Start Up Podcast PH

Kirsten Sy is the Chief Product Officer and Co-founder of MeetBit, a smart in-email scheduling tool for sales and marketing teams.

MeetBit is trusted by high-impact companies across the globe such as SVEN Group, Workbean, and Draper Startup House, and was also part of UpNext Founders Cohort II. Kirsten is also the president of BYTE: Building Young Tech Entrepreneurs and currently taking BS in Information Technology Entrepreneurship at Ateneo de Manila University.

We talk about MeetBit, the pain points they are trying to solve, what makes MeetBit different as a scheduling tool, and some life and words of advice as a student startup founder.

In this episode:
00:44  Ano ang MeetBit?
01:22  MeetBit is a smart in-email scheduling tool. What pain point did you see that made you decide to make MeetBit?
02:41  Can you walk us through how MeetBit works? What do we mean by the in-email scheduling tool? :)
05:18  What makes MeetBit different from other scheduling tools?
07:38  Can you share some of the current customers of MeetBit?
09:18  Let's talk about the team behind MeetBit. Can you share a bit about the other founders?
11:52  It's also amazing that you are actually student founders. How do you manage to balance schoolwork and startup work? :)
14:41  MeetBit must need a lot of coding, UX/UI design, and responding to customer feedback. How do you ensure the quality of your product?
18:39  What is the team's vision for MeetBit?
22:13  What can you say as words of advice to other students who want to become startup founders?
23:07  If people want to know more about MeetBit, how can they find you or connect with you?

MEETBIT
Website: meetbit.io
Facebook: www.facebook.com/heymeetbit

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Eunice Braga is the Head of Marketing and Communications at IdeaSpace Philippines and QBO Innovation Hub. She is also part of the team that's behind the country's largest 5-day startup conference, Philippine Startup Week.

In this special episode of the Start Up Podcast in partnership with Philippine Startup Week 2021, we will try to answer one of the simplest but really confusing questions in the startup world: "Ano nga ba ang startup?"

Learn more about startups in this very informative and insightful conversation with Eunice. If you want to learn more about Philippine Startup Week 2021, the country's biggest virtual gathering of entrepreneurs, students, startup founders, innovators, investors, and key stakeholders, listen to Part 1 of this special series wherein we answer: "Ano ang Philippine Startup Week?"

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Learn more about PH Startup Week at: https://www.phstartupweek.com and https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineStartupWeek

Philippine Startup Week 2021 is brought to us by: Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Informations and Communications Technology (DICT), and QBO Innovation Hub (QBO).

Eunice Braga is the Head of Marketing and Communications at IdeaSpace Philippines and QBO Innovation Hub. She is also part of the team that's behind the country's largest 5-day startup conference, Philippine Startup Week.

In this special episode of the Start Up Podcast in partnership with Philippine Startup Week 2021, we will find out the answer to the question: "Ano ang Philippine Startup Week?"

With the theme "Beyond Recovery: Filipino Startups Redefining Opportunity", it is set to bring together thousands of entrepreneurs, students, startup founders, innovators, investors, and key stakeholders all in one virtual stage! Find out more by listening to our conversation. There's definitely something for everyone. :)

Learn more about PH Startup Week at: https://www.phstartupweek.com and https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineStartupWeek

If you want to know what a startup is, listen to Part 2 of this special series wherein we answer: "Ano nga ba ang startup?"


Philippine Startup Week 2021 is brought to us by: Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Informations and Communications Technology (DICT), and QBO Innovation Hub (QBO).

Tin Ferrera is the founder of RaceYa, a digital platform and enabler for the endurance sports community.

RaceYa has partnered with 45 event organizers in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, enabled 345 events with the biggest being the World Trail Running Championship in Nepal, supporting about 200 brand SKU's in their e-commerce marketplace, and had served 35300 athletes across five countries. Tin transitioned from a corporate worker to a 5k-finisher to a trail runner and now a tech startup founder for the endurance sports community.

We talk about how RaceYa is digitally enabling athletes, event organizers, brands, and coaches, how RaceYa pivoted during the COVID-19 pandemic when outdoor events cannot be organized, and especially the endurance sports community from the state of running in the Philippines to how RaceYa is envisioning to create an athlete in everyone.

In this episode:
01:05  Ano ang RaceYa?
01:20  RaceYa is a digital enabler for the endurance sports community. How exactly does this happen?
04:35  What were the biggest events that RaceYa has digitally enabled?
06:30  RaceYa was part of the She Loves Tech Philippines Pitch Competition this October. Can you share with us how you presented your pitch?
09:32  Who had been the partners of RaceYa?
12:20  How did COVID-19 affect RaceYa? How did you pivot? Can you share insights and experiences?
18:52  Let’s talk about the sport and the community: What got you into running in the first place? What keeps you going?
21:30  From an athlete, why did you transition to a tech startup founder?
22:00  Is it true that Filipinos are one of the laziest runners? How do you want people to know or be inspired by RaceYa and the endurance sports community?

