Founders Only is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the dynamic and ever-evolving world of startups. Join us every week as we sit down with some of the most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders of our time, and hear their stories and perspectives on leadership, management, and strategy. Hosted by Ron Baetiong of Hustleshare.
Our guests will share their personal journeys, revealing their challenges, triumphs, and lessons learned along the way. From dealing with funding challenges and market fluctuations to navigating the demands of running a successful business, our guests will offer valuable insights on what it takes to succeed in the competitive startup world.
Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or an established business leader, Founders Only provides a unique and engaging perspective that will inspire and inform you as you navigate your own journey in the startup world. Join us on this exciting adventure as we explore the hustle, struggles, and successes of the most innovative and driven founders of our time.
Raffy Montemayor of Salmon Finance joins us in this episode to share how they were able to raise funding in the middle of a funding winter. He also shares the difficult milestones they had to unlock and why they acquired a rural bank to give more benefits to their consumers. Raffy also shares the rapid changes Salmon went through to keep up with their fast growth.
Read MoreIt's virtually unheard of to see a highly scaled and profitable tech startup but Dragon Pay defied all odds and did both for 14 years! Find out how they did it when the CEO of Dragon Pay, Dick Chiang, shares the success secrets.
Read MoreCrystal Lee Gonzalez of Noneaway is a seasoned industry veteran known for her leadership roles at companies like Pick A Roo, Honest Bee, and Viber in the Philippines. She shares how the pandemic impacted her leadership style, leading her to become more nurturing and present. She also delves into her personal growth, the importance of being present, and the deliberate choices she made in her career and life. Crystal also opens up about a health scare she had in 2012, which prompted her to reevaluate her life and make deliberate decisions aligned with her values.
Read MoreArtie Lopez joins us in this episode to share his unique journey coming from a startup coach to become a startup Founder. He also shares the incredible hustle that startups do in order to survive in an investment winter where runways are short. He also shares an amazing #FoundersOnlyTop5 brought to you by Shoppable Business.
Carlo Valencia of StartupPH Training joins us in this episode to discuss the fundamentals that founders often overlook in launching their startups. Carlo also discusses remedies for overcoming the key basic mistakes founders often make.
Gian de la Rama joins us in this episode to share the amazing story of how he got Aiah to be acquired by Sprout. He will share the 10 year journey it took to get to this point along with the step-by-step process of how the acquisition went. He also shared his inspiring Top 5 founders in this episode!
Read MoreChristian Blanquera, serial entrepreneur and #StartupPH creator, joins us in this episode to talk about how the Philippine startup ecosystem has changed when it got launched around 2012. We tackle the improvements, setbacks and the mistakes that startups still do on this day.
Read MoreER Rollan, Founder and CEO of GrowSari, joins us in this episode to discuss the massive tradeoffs that founders make to chase their startup success along with the pros and cons of making these life decisions. ER also shares the tough decisions they made after raising Series C to make GrowSari continue growing.
Read MorePatrick Gentry of Sprout Solutions joins us in this episode to share the inspiring story of how they were able to bounce back from almost dying during the pandemic to turning the company around to be profitable en route to them raising Series B. He also shares great stories on how to scale a company's culture and team and overcoming the rule of 3 and 10.
Read MoreHow hard is it to be a Filipina Startup Founder? Mel Nava of 1Export and Carmina Bayombong of Invested joins us in this episode to share the challenges they had to overcome as Filipina founders and how they cope with startup life.
Read MoreRoland Ros and Rexy Dorado, Co-Founders of Kumu, joins us in this episode to share how they lead their team through a very tumultuous period and how they lead their team to bounce back and carry on to their mission of sustainability. They will also share great advice on how they tackle leadership, coping with stress, and many more in this episode.
Read MoreDexter Ligot - Gordon, Founder and CEO of Swarm, joins us in this episode to share his experience in looking for an ideal co-founder in a startup. Dexter also shares how co-founders typically splits equity and how co-founders resolve conflicts in a startup. He also discusses the real job description of a CEO and he gives the inaugural Founders Only Top 5 where he chooses who he thinks are the Top 5 Founders in the #StartupPH ecosystem.
Read MoreBeing a startup founder or an entrepreneur is an extremely difficult and lonely road to go on. Founders Only was created to help founders have a safe space to talk about how they lead their teams, how they make decisions, how they create strategies and most importantly, how they bounce back when adversity hits their business and most importantly, how they cope as humans in running their businesses.
Consider Founders Only as your support group you've always needed as a startup founder in this lonely road of being a leader.
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