Erika Aquino is the founder of M Squad, an organization dedicated to supporting women and minority-owned startups in the areas of sustainability, wellness, education and the future of work. Her career began with corporate roles at Shell, financial services, and as a PR manager at Mandarin Oriental before moving into the startup space with Lendo, where she played a key role in scaling the user base. Erika later took on leadership positions at Infinit-O, where she contributed to their foundation’s philanthropic efforts, and also founded Cebruery, Artisan Ales, a craft beer company in Cebu, which marked a major turning point in her career. The pandemic had a significant impact on her brewery, prompting her to shift focus toward startup investing. Today, she uses her extensive experience to mentor and guide startups globally, helping them achieve a balance between profit and purpose.

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Michael Bantigue Walter Boo are the dynamic co-founders of Invesko, a Filipino-founded investment platform, Invesko's growth was driven by a $1.6 million seed round from regional VC firms in early 2023. The company allows investors to build diversified portfolios with minimal capital by offering fractional shares, SIPC protection, and instant portfolios, thus promoting financial growth and security. Michael shares his journey from working with global brands like Starbucks and Lululemon to leading tech efforts in New York and Hong Kong. Walter, starting fresh in Singapore's startup scene, quickly rose to COO of Invesko. Together, they discuss their inspiration for Invesko, their mission to democratize investments in the Philippines, and the challenges of building a user-friendly stock trading platform.

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Artie 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.

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Artie’s Top 5 Founders

Ray Refundo: https://bit.ly/46hCq8r

Gab Benito: https://bit.ly/3soJKjb

Roland Ros & Rexy Dorado: https://bit.ly/3IXZQp2

Sergius Santos, Bradley Cua and Matt Levin Tan

Jason Deniega, Adrian Dayrit & Dan

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Lionel Belen

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JT Solis, Ochie San Juan, Lance Villanueva, and Ronald Dime of Mayani join us in this episode where they talk about how they are solving Philippines' agriculture distribution problem. They will share their vast individual experiences that include startups, legal, agriculture and more along with how they bonded over a common goal of helping farmers during the pandemic. They will also share the extreme hurdles they had to overcome during the pandemic and how they were able to scale their ops. They will also share how they raised their $1.7M seed round along with their immediate plans on scaling Mayani further.

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Carlo Ople of Unbox joins us in this episode to talk about how he turned his side hustles in content creation to the famous Unbox Group. He shares how he got his headstart in public speaking by helping his family and how we fell in love with the internet growing that became a springboard in pursuing his first jobs. Carlo also shares the major turning point on why he became very particular in pursuing jobs and side hustles that give him satisfaction that became his fuel to do his side hustles and corporate job. He also shares how he built the Unbox team through the years that paved the way for him to take the full time jump to becoming an entrepreneur. 

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Bo Discarga of Betterteem joins us in this episode to share about how he solved the most pressing human resource problems using his HR analytics company. He also looked back on the struggles he had in his formative years working in fast food chains and starting his BPO career, even before he graduated college. He also shared how his early hustles contributed experience that had brought him into discovering his passion for human resource. Bo also discussed problems in the HR field and how creating Betterteem solved these problems.

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David Bonifacio of Bridge Southeast joins us in this episode as he talks about how they are solving payroll for Filipino companies. David shares how he started his hustle with saving his father's company leading him into the right mindset as he built Bridge. He also shares how they impact the lives of employees using Bridge's payroll system. He also adds how he became a VC with TNB Aura and how he invests in Christian companies with Archangel Impact Capital.

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Well known standup comedian and podcaster James Caraan of The Koolpals joins us in this episode to share the science behind his comedy and how he balances his passion and IT career. James will share his origin story and his lifelong dream of being an actor along with how he ended up in IT. He also shares how he has progressed in his IT career that allowed him to pursue his passion in comedy over the years. He also provides context on the science of how he does his comedy and how it resembles the process of sales and persuasion.

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For our season premiere for 2023, Amanda Cua of Backscoop joins us to share her inspiring journey from being on a gap year in college to creating Southeast Asia's most promising media startups. Amanda will share her early hustles in school and how she decided to take a gap year after high school before going to college because of the pandemic. She will also share how she ended up working in tech startups despite not having any experience and how she was able to learn lots of new things in a short amount of time. She will also share how she created BackScoop and how they grew their following quickly and how they were able to raise funds to kickstart their young journey.

