Today's guest is Rob Anders, co-founder and CEO @Niio Art, digital art platform, that offers customers a subscription service to access pre-curated, rotating collections of high quality works, as well as limited edition, available for purchase. In this episode, Rob and I talk about: 1) His Journey to founding Niio Art. What was his aha moment 2) The value proposition and mission at Niio? 3) Business model 4) To what extent is digital disrupting the art market 5) The fundraising strategy and lesson learned 6) Fixed HR cost of full time employees at a startup is the biggest risk when business slows down. 7) A big picture for Niio Art and the vision. FIRE QUESTION: a. What is his favorite book and why b. What is one thing he wants to change most in startup ecosystem c. Who is the nicest person he has ever met? And Why?

In this episode, I speak with Sarah Chung, CEO @ Landing International. Landing is the leading B2B technology company helping indie beauty brands connect with global buyers and succeed at retail. Sarah and I talk about: 1. Her journey to founding Landing 2. What problems Landing is solving 3. What is the business model 4. What is her advice to CEO of retail brand in Asia with respect to branding building 5. One piece of advice to give a founder of a company of indie or new brand who is starting out.

In this episode, I speak with Matthew Reid, a serial entrepreneur, Co-Founder Steelhead Group // Maximal Concepts // KIN Food Halls // Disruption Labs Matt Reid is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Steelhead Group which includes Maximal Concepts, KIN Food Halls, Far North Productions, Plastic Conscious and Disruption Labs, with long time business partner, Malcolm Wood. Steelhead Group is a symbiotic group of companies across four primary verticals; hospitality, environmentalism, wellness and content production. Each business draws from the other; all grounded in core areas of passion and disruptive ideas harnessing creativity, innovation, powerful content, branding, strategy and design. Everything is led by the desire to use business to create positive impacts and a triple bottom line mentality. Matt and I talk about: 1. His journey to founding Kin food? 2. What problems Kin is solving 3. What is the business model: Netflix for food, Starbucks for a building owner or 5 star brand gym for a developer? 4. What are one thing he wants to change most in startup ecosystem 5. A secret to keeping a long term friendship and business partnership

In this episode, I speak with David Hwan, Co-founder & COO at KWARA, a Nairobi and Berlin based startup turning credit unions into modern digital banks. Backed by Finparx, Google, Norrsken, FINCA Ventures, Catalyst Fund and Kepple, today Kwara serves over 50,000 end clients David and I talk about: 1. His journey to founding of Kwara? 2. What problems his team is solving for African credit unions 3. What is the business model 4. The potential of credit unions in emerging markets. 5. Fundraising. what was the biggest challenge 6. What is the next step in terms of the growth and expansion. 7. What are one thing he wants to change most in startup ecosystem 8. Does diversity really help to grow the business. If yes, why?

In this episode, I speak with Nitin Jain, Co-founder & CEO at O'AgriFarm (a unit of OfBusiness) OfBusiness is an India-based B2B platform focused on industrial supply chain and procurement financing services for SMEs. Jain and I talk about: 1. His journey to founding of Ofbusiness? 2. What problems his team is solving 3. What is the business model of Ofbusiness and O'AgriFarm. 4. Ofbusiness made from the 1st year of its operation, how was that possible 5. Fundraising. what was the challenges 6. What is the next step in terms of the growth strategy map.

In this episode, I speak to James Chan, founder and CEO of Ion Mobility Ion Mobility is a tech-driven all-electric mobility company tackling a challenging and complex space. James has more than 15 years of working experience, sitting across all three sides of the table — as a public servant and industry developer with Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (now known as IMDA), as a venture capitalist and angel investor at Neoteny Labs and Silicon Straits (his personal holdings), and subsequently as a serial entrepreneur focused on software, robotics and fintech. I asked and James talks about 1) His journey to founding Ion mobility. 2) What problems he is solving now. 3) Value propositioning and business model 4) How big is the market? and the future of EV mobility company 5) Who are the competitors? What does set Ion mobility apart from others 6) What is the biggest challenges in scaling your business and taking it to the next level 7) How different is his life now being an entrepreneur as compared to an investor and a government servant. 8) The next step and the long term vision

