Talent Gaps, AI Adoption & Southeast Asia’s Startup Winter, China Subsidies & Sequoia’s Split - E626

Southeast Asia Unicorns VS. China’s Time Machine, Golden Age Thesis & Fragmented Markets - E625

Anonymous Q&A: Moving to Silicon Valley from Southeast Asia, USA Hiring & Visa Roadblocks – E624

Portfolio Construction, Power Laws and Fund Differentiation in Venture Capital - E623

Jianggan Li: China Price War Chaos, EV Subsidy Battles & Why Firms Flee Abroad – E622

Gita Sjahrir: Indonesia Corruption Protests, eFishery Police Detention & Public Mistrust – E621

DJ Tan: $4.2M Fundraise Flavor House, Bean-Free Coffee Product-Market Fit & Food Tech – E620

Kristie Neo: Southeast Asia’s Mood Shift, Middle East Optimism & Gen Z’s AI Job Crunch – E619

Rob Liu: Bootstrapping to Millions, Why Venture Capital Is Debt & Science for Impact – E618

Choosing Personal Success Before Professional Glory - E617

Javier Lorenzana: Startup Failure to Social Media Star and Building Influence that Lasts – E616

Sang Shin: Startup Rebel, Investor Philosopher and Life in a Simulation – E615

Health, Purpose & Criticism Choosing Your Pain, Building Resilience and Leading - E614

Adrian Choo: Career Skeletons, AI Assistants & Why Singapore is Losing Jobs to KL and Bangkok – E613

Jianggan Li: China Rare Earth Power, Vietnam USA Fast Deal & Labubu's Global Rise – E612

Fairness Isn’t Real, Power Awareness & Small Fish Career Strategy – E611

Tiang Lim Foo: Start-Up Governance, VC Math Reality & How AI Is Rewiring SEA Startups – E610

Sudhir Vadaketh: Building Jom, Managing Fear & Publishing Bravely in Singapore – E609

Shiyan Koh: Singapore Studies Nuclear Energy, SEA Startup Pessimism & AI Waifus – E608

Startup Failure Patterns, AI Job Risk & Founder-Problem Fit - E607

Daniel Thong: Bootstrapping AI, Spinning Out AI, and Surviving the VC Downturn – E606

AI Companions, Unicorn Odds, and Southeast Asia’s Next 100 Years of Startups - E605

Bernard Leong: How AI Is Reshaping Development, Business Models, and Startup Growth – E604

Saurabh Chauhan: From EF to YC, Beating the Hype & Building AI Finance Agents – E603

Double Down or Walk Away: Instacart, Unicorn Portfolios, and Southeast Asia’s Exit Problem - E602

Kelvin Subowo: 7 Failures, Cloud Kitchen Collapse & Building Indonesia’s F&B Avengers – E601

America's VC Wall, Singapore’s Job Crunch & How AI Is Rewiring Relationships – E600

Power Struggles in Southeast Asia: VC Rights, Founder Conflicts and Convertible Debt - E599

Janine Teo: How AI Empowers Youth, Reinvents Learning & Sparks Motivation – E598

Leaked Power Calls, Cannabis Crackdown & Why Thailand’s Startup Scene Is Quietly Rebooting – E597

The Funding Game: Mastering SAFE Notes, Board Seats & Control - E596

How Vietnam’s Economy is Rewiring for Tech & Trade Battles with Valerie Vu – E595

Demographic Collapse, Broken Visas & Why Global Talent Is Rerouting to Southeast Asia – E594

Edtech's Real Buyers, Startup Law Traps and Why Founders Need Better Equity Deals - E593

Olzhas (Oz) Zhiyenkul: From Soviet Collapse to Disrupting Global Wealth Tech - E592

Henry Motte-de la Motte: AI Tutors, Global EdTech, and the $1M Parenting Dilemma – E591

Ilya Kravtsov: Indonesia’s Startup Meltdown, eFishery’s Hidden Fallout & Founders Survival – E590

Mohan Belani: Fatherhood as a Founder, Raising AI-Ready Kids & Balancing Marriage – E589

Dr. Gerald Tan: AI Dentistry, Business Betrayal & Rebuilding Trust – E588

Jiezhen Wu: CEO Struggles, Leadership Lessons from Parenthood, and Why 5-Year Plans Fail – E587

Vikram Sinha: Telco Merger Playbook, AI Bets & The Risk Most CEOs Avoid – E586

Pav Gill: Wirecard Whistleblower & Building Confide Platform After $Billion Fraud – E585

Founder Patterns, VC Tiers and Southeast Asia’s Undervalued Talent – E584

Jackson Aw: The Collectibles Boom, AI-Driven IP & Founder Growth from Dreamer to Builder – E583

Jianggan Li: US-China Trade Chaos, Vietnam Caught in the Middle & Why Everyone’s Diversifying – E582

How Founders Avoid False Starts & What VCs Actually Add - E581

Elena Chow: Southeast Asia Talent Reset, Malaysia’s Rise & How AI Is Reshaping Hiring – E580

David He: E-Fishery Scandal Breakdown, Investor Red Flags & Legal Risk Lessons for SEA – E579

The 6 Startup Failure Patterns, Why 90% Die & Jibo Burned $73M - E578

Joanna Yeo: Wall Street to ClimateTech, Biochar Carbon Credits & 50% Farmer Revenue Share – E577

Felix Collins: 20 Million Black Soldier Fly Farming, Food Waste Insights & Low Carbon Future - E576

Power Law, Unicorn Hunting & Jungle to Highway: How VCs Bet on Southeast Asia’s Future - E575

Raagulan Pathy: Stablecoin Revolution vs. Struggling Currencies & USDC Circle GM to Founder – E574

Indonesia Gangsters VS. BYD & VinFast, Preman Rent-Seeking & Law & Order Reform - E573

Why Founders Win or Lose: Inside VC Sourcing, Competition & Fund Tactics - E572

Maria Li: Tech in Asia Acquisition by Singapore Press Holdings & Startup Winter to AI Spring - E571

Singapore Election PAP Wins 66% Vote Share & “Encik Bitcoin” First Crypto Candidate – E570

VC Fundamentals: Blue vs Red Oceans, Power Law Returns & Fund Structures – E569

Jed Ng: Angel Syndicate Strategy, Venture Winter Advantage & Fixing Angel Education - E568

Rachel Wong: eFishery Fraud Founder Confession & Self-Justification vs. Excuses – E567