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02 Feb 2020 | Steve Sy - The Hustle Behind Great Deals | 01:01:58 | |
How big is E-Commerce in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Steve Sy, Founder and CEO of Great Deals. Steve will share his humble beginnings by helping out in their family business and how he was able to make his first million at the age of 20. Steve will also share his "desert experience" where he was in deep debt for 10 years and how he got introduced to e-commerce here in the Philippines. Steve also shares his eureka moment and how he went all-in on e-commerce and how he was able to bootstrap and grow his team with it. Lastly, Steve will also share valuable advice for aspiring e-commerce entrepreneurs in this episode brought to you by AWS. Apply to get free $1,000 AWS credits for your startup, go to hustleshare.com/aws For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
22 Feb 2019 | What The Hell Is Hustleshare? | 00:09:30 | |
In this episode, Ronster discusses the reason why he decided to launch Hustleshare and the things that you should expect in this show moving forward. Visit us at: http://hustleshare.com http://m.me/hustleshare Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
24 Jul 2021 | Mharicar Castillo-Reyes - The Hustle Behind Asticom | 01:04:53 | |
Mharicar Castillo-Reyes, President and CEO of Asticom joins us in this episode to share how they are enabling big companies with staffing and tech solutions with thousands of employees. She will also share remarkable career journey in HR highlighted with her stint in the Ayala group and Globe. Mharicar will also share how Asticom pivoted during the pandemic and spun off several companies to further help the companies that they support. She will also share great advice about culture and building teams in this episode. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetric Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
26 Jan 2020 | Mel Nava - The Hustle Behind 1Export | 01:22:06 | |
How do you disrupt a very traditional industry like exporting using technology? In this episode, Ronster chats with Mel Nava, Founder and CEO of 1Export. Mel will share how she started at a very young age by doing volunteer work while being a student. Mel also shares the experiences she got in her first jobs in the exporting business that inspired her to create 1Export. Mel also shares how her MBA honed her to be a better founder and equipped her with the right skills needed to execute her startup. Lastly, Mel shares the challenges she went through and how she overcame depression and take 1Export to unprecedented heights now in this scintillating episode brought to you by AWS. Apply to get free $1,000 AWS credits for your startup, go to hustleshare.com/aws For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
10 May 2020 | Karencitta - The Hustle Of A Filipina Hip Hop Star | 00:43:12 | |
Karencitta's rise to fame took years of hustle and sacrifice. In this episode, Ronster chats with Karencitta to discuss the hustle of being a Filipina Hip Hop Star. Karen will share how young she started pursuing her dream and the type of lessons she learned from the failures she went through early in her career. Karen will also share how she learned the ropes of music as a business that helped her become a star. Success doesn't happen overnight and Karen shares her daily grind and how she makes music which has the ability to become a viral dance challenge. She will also share how she manages her hard-earned money and how she became an entrepreneur as well in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
23 May 2021 | Cristian Muñoz - The Hustle Behind Draper Startup House | 00:52:52 | |
Cristian Muñoz, Founder of Draper Startup House in the Philippines joins is in this episode to share his intercontinental journey of entrepreneurship. Cristian would share his humble beginnings in Costa Rica and how he ended up studying and becoming an entrepreneur in China. He will also share how he decided to help other entrepreneurs by joining Draper Startup House by bringing it to the Philippines. Cristian will also share valuable advice about persistence and networking in this episode. This episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
14 Apr 2019 | Ace Gapuz - The Hustle Of An Influencer Marketing Entrepreneur | 00:58:23 | |
Influencer Marketing is one of the most effective ways in this era of Social Media. In this episode, Ronster chats with Ace Gapuz, CEO of Blogapalooza. Ace shared her stories on how she hustled her way through early struggles in her career and how she was able to bounce back from them. She also shared what it takes to be an effective Influencer that brands would love and taught us very useful tips on networking, persuasion and sales in this very informative episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
25 Apr 2021 | Luis Sia - The Hustle Behind 335 Fund | 01:02:44 | |
Luis Sia of 335 Fund and PayMongo joins us in this episode to share how they invested in 2 Filipino Y Combinator startups despite being the newest angel fund in the Philippines. Luis will also share his journey as an entrepreneur starting with his drone business all the way to how they got to YC themselves with PayMongo and how they continued to grow after. He will also dissect what it takes for a startup to have a chance to get into YC and the qualities they look for in a startup they invest in. This episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
26 Jun 2019 | Martin Cu - The Hustle Behind Ninja Van | 01:00:43 | |
Running Southeast Asia’s leading largest logistics provider in the Philippines is an astounding responsibility. In this episode, Ronster chats with Martin Cu, the Country Head of Ninja Van. Martin shares his journey of how he started out as an intern in Globe and learned the ropes of Marketing. He will also share how he transformed when he worked in Zalora starting out as a buyer all the way to becoming the head of their Marketing. Marin also shares how he was able to apply a lot of his learnings when he led Ninja Van and the challenges and struggles his team had to go through to get Ninja Van to where it is today in this epic episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
26 Jul 2020 | Victor Rivera - The Hustle Behind Avion School | 00:59:38 | |
How did a college dropout get the founder of Tinder to invest in his startup? In this episode, Ronster chats with Victor Rivera, Founder and CEO of Avion School. Victor will share his bold move of dropping out of college and moving out of his parents' house to pursue being a startup founder. He will also share the sacrifices he made when he interned for Lalamove in order to learn the startup skills he needed. Victor also talks about his tenure in PayMongo as a growth marketer and how he came up with the idea of Avion School to help fill the skill gap of developers here in the Philippines. He will also share how he got the founder of Tinder to invest in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
03 Jan 2021 | Josiah Go - The Hustle Of The Marketing Guru | 01:00:11 | |
Josiah Go - The Marketing Guru, Chairman of Mansmith & Fielders and Waters Philippines kicks off the new year by sharing his hustle with us in this episode:
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21 Jun 2020 | Jojy Azurin - The Hustle Of A Startup Mentor | 01:00:51 | |
What does it take to give effective mentorship to a startup founder? In this episode, Ronster chats with Jojy Azurin, a serial entrepreneur and startup mentor. Jojy will share the early influences he got from his mother and from his colleagues that acted as mentors in his career. He will also share the lessons he learned through the ups and downs he of being a serial entrepreneur and how it better prepared him for mentoring other startup founders. He'll also share how surviving Covid-19 changed his perspective in life. Lastly, he will share amazing tips for startup founders looking for advice and mentorship in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
05 May 2019 | Brian Cu - The Hustle Behind Grab | 00:54:41 | |
The hustle behind Southeast Asia's biggest ride hailing super app is no easy feat. In this episode, Ronster chats with Brian Cu, the President of Grab Philippines. Brian will share deep learnings about how Grab started and how they hustled to get drivers onboard. He will also talk about how he was able to grow the grab team, how they competed head-to-head with Uber and the things that happened to Grab after they merged with Uber. Brian also shares his secrets on how to handle criticisms, how to cope with stress and what Grab has in store for the public and the startup community in this mind-blowing episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
25 Aug 2019 | Matthew Tran - The Hustle Of A Business & Career YouTuber | 00:51:40 | |
Originality can be quite hard to find especially now in a society where content creation is as easy as pushing a button. In this episode, Ronster chats with CEO of Engineered Truth and Youtuber Matthew Tran to talk about what goes on behind the scenes of being a Youtuber--his motivations along with his own personal experiences. Matthew shares more than just advice for vlogger beginners, but also shares his own channel's beginnings, development, and eventual future. Shownotes at: http://hustleshare.com Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
