EPISODE INTRODUCTION

Startup veterans Dave Overton and Albert Padin of Symph joins us in this episode to share their decade-long journey creating amazing tech products for clients and for themselves. Dave and Albert will share their respective entrepreneurial journeys in Cebu and how they ended up working in tech and software development. They will also share the numerous close calls that almost ended Symph through the years and how they were able to learn and bounce back for every challenge thrown their way. Dave and Albert also share amazing anecdotes and advice on how to execute a startup and survive for the long haul.

EPISODE TOPICS

[1:46] Introduction of the Guests
[2:30] What’s your Hustle?
[3:38] Hustleshare Time Machine!
[5:35] How Albert started his career in Tech
[13:23] Dave's influences in Entrepreneurship
[23:01] Albert’s beginnings in founding his own business
[32:03] The inspiration behind Symph

[46:31] Dave and Albert’s partnership through the years
[54:13] Process of Upskilling people in the team
[1:08:00] Surpassing the struggles when the business is unstable
[1:14:29] How the Co-founders cope and create a resolution to get through a hard time
[1:21:12] Dave and Albert’s inspiration to be more passionate and continue doing their craft
[1:24:29] The valuable lessons they have learned from their Startup experience
[1:35:34] Importance of managing the team right
[1:39:00] The difference between Manila based Startups and Startups outside Metro
[1:46:26] Advice you will give to your younger self
[1:49:40] Connect with Dave and Albert

Other Sources mentioned in this episode:

• Podcast: Dave and Albert Show

• Article: 8 out of 10 filipinos do not have a dream

QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE

• “Failure is part of growing, failure is part of this journey” -Albert Padin

• “Good always comes back”- Ron Baetiong

• “Yes, we just keep failing and getting punched in the face and we are teaching ourselves and trying to teach our team how to just keep getting up and take the learnings over and over and over again.”- Dave

• “One of my realizations, was just constantly going back to the bigness of that dream and reminding myself about holding on to that as tightly as possible.”- Dave
  
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