Leah Rasay is the Founder and CEO of Husay. Husay is an artist management platform for Filipino artists and creative workers. Husay helps artists build sustainable careers by matching and managing their learning and earning opportunities. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:35 Ano ang Husay? | 01:41 What do you think makes the Filipino artist special? | 04:11 What do you think about the perception of the art industry in the Philippines? | 08:01 What distinguishes Husay from other creative platforms? How do you...
Feb 24, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Nathan Senn is the founder of DBuzz. DBuzz is a decentralized censorship-resistant microblogging social media app built on the $HIVE blockchain. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:42 Ano ang DBuzz? | 01:54 Why create a new microblogging social media app? What is wrong with the current social media apps? | 05:09 What really is blockchain? | 07:55 What is the advantage of a decentralized censorship-resistant social media app? | 10:27 Are there other special features or functionalities in DBuzz? Is there a nativ...
Feb 20, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Barry O’Reilly is Co-Founder and Chief Incubation Officer at Nobody Studios, two time bestselling author of Unlearn and Lean Enterprise, and part of the Eric Ries Lean Series and Harvard Business Review, which is a must read for CEOs and Business Leaders. Nobody Studios is a high-velocity crowd-infused venture studio that's disrupting the world of startups. Their mission is to create 100 companies in 5 years through an ongoing equity crowdfunding campaign. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:44 What is Nobody ...
Feb 17, 2023•45 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Brian Ng is Co-Founder and CEO at Zayls. Zayls is a next-generation online sales and warehouse inventory management system designed for wholesalers and distributors. Plus, there are many customization options! IN THIS EPISODE | 00:31 Ano ang Zayls? | 01:37 Which type of SMEs can take advantage of Zayls’ platform? How can it benefit them? | 08:54 What is Zayls’ edge over other sales & inventory platforms? | 12:14 How do you design customization to be truly useful for your clients? | 14:23 Why...
Feb 14, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Theo Roque is the CEO at Honest Farmer Club. Honest Farmer Club is an NFT PFP project with diverse farm-themed NFT collections with GameFI and IRL utilities. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:24 Ano ang Honest Farmer Club? | 03:00 How did the idea of farming, Web 3.0, and NFT’s come together? What’s the story behind? :) | 05:38 What is the Honest Farmer Club NFT project all about? | 08:18 The Honest Farmer Club NFT’s have in-game utilities. Can we know about this? | 11:20 How do you manage the tokenomics of ...
Feb 07, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Jay Olos is the Founder and CEO at OneCFO. OneCFO is a tech-enabled and AI-driven platform for bookkeeping, taxes, and CFO services for small businesses and startups in Southeast Asia, starting in the Philippines. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:40 Ano ang OneCFO? | 02:37 Ano ba muna ang CFO? In a startup, what does a CFO do? | 05:20 Paano malalaman ng isang startup or small business na kailangan niya ng CFO services? | 07:41 What is the difference between having an in-house CFO and outsourcing CFO service...
Jan 31, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Kristianne Reyes and Melody Paurillo are co-founders at KaHero. KaHero is a FREE cloud-based mobile POS and inventory system for your business, helping thousands of Filipino SME’s move forward. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:31 Ano ang KaHero? | 02:33 Ano ba muna ang POS (point of sale)? | 04:10 How does the KaHero mobile app for POS & inventory management work? | 05:47 KaHero has many users in the Philippines. Can we know some of them? | 07:32 What are the KaHero app's other features that our Filipin...
Jan 24, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Ethan Rose is the Founder of Pouch.ph. Pouch.ph is the PHP lightning wallet, powered by Bitcoin's lightning network. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:20 Ano ang Pouch.ph? | 02:37 What got you into the Philippines? :) | 06:00 How did you learn about Bitcoin and software development? | 10:21 What really is Bitcoin? | 15:32 What is the Bitcoin lightning network? | 18:44 What's special with the Pouch.ph wallet? | 23:05 What do you think about adoption of Bitcoin in the Philippines? | 26:49 Do you think Bitcoin ...
Jan 17, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 79
John Francis Reyes is the Founder, CEO, and Finance Lead at LifePrentice. LifePrentice is a peer-to-peer platform aiming to help young people improve their physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual health through wellness programs tailored to fit the needs of the youth. LifePrentice is part of the IDEA Incubation Program by PhilDev Foundation and the Department of Trade and Industry. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:43 Ano ang LifePrentice? | 02:15 Let’s start with some personal stories: Were there ...
