by Sam Randall
Welcome to the Emerging Markets Growth Leaders podcast with True. On this show we speak with founders, investors and industry leaders from exciting businesses across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. We ask them to share their fascinating stories and invaluable market insights and experiences across eCommerce, Fintech and other Growth industries in some of the most fascinating locations in the world. Hosted by Sam Randall, Partner at True Search.
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March 19, 2021
<p>This week, I am delighted to welcome Alan Wong, the Chief Technology Officer at Indonesian start up Ula. On this show we explore Alan’s stellar background at Amazon and Booking.com, his fascinating journey into the very current and fast growing world of B2B SME marketplaces and how customer obsessions is at the heart of everything that Ula do. We hear how this incredibly fast growing start up managed to grow throughout the covid pandemic and hear what is in store in the near future.</p> <p>Please find below the episode summary:</p> <p>01:23 - welcome & backstory</p> <p>07:23 - How Ula Started</p> <p>10.18 - Learnings from Amazon - Customer Centricity & engaging around a mission</p> <p>14:08 - Solving customer challenges</p> <p>16:33 - Ula.app - Problem Statement</p> <p>23.09 - On raising Series A</p> <p>26.29 - On rapid scaling</p> <p>31.38 - What’s next for Ula</p> <p>36.13 - Challenges of growing a tech team in Asia</p> <p>41.30 - On managing distributed teams and opinions on the future of workspaces</p> <p>50.27 - Alan’s top tips on growing a business & closing thoughts</p> <p>55.28 - Quickfire question round</p>
February 18, 2021
<p>This week, True Partner and MENA lead, Nathalie Spree and I are delighted to welcome Yi Wei Ang, the Chief Product Officer at Talabat to the show. During this incredibly informative deep dive into Product management we cover what product management actually is, how to get into product management, how to hire product managers and what a lot of businesses get wrong when hiring product managers.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Please find below the episode summary:</p> <p>01:15 - Welcome</p> <p>2:44 - Yi Wei’s journey into Product Management</p> <p>11:45 - What is Product Management</p> <p>18:05 - What are the key skills needed in Product Management</p> <p>23:09 - How to get into Product Management</p> <p>27:53 - Considerations on Hiring a Product Management Leader</p> <p>40:28 - How PMs can gain buy in & build trust</p> <p>42:24 - Yi Wei’s key considerations, advice & predictions</p> <p>49:00 - What needs to change in Product Management</p> <p>50:45 - The future of Product Management</p> <p>52:16 - Overview of the state of eCommerce in MENA</p> <p>57:29 - Quickfire question round with both Yi Wei & Nathalie</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Reading List - </strong>Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love | Marty Cagan</p>
February 11, 2021
<p>This week on Emerging Markets Growth leaders I am thrilled to welcome CEO & Cofounder of Lucy, Debbie Watkins. Debbie joins me to share her experiences in the early days of micro finance and social enterprise in SE Asia. We discuss how Microfinance is impacting developing societies, some of the dangers for users and also talk through the underrepresentation and lack of support for female entrepreneurs in financial services. We then discuss how Lucy will go about addressing this gap, before finishing with the quick fire question round.</p> <p>Please find below the episode summary:</p> <p>1:24 - Welcome</p> <p>3:12 - Debbies first trip to SE Asia</p> <p>6:29 - Setting up social enterprises in Cambodia</p> <p>13:59 - The evolution of microfinance in SE Asia</p> <p>16:41 - The dark side of microfinance & digital loan sharks</p> <p>22:00 - The role of responsible businesses</p> <p>23:32 - About the creation of Lucy</p> <p>29:10 - Research into female owned businesses & access to finance</p> <p>31:28 - What will Lucy do and how can it help?</p> <p>50:15 - Quickfire Questions</p>
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Welcome to the Emerging Markets Growth Leaders podcast with True. On this show we speak with founders, investors and industry leaders from exciting businesses across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. We ask them to share their fascinating stories and invaluable market insights and experiences across eCommerce, Fintech and other Growth industries in some of the most fascinating locations in the world.
Hosted by Sam Randall, Partner at True Search.
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