In this episode, I speak to Kees Aarts, CEO and founder of Protix. 1. His journey to founding Protix 2. What problems he is solving now. 3. Business model. 4. How big is the market? 5. What is the future of insect farming? Protix is world leading insect-nutrition company with a solid IP base and derisked technology platform. Protix has grown its revenues to 7M in 2020, a 240% growth factor after the opening of its flagship facility in Bergen op Zoom. Protix is the first company to achieve large-scale operations since it’s nascency in 2009. Protix is the pioneer in the industry having laid the foundations for the IPIFF, new regulatory frameworks and was the first to be solidly funded for expansion in 2017. Protix is now at the cusp of international expansion.

In this episode, I speak to Hrish Lotlikar, Founder & CEO of SuperWorld to understand his metaverse platform of Virtual World in Augmented Reality including 1) How he is building the Metaverse 2) How SuperWorld connects virtual world (Superworld) with real world 3) How people can invest, trade and own NFT Virtual real estate and build their own metaverse world on top of real world.4) How people can enjoy the appreciation of property value

In this episode, I speak to Jayson Kim, General Partner @Legendary Ventures and Peter Chernyshov, Former CEO at Kyivstar (Київстар), the biggest mobile telecom operator in Ukraine about The future of tech and startup scene in Ukraine

In this episode, I speak to Susana Solis, Member of European Parliament. Susana Solís Pérez is a Spanish politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019. She has since been serving on the Committee on Regional Development. In 2020, she also joined the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age. She also served as vice chair for Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula. Originally from Spain, she is an Industrial Engineer from the University of Oviedo and a Machine Engineer from the Fachhochschule of Osnabrück (Germany). She holds an Executive MBA and a Master’s Degree in Marketing Management from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid. She has 19 years of professional experience in several multinationals in Germany (Mercedes Benz, Bosch) and in Spain (Rexel, Essilor and Johnson&Johnson) where she held managerial positions until her election as a Member of the Assembly of Madrid in 2015.

In this episode, I speak to IRENE SHVAKMAN, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Revo Technologies, the leading fintech specialized in Buy Now Pay Later services, operating in Central Eastern Europe and Russia. Irene has more than 25 years of experience in fintech, financial services, and technology. In addition to Revo, Irene is a Member of the Board of Directors of Veon, a NASDAQ listed emerging markets mobile telecommunications company as well as on the European Advisory Board of Harvard Business School. Prior to founding Revo, Irene was a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, where she advised top executives at leading banks, insurers, and regulators across emerging markets on strategy, organization, and performance transformation. Irene holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry from Brown University in the United States.

Today, I speak to Jan Pacas, CEO of a rising star plant based meat alternative startup in Australia. Jan Pacas is the Founder and CEO of All G, a food-tech company playing in the alternative protein and biotech space. His career spans globally and includes scaling a $1Bn CHF multinational business, being a CEO of a successful multichannel AU business and co-founding two successful start-ups, Mad Paws - Australia's leading online marketplace for pet services (ASX 2021) and Flare HR - Australia’s first all-in-one HR platform backed by KKR, Westpac (recently valued at more than $100M AUD). Jan strongly believes that focusing simultaneously on social, economic, and environmental performance is good for society and good for business. Leading him to his newest venture - All G Foods. All G Foods is a food technology company with a mission to build a healthier, safer, and more sustainable food system in our lifetimes. The company's expertise, from functionalizing plant proteins to creating DNA identical dairy proteins through precision fermentation, is powered by a world-class team of scientists and chefs spanning multiple research disciplines. All G has created BUDS, Australia’s fastest-growing plant-based meat brand, which is made entirely of plants, and the world’s first-to-market identical dairy milk entirely without the cow. The company has been backed by CEFC, Ellerston capital, and Triple star capital.