12 May 2021 | #AskHustleshare 3 - What Is An Ideal Profile Of An Angel Investor? w/ Joan Yao - VP of Investments, Kickstart Ventures | 00:43:15 | |
An anonymous letter sender sent us very interesting questions for #AskHustleshare about the ideal profile of an angel investor or a VC and we brought along Joan Yao, VP of Investments of Kickstart ventures to do a deep dive on it. We also answered how to properly value a startup from a VC's perspective and what the differences are between a corporate VC and independent VC. Got questions you want to ask Ronster or any previous startup founder we've had on the podcast? Shoot us an email at ask@hustleshare.com so we can tackle your questions and help you with your hustle! This episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
25 Apr 2019 | Cindy Burdette - The Hustle Of A Marketer Turned CEO | 00:59:03 | |
The process of quitting your corporate job to join a startup can be a very scary experience. In this episode, Ronster chats with Cindy Burdette, CEO of Allcare.io. Cindy talks about the hustle in starting her career and how she was able to rack up awards for her work. She also discusses how difficult it was to leave her corporate job to join a startup and the sacrifices she had to do for it. Cindy also sheds light on the struggles she faced when it was her turn to run the company and do ICO and fundraising. Lastly, she discusses the importance of having benefits and gave a very special gift for those listening to this episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
09 Jun 2021 | #AskHustleshare 5 - How Does A Startup Formulate Its Culture? | 00:26:28 | |
In this edition of #AskHustleshare, Ronster will be answering 3 very interesting questions sent by Hustleshare listeners. The first question is about how can founders protect their business solution from being stolen. The second question asks about how social enterprises can raise funds and the last question asks us how to formulate a startup's company culture. Ronster also provides a lot of tools in this episode that will definitely help with your startup hustle. Got questions you want to ask Ronster or any previous startup founder we've had on the podcast? Shoot us an email at ask@hustleshare.com so we can tackle your questions and help you with your hustle! This episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
13 Oct 2019 | Mark and Reese Ruiz - The Hustle Of A Social Enterprise Power Couple | 01:11:08 | |
What does it mean to be a Social Entrepreneur? In this episode, Ronster chats with power couple Mark and Reese Fernandez-Ruiz, co-founders of Rags2Riches to discuss the hustle of being a Social Entrepreneur in the Philippines. They dabble on the beginnings of the brand they had built together sparked by the artisans of Payatas, and discussed how they made their business work despite sacrificing profitability, and how they tackled investments to spearhead their journey. They shared their motivations, biggest failures, and key learnings while also sharing how they have managed to work together as husband and wife for 12 years. This episode is powered by Payoneer, and is a proud affiliate of Podcast Network. For shownotes, head over to our website. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
03 May 2020 | Judy Lorenzo - The Hustle Behind myBoss Asia | 00:42:52 | |
Properly doing financials is key to any business. In this episode, Ronster chats with Judy Lorenzo of myBoss Asia. Judy will share her influences from her family to become an entrepreneur and the early jobs she did that gave her much-needed experience for her journey as an entrepreneur. She will also share what it was like working for the Ateneo Graduate School of Business and how it encouraged her to put up her own business. Judy also shares how difficult it was running myBoss and how she overcame challenges that let to her working with Monstar Labs. Judy also shares key tips on how to survive this pandemic and tools that businesses can use in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
02 May 2021 | Grace David - The Hustle Behind Edukasyon.ph | 01:03:41 | |
Grace David the newly minted CEO of Edukasyon.ph joins us in this episode to share how she will lead the growth of the largest education platform in the Philippines. She will also share her background in business and how she was able to have an incredible career in marketing that took her to multiple stops across Southeast Asia. Grace will also share what's in store for Edukasyon and how she plans to lead the charge for the company in the coming years. This episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
07 Jun 2020 | Tryke Gutierrez - The Hustle Behind Tier One Entertainment | 01:02:02 | |
How did Esports and gaming become mainstream in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Tryke Gutierrez, CEO of Tier One Entertainment. Tryke will share how he became a hardcore gamer early in his life and how he was able to overcome early challenges in finishing college while pursuing his love for gaming. He will also share the experience he got working in a gaming company and with a computer manufacturing company that gave him immense experiences to support the gaming community. He'll also share the struggles he had to go thru when he put up the Philippine ESports Organization and the learnings he got that allowed him to scale up Tier One Entertainment and raise VC funding from the states. He'll also share great tips for entrepreneurs and content creators in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
16 Jan 2020 | Playbook #1 - How To Raise Funds In The Philippines 💰 | 00:49:14 | |
After raising billions of pesos for his startup Acudeen, Magellan Fetalino shares his playbook on how to properly do fundraising in the Philippines in this episode. Magellan will be teaching us the step-by-step process on each option you have to achieve in order to get the fundraising goals of your business. Magellan will also be sharing a lot of pros and cons in each option that he discussed in this playbook brought to you by AWS. Apply to get free $1,000 AWS credits for your startup, go to hustleshare.com/aws For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
30 Aug 2020 | Crystal Lee Gonzalez - The Hustle Behind Pickaroo | 01:20:46 | |
What does the former Country Head of Viber and Honestbee have for us with a new on-demand delivery app? In this episode, Ronster chats with Crystal Lee Gonzalez, CEO of Pickaroo. Crystal will share the skills she learned in her first jobs working for telcos and big conglomerates as her early hustles. She will also share how she got into the tech world working for Yahoo as a young executive and also how she led Viber as the first country head where she led them to get skyrocketing growth. Crystal will also share her experience in Honestbee and what really led to its demise and how it was like working in Canva as the CEO of the Philippines and Southeast Asia. She will also share how she is using all her experiences and learnings with her new startup Pickaroo for her unfinished business in the delivery sector in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
26 Apr 2020 | Patrick Searle - The Hustle Behind GetCraft | 00:55:54 | |
How did GetCraft grow to having over 10 million dollars worth of projects for the creatives industry? In this episode, Ronster chats with Patrick Searle, Founder and CEO of GetCraft. Patrick shares what it was like moving to different countries growing up and the many jobs he took that exposed him to many skills and bosses that he took inspiration from. Patrick also shares what it was like witnessing China's exponential growth last decade and what drew him to move to Indonesia and experience the early stages of their startup ecosystem. He also shares why he created GetCraft to break the status quo of discovering creative talent in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
04 Oct 2020 | Anna Meloto-Wilk - The Hustle Behind Human Nature | 01:03:01 | |
How did Human Nature become the number 1 brand of natural cosmetics and home care products in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Anna Meloto-Wilk of Human Nature. Anna will share how she got immersed into hustling at a young age by accompanying her father while he was building Gawad Kalinga. She will also share how the advertising industry forged her to learn skills and key experiences. Anna also shares how she co-founded Human Nature and how they were able to overcome huge obstacles at the start of their journey and why they chose direct selling as a primary distribution method. She’ll also share lots of great tips on cashflow and systems in this episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
12 Jul 2020 | JC Bisnar - The Hustle Behind Investagrams | 01:12:00 | |
How do you make 1 Million by trading stocks? In this episode, Ronster chats with JC Bisnar, CEO of Investagrams. JC will share how he became an entrepreneur early in his life by selling in-game items in an RPG game while being a student-athlete. He will also share how he get immersed early in the stock market and how he educated himself through reading books about trading that helped him create his formula. JC will also tell us how he made a fortune in trading and what inspired him to create Investagrams to help educate more Filipinos in investing in the stock market. Lastly, JC will also give amazing tips for people who want to invest in stocks in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
