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Many companies struggle to get their business off the ground in Malaysia. This was the case for IGL Coatings and its founder Keong Chun Chieh, who discovered the hard way that sometimes it might be better for local startups to market their products overseas first before bringing it home. We discuss Product-Market Fit, the ‘West to East Strategy’ and if the “Malaysia First” concept could be limiting your company’s growth.

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Many companies struggle to get their business off the ground in Malaysia. This was the case for IGL Coatings and its founder Keong Chun Chieh, who discovered the hard way that sometimes it might be better for local startups to market their products overseas first before bringing it home. We discuss Product-Market Fit, the ‘West to East Strategy’ and if the “Malaysia First” concept could be limiting your company’s growth.

In our final episode, we hear from Loi Liang Tok of Pizza Hut Malaysia at QSR Brands mentoring Fadly Sahab of ZAP Clinic from Indonesia about everything surrounding the operations of getting back to recovery mode for your business.

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Babylon Vertical Farms is an Agricultural and Technological company that is committed to continuously innovate to improve their design & technology.  They do this by growing high quality hydroponic vegetables & herbs without sunlight and soil. All plants are grown indoors as close to the city centre as possible. Babylon also heavily emphasises on being an eco-friendly company as they aim to minimise water usage by 90% compared to traditional farming.

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What’s better than receiving a gift? Receiving a gift that was made especially for you, of course. That’s the way ana tomy plans to disrupt the gifting market. We speak to co-founder Jon Lee about the impact the local startup has had on the Malaysian gifting scene after its first year as an independent entity, and how they plan to give the world a personalised future.

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We all have old laptops, phones, keyboards, and even speakers around the house that are deemed junk, but how exactly do you dispose of electronics? No, chucking them in the bin isn’t an option. There’s an environmentally friendly way to get rid of old gadgets, and social enterprises like ERTH are tapping into its vast potential. We speak to Mo El-Fatatry, founder of ERTH, about paying people for their old electronics, outsourcing collection points and personnel, as well as spreading awareness about ERTH’s eco-friendly mission.

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As the world starts to head back into the workplace, early-risers are back to looking for their closest source of caffeine. Raja Ahmad Fauzan, CEO (Coffee Enthusiastic Officer) of Coffee Star, joins us to talk about his passion for coffee, how Coffee Star’s Coffee ATMs are far more than your average vending machine, and the Coffee For Frontliners project.

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In today's episode, it's about marketing strategies during a pandemic. Our mentor is no stranger to the advertising world, Prashant Kumar, the Founder & CEO of Entropia and our two entrepreneurs for today are Eng Tong, the Co-Founder & CEO of Cytron Technologies and Anne Tham, the Founder & CEO of ACE EdVenture.

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Behind the scenes of everyday life, applications and connected devices generate billions of “events.” These events enable the connected world around you. They ensure the train you’re riding safely reaches its destination, and they allow you to monitor your child’s data usage or make secure credit card payments, to name a few examples. We talk to Sumeet Puri about how these “events” impact our daily lives, and how they’re involved in the automotive industry of the future.

Behind the scenes of everyday life, applications and connected devices generate billions of “events.” These events enable the connected world around you. They ensure the train you’re riding safely reaches its destination, and they allow you to monitor your child’s data usage or make secure credit card payments, to name a few examples. We talk to Sumeet Puri about how these “events” impact our daily lives, and how they’re involved in the automotive industry of the future.

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