Hsu Ken is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Iterative , a YC-style accelerator focused on Southeast Asia. Hsu Ken and his co-founder Brian Ma started Iterative in 2021 and are already about to begin their 4th accelerator batch. As part of the accelerator startups receive anywhere between US $150,000 to US $ 500,000 along with 3 months of work…

Alan Wong is the CTO and one of the Co-Founders of Ula. Ula is fast growing Indonesian startup looking to digitize and empower mom and pop retailers, also known as warungs in Indonesia and across Southeast Asia. The company also recently raised a $100 Million Series B round from prominent investors such as Bezos Expeditions, Sequoia Capital, Tiger …

Albert Ho is the Chief Strategy Officer as RateS, which is a social commerce platform that enables small businesses and individuals to start their online business via social channels. We dove deep to understand social commerce, how it works in different geographies, why its taking hold in Southeast Asia today and also the nuances in the varying soc…

On this episode, we had a chat with Grehg Yeo, the host of the 1 Foot In Podcast which aims to help you get into the doors of teh top and fastest growing companies in the world. The podcast introduces you to the individuals who have done just that and you get to know who they are, what are their value systems and what worked to get them in.This was…

On this episode, we had a chat with Neelesh Bhatia, the founder of Akadasia which is a mission driven startup looking to empower educators everywhere by building the largest global community of educators and providing them resources for continuous professional development. He was also the founding director of SPINOFF, the entrepreneurship centre at…

Our guest today is Justine Win, a Product Designer at Shopify.In our conversation, we understand her perspective on what makes good design, what a product designer does, how compromise is a key part of the design process and how you can develop your own creative muscle. We also dive deep into understanding her thought process behind moving from the…

Angjolie Mei is the Founder of The Life Celebrant, a funeral services company in Singapore that focuses on celebrating the departed's unique life while facilitating moments that lead to the healing of grief. She is also the author of Dying To Meet You, a book where she documents her own journey and experiences through the Funeral Services industry …

Natalja is the Founder of Sisters of Code, the first female coding club in Cambodia. Only 7% of female students in Cambodia study tech-related subjects. Their goal is the provide coding training to female students over an 18 weeks to empower and support female students to discover their full potential.In this conversation, we talk to Natalja about …

Sean is the Co-founder of Noah and Zoey, 2 rapidly growing healthcare brands looking to provide Asian men and women modern and discreet access to healthcare. Their mission is to provide an inclusive, zero judgement space where men and women can seek treatment for highly stigmatised yet prevalent conditions in sexual, aesthetic, mental health and ov…

Luna is the Co-founder and Creative Director of Altitude Games, a leading gaming studio based in Manila. Her team has developed popular free-to-play mobile games like Kung Fu Clicker, Dream Defence and Battle Racers. These games have been downloaded over a million times on Play Store alone.In this conversation, we talk to Luna about how she was par…

Arvin is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of AKIN, one of the leading independent marketing agencies in the region. Only recently the team walked away from the Marketing Magazine’s Agency of the Year Awards 2020 with 6 awards in recognition of their amazing work.In this conversation, Arvin talks about AKIN's origin story, how his upbringing led…

Rahul is one of the co-founders of Binjai Brew, a young singaporean craft beer brand. In this conversation, we talk to Rahul about Binjai Brew's notorious origin story, how he even got interested in beer, the process of making their product, challenges he's faced and his relationship with his co-founder. We also touch on a variety of topics like th…

Wei Choon makes up one half of the duo behind The Woke Salaryman, a viral personal finance page that has grown to over 400k followers across their Facebook and Instagram pages in 2+ years. In this conversation, we talk to Wei Choon about The Woke Salaryman's origin story, how his upbringing has influenced his worldview, challenges in the business a…

This is the trailer episode of the Rice People Podcast. On this show, we talk to the innovators, creators and thinkers doing some of the most interesting things in Asia. We dive into their journeys, learn how they think and uncover why they are doing what they are doing. We aim for the conversations to help inspire you and provide you with the insi…