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Ep 204 - The Hustle Behind Twala

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EPISODE INTRODUCTION

Charlie Coroza and Jeffrey Reyes of Twala joins us in this episode to share how they are making document singing more secure in the Philippines. Charlie and Jeffrey will be sharing their humble beginnings in working as a sales trainer and programmer respectively before they decided to team up. They will also share the initial challenges they experienced in getting their first few customers using their MVP and how they eventually made the right adjustments that allowed them to gather traction. Charlie and Jeffrey will also share how they were able to get an $80,000 grant from the DOST along with the upcoming new things that people should look out for with Twala.

EPISODE TOPICS

[3:44] - What's your Hustle?

[4:29]- Hustleshare Time Machine! 

[5:50]- How Charlie started her Entrepreneurship journey

[7:55] Charlie's college life and lessons from her parents

[13:12] Charlie's corporate career to building her own company 

[22:18] Jeffrey's influences in Entrepreneurship

[28:06] The beginnings of TWALA

[35:27] Jeff's biggest motivation 

[41:55]- How Charlie and Jeff met and collaborated to build TWALA

[47:52] TWALA's distinction from the rest of the products in the existing Market

[53:07] Charlie's way of selling their platform 

[58:06] The creation of the TWALA team

[01:02:51] Establishing credibility to the Clients

[01:08:35] Tedious process of being a Grant receiver as a startup company

[01:14:13] Future features of TWALA and products 

[01:17:06] Connect with Charlie and Jeff

QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE

  • "I don't want to happen that I have to be away from my family for the longest time just to  provide a better life for them and I want to do it in the Philippines and the only way for me to do that is if I do business" -Jeffrey Reyes

  • "Envy is the thief of Joy. Stay in your lane and make your customers happy." -Ron Baetiong

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