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Ep 79 - The Hustle Behind Ticket2Me
Ep 79 - The Hustle Behind Ticket2Me

How did a ticketing platform raise 17 Million pesos during Covid-19? In this episode, Ronster chats with Darwin Mariano, Founder and CEO of Ticket2Me. Darwin will share how he started Ticket2Me as a side hustle while he was a lawyer working for a Philippine Senator. He will also share the key skills and experiences he developed while working for a big cement company and what it was like going out of his comfort zone to work overseas. Darwin also shares what pushed him to take a leap of faith and do Ticket2Me full time and bootstrap it. Darwin will also share amazing tips on communication, pricing and surviving Covid-19 in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. 

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Ep 78 - The Hustle Behind Frontline Feeders Philippines
Ep 78 - The Hustle Behind Frontline Feeders Philippines

Feeding our front liners is a very daunting task during this pandemic. In this episode, Ronster chats with Ros Juan, Chelle Gray and Karla Reyes of Frontline Feeders Philippines. Ros, Chelle and Karla shares their own respective hustles and skillsets that allowed them to contribute to Frontline Feeders. They will also share the challenges they faced early on and the new skills they had to learn to feed more hospitals and front liners. They will also share the system they developed using agile methodologies and how they run the team like a startup that allowed them to scale and execute fast. They'll be sharing also the feedback they get from the front liners and tips on how you can help feed front liners in this episode brought to you by AWS.

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Playbook #7 - Remote Work Etiquette and Hacks 🙆‍♂
Playbook #7 - Remote Work Etiquette and Hacks 🙆‍♂

Dominick Danao of Magpie has been leading his team remotely with great efficiency. In this playbook, Dom teaches us the do's and don'ts of remote work and how to properly set up your team to become productive without micromanaging. Dom will also share key tips that they've done in order to make sure that teams execute as if they are in the same place at the same time.  Dom also shares useful hacks that you can use in your team that as we adapt to the new normal in this playbook brought to you by AWS.

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Ep 77 - The Hustle Behind Bounce Back PH
Ep 77 - The Hustle Behind Bounce Back PH

How can businesses survive the aftermath of Covid-19? In this episode, Ronster chats with Jason Dela Rosa, the creator of Bounce Back PH, the biggest online group that supports businesses recover from Covid-19's effects. Jason will share his entrepreneurial journey and the wins and losses he got that allowed him to amass a ton of experiences that he compiled in his book called The Practical Entrepreneur. Jason will also share why he started Bounce Back PH and how it grew exponentially over the past few weeks during the quarantine by helping frontliners and businesses during this crisis. Jason will also share key information that businesses need that he gathered in the group in order to bounce back in this episode brought to you by AWS.

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Ep 76 - The Hustle Behind Viu Philippines
Ep 76 - The Hustle Behind Viu Philippines

How big is the K-Drama market in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Arianne Kader-Cu, the country head of Viu Philippines. Arianne will share her early hustles as she moved to the Philippines with zero network to work for a reproductive health brand. Arianne will also share what it was like working as one of the first employees of Zalora and how she was able to grow with for 4 years and even beyond their acquisition. She will also share how she went back to her purpose to lead in the Philippines thru working for Viu. Arianne will also provide amazing advice for remote work, corporate planning and many more in this episode brought to you by AWS.

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Playbook #6 - How To Efficiently Run Your Startup Remotely 💻
Playbook #6 - How To Efficiently Run Your Startup Remotely 💻

Gabby Dizon of Altitude Games has been running his startup remotely for years now. In this episode, Gabby will teach us the step-by-step process of how to run a startup efficiently using a proven formula that revolves around people, process and tools. Gabby will also share concrete examples of how each component can be properly executed in a remote setup that can be useful in hustling despite of the lockdowns caused by the coronavirus in this playbook brought to you by AWS.