Jan 10, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Valerie Fischer is the Chief Training Officer and Co-Founder at The Conversion Engine. The Conversion Engine is your all-in-one business powerhouse where you can easily set up drag & drop websites, sales funnels, online booking and e-mailing tools, e-commerce stores, and many more. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:22 Ano ang The Conversion Engine? | 03:22 Who can take advantage of The Conversion Engine’s all-in-one business powerhouse? | 05:07 Can we know some of The Conversion Engine's clients? 😊 | 07...
Jan 03, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Neil Soria is one of the Co-founders and CEO of Sociov. Sociov is an Alumni Engagement Platform with a specific focus on supporting academic institutions to provide career development services through soft skills mentorship. Sociov is part of the IDEA Incubation Program by PhilDev Foundation and the Department of Trade and Industry. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:40 Ano ang Sociov? | 02:51 Why focus on soft skills mentorship? | 06:32 Why are soft skills important in today's workplace? | 08:20 How does the...
Dec 27, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Carl Munsayac is the CEO and Co-Founder at AltSwitch. AltSwitch is a blockchain-based company creating the future of decentralized apps and services. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:30 Ano ang AltSwitch? | 04:15 What sets AltSwitch apart from other PH Web 3.0 startups? | 06:05 What is a smart contract? What are decentralized apps? | 10:22 In terms of other smart contract ecosystems like Ethereum, Cardano, Solana, what sets AltSwitch apart? | 17:07 For you, did blockchain knowledge come first or the entrepr...
Dec 20, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Enrique San Juan is Chief Marketing Genie/Officer at Oh My Genie!. Get everything you need in as fast as 30 minutes. Oh My Genie! ULTRA Fast is an AI-enabled last-mile delivery technology that aims to solve the Php 1 trillion losses in the online and e-commerce retail space in the Philippines. Oh My Genie! is also part of the IdeaSpace Accelerator Program Cohort 9 and has received a grant from DOST PCIEERD for the merit and novelty of their tech. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:44 Ano ang Oh My Genie!? | 0...
Dec 13, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Cindy Burdette is the CEO and Co-Founder at ALLCARE. ALLCARE is a platform that makes company benefits like HMO and insurance accessible to more Filipinos. ALLCARE won 2nd place at the recently concluded Ignite PH’s Wildfire Pitch Competition. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:36 Ano ang ALLCARE? | 02:34 What really is the essence of company or employee benefits? | 06:16 Who are these non-regular workers that ALLCARE is helping gain access to benefits? | 09:05 How are you specifically designing ALLCARE's pro...
Dec 06, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Bing Tan is the CEO and Co-Founder at Packworks. Packworks is the fastest growing B2B platform for community based micro-retailers with the widest network of 200,000 sari-sari stores in the Philippines and growing. Packworks won at Ignite 2022’s Wildfire Pitch Competition and will be representing the Philippines at the Startup World Cup Grand Finale next year. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:53 Ano ang Packworks? | 01:53 Why sari-sari stores? | 05:36 How does the Packworks app work? How can it benefit our ...
Nov 29, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Ron Oliver Clarin is the Founder and CEO of ROC.PH. ROC.PH is offering unlimited website, digital marketing, graphic design, and virtual assistant services for a fixed monthly fee. ROC.PH won 1st runner-up at last year’s Philippine Startup Challenge Region 4-A Pitching Competition. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:43 Ano ang ROC.PH? | 02:00 ROC.PH is offering UNLIMITED website, digital marketing, graphic design, and virtual assistance services. How does this work? | 06:10 ROC.PH has a portfolio of over 1000...
Nov 22, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Ana Calubad is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Britana Technologies. Britana Technologies is a SAAS company building enterprise-grade IT business applications for small and medium enterprises. Britana Technologies is part of the IDEA Incubation Program co-implemented by PhilDev Foundation and the Department of Trade and Industry. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:39 Ano ang Britana Technologies? | 01:11 Ano ba muna ang ERP? How do you aim to solve the problem of Filipino SME's? | 05:21 What is the edge o...
Nov 15, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Felix Asuncion is the Chief Revenue Officer and Co-Founder at Tetrix. The Tetrix Network is an interconnected ecosystem that aims to bridge the gap among all blockchain projects. Began in 2020, Tetrix is an effort to change the way blockchains are designed and developed for the digital space where communities, enterprises, governments, and individuals interact and coexist in the same ecosystem without having to worry about different blockchains. Tetrix also recently launched Pitaka, a crypto wal...
