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Imagine that you’re a startup during a pandemic. Now imagine that you’re a startup that focuses on co-living and property management during a pandemic. It’s almost enough to make you think about whether you’re going to have any business left at all. At a time when they were due to scale up, LiveIn (formerly known as Hostel Hunting) were forced to make some tough decisions, we talk to them about those decisions, and how it’s affected business in the lodging/hospitality industry.

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Over the last 6 years, Epic Food Hall has grown from being a single F&B outlet to the operator of a multi-brand cloud kitchen, with 21 internet restaurants under its belt. We speak to Co-founder Wick Kee about the smart kitchen business model and its potential for growth, now that Covid-19 has sped up the adoption of food delivery apps.

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Modeled after Cameo, Goceb touts itself as the first personalised celebrity shout-out platform in Malaysia. But different markets have different kinds of celebrities, and with influencers and social media superstars boasting larger fan-bases these days, it’s an interesting time for personality-driven services. We speak to founders Neo and ZiKang about adopting a successful model for the local market, onboarding celebrities and talent, as well as who gets more requests - actors and musicians… or Tik Tok superstars. 

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Going digital has been the number one priority for many companies, big and small. However, the smaller enterprises may not have the resources or equipment to effectively and efficiently put their digital transformation into effect - so what can they do? Joshua Chin, founder of IT equipment rental company SMARTRENTAL, speaks about how they’re helping SMEs with their technology troubles.

Going digital has been the number one priority for many companies, big and small. However, the smaller enterprises may not have the resources or equipment to effectively and efficiently put their digital transformation into effect - so what can they do? Joshua Chin, founder of IT equipment rental company SMARTRENTAL, speaks about how they’re helping SMEs with their technology troubles.

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Every one of us has a camera in our pocket capable of capturing high-definition videos. Yet despite this democratization of content creation, many brands and companies aren't aware of the potential of "micro films". Gary Chong hopes to change all that with the Micro Film Academy - a space that trains SMEs and businesses to create their own in-house video content. The academy also teaches children, today's digital natives, how to use those default content-creator settings for future jobs and possible monetization. We speak to Gary about the importance of video content for brands, as well as the demand for this specific skill set during the recent MCO. 

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With an abundance of dairy-free milk alternatives on the market, which one do you choose? Do you go with Coconut, Almond, Soy, Hemp, Flax? All of these are healthier more sustainable alternatives to dairy. However, they still leave an impact and a carbon footprint. There is however another contender to the market, the humble pea. 

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With an abundance of dairy-free milk alternatives on the market, which one do you choose? Do you go with Coconut, Almond, Soy, Hemp, Flax? All of these are healthier more sustainable alternatives to dairy. However, they still leave an impact and a carbon footprint. There is however another contender to the market, the humble pea. 

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Divers have been “dry” for the better part of this year, thanks to Covid-19. But that hasn’t stopped Flow Dive Centre from creating content and activities to whet the diving community’s appetite and spur “revenge diving” for when the coast is clear. We speak to Flow co-founder Melanie Hwa about the bespoke dive centre’s approach to diversifying their business, a move that helped keep them afloat during turbulent times. 

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While the local food delivery scene is dominated by two major players, the local catering network is ripe for technological innovation. That's why SmartBite decided to change their focus from a B2C provider to a B2B partner. Alessandro Voltolini, co-founder of SmartBite, joins us to talk about their well-timed pivot, engaging a market that's ready to tech players, and expansion plans amidst the global "lockdown" that we're in. 

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