DEREK TING, CREATIVE DIRECTOR A writer, director, producer originally from New York, now based in Hong Kong, Derek strives to challenge himself in everything he does. He’s written and produced several feature films: $upercapitalist shot in Hong Kong, New York, released internationally in 2012 with millions of views; Always, a romance drama shot in Hong Kong and Shanghai released globally this 2016, and has a 8.5 rating in China on qq with 300K+ views, and “Agent”, a science fiction thriller, shot in 2016, entirely in California that explores the origins of the Pyramids, Stone Henge, and the Great Wall as well as Alien conspiracies. Recently, he wrote and directed a science fiction short film, “Lucid”, about the possible future use of “virtual reality” as a way to reconstruct memories. He writes, and directs lifestyle branding videos , corporate and music videos, and has had the opportunity to work with some of the greatest stars and brands in entertainment, both in Asia, and North America. Random Art Workshop Media (RAW Media) is a cutting edge strategic global media company engaged in multiple aspects of content production, financing, distribution, and consulting services for movies, television, brands, corporates, in both traditional and new media. RAW Media efficiently leverages its professional hands on expertise, experience, and relationships in Asia and the US to develop and package formidable international works. Based in Hong Kong, RAW Media has produced and internationally distributed two feature films shot across the USA, Hong Kong, China. Our client list includes W Hotel, Bloomberg, Intercontinental Hotel, Pernod Ricard, CNN, Toys R Us, Pizza Hut, Earth Hour/WWF among others. http://www.randomartworkshop.com/about/   If you’re interested in becoming a patron to support us to make more episodes and write interview articles @international media and newspapers, check out https://www.patreon.com/davidkim9712 Or donate & support us (one-off donation): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DAVID8282INHK Thank you for any support you’re able to give, Because of incredible donors and sponsors like you, we can keep this platform to continue to contribute to global entrepreneur communities sharing the interesting stories of amazing entrepreneurs and investors around the world.

한국기업 및 스타트업의 인도네시아의 진출시 어려운점 또 기회가 뭔지 인도네시아 전문가 두분을 보시고, 토크쇼를 해봤습니다 1) Itemku 창업자 김성진 대표: 2012년부터 인도네시아에 거주 중인 한국인 기업가 김성진. 한국에서는 NHN게임스에 근무했었고, 2013년에 인도네시아에서 itemku 서비스를 창업하여, 2021년에 인도네시아 회사인 bukalapak에 창업한 회사를 매각하였습니다. 향후 인도네시아 진출을 희망하는 기업인들에게 인터뷰가 조금이나마 도움이 되길 희망합니다. 2) 세종 인도네시아 이대호 변호사: 이대호 변호사(한국)는 법무법인 세종 인도네시아 사무소 대표변호사로서 변호사는 인도네시아 UPH 대학에서 법학석사(Magister Hukum) 과정을 수강하였고, ‘인니법-인도네시아 법령 소개서’를 발간하는 등 인도네시아 법에 관한 최고의 한국인 전문가로 인정 받고 있습니다.

In this episode, I and Eva Yoo, co-host speak to Patrick Dai, founder and CEO at Qtum foundation (China, Signapore) Qtum is a hybrid blockchain application platform. Its core technology combines a fork of bitcoin core, an Account Abstraction Layer allowing for multiple virtual machines, including the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), and a Proof-of-stake Consensus protocol, aimed at tackling industry use cases. Qtum (pronounced “quantum”) is a cryptocurrency software that aims to combine different parts of the Bitcoin and Ethereum design models in a bid to entice application developers. The Qtum’s cryptocurrency, QTUM, for example, is used to pay fees to those who help operate the network, and the distribution of newly minted QTUM is based on ownership of the asset. QTUM coins also provide voting rights in its on-chain governance system, meaning if you buy QTUM, you can influence the direction of the software’s development.