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Ep 75 - The Hustle Of Working in Upwork
Ep 75 - The Hustle Of Working in Upwork

How can you get freelancing gigs in Upwork while you work from home? In this episode, Ronster chats with Avery Ocumen and Czar de los Reyes to discuss the hustle of working in Upwork. Avery and Czar will share with us how they transitioned to freelancing from their old 9 to 5 jobs and how they educated themselves for the projects they were hired in. Avery and Czar also shared how they balance out being full-time moms while having full-time gigs and helping out other freelancers in Upwork. They will also share very useful tips that you can use to score new freelancing jobs in Upwork in this episode brought to you by AWS.

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Playbook #5 - How To Create A Business Continuity Plan For Covid-19 😷
Playbook #5 - How To Create A Business Continuity Plan For Covid-19 😷

A business continuity plan in times of disaster is vital in making your business survive. In this playbook, Christopher Star of Kho Capital and Space Belly teaches us the framework in how to make your business thrive in times of crisis. Christopher will discuss in detail the whole framework on how businesses can enable continuity thru impact assessment, prevention, response, and recovery. Christopher will also share concrete examples of how businesses are doing their continuity plans and how you can execute it for your business in this playbook brought to you by AWS.

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Ep 74- The Hustle Behind MakeSense
Ep 74- The Hustle Behind MakeSense

How do you become a successful social enterprise in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Lea Klein, Philippines Country Director of MakeSense. Lea will share the early hustles that she did while interning in multiple companies worldwide that solidified her love for social entrepreneurship despite having a lot of doubters early on. Leah will also share how she started helping social entrepreneurs in the Philippines thru MakeSense and how she grew the team that she works with. Leah will also share great tips on how to pursue social entrepreneurship and women entrepreneurship in this episode brought to you by AWS.

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Ep 73 - The Hustle Behind Zapateria
Ep 73 - The Hustle Behind Zapateria

How did a former tech startup founder transition into making artisan shoes after she got her startup acquired? In this episode, Ronster chats with Unyx Sta Ana, founder of Zapateria Hub. Unyx will share her early influences and how she got into tech at such a young age. Unyx will also share her early hustles that further solidified her tech career. She will also share how she founded Orchestrack and the things she and her team did that helped it get acquired. Lastly, Unyx will share how she is paying it forward to the local shoe industry with what she learned from the startup industry in this episode brought to you by AWS.

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Playbook #4 - How To Pitch Your Startup Idea
Playbook #4 - How To Pitch Your Startup Idea

Artie Lopez, the Philippines premier startup coach joins in this episode to share how he taught dozens of startup founders deliver award-winning pitches for their startup. Artie will share the step-by-step process on how to pitch your startup properly to increase your chances of getting funded or getting clients. Artie will also share concrete examples of how award-winning founders from the Philippines did their pitches and how they improved over time in this playbook brought to you by AWS.

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Ep 72 - The Hustle Behind Dito CME
Ep 72 - The Hustle Behind Dito CME

What's in store for us with the Philippines' 3rd Telco? In our 1-year anniversary episode, Ronster chats with Donald Lim, COO of Dito CME. Donald will share his humble beginnings in business while working for their family business and how he hustled by working in a fast food chain in his first job.  Donald will tell the story of how he got into marketing while he was with a newspaper company and how he got into digital marketing. Donald will also share how it was like being a chief executive of a lot of big companies and leading their digital transformation. Lastly, Donald will share how he got chosen to lead the Philippines' 3rd Telco and what's in store for the Filipino people in the near future in this episode brought to you by AWS

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Ep 71 - The Hustle Of An Inspirational Speaker
Ep 71 - The Hustle Of An Inspirational Speaker

How did Francis Kong become the most sought after motivational speaker in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Francis Kong to discuss the hustle of being an inspirational speaker. Francis will share how he started his career by being in sales and how he founded a popular clothing brand and ran a retail chain for many years. Francis will also share how he got into the public speaking industry and how he grew his influence along with his business. Francis will also tell give us a lot o amazing advice that you can apply in your own hustle in this episode brought to you by AWS.

