Tech in Asia Podcasts
Tech in Asia Podcasts
Podcast Description
Go beyond the headlines on Asia's business, tech, and startup news. We tell the stories behind the biggest news, most innovative companies, and the people making it all happen - from Asia to the world 🌏.
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The podcast explores various critical topics such as fintech challenges, market dynamics in Asia, and the rise of innovation in technology. For example, episodes delve into the drama surrounding Chocolate Finance, the impact of influencer marketing, and China's tech landscape, alongside discussions about Malaysia's aspirations in AI and semiconductors.
Go beyond the headlines on Asia’s business, tech, and startup news. We tell the stories behind the biggest news, most innovative companies, and the people making it all happen – from Asia to the world 🌏.
Prashanth is now building his fourth startup — and he says it's the hardest one yet. This time he had both the capital and the AI tools to move fast, and both made it easier to skip the hardest part: truly understanding the customer.
The destination for the startup journey has never changed: founders still need to find product-market fit. But almost everything else has. Capital. Hiring. Distribution. Even how founders build, test, and iterate has been transformed by AI.
They discuss why founders should probably raise less, not more. Why AI can accelerate bad ideas just as quickly as good ones. Why judgment—not execution—is becoming the scarcest resource. And they imagine what a four-person, billion-dollar company might look like in 2031… before revealing who's actually in the room.
Timestamps
00:00 Cold Open: Is the Startup Playbook Dead?
00:36 Why AI Changes Company Building
06:35 Why a Fourth Startup Can Be Harder Than the First
10:55 The One Thing AI Still Can't Do: Understand Customers
15:32 Should Founders Raise Less Money?
21:01 Building a Four-Person Billion-Dollar Company in 2031
26:08 How Fast Should Companies Adopt AI?
30:21 Execution Is Cheap. Judgment Isn't.
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