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Ep 65 - The Hustle Behind Xpanse
Ep 65 - The Hustle Behind Xpanse

How did Xpanse gain traction to soon become the first tech unicorn of the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Josh Supan and Dave Marquez of Xpanse. Josh shares how he started hustling in his first job in SM and Dave shares how he got exposed early in the startup ecosystem and he co-founded Shirt.ly. Josh and Dave also share how they eventually worked together and why they chose to solve the problem of e-commerce in the Philippines. They will also share great tips on what they use to execute and growth hacks you can apply in your own startup in this inspiring episode brought to you by AWS.

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Ep 64 - The Hustle Behind Kalibrr
Ep 64 - The Hustle Behind Kalibrr

How did Kalibrr become one of the biggest recruitment platforms in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Paul Rivera and Dexter Ligot-Gordon of Kalibrr. Paul and Dexter shares how they gathered valuable experiences growing up near Silicon Valley and the skills they acquired in previous hustles that they did that poised them for their work in Kalibrr. Paul and Dexter also share how they eventually worked together and how it was like being the first Southeast Asian startup that got accepted into YCombinator. They will also share how they were able to pivot Kalibrr into product-market fit and the key learnings they acquired while doing so in this incredible episode.

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Ep 63 - The Hustle Of An Angel Investor
Ep 63 - The Hustle Of An Angel Investor

How does an Angel Investor choose the right startups to invest in? In this episode, Ronster chats with Mark Vernon of Tag Cash. Mark will be sharing he struggled early on his life and even going homeless for a while and how he was able to bounce back and find the right opportunities that allowed him to become an entrepreneur. Mark will also share the ventures he made and the learnings he got that made him successful. Lastly, Mark also shared how he put up Tag Cash and how he invests in startups in the Philippines in this incredibly inspiring episode brought to you by Payoneer.

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Ep 62 - The Hustle Behind Acceler8 Coworking
Ep 62 - The Hustle Behind Acceler8 Coworking

How did Acceler8 become an award-winning coworking space? In this episode, Ronster chats with Mikko Barranda, co-founder of Acceler8 coworking. Mikko will share his first venture into entrepreneurship straight out of college and how he was able to get key learnings when it failed. Mikko also shares how he got into real estate and the several hustles he went it to that allowed him to create Acceler8 with key partners he met in his day job and previous employments. Mikko will also share how Acceler8 is able to compete in a very competitive coworking market and shares great advice for people with multiple hustles at the same time in this amazing episode brought to you by Payoneer.

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Ep 61 - The Hustle Behind Baskin Robbins
Ep 61 - The Hustle Behind Baskin Robbins

What did it take to get the biggest Ice Cream chain in the world to be in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Michael Dargani, President and CEO of Baskin Robbins Philippines. Michael will share the challenges he had growing up and the exposure he got to entrepreneurship through their family business.  He also shares how he was able to get his first restaurants acquired and how challenging it was to replicate that success in his other ventures. Lastly, he shares how he was able to diversify his portfolio and be successful in multiple businesses like ambient scenting and Baskin Robbins in this thrilling episode brought to you by Payoneer.

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Ep 60 - The Hustle Behind Sprout Solutions
Ep 60 - The Hustle Behind Sprout Solutions

What does it take to raise $6M Series A funding round? In this episode, Ronster chats with Patrick and Alex Gentry of Sprout Solutions. Patrick and Alex will share the key first hustles they did that let them gather valuable experiences to create Sprout. They will also share how Sprout started out as an internal HR product they used in KMC solutions and how they were able to get the right mentorship in Silicon Valley to productize and scale it up. They will also share great tips about how to create a great company culture, how to raise funding and so much more in this exhilarating episode brought to you by Payoneer.

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Ep 59 - The Hustle Behind Rumarocket
Ep 59 - The Hustle Behind Rumarocket

Failing forward and surviving near-death experiences is something not a lot of startups are able to survive. In this episode, Ronster chats with Kathleen Yu and Shao Chew of Rumarocket to talk about how they were able to survive numerous near-death experiences and pivot to product-market fit. Kathleen and Shao also share the big mistakes they did early in Rumarocket's life that led them to really dark paths and how they were able to bounce back from each setback they encountered. Kathleen will also share amazing tips on resilience and endurance that will help founders survive the grind of the daily hustle of startup life in this inspiring episode brought to you by Payoneer.