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For our season finale for 2023, Koh Onozawa of Bit2Me joins us to share they became the biggest crypto company in Spain. Koh will share his origin story being raised in an entrepreneurial family in Cebu and launching the award-winning Loudbasstard natural amplifiers. He will also share how he decided to move to Spain and how he was able to join Bit2Me early on as an adviser until he became Co-CEO through the years. Koh also shares the amazing journey Bit2Me had to undergo in order to become the company that they are today along with the exciting things that are in store for Web3 in the years to come.

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Joshua Aragon of Zagana joins us in this episode to share how they are bridging the wide gap between farmers and consumers in their app. Joshua will share his early hustle working in the family business and how he got exposed to great business acumen from his kin. He will also share how he decided to pursue his own business when he launched Pushkart.ph along with how he hustled to get it off the ground. Joshua also shares how joining the Alibaba Fellowship in China changed his perspective that eventually led him to launch Zagana and scale it up from the ground up.

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Rafael Jouwena of Cocotel joins us in this episode to share how they are helping Filipino hotels improve discoverability in the hospitality industry. Rafa will share his early hustle growing up in Indo before moving around and working in finance. He will also share what made him take the leap to start Cocotel along with the initial pivots they made after the pandemic hit. Rafa also shares how they survived the pandemic and got to profitability that led them to get investors.

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Chris Howe of Limitless Connect joins us in this episode to share how they are elevating the customer experience of contact centers around the world. Chris will share how he started his career being in the military that played a vital part in his success when he entered the technology and business world. He will also share how he leveled up in his career in tech and how he decided to create Limitless Connect. Chris also shares great advice on how to scale your business globally with remote teams.

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ER 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.

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Mel Nava - https://bit.ly/3MLZTFC

Bela and Nishant D'Souza - https://bit.ly/3NSnDII

George Royeca - https://bit.ly/3OZFKPi

Steve Sy - https://bit.ly/44fu8fB

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Filipina pilot Chezka Gonzales joins us in this episode to share with us the hustle behind Philippine Blockchain Week. Chezka will share her inspiring journey of being a young mom while studying and eventually working as a flight attendant. She will also share how she became a pilot and how she got immersed into the crypto world during the pandemic. Chezka will also share why she started the Philippine Blockchain Week and the amazing roster of speakers she was able to invite for the crypto community in the Philippines.

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Rudy Abrahams, Managing Director of SAP Philippines, joins us in this episode to share how SAP is powering thousands of business in the Philippines. Rudy will share his inspiring journey growing up in South Africa and working globally in SAP before he came to the Philippines to lead the SAP Philippine team. He will also share how SAP is advocating digital transformation and the transition to the cloud for the thousands of clients they help along with their commitment to sustainability. Rudy also shares amazing leadership advice along with how SAP is upskilling their workforce for a better tomorrow.

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OJ Lopez of REVAStaff joins us in this episode to share how they are helping real estate businesses around the world outsource their creative needs. OJ will share his colorful journey in finding his passion towards Architecture and Entrepreneurship despite the many setbacks he experienced in college. He will also share how he discovered the demand for REVAStaff and how he was able to grow it organically while bootstrapping. OJ also shares how he's able to see new opportunities to scale REVAStaff locally and how he divides his time with other interests and endeavors.

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Magno Conag of Tindahang Tapat joins us in this episode to share how they are impacting the sari sari stores in 7 provinces in the Philippines using technology. Magno will share how he started his career as an educator and how he decided to be an entrepreneur to help tech talents in his hometown of Naga get great careers and stay home. He also shares how he struggled with his first venture and how he learned from that failure to launch Tindahang Tapat to apply all the learnings he got from his first startup. Magno also shares how they were able to scale across the country quickly along with what's coming next for Tindahang Tapat.

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Ram Morales of STAT joins us in this episode to share their quest in revolutionizing the way Filipinos access their meds. Ram will share his early hustles in college and how his previous stints in customer service impacted the way he navigates the business world as an entrepreneur. He will also share how he created a pizza restaurant with his wife while working full-time and how they were able to make that work despite massive challenges. Ram also shares how he created STAT and the challenges they had to go through to get initial traction and raise funding.

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Ahmed Elsamadisi of Narrator.ai joins us in this episode to share how they are solving the data problems of all startups and tech companies using a very easy-to-use product. Ahmed will share his previous hustle working as a dev in WeWork and how they were able to grow fast and solve problems even though they were using fragmented data points. He will also share what triggered him to create Narrator because of the need to create a functional Business Intelligence tool that is easy to use despite the many data sources startups use. Ahmed will also share the grit it took to get Narrator to where it is today despite the years of having no functional product and getting pressure from investors and almost running out of runway.

