AV8 | Season 1 Recap And Highlights
There is a lot said about how to be an entrepreneur or how to pitch for funding, but nobody talks about what comes after starting your own venture.
We interview successful founders in Vietnam and South East Asia to discuss their journeys, especially the stories and challenges of their first few months. Learn and be inspired by how some of the hottest startups in the region made early hires, raised funds, found product-market fit and so much more. If you’re a startup founder in South East Asia or aspiring to be one, please follow the show, share it with fellow entrepreneurs and send in your stories. We’d love to hear from you!
All Episodes
AV7 | C-suite Hiring And Why “Business Problems Are People Problems”| Minh Giang – Newing Company
Corporates are much better than startups at hiring impactful C-level leaders and it isn’t just because they pay more. Fortunately, startups can apply the same methods and mindsets to find the right people solutions to their business problems.
AV6 | Recruiting The A-team And Making Them Earn A Seat At The Table
Before launching Aitomatic, Christopher Nguyen and his founding team worked together for nearly 10 years building new AI solutions over multiple ventures. As a seasoned Silicon Valley and Vietnam tech veteran he imparts his wisdom for pragmatic decision making, winning over A-team hires, and how they should earn a seat at the table.
AV5 | Starting A Business With Your Partner And The Art Of The Reverse Pitch | Kevin Hoong, Oyen Insurance
Convincing A-players to join a new company in a completely new industry may sound nearly impossible. How do you create a winning team when you have no funding?
AV4 | ‘Self-Serve’ HR And Building A Remote-First Organisation | Jason Kan, Virtual Internships
Getting your team to embrace the culture you want to build is challenging especially when they are remote and distributed across the world. How do you create structures and processes without making it heavy and bureaucratic?
AV3 | Expanding Regionally – Hire Local And Trust The Team
POPS Worldwide is one of the few Vietnamese companies to successfully expand regionally in SEA. In this conversation, Esther dives into the crucial aspects of trust, attitude, and personal qualities and how she grew the company from a 4 person team in Vietnam to a 400 person team across 3 different countries.
AV2 | Articulating Team Values – Velocity vs. Speed | Kartick Narayan, Founder & CEO, Kilo
Is speed really the right thing to optimise for? How do you actually evolve company values? And how should you design your hiring process to ensure your new hire is aligned with company values and is able to hit the ground running?
AV1 | How It Feels To Be An Early Employee
Hau Ly and Adrian Latortue kick off the season with a discussion about their own experiences as early employees in Vietnam-based startups.
AVV Founders And Friends Podcast: Trailer
Follow the AVV Founders and Friends podcast for insights into the early days of venture building from successful founders in Vietnam and South East Asia.