22 Aug 2021 | Beryl Chavez Li and Gabby Dizon - The Hustle Behind Yield Guild Games | 01:05:07 | |
After raising $12.5 Million in 30 seconds and becoming the first Filipino startup that a16z invested in, Beryl Chavez Li and Gabby Dizon of Yield Guild Games joins us in this episode to share with us the incredibly bright future of Play-To-Earn. Beryl and Gabby will share both of their startup journeys that revolved around investment, building games and building startups. They will also share why they decided to join forces in YGG to accelerate the NFT Play-To-Earn model in the Philippines that are helping transform thousands of lives. Beryl and Gabby will also share how they were able to raise that propelled them to get a Unicorn valuation upon their token sale and what is in store for the metaverse in the near future. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines ad. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph
Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
10 Mar 2019 | RJ Ledesma - The Hustle of A Serial Entrepreneur | 00:58:25 | |
Did you ever think about how serial entrepreneurs manage having multiple businesses at the same time? In this episode, Ronster sits down with RJ Ledesma to talk about how he manages running multiple businesses like Mercato Centrale, a hosting career and a TV career all at the same time! They also discuss key learnings that RJ was able to gather while being exposed to so many entrepreneurs. RJ also drops a very big surprise in this episode that can benefit you if you have a budding food business. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
19 Jun 2019 | John Bailon - The Hustle Behind A Filipino Bitcoin Pioneer | 00:59:58 | |
Being a pioneer in a new technology like cryptocurrency and blockchain is never easy. In this episode, Ronster talks to John Bailon, the CEO of Satoshi Citadel Industries, the country's innovating company for bitcoin ecosystems. John talks about how he took the great leap from running a simple photo booth business to putting up another company out of his newly-developed passion for cryptocurrency. He speaks about the importance of finding the right people for his like-minded team, even if they’re from different fields of experience. John talks about the highs of the business, like gaining big time funding from Kakao Talk and Cebuana Lhuiller, as well as the lows of his journey. He even goes in depth about his struggles of picking up the pieces after the cryptocurrency bubble burst in 2018. Learn about how he continues to motivate his team to continue the hustle in this uplifting episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
23 Aug 2020 | Vicki Belo - The Hustle Behind Belo Medical Group | 01:04:50 | |
How did the Belo Medical Group become the gold standard of beauty in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Vicki Belo, CEO of the Belo Medical Group. Vicki will share her early life struggles and how it fueled her fire to help everyone become beautiful and confident through her medical practice. She will also share how she became a pioneer in laser and liposuction technologies that allowed her to help thousands of people. Vicki will also talk about how she grew the business side of things by hiring the right people and having great systems in place that allowed them to scale. She'll also share how Belo Med is adapting to the new normal by leveraging technology to continue serving its clientele around the world. Lastly, she will share a lot of amazing tips that entrepreneurs can apply in this pandemic in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
06 Oct 2019 | Jeffrey Siy and Christian Blanquera - The Hustle After A Startup Acquisiton | 01:30:45 | |
What happens after a startup is acquired? In this episode, Ronster chats with Jeffrey Siy of Galleon.ph and Christian Blanquera of Openovat to talk about their experiences of having their startups acquired by the Sterling Paper Group. They discussed shared their journey on how they hustled separately and eventually teaming up to build Galleon.ph. Jeffrey, Christian, and Ronster all discuss what happens during a startup acquisition and gives a behind-the-scenes insight on what happens when your company eventually becomes acquired, as well as how to become a better leader to your company when the acquisition has been made. This episode is powered by Payoneer and is a proud affiliate of Podcast Network. For show notes, head over to our website. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
29 Sep 2019 | Jose Magsaysay Jr. - The Hustle Behind Potato Corner | 00:54:28 | |
The hustle behind the Philippines' most famous french fries is truly exhilarating. In celebration of our 50th episode, Ronster chats with Jose Magsaysay Jr., Chairman Emeritus of the internationally known flavored french fries business, Potato Corner. Jo Mag openly shares how he started out his career washing dishes and sweeping floors at Wendy's and how he was able to learn key skills that enabled him to master franchising as a business model. Jo Mag also discusses how he was able to level up his entrepreneurial skills through an MBA he took that eventually allowed him to scale Potato Corner globally. Jo Mag will also share tons of learnings that he acquired in his illustrious career in this unbelievable episode brought to you by Payoneer. The Hustleshare Podcast and is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia. For shownotes, go to http://hustleshare.com Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
21 Apr 2019 | Andrew Demeter - The Hustle Of A Chatbot Maker | 01:06:05 | |
Making chatbots are not as easy as it seems. In this episode, Ronster talks to Andrew Demeter, a world-famous chatbot maker. Andrew is the Social Media Manager and Community Manager of Chatfuel, the world's biggest chatbot development platform and he will discuss what it was like having a career helping other people make chatbots while he is still a full-time college student. He also talks about how he got recruited into the Chatfuel team and what makes a good chatbot. He also shared is tactics on how he copes with his struggles and his predictions for bots in the very near future in this very educational episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
26 May 2019 | Mohan Belani - The Hustle Behind e27 and Echelon | 00:48:09 | |
Showcasing Southeast Asia's startup ecosystem is a very big responsibility. In this episode, Ronster chats with Mohan Belani, the Founder and CEO of e27 and Echelon. Mohan will share the humble beginnings of how e27 was born and why Echelon was made. Mohan also talks about the process of how they choose which stories to feature and the impact of articles they write to startups and investors. Mohan will also share amazing tips on how to go to startup conferences on a discount, how to recruit effectively, and the qualities of a good startup in this awe-inspiring episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
26 Sep 2021 | Ed Bonoan - The Hustle Behind Epson PH Marketing | 00:59:02 | |
Ed Bonoan, General Manager - Marketing, Epson Philippines joins us in this episode to share Epson’s transformation in the Philippines. Ed will share impressive career in sales and marketing that led him to multiple stops in tech. He will also share Epson’s journey in the Philippines to become a market leader not just in Inkjet printers but also in new technology that changed the landscape of the product categories they lead. Ed will also share great advice in leadership and management in this episode. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines ad. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
12 Jun 2019 | Taj Mahal Aquino - The Hustle Of A Filipina Executive Abroad | 01:12:47 | |
Leaving home and carving out an amazing career in a foreign country can be very daunting. In this episode, Ronster chats with Taj Mahal Aquino, a vice president of one of the biggest banks in Singapore. She will talk about how she started her career as a Radio DJ which led her to shift to the corporate world, specifically in the BPO industry, to be able to balance school and work. Taj discussed how this led her to bigger and better job opportunities that included an offer to migrate to Kuala Lumpur. She will share her experiences as an immigrant and the adjustments she had to make to survive living away from her family and adapting to a new environment. Lastly, Taj will also share her advice to Filipinos who seek to work abroad and her tips on how one could excel even if they are away from home. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
27 Dec 2020 | Nitin Agarwal - The Hustle Behind B21 | 00:59:49 | |
How easy is it to invest in cryptocurrencies? In this episode, Ronster chats with Nitin Agarwal of B21. Nitin will share how he started out his career in payment processing highlighted by his stint as a product manager in PayPal. He will also share how he mastered business development and sales in Wave Crest Group before he decided to create his own startup. Nitin also gives light on the state of cryptocurrencies now and how B21 levels the playing field for the common man to invest in cryptocurrencies in this episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com To apply for Ideaspace Batch 2021 click HERE Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
