Alfredo Molinas was CEO of FoodRazor, a Singaporean F&B startup that he joined in 2020. FoodRazor got acquired by fellow F&B startup OrderEz earlier this year. Before joining FoodRazor, Alf finished off his MBA at INSEAD and spent over 7 years working in Asia at Rakuten and Education First.
Topics:
[00:02:00] - Childhood adventures and interests
[00:05:27] - Being a global citizen
[00:08:11] - Taking harder classes at HL
[00:10:31] - Importance of critical thinking skills.
[00:11:22] - The satisfaction of mathematical proofs
[00:15:10] - Studying math and philosophy
[00:16:00] - Exploring new opportunities and experiences
[00:18:30] - Safari on horseback
[00:23:03] - Sports and cultural organizations
[00:26:07] - Campus life and city safety
[00:32:45] - Corporate Japan was hilarious
[00:34:11] - Assigned to the legal department
[00:38:07] - Discovering entrepreneurship during MBA
[00:41:43] - Hiring challenges during COVID
[00:45:17] - Loyalty to the vision
[00:50:03] - Using Food Razor at Dubai World Expo as an auditing tool
[00:54:54] - Lessons learned from startup
[00:58:43] - Graduating from elite universities
[01:01:27] - Starting a family and triathlons
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