Ep 208 - The Hustle Behind AHG Lab
EPISODE INTRODUCTION
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 several exits. Bjorn also shares the experience he got working with UBx and other startups that prepared him for his new journey creating new startups with AHG Lab.
EPISODE TOPICS
[1:48] Introducing Bjorn Pardo
[2:19] What’s Your Hustle?
[3:24] Hustleshare Time Machine
[3:58] Bjorn’s Entrepreneurship Beginnings
[6:25] Bjorn and his experience with Coding
[8:17] Bjorn’s first Hustles - eBay and Bjorn’s interest in e-commerce
[12:39] Bjorn on understanding his customers
[15:54] How Bjorn got into tech - and how he built Xend
[18:45] The challenges of building a product
[21:54] Xend’s early struggles
[29:05] Xend’s evolution
[34:30] What is a compound startup?
[38:26] The end of Xend’s journey
[43:58] What was next for Bjorn?
[47:00] The pros and cons of working in a Venture Builder - UBX
[50:00] How’s Bjorn’s experience led him to AHG Lab
[53:16] Bjorn on building his own startup
[55:33] What types of venture builders are Bjorn looking to work with?
[58:13] The types of founders that AHG are looking to work with
[1:00:53] The perks of joining AHG Labs
[1:04:00] Connect with Bjorn and AHG Lab
Other Sources
ahglab.com
QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE
“You can’t be a jack of all trades, master of none. You have to specialize somewhere because that’s where you can contribute most to your team.” - Ron Baetiong
“If you’re passionate enough about what you’re doing and you’re in love with whatever problem you’re trying to solve, doing whatever it takes comes naturally.” - Bjorn Pardo
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