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Ep 70 - The Hustle Of A Persistent Optimist
Ep 70 - The Hustle Of A Persistent Optimist

What is the secret of becoming successful in multiple business ventures over the decades? In this episode, Ronster chats with Cliff Eala, President and CEO of Synerbyte to discuss the power of persistent optimism in business. Cliff will share his humble beginnings like how he started the business of corporate giveaways in the Philippines. Cliff will also share how he became an expert salesman that eventually helped him venture into tech and founded Stratpoint and Synerbyte. Cliff will also share amazing tips on how to use the power of persistence and other soft skills in business in the episode brought to you by AWS.

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Playbook #3 - How To Validate Your Startup Idea 💡
Playbook #3 - How To Validate Your Startup Idea 💡

After teaching hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives, Paul Pajo shares the key methods on how startup founders can validate their startup ideas the proper way. Paul will share the processes founders and teams can use to validate their assumptions and gave great examples of how startups did it. Paul also shared amazing tools that hustlers can use to put these experiments into work in this playbook brought to you by AWS.

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Ep 69 - The Hustle Of Running Penbrothers
Ep 69 - The Hustle Of Running Penbrothers

How difficult is it to run 2 startups at the same time? In this episode, Ronster chats with Josef Werker, Managing Director of Penbrothers and Founder of Humble Sustainability. Josef will share how he started out hustling early in life through music and sports and how he became fascinated about public speaking. Josef will also talk about how he found early success that made him arrogant and how he was humbled in life in his next few hustles. Josef will also share key tips and experiences on how to run 2 startups at the same time and do well on both in this episode brought to you by AWS.

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Ep 68 - The Hustle Behind Great Deals
Ep 68 - The Hustle Behind Great Deals

How big is E-Commerce in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Steve Sy, Founder and CEO of Great Deals. Steve will share his humble beginnings by helping out in their family business and how he was able to make his first million at the age of 20. Steve will also share his "desert experience" where he was in deep debt for 10 years and how he got introduced to e-commerce here in the Philippines. Steve also shares his eureka moment and how he went all-in on e-commerce and how he was able to bootstrap and grow his team with it. Lastly, Steve will also share valuable advice for aspiring e-commerce entrepreneurs in this episode brought to you by AWS.

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Playbook #2 - How To Find The Right Investors For Your Startup
Playbook #2 - How To Find The Right Investors For Your Startup

After successfully raising funds from multiple types of investors for Acudeen, Magellan shares the types of investors startups can raise money from in the Philippines. Magellan will also be teaching the unique characteristics of each type of investors like what check sizes they give, what they look for in startups and the best strategies to get noticed by them. Magellan will also share concrete examples on how to get deals with them done in this playbook brought to you by AWS.

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Ep 67 - The Hustle Behind 1Export
Ep 67 - The Hustle Behind 1Export

How do you disrupt a very traditional industry like exporting using technology? In this episode, Ronster chats with Mel Nava, Founder and CEO of 1Export. Mel will share how she started at a very young age by doing volunteer work while being a student. Mel also shares the experiences she got in her first jobs in the exporting business that inspired her to create 1Export. Mel also shares how her MBA honed her to be a better founder and equipped her with the right skills needed to execute her startup. Lastly, Mel shares the challenges she went through and how she overcame depression and take 1Export to unprecedented heights now in this scintillating episode brought to you by AWS.

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Playbook #1 - How To Raise Funds In The Philippines
Playbook #1 - How To Raise Funds In The Philippines

After raising billions of pesos for his startup Acudeen, Magellan Fetalino shares his playbook on how properly do fundraising in the Philippines in this episode. Magellan will be teaching us the step-by-step process on each option you have to achieve in order to get the fundraising goals of your business. Magellan will also be sharing a lot of pros and cons in each option that he discussed in this playbook brought to you by AWS.

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