18 Jul 2021 | Bela Gupta D'Souza - The Hustle Behind Edamama | 01:13:29 | |
Fresh off raising a $5 Million pre-series A round Bela Gupta D’Souza, the Founder and CEO of Edamama, joins us in this episode to share her hustle in helping moms find the best products for their babies. Bela will also share her origin story and how she grew up in multiple countries in Asia and how she continued to move around different countries in her first few hustles. She will also share how she ended up in the Philippines to be the founder of AdSpark and how she helped grow it from its inception. Bela will also tell how she launched Edamama and scaled it in the Philippines despite her being overseas. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
01 Dec 2019 | Kathleen Yu and Shao Chew - The Hustle Behind Rumarocket | 01:12:49 | |
Failing forward and surviving near-death experiences is something not a lot of startups are able to survive. In this episode, Ronster chats with Kathleen Yu and Shao Chew of Rumarocket to talk about how they were able to survive numerous near-death experiences and pivot to product-market fit. Kathleen and Shao also share the big mistakes they did early in Rumarocket's life that led them to really dark paths and how they were able to bounce back from each setback they encountered. Kathleen will also share amazing tips on resilience and endurance that will help founders survive the grind of the daily hustle of startup life in this inspiring episode brought to you by Payoneer. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
29 Nov 2020 | Ray Refundo - The Hustle Behind Aqwire | 00:44:40 | |
How do you raise a $2.1 Million Series A round during a pandemic? In this episode, Ronster welcomes back Ray Refundo of Qwikwire. Ray will share how they were able to get massive traction to close out 2019 and get a lead investor. However, things fell apart in 2020 because of the pandemic and Ray will share how they were able to bounce back and get the Series A round closed. He will also share what's in store for Aqwire in this episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
23 Feb 2020 | Francis Kong - The Hustle Of An Inspirational Speaker | 01:03:26 | |
How did Francis Kong become the most sought after motivational speaker in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Francis Kong to discuss the hustle of being an inspirational speaker. Francis will share how he started his career by being in sales and how he founded a popular clothing brand and ran a retail chain for many years. Francis will also share how he got into the public speaking industry and how he grew his influence along with his business. Francis will also tell give us a lot of amazing advice that you can apply in your own hustle in this episode brought to you by AWS. Apply to get free $1,000 AWS credits for your startup, go to hustleshare.com/aws For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
15 Aug 2021 | Don Pansacola and Aldrich Tan - The Hustle Behind NextPay | 01:36:49 | |
Fresh from their stint in Y Combinator and after successfully raising $1.6M, Don Pansacola and Aldrich Tan of NextPay joins us in this episode. Don and Aldrich will be sharing their humble beginnings being born in the Philippines and how they spent their teenage and early adult lives in Canada that shaped their careers in tech and design. They will also share what led them to come back and build a startup in the Philippines along with the pivot they did to during the pandemic. Don and Aldrich will also share how they got to Y Combinator and what the experience and learnings have been that lots of startups can learn from in this episode. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
17 Oct 2021 | Mikee Villareal - The Hustle Behind MadEats | 01:24:21 | |
Fresh off her Y Combinator stint, Mikee Villareal of MadEats joins us in this episode to share how MadEats got into YC and how they got in despite not having any tech background. Mikee will also share her early hustles in the F&B industry that prepared her for launching her own food startup. She will also share how she and her team struggled to create MadEats and how they hustled to get to YC despite being rejected in their first try. Mikee will also detail their whole YC experience and how they hustled to grow MadEats that a lot of founders can learn from especially if they want to get into YC. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines ad. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
31 May 2020 | Ron Baetiong - The Hustle Behind Hustleshare | 01:07:21 | |
What is the origin of the Hustleshare podcast? In this episode, Ronster was surprise interviewed by Magellan Fetalino on his birthday to discuss the hustle behind Hustleshare. Ron shares his early hustles growing up and how he realized that entrepreneurship was the path that he wanted to take and how he was influenced by his mentor to pay it forward when he becomes successful. Ron also shares how he struggled with his first startup Partyphile along with the big mistakes he made that led to its failure. He will also share how he was able to bounce back and get his second startup ChatbotPH acquired in just 12 months after he put it up. Also, Ron talks about why he started Hustleshare and Podcast Network Asia to pay it forward in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
09 Jun 2019 | Ellard Capiral - The Hustle Of A Pirate Turned Startup Founder | 00:55:15 | |
How did a former pirate get angel investors and sell his first startup at the age of 17? In this episode, Ronster chats with Ellard Capiral, the Founder and CEO of Admov, a platform that allows businesses to advertise through ride-hailing networks such as Grab or Uber. He will share his experiences as a self-taught developer and how hustled to pay for his own college education. He will also share the key things he learned on how to become a very good developer during his tenure in Trend Micro. Ellard will also discuss how he came up with AdMov and the whole process of growing his company. Lastly, he will also share his advice to those just getting into the startup business, the specific skills that developers should have to improve and how to motivate yourself to keep going in this very interesting episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
28 Apr 2021 | #AskHustleshare 1 - Is Hard Work Enough To Succeed In A Startup? | 00:36:31 | |
In the very first edition of #AskHustleshare, Ronster gives his take on a post on the #DLSUFreedomWall48782 where a startup founder shared his experience on having 2 failed tech startups. Ronster will dissect the post point by point to give his take on the anonymous poster's learnings and shine some light if hard work is really enough to succeed in a startup. Got questions you want to ask Ronster or any previous startup founder we've had on the podcast? Shoot us an email at ask@hustleshare.com so we can tackle your questions and help you with your hustle! This episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
06 Jun 2021 | Franco Espinos - The Hustle Behind Bux | 00:43:31 | |
Franco Espinos of Bux, a portfolio company of UBX, joins us in this episode to share how startups and businesses can take advantage of Bux's powerful payment processing methods. Franco will also share his journey coming from corporate to how he became a Product Owner in UBX to lead Bux. He'll also share tips for aspiring founders looking to join venture builders or venture funds as a pathway to launch startups. This episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com
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08 Dec 2019 | Patrick and Alex Gentry - The Hustle Behind Sprout Solutions | 01:08:36 | |
What does it take to raise $6M Series A funding round? In this episode, Ronster chats with Patrick and Alex Gentry of Sprout Solutions. Patrick and Alex will share the key first hustles they did that let them gather valuable experiences to create Sprout. They will also share how Sprout started out as an internal HR product they used in KMC solutions and how they were able to get the right mentorship in Silicon Valley to productize and scale it up. They will also share great tips about how to create a great company culture, how to raise funding and so much more in this exhilarating episode brought to you by Payoneer. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
10 Apr 2019 | Dino Pascual - The Hustle Of An OPM Rockstar | 00:57:01 | |
The hustle in making a career behind creating and playing your own music is very difficult. In this episode, Ronster chats with Dino Pascual, the lead vocalist of The Bloomfields. They will discuss Dino's early start and exposure to music in grade school and how he fell in love with music. Dino also discussed his early struggles being a musician and how everything changed when he joined The Bloomfields. Dino also details what the hustle is like playing in a professional band and the preparation it takes to hone his craft. Lastly, Dino will also tell us the new project that his band is doing and how we can help them achieve that in this very nostalgic episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
