Startups

Michael Lints - Partner, Golden Gate Ventures & executive producer of Broken Chains documentary

Ep 74: Raising USD 70M+ in Southeast Asia | Michael Lints (Partner, Golden Gate Ventures)

Michael Lints is currently a Partner at the Singapore-based venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures. He joined the firm in 2013 and is currently leading growth venture efforts, which include LP fundraising and portfolio management for Golden Gate Venture’s investments at Series B and beyond. He has helped to raise over USD $60M for Golden Gate Ventures and its portfolio companies, including helping to raise later stage rounds from external investors as well as leading two early strategic acquisitions.

Ep 74: Raising USD 70M+ in Southeast Asia | Michael Lints (Partner, Golden Gate Ventures) Read More »

Lee Williamson podcast - Regional Editorial director, power & purpose and business director, Gen.T, Generation T, Tatler Asia Group, Hong Kong, Gen.T, Front & Female and Asia’s Most Influential

Ep 73: From Ai Wei Wei to Building Generation T (Tatler) | Lee Williamson (Regional Editorial Editor, Generation T, Tatler Asia Group)

Lee Williamson is the Regional Editorial Director of Generation T, Tatler Asia Group and currently oversees three of Tatler’s flagship brands: Gen.T, Front & Female and Asia’s Most Influential. He was previously the Editor at Time Out Beijing and Editor-in-Chief at That’s China and was selected as a WAN-IFRA Young Media Leaders Fellow 2020.

Ep 73: From Ai Wei Wei to Building Generation T (Tatler) | Lee Williamson (Regional Editorial Editor, Generation T, Tatler Asia Group) Read More »

STIMY Ep 68: Neal Freyman - Managing Editor, Morning Brew media company & podcast & newsletter

Ep 68: Creating Content for 3+ million Subscribers | Neal Freyman (Managing Editor, Morning Brew)

Neal Freyman is the Managing Editor at Morning Brew, a new media company that provides informative and digestive business news to over 3 million subscribers. He oversees Morning Brew’s flagship product – a daily newsletter, as well as the weekend light Roast edition and native advertisements.

The Morning Brew happens to be one of my favourite newsletters so I was excited to dive into the behind-the-scenes with Neal!

Ep 68: Creating Content for 3+ million Subscribers | Neal Freyman (Managing Editor, Morning Brew) Read More »

Austen Allred - co-founder & CEO,Lambda School - building the next generation coding school that offers free tuition using Income Sharing Agreements (ISAs)

Ep 61: Austen Allred (Co-Founder, Lambda School) – Building a FREE Coding School using ISAs

Austen Allred is the co-founder & CEO of Lambda School: a virtual coding school that is completely free to attend, until its graduates earn at least $50,000/year. Lambda School is betting on its student’s success as its success, and has seen its graduates go on to work as developers in Fortune 100 companies and prominent startups including Google, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs and more.

Ep 61: Austen Allred (Co-Founder, Lambda School) – Building a FREE Coding School using ISAs Read More »

Amra Naidoo is the co-founder of Accelerating Asia, an early stage venture capital fund that runs programs for startups and investors, and General Partner at Accelerating Asia Ventures.

Ep 56: Amra Naidoo (Co-Founder, Accelerating Asia)

Amra Naidoo is the co-founder of Accelerating Asia, an early stage venture capital fund that runs programs for startups and investors, and General Partner at Accelerating Asia Ventures. Prior to that, she was the Head of Corporate Partnerships at UN Women, including Project Inspire (a UN Women global social entrepreneurship program) and a part of muru-D’s, which was one of the top startup accelerators in Asia.

Ep 56: Amra Naidoo (Co-Founder, Accelerating Asia) Read More »

STIMY Ep 53: Rahul Chaudhary - On Inheriting a 140-Year-Old Family Business & Being the Son of Nepal’s 1st & Only Forbes-Listed Billionaire, Binod Chaudhary

Ep 53: Rahul Chaudhary (MD & CEO, Chaudhary Group) – On Inheriting a 140-Year-Old Family Legacy

Rahul Chaudhary is the Executive Director of CG Corp | Global which is a multinational conglomerate with an exceptional legacy of 140 years and 4 generations. Spread over 30 countries and with a work force of over 10,000, it is the Himalayan Republic of Nepal’s first and only company listed on the Forbes list of Billionaires since 2015 valued in excess US$2.5 Billion comprising over 90 companies that produces world class products and brands.

CG Corp | Global’s notable areas of interests are FMCG, Hospitality, Finance, Banking, Electronic and Home appliances, Cement, Real estate, Education, Energy, Biotech, Retail to name a few. CG is also the brain behind the famous Wai Wai brand of noodles.

Rahul heads CG Hotels & Resorts, the hospitality wing of CG Corp | Global. His forte lies in forging strategic alliances in established as well as emerging markets, which assists in the growth and development of the company. CG Hotels and Resorts has a proud history of successful joint ventures in the hospitality sector with esteemed partners and owns some of the most iconic assets globally with some of the leading hospitality brands over two decades such as Taj, Alila, Jetwing, Radisson, The Farm and its own brands The Fern, Summit and Zinc. CG Hotels & Resorts portfolio comprises of over 100 hotels & resorts in 20 countries and 65 destinations with over 6000 keys. By 2020, the portfolio is expected to grow to over 200 hotels and 10,000 keys.

Ep 53: Rahul Chaudhary (MD & CEO, Chaudhary Group) – On Inheriting a 140-Year-Old Family Legacy Read More »