RACEYA
Website: raceyaya.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/yourRaceYAYA

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MK Bertulfo is the founder and CEO of FHMoms, an e-learning platform and online community of over 365,000 Filipina women across the world.

FHMoms is the Philippines' biggest online platform and support group created by a Filipina mom to help fellow mothers to find jobs through entrepreneurship and freelancing. MK led the community from being a Facebook group to a corporation and social enterprise being run by an all-Filipina team.

We talk about entrepreneurship and freelancing, home-based work, the programs and events that Filipina moms can benefit from (e.g., FHMoms Startup Month), and of course, the story of FHMoms from a support group to a corporation and social enterprise.

This month, we will also feature women-led startups. We also talk about the importance of women empowerment and women in entrepreneurship and technology!

Learn more about FHMoms at: https://fhmoms.com and https://www.facebook.com/fhmomscommunity

Jason Pechardo, Ian Baytamo, and Charleston Ambatali are co-founders of ADAM Tech, an interdisciplinary group of science, engineering, and humanities professionals formed to create products and solutions for society.

Sir Jason (MMM), Sir Ian (ME), and Sir Charleston (EEE), are faculty members from the University of the Philippines Diliman. ADAM Tech is one of the top 10 startups that joined the UPSCALE Incubation and Acceleration Program and now part of the University Innovation Fellowship Program.

We talk about using science, engineering, and humanities to solve problems in society, the importance of multidisciplinary perspectives, ADAM Tech's product lines and partnerships, and of course the stories and motivations behind the startup.

Learn more about ADAM Tech at: https://www.facebook.com/tech.ADAM

Bo Discarga is the founder and CEO of Betterteem, a data-driven employee experience platform for BPO companies.

Betterteem is one of the top 15 startups that joined the 2021 acceleration program of IdeaSpace Philippines and has collected $25,000 investment during its pre-seed funding round with Buko Ventures as its primary investor. Bo is an experienced HR & employee experience leader with over 10 years experience in the BPO industry for various companies such as Startek, Accenture, Quantrix, and JPMorgan Chase.

We talk about employee experience, human resource management, the BPO industry, mental health, the solutions and services of Betterteem (e.g., "the Uber of mental health"), and the story of Bo from an HR expert to a startup entrepreneur.

Learn more about Betterteem at: https://www.betterteem.com and https://www.facebook.com/wearebetterteem

Benjoe Vidal is the founder of Trash Cash PH, the app that's using AI and machine learning to turn your trash into items, cash, and rewards.

Benjoe has more than 8 years experience as a software engineer and formed the team that won the Impact Hackathon 2019, the largest nationwide hackathon in the Philippines. Trash Cash PH is incubated by Impact Hub Manila and has reached 15000 users from its launch earlier this year.

We talk about the different types of plastic, the importance of waste segregation, AI and machine learning, sustainable solutions, and the story of Trash Cash PH from a hackathon idea to a startup that's advocating technological solutions for climate change.

Learn more about Trash Cash PH at www.trashcash.ph and www.facebook.com/trashcashph.

The Trash Cash PH app is now downloadable at the Google Play Store!

Trash Cash PH is looking for partners!

Rameses Morales II is the founder of STAT, the Philippines' first platform for on-demand medicine delivery services.

STAT is an online platform for medicine delivery and has reached 2M gross merchandise value since its launch last October 2020. Ram is also the co-founder of Pomodoro Pizza and a seasoned problem solver and serial entrepreneur.

We talk about the story behind STAT, medicine delivery, the vision of STAT as a health tech SaaS, employee vs entrepreneurship culture, and STAT's challenges and achievements in the Philippine startup ecosystem. This episode is packed with inspiring words of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and startup founders. :)

Learn more about STAT at www.stat.com.ph and www.facebook.com/statrxdelivery

Karlos Naidas is the president of Eplayment, a fintech startup serving the needs of Filipino gamers and content creators through the Eplayment digital wallet.

Karlos is part of the founding committee for Esports at the SEA Games 2019 hosted by the Philippines and has over 9 years experience in the software industry. Eplayment has over Php 2B worth of payments processed and is now partnered with various fintech, banking, and cryptocurrency companies.

We talk about digital banking, esports, computer shops, inclusivity, Dota 1, Axie Infinity, the gaming community, and how Eplayment is empowering gamers and content creators through access to financial institutions and monetization tools especially with their new products to be launched this October and December.

Learn more about Eplayment at: https://www.eplayment.com and https://www.facebook.com/Eplayment.

The Eplayment app is downloadable at the App Store and Google Play Store! :)