EPISODE INTRODUCTION

Al Cardenas of Safe App joins us in this episode to share how they help Filipinos from getting scammed from online transactions. Al will share his humble beginnings and how he worked in the call center industry in his first hustles. He will also share how he started his first startup in Antler and how it was acquired. Al also shares how getting scammed led him to create Safe and how they launched their product to help solve this problem.

Episode Topics

00:02:34 - Philippines Scam Prevention and Personal Experience

00:07:58 - From Dropout to Startup

00:14:12 - Jungle Credit Line and Survival Strategies

00:21:09 - Start-Up Building Model and Boundaries

00:31:28 - From Initial Idea to Founders Launchpad

00:35:59 - Initial Traction and Utilizing the MVP

 Quotes

"It really felt super painful because technically I'm a very proud and arrogant person and I think pride in what I do and I think most founders are like this and seeing your idea fail is a really humbling experience for me." - Al Cardenas

Connect with Al:

Al Cardenas (LinkedIn): linkedin.com/in/alcardenasph 

Safe (Website): https://www.joinsafe.app/ 

Jungle (LinkedIn): https://www.linkedin.com/company/heyjungleapp/ 

Guest Resources:

• Antler, the Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm, has invested another $2 million in 15 startups across Singapore and Indonesia.

• Buy Now Pay Later sales to surge in 2024

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