Vietnam Innovators

Carson Block is the investor and founder of Muddy Waters, an American appraisal-based private investment firm that conducts investigative research on public companies. 

Muddy Waters is named after a Chinese proverb “muddy waters makes it easy to catch fish”. The firm is known for exposing accounting problems and fraud at several companies in China, Europe, Canada and the United States. 

Block regularly appears as a commentator on Bloomberg Television, CNBC and BBC. He also has written some articles for the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and The New York Times on various topics related to improving corporate governance and market transparency. Let’s listen to this Vietnam Innovators episode and join our host Hao Tran to learn more about his business model! 

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A big thanks to our sponsor Jio Health  for making this episode of Vietnam Innovators possible.

With a comprehensive healthcare ecosystem, Jio Health integrates technology to optimize the examination experience for their customers. 

The Jio Smart Clinic provides a multi-specialty clinic experience with a team of elite doctors and cutting-edge technologies. 

With the Series B investment of up to 20 million USD, Jio Health is coming closer to expanding their Smart Clinics system nationwide. 

Let's listen to this Vietnam Innovators episode to learn more about this business model, how it makes a profit, and the values this model can offer to its users!

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A big thanks to our sponsor TNEX  for making this episode of Vietnam Innovators possible. 

Being the best digital-only bank in Vietnam 2022 recognized by The Asian Banker, TNEX offers free banking services and different experiences for Vietnamese people. 

At the same time, TNEX is the only bank to provide a feature to help customers manage their comprehensive health including financial, physical and emotional health, with a belief that a healthy community is a prosperous community. 

In this Vietnam Innovators episode, we will meet up with Haina Xiang - Marketing Director at Duolingo. She represents the team behind the unique promotional campaigns of this famous language learning app.

Duolingo is a startup with a very special success story. Before its first promotional campaign in 2019, Duolingo had already had 300 million users. Despite spending very little on marketing, Duolingo is still one of the world's leading language learning apps. This achievement is largely due to word-of-mouth marketing strategy with the popularity of the green owl - Duolingo's official mascot across social media.

So what strategy is Duolingo implementing? Why is Duolingo still successful and profitable  despite its freemium approach?

Let's find out more details with Haina Xiang and host Hao Tran in this Vietnam Innovators episode!

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A big thanks to our sponsor Duolingo for making this episode of Vietnam Innovators possible. Let's start the experience of learning new languages with Duolingo
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 Mr. Thue Quist Thomasen is currently CEO at YouGov Vietnam, an international research data and analytics group headquartered in London. 

YouGov provides syndicated data solutions, including YouGovProfiles and YouGovBrandIndex platforms, allowing customers to track their brand index to respond to the needs of the market. 

YouGov Vietnam partners with Decision Lab - a leading digital media tracking and online research company in Vietnam. YouGov's global expertise combined with Decision Lab's local insight will bring new innovations and global insights to local brands in Vietnam, as well as offer them unparalleled access to brand metrics and consumer insights. 

Let's find out more details about this partnership with Thue Quist Thomasen and host Hao Tran in this Vietnam Innovators episode!

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A big thanks to our sponsor  Jio Health  for making this episode of Vietnam Innovators possible.  With a comprehensive healthcare ecosystem, Jio Health integrates technology to optimize the examination experience for their customers. 

The Jio Smart Clinic provides a multi-specialty clinic experience with a team of elite doctors and cutting-edge technologies. 

With the Series B investment of up to 20 million USD, Jio Health is coming closer to expanding their Smart Clinics system nationwide. 

Nguyen Cat Thao is a lawyer, grew up and studied in Australia and has been working in Vietnam for 12 years now. She is the founder and current CEO of Global Ready - a unit providing services/solutions for human resource training and leadership.

Global Ready LLC works in inclusive leadership development and training across Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. The team is composed of professionals including organizational psychologists, executive coaches, academic researchers, inclusion facilitators and management consultants. Global Ready LLC is a destination where everyone feels celebrated for who they are and can therefore fully contribute their whole selves.

Also, Cat Thao  has been at the forefront of trade, cooperation and cultural ties between Vietnam and Australia, playing a significant role in the rapidly changing bilateral relationship. In this Vietnam Innovators episode, Mrs Cat Thao will share with Hao Tran the story of her amazing journey. Let’s listen and find out!

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A big thanks to our sponsor OfficeHaus for making this episode of Vietnam Innovators possible. You can discover more about OfficeHaus by visiting their website: https://officehaus.com.vn/

OfficeHaus marries German quality with functional design resulting in a future-proof concept blending sustainability, passion and international standards. Inspired by Bauhaus design and the minimalist, OfficeHaus is the modern-day answer to a burgeoning city’s and Gen Z’s needs. 