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Hustleshare Live #3 - Techtonic Summit 2019
Hustleshare Live #3 - Techtonic Summit 2019

What are the similarities between very unique startup hustles? In this special live recording of Hustleshare in the 2019 Techtonic Summit: Festival of Innovation, Ronster talks to Goldy Yancha of PhilDev Foundation, DM Varun of Skillbean, and Dave Malhotra of SoldOutt, and get to know their hustles. Each of them recount their own experiences or perspectives and compare what it is like to build and work around different start-up eco-systems. In this episode, they also talk about the skills they developed within the industry, as well as a few of their learnings from the biggest failures or challenges they encountered in their previous hustles and throughout their careers in this episode brought to you by Payoneer

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Ep 56 - The Hustle Behind Angkas
Ep 56 - The Hustle Behind Angkas

How did Angkas battle early struggles and become one of the most beloved apps in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Angeline Tham and George Royeca, the founders of Angkas. Angeline and George will talk about their first hustles and how they eventually got together to form Angkas. They will also share the struggles they had early in their journey in battling the stigma of riding behind bikers and how they were able to generate traction early on. They will also share how they were able to bounce back after they were shut down and how they were able to scale Angkas to what it is today. Angeline and George will also share amazing tips on how to leverage Social Media and entrepreneurs should create their products in this incredibly inspiring episode brought to you by Payoneer.

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Hustleshare Live #2 - IdeaSpace Demo Day 2019
Hustleshare Live #2 - IdeaSpace Demo Day 2019

What is it really like being in the Ideaspace Accelerator Program? Live from the Ideaspace Demo Day 2019, Ronster chats with the founders of 3 startups who are a part of this year's Ideaspace program from Pandalivery, Experience PH and Olivia App. They will talk about why they joined Ideaspace and how it was like going through the elimination process of the program. The founders will also share what it was like getting after joining the program and how it is like presenting during Demo Day in this very funny episode brought to you by Payoneer.

Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia.

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Ep 55 - The Hustle Behind Lamudi Philippines
Ep 55 - The Hustle Behind Lamudi Philippines

Leading a new team after a startup failure is a very difficult thing to do. In this episode, Ronster chats with Bhavna Suresh, CEO of Lamudi Philippines, to discuss how she was able to lead Lamudi to where it is now after she failed in her own startup, Bhavna will share how she started out as a Redbull girl back in college and how she was able to join a successful startup that got acquired. Bhavna also talks about what it was like putting up her own startup and how she was able to bounce back right away after it failed. She will also talk about how expats can thrive in new environments and how can women break through the glass ceiling in this episode brought to you by Payoneer.

Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of Podcast Network Asia. 

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Ep 54 - The Hustle of Growing PayMaya
Ep 54 - The Hustle of Growing PayMaya

How did PayMaya grow to be one of the biggest homegrown apps in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Raymund Villanueva, VP of and Business Head of PayMaya to discuss how his team was able to scale PayMaya to what it is now. Raymund also shares how he started out his career by moving to Silicon Valley and the struggles he had to endure in order to get experience in digital marking and AdTech. Raymund will also share his tips on marketing and the tools he uses in growing PayMaya in this very informative episode brought to you by Payoneer.

Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of Podcast Network AsiaThis live podcast was held during the SparkUp Summit 2019 by BusinessWorld.

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Hustleshare Live - Sparkup Summit 2019
Hustleshare Live - Sparkup Summit 2019

In this very first edition of Hustleshare Live, Ronster talks to 3 founders (Patch Dulay of The Spark Project, Spark Perreras of PearlPay and Andrew Rothgaber of Zipline) during this year's SparkUp Summit 2019 who share their hustle to discuss key pressing issues about Startup Life.  They will be talking about the worst startup advice they've ever received, what they look for in a co-founder and what their most profound failure was along with the lesson that they learned from it.

This live podcast was held during the SparkUp Summit 2019 by BusinessWorld.

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Ep 53 - The Hustle Behind Dragonpay
Ep 53 - The Hustle Behind Dragonpay

Being a hustler comes with taking a lot of chances. In this episode, Ronster chats with Dick Chiang, CEO and Founder of Dragonpay, who shares how he changed his career path entirely by taking a chance on computer science, and how he eventually headed his first ISP business before and after its acquisition. Other than sharing the genesis and development of his side hustle--Dragonpay--, and all the struggles that came along running his creation alone, he also shares his motivations which propelled him to take a chance on his side hustle, which eventually became his claim to fame. This episode is powered by Payoneer and is an affiliate of Podcast Network.

