Around The Bonfire

We welcome JR Emlano, President of Bukas Finance Corp around the bonfire. We talk about his unexpected foray into the startup world, his holistic view of product development, and realistic pieces of advice for the younger generation looking to get into tech.

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We welcome startup veteran Joben Ilagan around the bonfire to be able to discuss his new foray into the academe — Teaching technopreneurship, creating student entreps, and the rollercoaster ride it has been. 

We gather around the bonfire excited to imagine the future of finance with Nichel Gaba, CEO of Philippine Digital Asset Exchange. He talks about his "risk averse" early beginnings, his journey into entrepreneurship and PDAX, how products are built in PDAX and his insight into product market fit, surprises while building PDAX, and gives advice to people who want to explore a career in tech today. 

We gather around the bonfire with an energetic and inspiring session with Grace David, CEO of Edukasyon. She talks to us about her transition from corporate to startups (her experience from brand management to working in tech), how moving to Edukasyon was a move she has not regretted, and how Korean culture is important in figuring out trends for the youth today. 

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We gather around the bonfire to talk to Dexter Ligot Gordon, CEO of Swarm. He talks about his early days of working, the decisions that eventually led him to where he was (he could have been a senator -- his last name notwithstanding), his foray into Swarm (his second startup) and how much he believes in a different model of working in the future. We also deep dive into trends he is excited about, and imagine the future of work with him. 

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It’s the return of the comeback! We gather around the bonfire after quite some time and talk to Patrick Mendoza, a college student in Ateneo de Manila University actively pursuing product management, about his journey in transitioning to PM. We talk about his experience as he balances work and academics, how he discovered the role, his struggles in looking for opportunities in the space, and the startups he admires.

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We welcome March with our third episode focused on engineering perspectives. We welcome Around The Bonfire Glenn Santos, an engineer and entrepreneur, who talks to us about being in a company that has no product managers, who does what, and what is needed to be able to function. He also gives tips to product managers on how to work with engineers, their quirks, and everything in between.

You can reach Glenn at glenn [at] traxiontech [dot] net.

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We talk to Ian Bautista, an electrical engineer turned product designer, about his journey in creating and building products. We probe him on mindsets in working with product managers, and his good and bad experiences working with people like us. 

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