AVV Founders and Friends
We interview successful founders in Vietnam and South East Asia to discuss their journeys, especially the stories and challenges of their first few months. Learn and be inspired by how some of the hottest startups in the region made early hires, raised funds, found product-market fit and so much more.
If you're a startup founder in South East Asia or aspiring to be one, please follow the show, share it with fellow entrepreneurs and send in your stories. We'd love to hear from you!
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 9
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2023
AV8 | Season 1 Recap and Highlights
From favourite moments to putting lessons in play, Hau and Adrian reflect on their takeaways about hiring and retaining early team members.
In This Episode
- (00:20) How the show came into being
- (02:45) T…
AV7 | C-suite Hiring and Why “Business Problems are People Problems”| Minh Giang - Newing Company| AVV Founders & Friends
Corporates are much better than startups at hiring impactful C-level leaders and it isn’t just because they pay more. Fortunately, startups can apply the same methods and mindsets to find the right p…
AV6 | Recruiting the A-team and making them earn a seat at the table
Before launching Aitomatic, Christopher Nguyen and his founding team worked together for nearly 10 years building new AI solutions over multiple ventures. As a seasoned Silicon Valley and Vietnam te…
AV5 | Starting a Business with Your Partner and The Art of the Reverse Pitch | Kevin Hoong, Oyen Insurance
Convincing A-players to join a new company in a completely new industry may sound nearly impossible. How do you create a winning team when you have no funding?
In This Episode
- (03:04) Getting starte…
AV4 | ‘Self-Serve’ HR and Building a Remote-First Organisation | Jason Kan, Virtual Internships
Getting your team to embrace the culture you want to build is challenging especially when they are remote and distributed across the world. How do you create structures and processes without making i…
AV3 | Expanding Regionally - Hire Local and Trust the Team
https://www.crazytokmedia.com/POPS Worldwide is one of the few Vietnamese companies to successfully expand regionally in SEA. In this conversation, Esther dives into the crucial aspects of trust, att…
AV2 | Articulating Team Values - Velocity vs. Speed | Kartick Narayan, Founder & CEO, Kilo
As a first-time founder, Kartick reflects on optimising for speed, how his leadership principles have evolved, and designing a hiring process that ensures new hires are aligned with Kilo’s company va…
AV1 | How It Feels to Be an Early Employee
Hau Ly and Adrian Latortue kick off the season with a discussion about their own experiences as early employees in Vietnam-based startups. Hau discusses the growth curve and early leadership lessons …
AVV Founders and Friends Podcast: Trailer
AVV Founders and Friends podcast provides deep dives into the early days of venture building, interviewing successful founders in Vietnam and South East Asia about early hires, fundraising, product-m…