Ep 234 - The Hustle Behind Smile API

EPISODE INTRODUCTION

Jan Pabellon of Smile API joins us in this episode as he shares his inspiring story of how he became co-founder of Smile API after failing his first startup. He also tells how he got into tech on his own which led him to create his own dev shop. Jan also shares the lessons he learned after deciding to go into corporate and how he got exposed to the problems of Filipinos not having good credit data. Jan also shares what made him jump to be a founder again along with valuable lessons in managing startups and Smile API’s grand vision in solving the problem of financial inclusion in the Philippines.

Jargons:

Netsuite - American cloud-based software company that provides products and services tailored for small-medium businesses including accounting and financial management. 

API - Application Programming Interface, it is a way for two or more programming interface to share data and services with one another.

ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning, software system that helps organizations automate their core business processes for optimal performance.

References: 

Netsuite 

API

ERP


Episode topics:

What’s your hustle?

Hustleshare Time Machine

Jan's origins in accounting

Fascination of Internet in the 90's

Learning tech on their own

Transitioning from IT to e-com

Building the skill stack

Trudging and failing in his startup journey

Refocusing and bouncing back in Netsuite

Gathering lessons from seasoned experts

Making the jump again

Realizing the need of a product-centric startup

Smile API

The bank credit problem in Filipino culture

Bridging the gap of debt collecting

What is an API?

The Compelling Vision of Smile API

Building Smile API and generating traction

trudging on challenges in Smile API

Generating traction as a plugin

Joining accelerators and ideaspace

Going back to the hustleshare time machine

Whats next for Smile API?



Websites:

Smile API official website

Jan’s LinkedIn account

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