SEA of Startups The Indelible VC

This time around, we are sharing a recent presentation that our host gave at a recent event in which he discussed the different players in a startup ecosystem and how the current environment in Malaysia shapes up.


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This week we are joined by Jeremy Au. You may know him from the BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech Podcast or from Monk’s Hill Ventures. We cover a lot of ground chatting about the VC ecosystem.
I’d love to know what you took away from this conversation with Jeremy Au. If you’d like to be considered as a guest or have someone that you’d like to hear me speak to, drop me a message.
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This week we are joined by Hanif Wahid the Founder of Delyva, which is is a multi-courier delivery platform recommends the best-performing courier service for every delivery.
This was a great conversation with Hanif as we talked about the founding story and how they have grown.  We talk about the importance of customer feedback in building the product and scaling the business.
I’d love to know what you took away from this conversation with Hanif Wahid. If you’d like to be considered as a guest or have someone that you’d like to hear me speak to, drop me a message.
Listen now on Apple, Spotify, Google, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and YouTube.
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Where to find Hanif Wahid:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanifwahid/
• Delyva: https://delyva.com/
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This week we are joined by Ganesh Bangah, a serial entrepreneur with a resume longer than this podcast. He built MOL Global which listed on NASDAQ and later sold to Razer and is currently focused on Commerce.Asia as well as ASX-listed Netccentric.
This was a great conversation with Ganesh where navigate the evolution from cyber cafes to selling points to gaming.  We talked about acquiring Friendster, one of the earliest social media players and then listing on NASDAQ. We wrap up by focusing on his current endeavors with Commerce.Asia and what drove him to acquire control in Netccentric, an ASX-listed company.
I’d love to know what you took away from this conversation with Ganesh Bangah. If you’d like to be considered as a guest or have someone that you’d like to hear me speak to, drop me a message.
Listen now on Apple, Spotify, Google, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and YouTube.
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Where to find Ganesh Bangah:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganeshbangah/
• Commerce.Asia: 
https://www.commerce.asia/
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In this episode, we cover:
[1:38] Building MOL Global from cyber cafes to NASDAQ listing.
[9:40] The acquisition of Friendster and leveraging the community.
[17:44] Transitioning towards strategic investments.
[25:33] Investing in an influencer marketing company and other initiatives.
[33:53] The new technologies that will shape the future.
[41:53] Closing questions.
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This week we are joined by Ben Bagg the Founder of Nectar Group, which is focused on enabling companies looking to expand across the APAC through as a Sales & marketing driven revenue generator.
This was a great conversation with Ben where we talked about the early days of bootstrapping a lead generation business.  We talk about merging his business with a co-founder and building off of the business synergies between the two.  A lot of takeaways from this conversation on sales and marketing.
I’d love to know what you took away from this conversation with Ben Bagg. If you’d like to be considered as a guest or have someone that you’d like to hear me speak to, drop me a message.
Listen now on Apple, Spotify, Google, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and YouTube.
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Where to find Ben Bagg:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-bagg/
• Nectar Group:  https://nectargroup.my/
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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbrockland/
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In this episode, we cover:
[0:38] The origins of becoming an entrepreneur and leading toward Nectar Group
[9:25] The challenges of scaling up lead generation and sales qualification across various industries.
[18:00] Merging companies and combining strengths in B2B marketing and lead generation.
[26:40] Helping clients with lead generation and expanding their businesses across the APAC region
[36:00] Vision for the company and becoming known as a "unicorn maker" by helping startups grow and scale.
[38:55] Closing questions
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This week we are joined by Jonathan Weins the Founder of Pop Meals, which is an F&B company leveraging tech and data to enable tailored experience with better quality and lower prices.
This was a great conversation with Jonathan as we navigate the business model pivot towards physical locations.  We talk about how they are applying tech and data and bring the iteration from their software experience to the F&B operations.  A lot of great insights in how they are serving innovation on the menu.
I’d love to know what you took away from this conversation with Jonathan Weins. If you’d like to be considered as a guest or have someone that you’d like to hear me speak to, drop me a message.
Listen now on Apple, Spotify, Google, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and YouTube.
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Where to find Jonathan Weins:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweins/
• Pop Meals:  https://www.popmeals.com.my/
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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbrockland/
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In this episode, we cover:
[0:38] The origins of becoming an entrepreneur and leading toward Pop Meals.
[8:30] How they pivoted their food delivery business to include physical locations, and how they used technology and data to continuously improve their recipes and customer experience.
[17:03] The importance of consistency and reliability in the food industry, while also finding a balance with offering new products and catering to local tastes.
[25:31] Optimizing food preparation costs and consistency through advanced systems and technology in their rapidly expanding chain of over 40 locations.
[33:28] The development of their company's internal systems, including the use of off-the-shelf tools and in-house built systems.
[40:45] Closing questions.
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