Ep 163 - The Hustle Behind Chink Positive
Ep 163 - The Hustle Behind Chink Positive

Mister Chink Positive, Chinkee Tan, joins us in this episode to share his journey to financial expertise and how he is paying it forward to thousands of entrepreneurs using his content. Chinkee will share his humble beginnings growing up and how he got into sales that led him to lots of opportunities like going in showbiz and more. He will also share how he was able to become and expert financially and how he turned his expertise to a content-driven empire that is able to reach millions through multiple channels. Chinkee will also give solid financial advice for entrepreneurs that can help in managing cashflow.

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Ep 162 - The Hustle Behind ABS-CBN Digital
Ep 162 - The Hustle Behind ABS-CBN Digital

Jamie Lopez of ABS-CBN Digital joins us in this episode to share how ABS-CBN evolved and migrated digitally. Jamie will also share his upbringing and growing up years on how he had to hustle to get the tech background he has now. He also talks about his daily grind and the challenges he had to go through and how he climbed up the ranks in the Lopez group of companies before he headed ABS-CBN Digital. Jamie will also share how ABS-CBN pivoted to digital after their challenge last year and how they are coping with times this year with their digital strategy.

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Ep 161 - The Hustle Behind Gobi Core PH Fund
Ep 161 - The Hustle Behind Gobi Core PH Fund

In time for Philippine Startup Week 2021, Carlo Delantar of Gobi Core joins us in this episode to shed light on how exciting 2021 has been for the #StartupPH Ecosystem. Carlo will share his humble beginnings and how he ended up being a VC and how Core Capital forged a partnership with Gobi Partners to create Gobi Core PH Fund. He will also share the amazing stats that the #StartupPH milestones achieved this year like unprecedented funding rounds, check sizes and deal counts. Carlo will also share what is triggering this growth and what are the hot and upcoming sectors in the PH Startup ecosystem soon.

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Ep 160 - The Hustle Behind When In Manila
Ep 160 - The Hustle Behind When In Manila

Vince Golangco, CEO of When In Manila, joins us in this episode to share how When In Manila stays on top of their game for 12 years. Vince will share his humble beginnings like dropping out of high school, joining the Navy and going back to the Philippines to start anew. He will also share how he founded When In Manila and how he grew the team and weathered challenges during their 12 years of existence. Vince will also share tips on how he invests in other income streams and how he reignites his passion for his company.

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Ep 159 - The Hustle Behind BlockchainSpace
Ep 159 - The Hustle Behind BlockchainSpace

Peter Ing of BlockchainSpace joins us in this episode to share how they are powering communities in the Metaverse and the Play-To-Earn community. Peter will share his history of growing up in London and how he was able to use his background in French with his ad sales job that took him around the world. He will also share how he took the jump on entrepreneurship when we went to the Philippines and how he struggled running his first startup. Peter will also share how he was able to bounce back by finding his passion for Blockchain and how he developed a discord bot that is now being used by thousands of servers around the world and how they are able to scale fast implementing lessons from previous hustles he did.

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Ep 158 - The Hustle Behind Komunidad
Ep 158 - The Hustle Behind Komunidad

After recently raising $1M for his environmental intelligence startup, Felix Ayque of Komunidad joins us in this episode to share how they are helping businesses respond more quickly to the threats of climate change. Felix will also share how he started hustling at a young age until he got into the IT industry that prepared him to acquire the skills he needed to launch Komunidad. He will also share how Komunidad is making a product using climate data that allows the government and businesses that are relevant to them to make better decisions around climate change. Felix will also share the struggles and mistakes he had trying to bootstrap Komunidad and how they eventually turned the corner and made a global clientele that led them to raise $1M.

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Ep 157 - The Hustle Behind MadEats
Ep 157 - The Hustle Behind MadEats

Fresh off her Y Combinator stint, Mikee Villareal of MadEats joins us in this episode to share how MadEats got into YC and how they got in despite not having any tech background. Mikee will also share her early hustles in the F&B industry that prepared her for launching her own food startup. She will also share how she and her team struggled to create MadEats and how they hustled to get to YC despite being rejected in their first try. Mikee will also detail their whole YC experience and how they hustled to grow MadEats that a lot of founders can learn from especially if they want to get into YC.

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Ep 156 - The Hustle Behind SHAREit
Ep 156 - The Hustle Behind SHAREit

uly Palafox and Lester Lim of SHAREit joins us in this episode to share how startups can use using SHAREit’s 40 million monthly active users. July and Lester will also share their respective hustles that prepared them to help scale SHAREit in the Philippines. They will also discuss how startups can leverage SHAREit’s platform in supercharging their user acquisition along with the cool new features that the app can do. They will also share great advice that startups can learn from in this ep.

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Ep 155 - The Hustle Behind PDAX
Ep 155 - The Hustle Behind PDAX

Nichel Gaba, CEO of PDAX joins us in this episode to share how they were able to raise $12.5 Million in funding. Nichel will also share how he overcame being risk-averse and how he jumped to become an entrepreneur. He will also share PDAX’s early struggles and how they were able to overcome them by sticking together as a team. Nichel will also share great startup advice in this episode that revolves around product development, leadership and the future of crypto and NFTs.

