Azran has had an exciting career so far, from consultancy to being an entrepreneur. From helping others build their business, to putting his foot in and building his own. Always up for a challenge, Azran has experienced plenty of highs and lows. In his latest foray, he setup Naluri to address therapies that link mental & physical health.YouTube: https://youtu.be/QLnxojtnmjw

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S02E09 - Azran's always up for a challenge, and it has shaped his journey so far

Hisham has worked for 18 companies before setting his own system development company. As they developed systems for others, he saw an opportunity to build a platform themselves, to service companies who needs help to do monthly billings. Being a tech heavy team, they initially started by building the best technology platform, but their philosophy has moved to what is the best for customers instead. He also wants to run the business as a group of friends, but does that work ?YouTube : https://youtu.be/cX2zjaowj6s 

S02E08 - The challenges of growing a business during COVID, how is Hisham doing it for Monthley

A lawyer by qualification (and profession briefly), Malek had a front row seat to Web 1.0 and saw first hand how Silican Valley was changing the world. Picking up the "Loot" model from the UK, Malek decided to go into the classified business in Malaysia. His first foray into entreprenuship hit a slight snag.. the Asian Financial Crisis. But as with life, one door closes only for another to open. Follow his fascinating journey in the last few decades as he shares the genesis of our beloved business radio station BFM89.9 through to FiLife.YouTube: https://youtu.be/4PJjmnzi6x0

S02E07 - How did it all begin for Malek Ali and is he driven by an agenda greater than just profit ?

After several deaths in the family whilst studying abroad, Queenie realised there seemed to be a need to support families manage funeral arrangements. But before jumpin into that, Queenie immersed herself in the startup eco-system in Brunei by setting up Startup Brunei, a startup builder. Being involved in finding funding for a company in autism education, she continued picking up experience before setting up Memori. Find out more about the startup scene in Brunei.YouTube : https://youtu.be/Gu0EHT52zBo

S02E06 - Typically a taboo topic but Queenie wants you to help prepare for the next stage with Memori

Buying his bicycle bag (and only using it once) followed by realising that his other cycling buddies could have lent it to him made Indy realise that there must be a better way than always buying things. Learning from other renting platforms in UK & US, Indy decided to start Rentsmart.YouTube : https://youtu.be/wALIlMZzLI4

S02E05 - Indy thinks consumerism is not sustainable and feels renting could be one of the answers

Winning a hackathon with a bus scheduling app for customers, Max decided to pursue the idea. But as he delved deeper into the bus industry, and looking at it more from a bus operator standpoint, he realised there's more issues that the operators are facing. Working a fulltime job, he moonlighted the startup on the side to keep the idea going. Shout out to Professor Rofina Yasmin from University Malaya's Centre of Innovation Commercialisation for insipiring this young man to pursue his dream.https://youtu.be/s2_WZKXqBNA

S02E04 - Max wants to solve your public transport woes with Justnaik

Starting his career with HP, Datuk Wei saw the convergance of computing and telephony, and decided to quit and with a few friends, developed a product for voice mail. Initially bootstrapping and then backed by an angel investor, the business grew tremendously. But the path to IPO was not easy and they came close to shutting down. Follow Datuk Wei's fascinating journey and appreciate why "trust" has become one of his key tenets. YouTube: https://youtu.be/QorE7jLKhBA

S02E03 - Datuk Wei has come a long way from Kota Bharu to bringing a startup to listing and now giving back to the nation

Fresh as a software engineer back from Canada, Huzaifah jumped straight into his first startup and started building the perfect solution... and kept building and building and building until he realised it's not exactly what his customers needed. He even realised he wasn't sure who his customers were. Now pinjam.co is on track to help companies rent anything digitally.YouTube: https://youtu.be/XaZS1_GMh4g 

S02E01 - Pinjam.co's Huzaifah learnt that an entrepreneur can create the perfect solution that nobody needs

Yik Seong was an accountant with the big four followed by a large bank and spent most of his career in the UK. Deciding to return to Malaysia, he gave himself one chance at being an entrepreneur and started Direct Lending. From only one transaction within a few months, they have grown much much more now. How has been been ? Join me to find out. YouTube : https://youtu.be/p56Kc9Ene2Y

S02E01 - Direct Lending, Yik Seongs journey from corporate suit to a fintech startup

Yan Lim's journey to running her own PR firm was almost accidental, like most intersting journeys. From just freelancing on a big gig, to suddenly finding herself servicing government agencies, corporates and startups. But what exactly does she do, and does it make sense for a startup to engage her?YouTube:https://youtu.be/89uNe3TRZr0

Episode 52 - Do startups need to engage a PR firm ? What do they do ? iOli gives the low down

Pui Mun worked on a contruction project for a few months and immediately saw all the inefficiencies, silos and leakages in the business. What she didnt realise was that it was going to be a long journey to make people agree that there is a better way of doing things..YouTube: https://youtu.be/uTPV9KtKQNY

Episode 51 - How does one person try to digitise the construction industry ?

Wanting to do it by himself, Clarence insisted to work his way through university in UK. How did he do that ? And why the move from UK back to Penang ? We also do a quick tour of their office in Penang. YouTube: https://youtu.be/aKZGyfrj72E

EP 50 - Easyparcel Part 2. We visit their office and find out more about Clarences time in UK

Leaving a good job from UK, Clarence decided to come home and start selling vouchers online. Was he mad or was the need to scratch that entrepreneruship itch too strong ? With no experience, he decided to get into deliveries to support SMEs. From 5 to 400 people, find out how Easyparcel has grown.YouTube: https://youtu.be/iZ4mnbB172c

Episode 47 - Easyparcel Part 1 , with an aerospace engineering background, does easyparcel deliver faster ?

How do you convince your parents you dont want to study anymore ? How do you conquer the tech world from Penang ? Is running a tech business from the gorgeous Pulau Pinang better than the 'usual' KL ? What next beyond hosting ?YouTube : https://youtu.be/gJy8z70jM_Y

Episode 48 - One of Penangs favourite tech sons, Chan, talks Exabytes

Maran stumbled into the medicine line, whilst an ex-colleague Hazwan decided to stumble into it with him. From just a handful of doctors on the platform and trying to convince patients to get onboard, they now have millions of visitors a month to their site. What's next for this pioneering Malaysian health startup ?YouTube: https://youtu.be/Bln7vukvLJY

Episode 49 - Leading the telemedicine pack with DoctorOnCall

Let's talk about what's going on in the technology space within and around Malaysia. Who's doing what ?.. where ?.. how ? Look at what's happened, what's happening and maybe what's coming next. What is the impact, how do we manage it, does it matter ?

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