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Ep 52 - The Hustle Of A Social Enterprise Power Couple
Ep 52 - The Hustle Of A Social Enterprise Power Couple

What does it mean to be a Social Entrepreneur? In this episode, Ronster chats with power couple Mark and Reese Fernandez-Ruiz, co-founders of Rags2Riches to discuss the hustle of being a Social Entrepreneur in the Philippines. They dabble on the beginnings of the brand they had built together sparked by the artisans of Payatas, and discussed how they made their business work despite sacrificing profitability, and how they tackled investments to spearhead their journey. They shared their motivations, biggest failures, and key learnings while also sharing how they have managed to work together as husband and wife for 12 years. This episode is powered by Payoneer, and is a proud affiliate of Podcast Network.

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Ep 51- The Hustle After a Startup Acquisition
Ep 51- The Hustle After a Startup Acquisition

What happens after a startup is acquired? In this episode, Ronster chats with Jeffrey Siy of Galleon.ph and Christian Blanquera of Openovat to talk about their experiences of having their startups acquired by the Sterling Paper Group. They discussed shared their journey on how they hustled separately and eventually teaming up to build Galleon.ph. Jeffrey, Christian, and Ronster all discuss what happens during a startup acquisition and gives a behind-the-scenes insight on what happens when your company eventually becomes acquired, as well as how to become a better leader to your company when the acquisition has been made. 

This episode is powered by Payoneer and is a proud affiliate of Podcast Network.

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Ep 50- The Hustle behind Potato Corner
Ep 50- The Hustle behind Potato Corner

The hustle behind the Philippines' most famous french fries is truly exhilarating. In celebration of our 50th episode, Ronster chats with Jose Magsaysay Jr., Chairman Emeritus of the internationally known flavored french fries business, Potato Corner. Jo Mag openly shares how he started out his career washing dishes and sweeping floors at Wendy's and how he was able to learn key skills that enabled him to master franchising as a business model. Jo Mag also discusses how he was able to level up his entrepreneurial skills through an MBA he took that eventually allowed him to scale Potato Corner globally. Jo Mag will also share tons of learnings that he acquired in his illustrious career in this unbelievable episode brought to you by Payoneer.

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Ep 49 - The Hustle behind Getting into Y Combinator
Ep 49 - The Hustle behind Getting into Y Combinator

What does it take to get your startup to be accepted into Y Combinator? In this episode, Ronster chats with Francis Plaza, CEO of PayMongo, who openly shares the beginnings of his love for tech, as well as his humbling experiences being in the tech industry for majority of his life. He discusses his early hustle on how he was able to study in MIT in college. Francis also share how he and his co-founders started PayMongo and how they joined and was accepted into YC. This episode is also filled with amazing advice for those who see themselves in those institutions, and those who have equally big dreams in changing the tech startup community in the Philippines. This episode is powered by Payoneer and is a proud affiliate of Podcast Network.

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Ep 48 - The Hustle behind The Final Pitch
Ep 48 - The Hustle behind The Final Pitch

The hustle behind The Final Pitch is deeply rooted in the idea of paying it forward, especially in a society where the competition for greatness has incredible increased.  In this episode, Ronster chats with John Aguilar, the executive producer of The Final Pitch. John more than willingly shares the wide variety of hustles he has experienced from high school all the way up to where he currently stands. He discusses the evolution of his careers, his other business ventures, as well as the development and execution of his show The Final Pitch, which is currently at its fourth season. John also offers some valuable pieces of advice for more than just entrepreneurs, but also for public speakers and all us everyday hustlers to better our craft and ultimately strive for the best we could possibly be. This episode is powered by Payoneer and is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network.

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Ep 47 - The Hustle behind Carmen's Best Ice Cream
Ep 47 - The Hustle behind Carmen's Best Ice Cream

Starting a nationally well-known business can come from the most unconventional of places, like a Youtube video. In this episode, Ronster chats with Paco Magsaysay, the founder of the widely known and appreciated Carmen's Best Ice Cream. Paco discussed more just his hustles throughout his life, but also his take on the value of work. He shares his simple yet effective motivations, as well as his formula, tactics, and strategies on being a good salesman. Discussing the fascinating beginnings of Carmen's Best, Paco ensures that the hustle behind starting, running, and maintaining a Filipino made ice cream brand is a story and experience that should be heard. This episode is sponsored by Payoneer, and is a proud affiliate of Podcast Network.

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