One More Scoop with Qin En Looi

Author: BackScoop and Amanda Cua
Published: Sun 29 Jan 2023
Episode Link: https://shows.acast.com/onemorescoop/episodes/63cec4d479482c00106550b4

Qin En Looi is a Principal at Saison Capital, where he actively leads pre-seed and seed investments in Fintech and Web3 firms, Prior to that, he served as co-founder and COO at Glints, the leading talent ecosystem in Southeast Asia.

In his free time, he founded and hosts Parents in Tech, a podcast for parents in Southeast Asia.

What made him decide to drop out of college? What were the events in his early life that shaped his path? What series of fortunate events that led him on an unlikely journey to co-found Glints?

Topics:

[00:01:15] Introduction

[00:02:33] Doing research papers at 15 and family background

[00:05:41] Taking a leap

[00:06:06] Chances and opportunities

[00:08:05] Stanford: dream school

[00:10:55] Serendipity

[00:12:39] Internship while serving military service

[00:14:06] Angel investing

[00:15:04] Research as a passport to international travel

[00:16:20] Taking chances, opportunities that changed his life

[00:17:56] Every day is a new a challenge

[00:25:51] What's safest might not be the best

[00:26:48] Parenting goals and challenges

[00:28:48] Letting go

[00:32:09] Appreciating your team wholeheartedly

[00:35:18] Interacting with team members' families to further educate them about life at work in a startup

[00:40:32] A parent’s dream: Getting a degree

[00:44:58] Understanding what’s really important and less important

[00:46:29] Graduating from Stanford in two years

[00:48:56] Fun times at Stanford

[00:52:23] Sentimental reflections: being at the right place at the right time

[00:54:36] Balance in every aspect of life

[01:01:23] Equal parenting

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