In this podcast, I speak to Sunny Lu, founder and CEO of VeChain Launched in 2015, VeChain Technology is a global leading enterprise-friendly blockchain company which aims to connect blockchain technology to the real world by providing enterprises with blockchain-enabled solutions suited to their business needs. It offers VeChain ToolChain™, a low-code blockchain-based SaaS platform that allows enterprise clients to rapidly build and drive digital transformation on a global scale, enabling the evolution of a trust-free and a distributed ecosystem. VeChain Technology is a pioneer of real-world blockchain applications, with international offices in China, Singapore, Luxembourg, Japan, France, Italy and the United States.

In this episode, I speak to Judy Joo, a native New Yorker, celebrity chef, TV personality and food writer living in London. Judy has been a regular face on TV, starring in Iron Chef UK and securing herself the title ‘Iron Chef UK’, becoming the only female Iron Chef in the UK and the second female Iron Chef worldwide. Off the back of her success in the UK show, Judy became a resident judge on Iron Chef America. Her expertise in Korean cooking led to her own shows: Judy Joo’s Return to Korea and two seasons of Korean Food Made Simple. Since then she published her debut cookbook, Korean Food Made Simple and has made regular appearances on numerous programs in the USA including The Today Show, Wendy Williams, The Talk, and various Food Network shows, and in the UK she has popped up on Saturday Kitchen, Sunday Brunch, James Martin’s Saturday Morning. Judy will also be appearing on ITV’s Cooking with the Stars this week. Having settled in the UK, London was the obvious choice for Judy’s first restaurant as Chef Patron, and she opened the doors to her modern Korean restaurant Jinjuu – meaning ‘pearl’ - in 2014. Judy’s cooking is focused on the flavours of her childhood – raised in a Korean-American family in New Jersey, her back porch was lined with her mother’s clay pots, filled with fermenting kimchi, gochujang and doenjang. The house’s garage had racks of drying seaweed, and a Korean barbecue grill tucked in the corner. Judy and her sister were often drafted in to help fold row upon row of dumplings. Her multicultural heritage and training is evident in her dishes today: from ‘disco fries’ influenced by New Jersey highway diners, and topped with spicy cabbage kimchi, to classic French pastries that incorporate traditional Korean ingredients. In 2019, Judy left Jinjuu after five years in order to start a new chapter, which included the launch of her new cookbook, Korean Soul Food in October 2019, and has since launched her latest restaurant, Seoul Bird, in Westfield and Canary Wharf specializing in the Korean fried chicken for which Judy is known.

TMA is a leading software company in Vietnam with 3000 engineers and 24 years of experience in providing quality software services for clients in 30 countries. Beside 7 offices in Vietnam, TMA also has offices in Canada, USA, Japan, Australia, France and Singapore. Chairman, Dr. Nguyen was born in Vietnam during the Vietnam France war. And He went to Australia to study with the full scholarship during Vietnam US war in 1967 and got PhD in Telecommunication at University of Adelaide. After he worked at international telco in US and Canada, he came back to 2001 to start TMA together with his wife. Now, TMA is one of the largest software companies in Vietnam.

Today’s guest is Aigerim Baimuratova (Айгерим Баймуратова) Director, Chocofood at Chocofamily Holding Chocofamily Holding is the largest and fastest -growing e-commerce group in Kazakhstan. Holding's structure combines a number of various services in the e-commerce industry through 10 subsidiary companies. Its strategy is to establish and promote subsidiaries that could be leaders in their particular segments with significant market shares. Currently, the group has a 12.4% share of all e-commerce market in Kazakhstan. The subsidiaries have more than 3 millon registered users, 750 thousand active customers, and 34 thousand purchases per day.

Dr. Gang LU is the founder and CEO of TechNode Group, making him one of China’s most recognised influencers in the global technology sector. What started as Dr. Lu’s personal blog quickly became a highly respected international innovation platform, with six business units including TN Media (Chinese and English technology media platform), TN Inno (corporate innovation services), TN Global (Asia and global business), TN Events (branding and event services), TN Data (startup ecosystem data analysis) and TN VC (venture capital and financing services). Through these initiatives, TechNode connects China’s start-up technology ecosystem with the rest of the world. Today, TechNode is the exclusive China partner of TechCrunch.