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Ep 154 - The Hustle Behind Epson PH Marketing
Ep 154 - The Hustle Behind Epson PH Marketing

Ed Bonoan, General Manager of Epson Philippines joins us in this episode to share Epson’s transformation in the Philippines. Ed will share impressive career in sales and marketing that led him to multiple stops in tech. He will also share Epson’s journey in the Philippines to become a market leader not just in Inkjet printers but also in new technology that changed the landscape of the product categories they lead. Ed will also share great advice in leadership and management in this episode.

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Ep 153 - The Hustle Behind JGDEV
Ep 153 - The Hustle Behind JGDEV

Jojo Malolos, CEO of JGDEV; the Gokongwei group’s tech investment arm joins us in this episode to share how JG Summit is investing in startups. Jojo will share his storied career from starting out in Engineering to making the jump to tech with multiple stops around the world. He will also share how he turned around Cambodia’s leading fintech app that eventually led him to go back to the Philippines to head JG Summit’s data analytics company and their investment arm, JGDEV. Jojo will also share what’s in store for their new digital bank and what JG Group looks for in the startups they invest in.

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Ep 152 - The Hustle Behind OKEx
Ep 152 - The Hustle Behind OKEx

Serial entrepreneur Christopher Tan of OKeX joins us in this episode to share his amazing entrepreneurial journey. Chris will share his early hustles after repatriating and how he bounced back from business failures and debt. He will also share how he created multiple pioneering concepts in media in the Philippines. Chris will also share his new fascination with cryptocurrency and how he went all in with OKeX along with a lot of great advice entrepreneurs can learn from.

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Ep 150 - The Hustle Behind Endeavor Philippines
Ep 150 - The Hustle Behind Endeavor Philippines

Manny Ayala of Endeavor Philippines joins us in our 150th episode to discuss how endeavor supports high-impact entrepreneurs gain access to networks and capital. Manny will share his early hustles in pioneering media companies in the Philippines and in Asia. He will also share how he started investing with Hatchd and how he ended up leading Endeavor in the Philippines. Manny will also share what it takes to be a high-impact entrepreneur along with a lot of great advice for entrepreneurs in this episode.

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Ep 149 - The Hustle Behind Yield Guild Games
Ep 149 - The Hustle Behind Yield Guild Games

After raising $12.5 Million in 30 seconds and becoming the first Filipino startup that a16z invested in, Beryl Chavez Li and Gabby Dizon of Yield Guild Games joins us in this episode to share with us the incredibly bright future of Play-To-Earn. Beryl and Gabby will share both of their startup journeys that revolved around investment, building games and building startups. They will also share why they decided to join forces in YGG to accelerate the NFT Play-To-Earn model in the Philippines that are helping transform thousands of lives. Beryl and Gabby will also share how they were able to raise that propelled them to get a Unicorn valuation upon their token sale and what is in store for the metaverse in the near future.

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Ep 148 - The Hustle Behind NextPay
Ep 148 - The Hustle Behind NextPay

Fresh from their stint in Y Combinator and after successfully raising $1.6M, Don Pansacola and Aldrich Tan of NextPay joins us in this episode. Don and Aldrich will be sharing their humble beginnings being born in the Philippines and how they spent their teenage and early adult lives in Canada that shaped their careers in tech and design. They will also share what led them to come back and build a startup in the Philippines along with the pivot they did to during the pandemic. Don and Aldrich will also share how they got to Y Combinator and what the experience and learnings have been that lots of startups can learn from in this episode.

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Ep 147 - The Hustle Behind Growsari
Ep 147 - The Hustle Behind Growsari

After successfully raising a grand total of $30 Million, ER Rollan joins us in this episode to share the hustle it took to build Growsari to where it is now. ER will also share how he built a successful career in FMCG that equipped him with the skills and experience needed for him to take the jump to entrepreneurship. He will also share how he struggled to keep Growsari afloat when he decided to do it full-time and how they eventually turned the corner and to get traction. ER will also share how they were able to raise $30 Million over their multiple funding rounds and share valuable advice that founders can learn from.

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Ep 146 - The Hustle Behind StackTrek
Ep 146 - The Hustle Behind StackTrek

Serial entrepreneur Bill Yuen of StackTrek joins us in this episode to discuss how they're revolutionizing how tech talent get hired. Bill will also share his entrepreneurial journey and how he founded 7 startups prior to StackTrek with 4 failures and 3 exits. He will also share why they built Stackleague, the Philippines' first year-round programming league that helps Filipino devs fast-track their development.

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Ep 145 - The Hustle Behind Asticom
Ep 145 - The Hustle Behind Asticom

Mharicar Castillo-Reyes, President and CEO of Asticom joins us in this episode to share how they are enabling big companies with staffing and tech solutions with thousands of employees. She will also share remarkable career journey in HR highlighted with her stint in the Ayala group and Globe. Mharicar will also share how Asticom pivoted during the pandemic and spun off several companies to further help the companies that they support. She will also share great advice about culture and building teams in this episode.

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Ep 144 - The Hustle Behind Edamama
Ep 144 - The Hustle Behind Edamama

Fresh off raising a $5 Million pre-series A round Bela Gupta D’Souza, the Founder and CEO of Edamama, joins us in this episode to share her hustle in helping moms find the best products for their babies. Bela will also share her origin story and how she grew up in multiple countries in Asia and how she continued to move around different countries in her first few hustles. She will also share how she ended up in the Philippines to be the founder of AdSpark and how she helped grow it from its inception. Bela will also tell how she launched Edamama and scaled it in the Philippines despite her being overseas.

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