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Timothy Cu and Jojo Lontok of the grocery delivery app Supah join us in this episode to share how they are able to improve Manila's quick commerce industry and delivery to their users in 15 minutes. Timothy and Jojo will share their origin stories with Tim sharing his previous experience in Ninja Van and Freshket while Jojo shares his 20+ years of experience in aviation and logistics. They will also share how they joined Sarisuki to work with Brian Cu and created Supah to make it easier for Filipinos to get their groceries quickly. Tim and Jojo also share the early hustle they did to deliver the magic moment they committed to their users and how they are able to get more traction organically.

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Serial entrepreneur Bjorn Pardo of AHG Lab joins us in this episode to share how AHG Lab aims to create startups that solve big problems in the Philippines. Bjorn will share his early ventures in selling in eBay and how that led him to go to the Philippines to launch Xend. He will also share the key learnings bootstrapping Xend and operating it for 16 years which sprung multiple products and several exits. Bjorn also shares the experience he got working with UBx and other startups that prepared him for his new journey creating new startups with AHG Lab.

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Julian Schumacher of Dart App joins us in this episode to share how they are revolutionizing quick commerce in Manila. Julian will share his early hustles growing up in Germany and how he also worked in private equity and one of the fastest growing quick commerce startups in Europe - Gorillas. He will also share how he saw the perfect opportunity in the Philippines for quick commerce and how he, along with his cofounders, created Dart. Julian will also tell us how they were able to build quick traction and healthy metrics since its launch a few months ago.

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Startup veterans Dave Overton and Albert Padin of Symph joins us in this episode to share their decade-long journey creating amazing tech products for clients and for themselves. Dave and Albert will share their respective entrepreneurial journeys in Cebu and how they ended up working in tech and software development. They will also share the numerous close calls that almost ended Symph through the years and how they were able to learn and bounce back for every challenge thrown their way. Dave and Albert also share amazing anecdotes and advice on how to execute a startup and survive for the long haul.

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How 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.

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Mel Nava: https://bit.ly/3MLZTFC

Camille Ang: https://bit.ly/448YtvV

Jessica de Mesa-Lim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessdemesa/

Stephanie Sy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefsy/?originalSubdomain=ph

Kimberly Yao: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyyao/?originalSubdomain=ph

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Carmina Bayombong: https://bit.ly/3XjnnXt

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Fresh from raising a $2.2 Million seed round and their stint from YC, David Marquez and Josh Supan of Shipmates comes back to podcast to share their incredible story of grit and persistence. David and Josh will share what happened since they last guested in the show back in 2020 and how they almost died several times as Xpanse was hit hard by the pandemic. They will share the struggles they had to go through just to stay alive and how they pivoted into Shipmates along with their failed attempts to join YC initially. David and Josh also shares the metamorphosis they had to go through as founders that allowed them to get Shipmates traction and get into YC this year and raise $2.2M for their seed round.

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Charlie Coroza and Jeffrey Reyes of Twala joins us in this episode to share how they are making document signing more secure in the Philippines. Charlie and Jeffrey will be sharing their humble beginnings in working as a sales trainer and programmer respectively before they decided to team up. They will also share the initial challenges they experienced in getting their first few customers using their MVP and how they eventually made the right adjustments that allowed them to gather traction. Charlie and Jeffrey will also share how they were able to get an $80,000 grant from the DOST along with the upcoming new things that people should look out for with Twala.

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Fresh from raising $17.5M for their Series A, King Alandy Dy of Expedock joins us to share how they are solving the global problem of freight management around the world. King will share his amazing journey starting programming early in school which led him to be sponsored to study in Stanford where he got early exposures creating startups while he was still in school. He will also share the struggles they had early in Expedock along with how they were able to scale during the pandemic. King also shares great in-depth advice lots of topics like fundraising, and many more.

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Bing Tan, Hubert Yap & Ibba Bernardo of Packworks joins us in this episode to share how they are transforming the lives of sari-sari store owners in the Philippines through technology. They will share their amazing journey bootstrapping Packworks and how they managed to stay afloat before their exponential growth happened. They will also share great insights on how their team dynamics work and how they were able to scale fast during the pandemic which led them to raise $2 million from ADB, Techstars and many more.

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Constantin Robertz of Locad joins us in this episode to share how they are democratizing the backend of E-Commerce and logistics in the Philippines. Constantin talks about his journey joining Rocket Internet and joining Zalora where they built the infrastructure of how e-commerce operates in the Philippines today. He also shares how he eventually became the CEO of Entrego and how Locad became the culmination of his years of experience in E-commerce in the Philippines. Cons will also share how Locad simplifies the whole backend process of E-commerce along with how he invests and as angel and as a partner in Kaya Founders.

