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How is it like getting your first startup acquired in just 8 months since inception? In this episode, Ronster chats with Shahab Shabibi of MyKuya. Shahab will share how he founded 2 websites that became viral in his home country, Iran. He will also share how he adjusted to living in the Philippines and how his friends changed the perspective of how he can help solve problems using technology. Shahab also shares how he got his first startup acquired in just 8 months without spending anything in marketing and how he was able to create Machine Ventures in the process to help budding startup founders in the Philippines. He will also share he founded MyKuya to continue the journey he started in Hey Kuya in this episode brought to you by B21.

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How did Zalora revolutionize e-commerce in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Paulo Campos, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Zalora. Paulo will share his early hustles as a child and how he became a Magna Cum Laude in Princeton during college. He will also share what he learned in his first job as a special assistant to the President of Ayala Land. Paulo also shares how he forged a friendship with his batchmates at Harvard Business School that created multiple unicorns in Southeast Asia. He'll also share how they built Zalora and created innovations that became a catalyst for e-commerce in the Philippines and how they shifted their strategy from growth to profitability in this episode brought to you by B21.

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How did a former Silicon Valley executive build the leading online marketing platform for real estate in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Dennis Velasco of Prosperna. Dennis will share his humble beginnings growing up as an Asian in Texas and how he got exposed to entrepreneurship early in life through his family. He'll also share how he got to Silicon Valley and what the business he did when the financial crisis of 2008 hit just to keep him afloat. Dennis will also share how he got to Salesforce, Cornerstone OnDemand and Xero before he decided to move to the Philippines to create his own startup. He will also share how they were able to grow consistently for 4 years despite being bootstrapped and he'll provide a lot of great advice for employees considering the jump to entrepreneurship and for people going through financial struggles because of the pandemic in this episode brought to you by B21.

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How did Taxumo become the number one tax filing platform in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with EJ and Ginger Arboleda of Taxumo. EJ and Ginger will share their own respective hustles as employees and their side hustles like photography, web development, workshops, and more, that equipped them with the skills they needed as full-time entrepreneurs. They will also share how they created Taxumo and scaled their idea fast and got paying customers and funding through Ideaspace. They will also share how they overcame the biggest challenge they had in Taxumo that changed their business model and cash flow cycle. They'll also share amazing tips on how to run remote teams and how to do side hustles while running a startup in this episode brought to you by B21.

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How did Human Nature become the number 1 brand of natural cosmetics and home care products in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Anna Meloto-Wilk of Human Nature. Anna will share how she got immersed into hustling at a young age by accompanying her father while he was building Gawad Kalinga. She will also share how the advertising industry forged her to learn skills and key experiences. Anna also shares how she co-founded Human Nature and how they were able to overcome huge obstacles at the start of their journey and why they chose direct selling as a primary distribution method. She’ll also share lots of great tips on cashflow and systems in this episode brought to you by B21.

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How did MetroMart become the longest-running on-demand grocery delivery app in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Stefano Fazzini of MetroMart. Stefano will share his beginnings by shadowing his father in their food distribution business and what it was like studying business in London. He will also share how he co-founded TwitMusic which became a global hit with artists like Ariana Grande, Shakira and Lil Wayne using the platform. Stefano also shares how he bounced back after TwitMusic failed and applied his learnings in MetroMart. He will also share how they were able to compete with big competition and scale during the pandemic despite being bootstrapped in this episode brought to you by B21.

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How can you get to see a doctor without going to the hospital during the pandemic? In this episode, Ronster chats with Paolo Bugayong, Patrick Bugayong and Pamela Donato of AIDE. They will be sharing how the started their successful careers individually and garnered the necessary experience they needed to become an entrepreneur. Pao, Pat and Pam will also share how they took the leap of entrepreneurship together and how they built traction despite the early struggles. They'll also share how they got invested by a large conglomerate and how they were able to grow exponentially during the pandemic in this episode brought to you by B21.

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How did Dado Banatao become the Bill Gates of the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Dado and Maria Banatao of Phildev Foundation. Dado will share his humble beginning growing up in a rural barrio and how his parents hustled to get him a quality education. He will also share how difficult it was to study alone away from his family and the struggles he had to go through to pursue Engineering. He will also share how he almost became a pilot and how he got to go to the US to work for Boeing. Dado and Maria will also share how he got into the semiconductor industry and designed the microchips that we still use in our computers today. They will also share how Dado bounced back from his first entrepreneurial journey along with the formula that he uses to gauge startups as a VC in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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How did Globe Telecom become the biggest telco in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Ernest Cu, President and CEO of Globe Telecom. Ernest will share his roots and the skills he learned while helping in their family business. He'll also share what it was like studying in the states for and his first few jobs working primarily in tech. Ernest will also share his first attempt at entrepreneurship and why he came back to the Philippines to revolutionize the BPO Industry. He will also do a deep dive on how he was able to lead Globe to the digital era and the type of leadership and management skills he uses that can be used by any entrepreneur in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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What does the former Country Head of Viber and Honestbee have for us with a new on-demand delivery app? In this episode, Ronster chats with Crystal Lee Gonzalez, CEO of Pickaroo. Crystal will share the skills she learned in her first jobs working for telcos and big conglomerates as her early hustles. She will also share how she got into the tech world working for Yahoo as a young executive and also how she led Viber as the first country head where she led them to get skyrocketing growth. Crystal will also share her experience in Honestbee and what really led to its demise and how it was like working in Canva as the CEO of the Philippines and Southeast Asia. She will also share how she is using all her experiences and learnings with her new startup Pickaroo for her unfinished business in the delivery sector in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker.

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