A modern, efficient, inspirational spaces that help attract and retain sharp workforces while increasing productivity and efficiency, thereby reducing operational expenses. OfficeHaus, the perfect solution for your modern office needs.

Binu Jacob is CEO of Nestlé Vietnam from 2020. With strong leadership and firm background in the FMCG industry, he is expected to drive more success for Nestlé Vietnam and move the company forward.

Having joined the Vietnamese market for 25 years, Netslé is now one of the leading FMCG brands among domestic consumers. Seeing the economic potential in this market, Nestlé aims to turn Vietnam into the world’s manufacturing center for processed food and beverage.

In this episode of the Vietnam Innovators, Binu will share with host Hao Tran what makes FMCG Vietnamese market so attractive to FMCG brands, and why Nestlé has still invested in this market after 25 years. Let’s listen to find out!

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 Dragan Bozic is the Founder and CEO of Ree-pay, a company that offers a “buy now pay later” technology and services.

With the explosive growth of the retail industry, payment methods need to be continuously optimized to quickly adapt to consumer needs. With a “buy first, pay later” model, Ree-pay provides digitally integrated services in shopping and finance to enhance the shopping experience. "Buy first, pay later" is not a new concept, but with Ree-pay, the biggest advantage is that users only pay when they have received the right item with a reasonable cost divided into 4 periods.

Vietnam is one of the potential markets of this form since not everyone owns a credit card to make “buy now pay later” purchases. So what exactly is Ree-pay? How does this system work and what are the potential business model of it? Let’s find out in this Vietnam Innovators podcast episode with host Hao Tran!

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A big thank Jio Health for making this episode possible. With a comprehensive healthcare ecosystem, Jio Health integrates technology to optimize the examination experience for their customers.

The Jio Smart Clinic provides a multi-specialty clinic experience with a team of elite doctors and cutting-edge technologies. With the Series B investment of up to 20 million USD, Jio Health is coming closer to expanding their Smart Clinics system nationwide.​

Kavi Saglani is currently the SVP Marketing & Communications at Matrixport, which is one of the world’s most trusted cryptocurrency ecosytems.

Nowadays, blockchain technology is gradually becoming popular and being widely applied in many fields. However, for many people, cryptocurrency investment is still a concept that is not really familiar and easy to access to. In response to that, Matrixport was born with the mission to make it easier for people at all levels of expertise to access easy-to-use crypto investment products and to take control of their personal finances.

What are the investment products and services we can get started with cryptocurrencies? Let’s find out in this Vietnam Innovators podcast episode with host Hao Tran and Mr. Kavi Saglani!

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Thank Matrixpor for sponsoring this episode. Matrixport is one of the world’s largest and most trusted crypto financial services with $10 billion assets under management. It provides one-stop crypto services including Cactus Custody, spot OTC, fixed income, structured products, and asset management. 

Headquartered in Singapore, Matrixport's mission is to make crypto easy for everyone and its motto is "Get More From Your Crypto". The company holds licenses in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Switzerland and serving both institutions and retail customers.

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 Chris Sheldrick is currently Co-Founder & CEO of what3words. Before taking the current role, he had more than 10 years of experience in the music industry, managing production for events all over the world.

He quickly discovered that in the music world, people are frustrated and struggle with finding and navigating ways to the events. Chris tried distributing addresses and that is how what3words was born.

As a global positioning system, what3words makes it easier for users to locate anywhere on earth even if the place does not have a specific address such as building entrances. So what exactly is what3words and how does it work? Let’s find out in this Vietnam Innovators podcast episode with host Hao Tran!

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Thank  Jio Health for sponsoring this episode.  With a comprehensive healthcare ecosystem, Jio Health integrates technology to optimize the examination experience for their customers. The Jio Smart Clinic provides a multi-specialty clinic experience with a team of elite doctors and cutting-edge technologies. 

With the Series B investment of up to 20 million USD, Jio Health is coming closer to expanding their Smart Clinics system nationwide. 

Minh Le is the General Director at Tyme Vietnam. Minh takes his leadership roles in managing and operating the technology team with the mission of designing and building digital multi-country banks.

While traditional banks often focus on big enterprises, digital banks target  individual customers. Although there are not many differences between these two types of banking services, the digital bank has been a more favored option of many customers, offering a fluid, quick, and convenient experience along with user-oriented financial solutions with the help of advanced technology.

In this podcast episode, Minh Le shares with host Hao Tran about the process of building and developing digital banking chains in developing markets.

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Tyme is one of the world’s fastest-growing digital banking groups globally, building high-tech and high-touch banks in fast-growing, emerging markets. 

Established in 2016, Tyme Vietnam has been the Technology Hub for Tyme, bringing together engineering and product people, who share a global mission to become serial bank builders, shaping the future of banking through technology.