10 Jul 2019 | Quickie 1: Jean Alfonso-Decena - The Hustle Of An AI Trainer | 00:25:44 | |
The hustle of training artificial intelligence is a very unique and fun profession. In this quickie, Ronster chats with Jean Alfonso-Decena, a Senior AI Trainer in Starbutter. Jean will share how she started her career in customer service and how she transitioned to getting into AI Training. She also shares what an AI Trainer does and the importance of creating ethical bots in this futuristic quickie. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
01 May 2019 | Karl Satinitigan - The Hustle Behind The Philippine Startup Law | 00:53:14 | |
The Innovative Startup Act is now officially a law. In this episode, Ronster chats with Karl Satinitigan to discuss the details behind The Philippine Startup Law. Karl will discuss in great detail a lot of valuable information that the public needs to know like how people can get access to the funding this law provides, how startups can get tax incentives and what type of people are eligible to get these benefits. Karl will also share the challenges and the process they had to go through to get the law passed and the next steps we need to take to implement the law in this very important episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
22 May 2019 | Ray Refundo - The Hustle Behind Qwikwire | 00:58:55 | |
Pivoting your startup to the right direction is a very difficult feat. In this episode, Ronster chats with Ray Refundo, the Founder and CEO of Qwikwire. Ray talks about how he started his first startup and what it felt like when he had to go back to corporate when it failed. He will also talk about how he managed and developed his team of interns to making them his co-founders today. Ray will also share his tips on how he coped with the ups and downs of the startup life and how this helped him in realizing his “why” in this eye-opening episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
23 Jun 2019 | Jonathan De Luzuriaga - The Hustle Of Creating Silicon Valley In The Philippines | 01:00:51 | |
Leading the Philippine Software Industry and replicating Silicon Valley in the Philippines is a daunting mission. In this episode, Ronster chats with Jonathan De Luzuriaga, the President of the Philippine Software Industry Association and the CEO of Spring Valley. Jonathan will share the history of the BPO and software industry. He will also share how he was able to create a remarkable career in the BPO Industry that led him to consulting and eventually, software. He shifted his career to software and how he became the President of the PSIA. Jonathan also shares why he created Spring Valley and the benefits that founders can get by working there. JDL will also share amazing lessons that he learned during his career in this astonishing episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
17 Nov 2019 | Hans Tan - The Hustle Of King Panda | 01:16:51 | |
How do you bounce back after you lose 90% of your net worth? In this episode, Ronster chats with Hans Tan also known as King Panda. Hans shares how he started out his career working in McDonald's and how he changed his life's perspective after working as an assistant to a stockbroker. Hans also shares how he was able to create an illustrious career as a stockbroker and how he had to start from scratch again after the US recession. Hans also shares how he was able to turn his life around from a 5-year slump and start a new business while being a fitness influencer in this inspiring episode brought to you by Payoneer. For shownotes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
21 May 2020 | Playbook #9 - How to restart your business in the new normal 📌 | 00:36:41 | |
Miguel Aranaz and the team behind Ignite House of Innovation created a framework on how businesses can restart in the new normal. In this playbook, Miguel will break down the framework and the playbook they created in Ignite called the Restart App. Miguel will also share concrete examples of how the framework can be applied to businesses in their unique situations to ensure the best results in this playbook brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
03 Oct 2021 | Nichel Gaba - The Hustle Behind PDAX | 01:10:22 | |
Nichel Gaba, CEO of PDAX joins us in this episode to share how they were able to raise $12.5 Million in funding. Nichel will also share how he overcame being risk-averse and how he jumped to become an entrepreneur. He will also share PDAX’s early struggles and how they were able to overcome them by sticking together as a team. Nichel will also share great startup advice in this episode that revolves around product development, leadership and the future of crypto and NFTs. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines ad. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
24 Jul 2019 | Mark Thompson - The Hustle Of A Champion DJ | 00:51:35 | |
Consistency truly is key when it comes to the hustle of a champion DJ. In this episode, Ronster continues the nightlife series and sits down with radio jock and nightlife DJ Mark Thompson to talk about establishing his career both on radio and in the nightlife scene. Mark shares his experiences of balancing radio and DJ-ing, as well as the habits that have to be formed to successfully maintain your hustle. He offers advice that is not only fitting for rookies in his field, but go beyond the limits of radio broadcasting and music production in this very cool episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
10 Jul 2019 | Quickie 3: Jason Torres - The Hustle Of A Dev God | 00:38:04 | |
Being a world class programmer takes incredible effort and skill. In this quickie, Ronster chats with Jason Torres, the CEO of Mashup Garage. Jason will share how he started coding at the young age of 10 years old and his journey to becoming a programmer. He will also discuss the importance of education and how this has helped him, along with the sacrifices one has to make, to build a successful startup in this geeky quickie. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
11 Jul 2021 | Gretchen Largoza - The Hustle Behind AdSpark | 01:07:17 | |
Gretchen Largoza, CEO of AdSpark joins us in this episode to share how she is leading the biggest digital agency in the Philippines. Gretchen will share how she hustled early and started out her career through direct marketing. She will also share how her career evolved through digital marketing that brought her to lead huge ad agencies like OgilvyOne and GroupM across Southeast Asia. Gretchen will also share why she decided to come home and join AdSpark and how she is leading them into a data-centric future along with 917Ventures. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
10 Jul 2019 | Quickie 2: Mark Lacsamana - The Hustle Of A UX Designer | 00:26:34 | |
The hustle of rebuilding and understanding UX design is no easy feat. In this quickie, Ronster chats with Mark Lacsamana, a Senior Product Designer in Kalibrr. He will discuss the key things he learned from his mentors and the challenges he's faced with when designing a system. Mark will also discuss what he looks for in a team member and how he further educates himself on UX Design in this very interesting quickie. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
13 Jun 2021 | Agnes Gervacio - The Hustle Behind MDI Novare | 01:18:49 | |
Agnes Gervacio, CEO of MDI Novare, joins us in this episode to share how she leads one of the biggest and oldest tech companies in the Philippines. She will also share her journey in her illustrious career and how she overcame stereotypes as a woman while she led multiple tech corporations. She will also share great career advice on how employees can break through challenges to climb up the corporate ladder and become a C-Suite executive by surrounding yourself with the right people. This episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Download Kumu now: https://podlink.co/kumu-hustleshare Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
20 Dec 2020 | Vishal Uttam - The Hustle Behind CCIX Global and Veloquence Capital | 00:53:12 | |
What does it take to get a crypto or blockchain company funded? In this episode, Ronster chats with Vishal Uttam of CCIX Global and Veloquence Capital. Vishal will share what it was like growing up in the Philippines and how it was like studying and working in the states at an early age. He will also share the experience he got while working in a software development company and how he eventually founded his own company. Vishal will also share how he created CCIX Global and Veloquence Capital to fuel ambitious startups in reaching their goals in this episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com To apply for Ideaspace Batch 2021 click HERE Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
03 Jun 2020 | Playbook #10 - How to make efficient Facebook Ads 🎯 | 00:36:32 | |
Miggy Azurin of Huskee Digital is an expert in Facebook Advertising and in this playbook, he will teach us how to properly set up your ads to get the best results. He will also share how not to overlook key steps that people forget in creating their ads and how to set the right benchmark for your ad budgets for your campaigns in this playbook brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
