Podcast

How do women approach money differently than men? And what are some challenges of running The New Savvy? We ask this and more

Anna Haotanto, the founder and CEO of The New Savvy gets real about the difficulties of being an entrepreneur and says the single most important thing for Asian women to succeed in investing is constant education in terms of knowing how, what and why you are investing. More info…

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We talk with MeshMinds Founder Kay Vasey about how they formed a creative innovation lab to raise awareness about global issues and how to measure the results from impact investing.

MeshMinds selects artists and puts them through a mentorship and workshop programme with technologists. The programme equips them with new skills to create content using the new technologies introduced- think VR, AR, 3D printing and Internet of Things replacing the canvas for artists to create a work. The creations from their first four-month workshop are being showcased at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore until February 2. More info…

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Here are some highlights from our conversation with the 29-year- old CEO of Postr

How did you come up with this? Why did you feel there was a need?
“I worked in advertising with Saatchi & Saatchi, BBDO and Ogilvy as a designer. As a creative, you create an advertisement for McDonald’s. On TV and a billboard, it looks great. But on a mobile, it’s on this tiny little banner, in between an article you are reading on the Straits Times, which is really not a good user experience. For me, this was frustrating.

“I was so into smart phones and to see that this was the best thing we could do on mobile with tiny little banners was frustrating.” More info…

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Jay Shah talks about OpenDNA listing on the Australia stock exchange and offers some sage advice from an his unique and dynamic personal history

OpenDNA is a platform that uses artificial intelligence to build personal profiles to help companies create a service that is truly unique to the individual consumer. Jay Shah, the company’s CEO, is a lifelong entrepreneur who has been building companies all across the world.

In the latest episode of “The Story of You” Shah explains why he took the company public at a very young stage, lessons learned from years of entrepreneurship. Plus, he gives us a unique insight into the startup scene in his home city of Nairobi, Kenya. More info…

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Shanru Lai explains why grit is essential for the startup world, and how Shopback convinced people the product is legit

We talk with ShopBack Co-founder, Lai Shanru about how they built a successful e-commerce platform in the complex Southeast Asian market, where both the consumer and merchant benefit. Sounds too good to be true? Have a listen.

What is Shopback? How does it work?

“You get paid to shop when you shop online on any of the 500 stores on our platform that we have. You can actually earn a portion of your purchase back on ShopBack as cash back and that is the value we provide to our consumers. ” More info…

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What is the future of the travel industry? How can we avoid instafamous locations? What is bleisure? These questions and many more on the latest episode of The Story of You

We talk with Graham Hills about the shift and marriage of online and offline in the travel industry in Asia , how localized content is important to connect consumers and suppliers and the transformative power of travel for him. Find out what Bleisure travel is as well. Have a listen.

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Homage is using technology to improve the quality of care for Singapore’s elderly population

Homage is an online platform that provides on-demand caregiving solutions to the elderly in Singapore.

We sat down with Co-founder and CEO Gillian Tee to ask her about the inspirations behind the company, working in tech in the US vs. Singapore and why she hates the term ‘Silver Tsunami’.

Homage was founded in 2016 by Y-Combinator alumni Tee, Lily Phang, and Tong Duong. More info…

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Roshni Mahtani dives into Tickled Media. The successes, failures, the role of family and what is next for the company

Roshni talks to us about her journey of building and growing her business and community into the powerhouse it is today.

Tickled Media is also working to expand into five more media properties by the end of the year and they just launched Her Style Asia, which covers millennial punk-rock-style and fashion. More info…

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Smartkarma co-founder and CEO Raghav Kapoor talks about making high-quality information accessible to all in the finance industry.

Smartkarma connects independent investment research analysts to a host of finance professionals such as asset managers, hedge funds, boutiques investment and family offices.

It’s a cloud-based platform that uses technology to provide a network for independent research analysts to curate and share research. And karma is a Sanskrit word that means action or work, so this platform is offering just that, smart work. More info…

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