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Nate Clarke and Abet Tinio, the Co-CEOs of the newest digital bank in the Philippines joins us in our 200th episode to give us a glimpse of what GoTyme will be like once they officially launch. Nate and Abet will both be sharing their illustrious careers which includes stints in launching banks and running e-wallets. They will also share how GoTyme was formed and how it will revolutionize the way Filipino do banking with their approach. Nate and Abet also shares the features of GoTyme along with what people should look out for when they launch soon.

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Camille Ang and Jiawen Tang of Hive Health joins us in this episode to share how they plan to disrupt health insurance in the Philippines after their recent YC stint. Camille and Jiawen will share their individual hustles which got them stints in consulting, government, and international relations like the UN and IMF. They will also share how they won Harvard New Ventures competition while studying MBA in Harvard which eventually led them to join YC within a few weeks. Camille and Jiawen will also share how they hustled to get their first suppliers and how they plan to revolutionize the HMO industry with Hive Health.

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Celebrity Mompreneur Roxanne Montealagre joins us in this episode to share her entrepreneurial journey in A-List Custom Clothing. Roxanne shares her early hustles helping out her mom and how she started working in showbiz and sportscasting. She will also share how she started A-List Custom Clothing and how she was able to grow their operations for years. Roxanne also share the pivots she made during the pandemic along with how she will bounce back with A-List as the world opens up again.

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After recently raising $13M on their Pre-Series A round, Ian Estrada and Herbie Fu of XLD Finance joins us in this episode to share to help bridge the gap of financial services in the Metaverse. Ian and Herbie will share their respective hustles prior to joining forces in XLD with stints in product development and being a VC. They will also talk about how they created XLD Finance in the midst of the pandemic and how they were able create a product that crypto VCs wanted to back. Ian and Herbie will also talk about how they were able to raise $13M along with the exciting things that they will be launching soon in XLD.

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Emman Llego of Likha Creative Entrepreneurship Summit joins us in this episode to share the amazing things happening in their event headlined by Chris Do. Emman will share his journey as a freelancer and how he turned it into a Startup Academy over the pandemic. He will also share how he and his friends created Likha Creative Entrepreneurship Summit to help uplift the community of creative entrepreneurs. Emman will also share details on what to look out for during the Summit that entrepreneurs can take advantage of.

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It'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.

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Coleen Chiang

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Raya Buensuceso of Kaya Founders joins us in this episode to share how Kaya Founders is investing into the bright future of the Philippine startup ecosystem. Raya will share her amazing journey studying in an international school in the Philippines and how she got into Princeton and hustled while studying there. She will also share how she got into Kaya Founders and how they built the fund along with how they did their first few investments. Raya will also share how Kaya Founders helps startups that they decide to support and the 4 types of founders they typically invest in.

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To celebrate Lazada's 10th anniversary, Carmela Cancio - Go and Ralph Go joins us in this episode to share their journey in The Superfood Grocer. Ralph and Carmela will share their early hustles along with what made them decide to go vegan. They will also share how they started The Superfood Grocer along with the challenges they faced during the pandemic lockdowns. Ralph and Carmela will also share how they were able to scale faster using Lazada and how other entrepreneurs can leverage the power of e-commerce for their businesses.

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For our season finale, Jorge Wieneke III joins us in this episode to share his amazing entrepreneurial journey with Tokyo Tempura. Jorge will share how he got into entrepreneurship after he worked in ad agencies and came up with the idea behind Potato Corner. He will also share how he and his partners created Potato Corner and they grew it to the brand we all know and love today. Jorge also shares how he decided to create Tokyo Tempura after he left Potato Corner and how he applied everything that he learned along with amazing advice that he has for up and coming entrepreneurs.

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After recently raising $2m seed funding, JD Laborada and Berna Misa of Playdex joins us in this episode to share how Playdex is helping players and guilds to rent gaming assets from NFT holders. JD and Berna will share their respective hustles which includes stints in fintech and AI startups. They will also share how they decided to create a Web3 project with the friends they made in La Union during the pandemic that includes Ron Hose of Coins.ph and Luis Sia of PayMongo. JD and Berna also shares how they were able to create an all-star team and create product quickly that led them to raise $2 million for their seed round.

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Gelo Wong of Likha and Bayanichain joins us in this episode to tell us how they are creating a NFT marketplace for Filipino artists. Gelo will share how he got exposed to business by his parents and how he first tried doing business with sneakers. He will also share how he exposed to NFTs and Web3 early which led him to form his team to create Likha after attending crypto events. Gelo will also share how he juggles his time between school and his startup along with how they got to first raise their angel funding for Likha and Bayanichain.