15 May 2019 | Derek Gallimore - The Hustle Of A BPO Marketplace | 00:49:19 | |
The future of the BPO industry in the Philippines is set to have a resurgence in the very near future. In this episode, Ronster chats with Derek Gallimore, the Founder of Outsource Accelerator, to discuss the importance of having a marketplace for Philippine BPOs. Derek will share what he thinks is the next wave of opportunities that the BPO industry can take advantage of and how he can help evangelize this industry from an untapped market in the West. He will also share his personal tips on how you can bounce back from a failed business and what he thinks is the future of the BPO industry in this telling episode. Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
06 Dec 2020 | Badong Abesamis and Herbert Hernandez - The Hustle Behind GIGIL | 01:03:10 | |
How was the viral RC Cola Ad made? In this episode, Ronster chats with Badong Abesamis and Herbert Hernandez of GIGIL. Badong and Herbert will share how they started out being drawn to the arts and how they found themselves working in the advertising industry. They will also share who their biggest influences were in the ad industry that taught them invaluable skills. Badong and Herbert will also share how they came up with GIGIL and how they grew their team despite being boostrapped. They'll also share the formula that GIGIL uses to create viral ad campaigns for their clients that led them to become agency of the year in the Philippines in this very inspiring episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
20 Oct 2019 | Robertson Chiang - The Hustle Behind Dragonpay | 01:02:20 | |
What does it take to get your startup to last 10 years? In this episode, Ronster chats with Dick Chiang, CEO and Founder of Dragonpay, who shares how he changed his career path entirely by taking a chance on computer science, and how he eventually headed his first ISP business Planet Internet before and after its acquisition by Mozcom. Other than sharing the genesis and development of his side hustle Dragonpay, and all the struggles that came along running his creation alone, he also shares his motivations which propelled him to take a chance on his side hustle, which eventually became his claim to fame. This episode is powered by Payoneer and is an affiliate of Podcast Network. For shownotes, head over to our website. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
29 Jan 2020 | Playbook #2 - How To Find The Right Investors For Your Startup 🤑 | 00:53:28 | |
After successfully raising funds from multiple types of investors for Acudeen, Magellan Fetalino shares the types of investors startups can raise money from in the Philippines. Magellan will also be teaching the unique characteristics of each type of investor like what check sizes they give, what they look for in startups and the best strategies to get noticed by them. Magellan will also share concrete examples on how to get deals with them done in this playbook brought to you by AWS. Apply to get free $1,000 AWS credits for your startup, go to hustleshare.com/aws For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
07 Mar 2021 | Vince Yamat - The Hustle Behind 917Ventures | 01:18:48 | |
Vince Yamat, Managing Director of 917Ventures, joins us in this episode to share how passionate Filipinos can turn their ideas into the next big startup powered by Globe Telecom through the corporate biggest venture builder in the country. He will also share how he started out his career in tech and how he moved up the ranks in his earlier hustles and in Globe telecom. Vince also shares how aspiring startup founders can maximize the perks that 917Ventures gives to scale their startup idea. This episode brought to you by B21. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com To apply for Velocity by 917Ventures click HERE Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
17 Mar 2019 | Abbie Victorino - The Hustle Of A Fashion Model Turned CEO | 01:03:26 | |
What do fashion and business have in common? In this episode, Ronster chats with Abbie Victorino, Founder and CEO of Style Genie. Abbie will share how she started her career being a Fashion Model and how she got into the world of eCommerce. She will also discuss how she used her expertise in eCommerce to launch her startup - Style Genie. They will also discuss the difficulties and challenges of launching a fashion startup and the importance of the Girl Boss movement for women entrepreneurs. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
11 Aug 2019 | Eileen Borromeo - The Hustle Of An Ex Ad Agency Veteran | 01:04:07 | |
It takes more than just creativity to get through the advertising industry, and the hustle of being an ex advertising agency veteran proves it. In this episode, Ronster continues the marketing series with Eileen Borromeo, South-East Asia Marketing Head of Payoneer. Eileen shares not only her journey in the realms of advertising, but also shares what it takes for young marketing enthusiasts to make it through. She also shares how she manages to balance her personal and private life with her hustle. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
17 May 2020 | Dindo Marzan - The Hustle Behind True Digital Philippines | 01:26:24 | |
Replicating the success of True Digital from Thailand to the Philippines is no easy feat. In this episode, Ronster chats with Dindo Marzan, the Country Head of True Digital Philippines. Dindo has an incredible career in digital and technology with tenures from big companies like Mozcom, Globe, ABS-CBN, and Voyager Innovations prior to joining True Digital. Dindo will share how each stop of his celebrated career molded him while he worked with amazing mentors at each stop and contributed to building ground-breaking tech each stop of the way. He will also share tips on how to become a great country manager and how startups can do user acquisition properly in this episode brought to you by Unionbank Globallinker. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
10 Nov 2019 | Angeline Tham and George Royeca - The Hustle Behind Angkas | 01:11:27 | |
How did Angkas battle early struggles and become one of the most beloved apps in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Angeline Tham and George Royeca, the founders of Angkas. Angeline and George will talk about their first hustles and how they eventually got together to form Angkas. They will also share the struggles they had early in their journey in battling the stigma of riding behind bikers and how they were able to generate traction early on. They will also share how they were able to bounce back after they were shut down and how they were able to scale Angkas to what it is today. Angeline and George will also share amazing tips on how to leverage Social Media and entrepreneurs should create their products in this incredibly inspiring episode brought to you by Payoneer. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia. Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
07 Jul 2021 | #AskHustleshare 6 - How To Know If Your Startup Is Going To Make It? | 01:13:56 | |
In this episode of #AskHustleshare, Ronster will be teaching a method on how to find out your chances if your startup is going to succeed or fail and how you can change the trajectory you are in. He will also share a tool that can determine how much your startup would need to raise in your future fundraising rounds. He will also answer questions asked by founders from Upscale, the University of Philippines' technology business incubator. Got questions you want to ask Ronster or any previous startup founder we've had on the podcast? Shoot us an email at ask@hustleshare.com so we can tackle your questions and help you with your hustle! This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
24 Oct 2021 | Felix Ayque - The Hustle Behind Komunidad | 01:17:00 | |
After recently raising $1M for his environmental intelligence startup, Felix Ayque of Komunidad joins us in this episode to share how they are helping businesses respond more quickly to the threats of climate change. Felix will also share how he started hustling at a young age until he got into the IT industry that prepared him to acquire the skills he needed to launch Komunidad. He will also share how Komunidad is making a product using climate data that allows the government and businesses that are relevant to them to make better decisions around climate change. Felix will also share the struggles and mistakes he had trying to bootstrap Komunidad and how they eventually turned the corner and made a global clientele that led them to raise $1M. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
31 Oct 2021 | Peter Ing - The Hustle Behind BlockchainSpace | 01:13:51 | |
Peter Ing of BlockchainSpace joins us in this episode to share how they are powering communities in the Metaverse and the Play-To-Earn community. Peter will share his history of growing up in London and how he was able to use his background in French with his ad sales job that took him around the world. He will also share how he took the jump on entrepreneurship when we went to the Philippines and how he struggled running his first startup. Peter will also share how he was able to bounce back by finding his passion for Blockchain and how he developed a discord bot that is now being used by thousands of servers around the world and how they are able to scale fast implementing lessons from previous hustles he did. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
