry his family's legacy. His passion for travel and intimate love with Hong Kong has inspired him to craft the perfect travel backpack. Building on his grandfather's knowlege in manufacturing and his father's expertise in product design, Julian's mission is make Able Carry a brand that Hong Kong can be proud of. Find...

Jonathan graduated from UCLA 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. He's an associate at the Venture Capital firm, Global Silicon Valley. He has a Tiktok for Gen Z VCs, @venturecapitalguy. And is the founder of Gen Z Scouts, a fellowship program that trains college students to identify and vet college startup founders for angels and VC firms.   Prior to his full-time position at Global Silicon Val...

At 19, Tom Ngo, started club promoting by passing out flyers. In no time, he set out to become the Asian American Puff Daddy, throwing his own nightclub events and managing artists. Always the visionary and innovator, Tom has helped push Asian American representation to where we are today. Over his career, Tom has: Managed Asian American artists like Far East Movement, MC Jin, Dumbfounded, and Kei...

Mike Mar grew up learning how to stand up himself as an Asian American on the streets of San Francisco. Captain of the high school football team, Prom King, Homecoming King, Mike was the big man on campus. Yet too Asian for some, not Asian enough for others, Mike felt different and alone growing up. After graduating from UCLA as an Asian American studies major, Mike went home to San Francisco to m...

Clint Taura grew up in San Francisco in the restaurant business. The son of the owners of one of the first up-scale Japanese restaurants in the city. He grew up watching his family's restaurant popularize Japanese cuisine. When Clint started his own dental practice in Japantown, San Francisco, he did things his own way. Informed by his upbringing, he has a unique philosophy when it comes to dentis...

In 2014 Karina Hsieh decided with radical candor that she was not satisfied with her life. This led Karina to quit her job in Silicon Valley and embark on a journey of self discovery and introspection. One and a half years later, Karina cultivated her own self-love and compassion, and has since become a martial artist, fitness instructor, blogger and author. Her collection of poetry “Loving Yourse...

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