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Fernando Ramos of On Demand Deals joins us in this episode to share how they are transforming homes into new convenience stores for quick commerce. Ando will share how he got into startups in college and joined multiple startups like Uber, Entrego and Grab before starting to create his own. He will also share how he faced challenges creating his startup and how he was able to correct his mistakes when they launched On Demand Deals. Ando will also share how they were able to generate traction and how they got into Iterative along with the benefits franchisees can get by joining ODD.

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Laila Marquez of Interleukin joins us in this episode to share how they are making medical procurement easier for hospitals in the Philippines. Laila will share how she hustled early in the medical sciences field that exposed her to a wide network in the medical industry. She will also share how she shifted careers in medical sales that led her to create Interleukin. Laila also shares the challenges she needed to overcome to get Interleukin off the ground all the way to how she was able to get funding for Interleukin.

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Ryan Llamoso of Soltera Energy joins us in this episode to share how they are trying to change the big energy problem in the Philippines. Ryan will share how he hustled through volunteerism in his early days that led him to get his first stint in startups. He will also share how he created his first startup Rentalbee PH and his second startup - Alternative Housing Group. Ryan will also share how his path in proptech led him to what he’s doing now trying to revolutionize the energy problem in the Philippines with Soltera.

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After recently raising $3M for their Series A, Victor Lim of Kravers Canteen joins us in this episode to share how their cloud kitchen have grown exponentially over the past 2 years. Victor will share how he grew up in the states and how his first hustle took him to stints all around the world to work in E-Commerce. He will also share how he failed in his first business and how he went to the Philippines to work in Coins.ph and eventually launching Kravers Canteen. Victor will also share the challenges they had to overcome starting during the pandemic and how they scaled during lockdowns all the way to how they got Quest VC to make their first investment in the Philippines through their $3M Series A.

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James Chua of Anito Legends joins us in this episode to tell us how his team is building the first Filipino Play-To-Earn game in the Metaverse. James will share how early passion for games and how we double down on his passion by being in IT. He will also share his entrepreneurial leap when he created his first game studio and the struggles they had to go through before they decided to create Anito Legends. James will also share how Anito Legends will help enable Filipinos earn through the game and how people can participate in their token sale.

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Christian Blanquera, serial entrepreneur and #StartupPH creator, joins us in this episode to talk about how the Philippine startup ecosystem has changed since it got launched around 2012. We tackle the improvements, setbacks, and the mistakes that startups still do to this day.

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Christian’s Top 5 Founders:

Domingo Roxas

John Gokongwei

Henry Sy

Dado Banatao - https://bit.ly/3P02VJo

Winston Damarillo - https://bit.ly/449yAfm

Top 5 Founders Modern Era

Rey Refundo - https://bit.ly/46hCq8r

ER Rollan - https://bit.ly/3PUPcUl

James Florentino - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesflorentino/

Jay Fajardo - https://ph.linkedin.com/in/jayfajardo

Sam Blanquera - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samblanquera/

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Francis Jimenez of Nekoin joins us in this episode to share how they want to create tokenization programs paired with DeFi Tools to maximize blockchain adoption in the Philippines. Francis will share his early hustles mastering the art of affiliate marketing and selling time shares that helped him become an expert in monetizing mailing lists. He will also share how he got into crypto and how they saw a big gap in tokenization that they wanted to fill using Nekoin. Francis will also share the details of their up and coming private sale that can get people first dibs over their coin and Web3 projects.

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Serial entrepreneur and a pioneer of Philippine gaming, Niel Dagondon of Edusuite joins us in this episode to discuss how they are solving the problems of schools in the Philippines. Niel will be sharing how he started Anino Games and how they thrived through a decade and a half of making games before they got acquired. He will also share how he started his school CIIT and created Edusuite to help solve the problems they encountered in their school. Niel also shares how they were able to get other schools involved in using Edusuite and he'll be giving great advice for entrepreneurs in this episode.

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After recently raising $1.3 million in pre-seed funding, Andreas Hufnagl of Armada Brands joins us to share how they are powering the new brands that will propel Philippine e-commerce to greater heights. Andreas will share his early hustles in consulting and how he mastered the skill of assessing businesses that can scale. He will also share how he co-founded Armada brands and how they were able to get the first few brands onboard. Andreas will also share how brands can scale up by partnering with Armada and how their recently raised pre-seed funding will be used to support brands with high potential.

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