07 Nov 2021 | Vince Golangco - The Hustle Behind When In Manila | 01:09:44 | |
Vince Golangco, CEO of When In Manila, joins us in this episode to share how When In Manila stays on top of their game for 12 years. Vince will share his humble beginnings like dropping out of high school, joining the Navy and going back to the Philippines to start anew. He will also share how he founded When In Manila and how he grew the team and weathered challenges during their 12 years of existence. Vince will also share tips on how he invests in other income streams and how he reignites his passion for his company. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
14 Nov 2021 | Carlo Delantar - The Hustle Behind Gobi Core PH Fund | 01:12:41 | |
In time for Philippine Startup Week 2021, Carlo Delantar of Gobi Core joins us in this episode to shed light on how exciting 2021 has been for the #StartupPH Ecosystem. Carlo will share his humble beginnings and how he ended up being a VC and how Core Capital forged a partnership with Gobi Partners to create Gobi Core PH Fund. He will also share the amazing stats that the #StartupPH milestones achieved this year like unprecedented funding rounds, check sizes and deal counts. Carlo will also share what is triggering this growth and what are the hot and upcoming sectors in the PH Startup ecosystem soon. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
21 Nov 2021 | Jamie Lopez - The Hustle Behind ABS-CBN Digital | 01:00:30 | |
Jamie Lopez of ABS-CBN Digital joins us in this episode to share how ABS-CBN evolved and migrated digitally. Jamie will also share his upbringing and growing up years on how he had to hustle to get the tech background he has now. He also talks about his daily grind and the challenges he had to go through and how he climbed up the ranks in the Lopez group of companies before he headed ABS-CBN Digital. Jamie will also share how ABS-CBN pivoted to digital after their challenge last year and how they are coping with times this year with their digital strategy. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
28 Nov 2021 | Chinkee Tan - The Hustle Behind Chink Positive | 00:52:30 | |
Mister Chink Positive, Chinkee Tan, joins us in this episode to share his journey to financial expertise and how he is paying it forward to thousands of entrepreneurs using his content. Chinkee will share his humble beginnings growing up and how he got into sales that led him to lots of opportunities like going in showbiz and more. He will also share how he was able to become and expert financially and how he turned his expertise to a content-driven empire that is able to reach millions through multiple channels. Chinkee will also give solid financial advice for entrepreneurs that can help in managing cashflow. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
05 Dec 2021 | Mikee Liwag & Javy Mantecon - The Hustle Behind LBC SoShop! | 00:41:23 | |
Mikee Liwag and Javy Mantecon of LBC SoShop! joins us in this episode to share how the country's market leader utilized its pickup service for online sellers who can't go out to the nearest LBC branch due to quarantine restrictions. In this episode, our #TeamPogi guests discussed how LBC's rewards program allows online entrepreneurs to deliver products in far-flung areas as LBC SoShop! aims to enable, educate and unlock business potential of online entrepreneurs in the country. Mikee and Javy also differentiated the branding of SoShop from the original LBC image that we all know. This episode is brought to you by LBC SoShop! This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
12 Dec 2021 | Gabriel Benito - The Hustle Behind Nexplay | 01:23:45 | |
Gabriel Benito of Nexplay Esports joins us in this episode to share how Esports and gaming have evolved in the Philippines. Gabriel will share how he developed his love for gaming that translated when he started his career in advertising. He will also share how he took the leap into entrepreneurship to start Nexplay and how he was able to convince top Esports players to work with him. Gabriel will also share how he was able to scale Nexplay over the pandemic and what’s next for the Esports and gaming in the metaverse. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
19 Dec 2021 | Cristopher Sanchez - The Hustle Behind Epson PH Sales | 01:00:07 | |
Cristopher Sanchez, Head of Sales of Epson Philippines joins us in this episode to share the journey that Epson Philippines had to take to become the market leader of printing in the Philippines. Cris will also share his illustrious career and how he got to eventually Epson for years to become their head of sales. He will also share in depth the development that Epson did throughout the years especially during the pandemic. Cris will also share great advice for leaders that can help manage and scale their teams. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
26 Dec 2021 | Lito Villanueva - The Hustle Behind RCBC Digital | 01:03:54 | |
For our season finale, we will be having the Chief Innovation Officer of RCBC Digital, Lito Villanueva aka Mr. Fintech. Lito will share his career spanning 20 years with stints in banking, telco, payments and many more across multiple countries. He will also share how he brought that experience to RCBC and began the rapid digital transformation of the bank that eventually led them to become AsiaMoney's Best Digital Bank in the Philippines. Lito will also share great advice on leadership and how to bring forth innovation to a company. This episode is brought to you by Xendit Philippines. Join their SME program here now: https://podlink.co/xenditph Also brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
02 Jan 2022 | Ariane Lim, Justin Banusing, and Kevin Hoang - The Hustle Behind AcadArena | 01:15:59 | |
Fresh off raising $3.5 Million for their seed round; Ariane Lim, Justin Banusing, and Kevin Hoang of AcadArena to share their incredible journey to power the next generation of gamers in the Philippines. Ariane, Justin and Kevin will share their origin stories on how they supported collegiate gamers from the Philippines and the US and how they decided to team up and join forces to scale up their mission. They will also share how they got into Iterative VC and how they hustled to get traction despite having a slow start and a few setbacks. They will also share how they were able to secure funding and their plans to scale in the next coming months. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
09 Jan 2022 | Francis Simisim - The Hustle Behind KodeGo | 01:08:13 | |
The Head of Ideation and Incubation of 917 Ventures, Francis Simisim, joins us in this episode to talk about KodeGo. Francis will also share his startup journey starting with co-founding When In Manila and Blogapalooza and founding Social Light Ventures that he led through an acquisition. He will also share how he joined 917 Ventures and his involvement in helping founders create their startups under the 917V umbrella. Francis will also share how KodeGo helps aspiring developers accelerate their learning under their program and how they help them land jobs after the program. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
16 Jan 2022 | Ignacio Phelan - The Hustle Behind WeClean | 00:53:27 | |
After recently raising $900,000 to become the biggest laundromat service in Manila, Ignacio Phelan of WeClean joins us in this episode to share the story of how WeClean scaled fast. Ignacio will share how he started his hustle by being an events producer for nightclubs that forged his skills that came in handy with WeClean. He will also share why he decided to go to the Philippines and create a laundromat business that was able to scale very fast by creating innovations on things typical laundromat operators overlook. Ignacio will also share how they were able to get $900,000 in funding by hitting the metrics they needed and what their immediate plans are in scaling WeClean. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
23 Jan 2022 | Javi Lorenzana - The Hustle Behind Up Next | 01:01:47 | |
Javi Lorenzana of Up Next joins us in this episode to share how they want to up-skill Southeast Asian professionals for the digital age. Javi will share how early he got into the startup ecosystem by being a dev and interning early in startups amassing 7 years of experience at a young age of 21. He will also share how he decided to create Up Next to help prepare professionals with new skills that they need to be productive in the digital age. He will also share how they got into Iterative and how they got early traction from bootstrapping and how they got formidable instructors to teach in their startups as they scaled. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
31 Jan 2022 | Renz Chong - The Hustle Behind BreederDAO | 01:12:22 | |
After successfully raising $10m from a16z, Renz Chong of BreederDAO joins us in this episode to share how they want to boost the supply of Play-To-Earn games in the Metaverse. Renz will share his early hustles working for their family business and working as a consultant before joining Angkas. He will also share how he got into crypto and how he built BreederDAO to support the lack of quality NFTs in the supply side of Play-To-Earn games. Renz will also share how they got tremendous traction in a short period of time and how they raised funding from the likes of a16z and more to fuel what they want to support in the Metaverse. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
06 Feb 2022 | Yuri Marshall - The Hustle Behind Mind You | 01:12:30 | |
Yuri Marshall, CEO of Mind You, joins us in this episode to share how they were able to revolutionize the mental health services sector of the Philippines. Yuri will share his early hustles growing up in Papua New Guinea and how he did side hustles while studying in Australia that established his business acumen. He will also share his first few businesses that had varying degrees of success which also caused him to have mental health struggles along the way. Yuri also shares how he came up with Mind You to solve the underserved mental health sector in the Philippines and how they were able to gain traction and scale fast. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
15 Dec 2019 | Michael Dargani - The Hustle Behind Baskin Robbins | 01:19:07 | |
What did it take to get the biggest Ice Cream chain in the world to be in the Philippines? In this episode, Ronster chats with Michael Dargani, President and CEO of Baskin Robbins Philippines. Michael will share the challenges he had growing up and the exposure he got to entrepreneurship through their family business. He also shares how he was able to get his first restaurants acquired and how challenging it was to replicate that success in his other ventures. Lastly, he shares how he was able to diversify his portfolio and be successful in multiple businesses like ambient scenting and Baskin Robbins in this thrilling episode brought to you by Payoneer. For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is a proud affiliate of the Podcast Network Asia Checkout Founders Only on these Plaforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
13 Feb 2022 | Nel Laygo - The Hustle Behind Peddlr | 01:22:03 | |
Coming off a $4.3 Million seed funding, Nel Laygo of Peddlr joins us in this episode to share their journey of teaching financial literacy to Filipino MSMEs. Nel will share his grassroots story of growing up in Catbalogan, Samar and how he hustled to have a great career in finance and tech that led him to be assigned overseas. He will also share how he bootstrapped his first startup HiBes while working and how it scaled along with what he learned when it failed. Nel will also share how he started Peddlr using the lessons he learned from his previous startup and how they were able to gain tremendous traction that eventually led them to raise $4.3 Million in seed funding. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
20 Feb 2022 | Gian dela Rama - The Hustle Behind Aiah | 01:35:05 | |
Gian dela Rama of Aiah joins us in this episode to share how Aiah was able to scale and be the leading company in conversational commerce in the Philippines. Gian will share his early hustles that included stints in FMCG and hardware companies that he co-founded before he decided to create a software development company - Innovantage. He will also share how he became part of the #StartupPH community and how the community have grown exponentially over the years. Gian will also share how they evolved in Innovantage into multiple products and iterations before creating Aiah, and eventually scaled his company to a 100+ man team over the years. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
24 Feb 2022 | What The Hell Is Hustleshare and Soonicorn Sessions? | 00:02:40 | |
The Hustleshare Podcast turns 3 with a brand new format dropping every Thursday: Hustleshare Soonicorn Sessions. Featuring the stories behind soon-to-be Unicorns of the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
27 Feb 2022 | Hsu Ken Ooi - The Hustle Behind Iterative | 01:05:50 | |
On our 3rd anniversary episode, Hsu Ken Ooi of Iterative joins us to share how they are building the YC of Southeast Asia. Hsu Ken will share his origin story being raised America and going back home to Malaysia every summer along with how he hustled while he was in school. He also shares how he struggled creating multiple startups with Brian Ma until they finally cracked the code with Decide that got acquired by eBay. Hsu Ken also shares why they decided to create an accelerator inspired by YC that is focused on Southeast Asia along with the types of founders and startups they like to support. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
02 Mar 2022 | Soonicorn Sessions 1 - Steve Sy of Great Deals | 00:46:23 | |
For our very first Soonicorn Sessions episode, Steve Sy of Great Deals E-Commerce Corp tells us how they became a Soonicorn after raising Series B last year. Steve shares their key milestones and the metrics that they had to hit in the middle of the pandemic. He will also share the hardest things he needed to overcome and the most difficult decisions that he had to do before they raised Series B. Steve also shares great tips on raising, scaling teams and how he pays it forward by investing in other Filipino startups in this episode. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmachine Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
06 Mar 2022 | Myla Villanueva - The Hustle Behind PPCRV | 01:20:52 | |
Myla Villanueva, one of the most successful tech entrepreneurs in the Philippines with 4 exits under her belt joins us in this episode to share her illustrious career. Myla will share her humble beginnings and how she started creating her first tech companies in the early 90s and how she overcame odds despite the Philippines not being ready infrastructure-wise. She will also share how she was able to disrupt tech giants and get 4 successful tech exits which a vast majority of Filipinos still get to use today. Myla also shares how she is funneling that same passion now with the PPCRV to make sure that the 2022 elections are clean and fair using technology. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
09 Mar 2022 | Soonicorn Sessions 2 - Roland Ros, Rexy Dorado, & Crystal Widjaja of Kumu | 00:58:54 | |
How did Kumu raise their Series C round? Roland Ros, Rexy Dorado, and Crystal Widjaja joins us in this episode to share the dynamics of Kumu’s meteoric rise. They will share the metrics they had to hit and the adjustments they had to make in their product to enable Kumu to grow fast. They will also share how they got Crystal onboard to further accelerate their growth along with the lessons they learned on fundraising and executing a huge team. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
13 Mar 2022 | Nigel Lirio and Gabriel Lopez - The Hustle Behind MedHyve | 01:19:59 | |
Nigel Lirio and Gabriel Lopez of MedHyve, 2 college dropouts tells us the story of they helped Filipino hospitals and thousands of patients with medical supplies procurement. They will also share how they got in early into programming and how they eventually decided to drop out together to create MedHyve to solve the problem of procuring of medical supplies in the Philippines using technology. Nigel and Gab also tells us the story of how they hustled during the pandemic and how they were able to raise $400k as a pre-seed investment despite being first-time founders. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
17 Mar 2022 | Soonicorn Sessions 3 - ER Rollan of Growsari | 00:54:49 | |
How did Growsari continue to grow after raising Series B last year? ER Rollan joins us again in this episode to share their milestones in Growsari that led them to raise Series C. He will share the changes his team had to make to help them scale faster. ER will also share the new challenges he was faced with by having a rapidly growing startup and how he is currently finding a solution to solve these new challenges. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
20 Mar 2022 | Dustin Onghanseng - The Hustle Behind uHoo | 01:10:38 | |
Dustin Onghanseng of uHoo joins us in this episode to share how they are helping improve air quality of homes and offices around the world. Dustin will share his early hustles that led him to study in Singapore as a scholar and get into consulting that taught him key skills and experiences that will come in handy in his startup life. He will also share how he founded uHoo and the multiple near death experiences they overcame as a startup and how they were able to overcome those challenges. Dustin will also share how they were able to break through during the pandemic and get uHoo to new heights. This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdax For show notes, go to hustleshare.com Hustleshare is powered by Podmetrics Checkout Founders Only on these Platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hustlesharepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6u01gZ1nBXSHOw2oxoBQWC?si=d3062142ecd345d5 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/hustleshare-presents-founders-only/id1689672917 Hustleshare AI: https://ai.hustleshare.com/ Test https://plus.acast.com/s/hustleshare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. |