Nov 08, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Danica Octa is the Founder and CEO at Metamorphosis Group. Building your life, starting with your career. Metamorphosis Group is a tech-enabled career consultancy firm, dedicated to promoting career development in the Philippines. Metamorphosis Group is part of QBO Innovation Hub’s QMMUNITY and one of the top 12 finalists of the Arise Plus Ye! Accelerator Program co-implemented by IdeaSpace, QBO, DTI, and the International Trade Centre. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:02 Ano ang Metamorphosis Group? | 03:5...
Nov 01, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Louie Villalon is the Co-Founder and CTO at Dali Innovations. Dali Innovations is an energy startup focused on designing and creating sustainable energy solutions to bring positive impact and uplift the lives of Filipino communities. Dali Innovation’s flagship technology is VORTEx (or: versatile and offshore recyclable turbine for energy), which produces clean energy from tidal waves and wind, aiming to cater to off-grid areas in the Philippines. Dali Innovations is part of the IDEA Incubation P...
Oct 25, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Jan Pabellon is Chief Product Officer and founding team at Smile API. Smile API is providing instant access to employee-owned and authorized data for any employer or platform, with use cases on identity verification, reviewing employment history, fast-tracking applications, and informing credit approvals. In this episode, we'll get to know more about how Smile API is empowering people through data ownership and financial inclusion in the Philippines. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:51 Ano ang Smile API? | 0...
Oct 20, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Garrett Burnett (or Coach G) is the CEO and Co-Founder of 8CHAIN. 8CHAIN is an 8-in-1 cryptocurrency project, building ONE CHAIN at a time starting with MaxRep Workout-and-Earn. 8CHAIN envisions integrating real-world ecosystems into the metaverse while rewarding the community with 8CHAIN tokens. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:38 Ano ang 8CHAIN? | 19:36 What really is the Metaverse? Why should we get ready for it? | 30:12 How is the experience of building 8CHAIN in the Philippines? How is the Filipino Web ...
Oct 17, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 65
One of the things that people, especially students, who want to enter the startup world can do is to join as an intern or volunteer in Philippine startup activities. Hit two birds with one stone: learn & help build the Philippine startup industry. We've heard that QBO Innovation Hub and the Philippine Startup Week 2022 is calling for interns and volunteers! Let's know more about this with Dave del Rosario, QBO Innovation Hub's Head of Community and Ecosystem and one of the leads in the team ...
Oct 14, 2022•15 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Philippine Startup Week 2022, the Philippines' largest startup conference is happening this November 14-18! Mainly organized by QBO Innovation Hub, the Department of Trade & Industry, the Department of Information and Communications Technology, and the Department of Science and Technology, with this year's theme: "Homegrown Heroes: Cultivating Future Tech Giants." Dave del Rosario is QBO Innovation Hub's Head of Community and Ecosystem and one of the leads in the team behind Philippine Start...
Oct 13, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Raven Anot is the CEO and Co-Founder at Cleenvent. Phelps Laguna is the CTO and Co-Founder at Cleenvent. Cleenvent is offering an easy-to-adapt clean energy-based technology for households helping them achieve a more sustainable and better quality of life. Cleenvent’s flagship product is the solar-powered exhaust that helps improve ventilation while using renewable energy. Cleenvent is part of the IDEA Acceleration Program co-implemented by PhilDev Foundation and the Department of Trade and Indu...
Oct 12, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Charlie Coroza is the Co-Founder and COO of Twala. Alex Quinit is the Co-Founder and CTO of Twala. Twala is empowering businesses towards digital transformation with legally binding and secure digital signatures powered by blockchain smart contracts. Twala was part of the IdeaSpace Acceleration Program Cohort 9 and is one of the three startups that got invested by IdeaSpace Philippines. IN THIS EPISODE: 01:03 Ano ang Twala? | 04:45 Ano nga ba ang blockchain? | 08:20 Twala is building the Twala b...
Oct 04, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Round One is the first and only licensed equity crowdfunding platform in the Philippines, fully operated by the Eastern Securities and Development Corporation (ESDC). Round One is the Philippines' newest online platform that matches companies to potential investors from all over the country. Pitch, promote, and reach out to potential funders, all through the easy-to-use interface. Brandon Leong is the Business Unit Lead of Round One, also the Director and Vice President of Operations at ESDC. IN...
Sep 30, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Jae Mamorbor is the Founder and CEO at TakeFive Outdoors. TakeFive Outdoors is an outdoor-adventure company offering the best guided tours in the outdoor industry, also with an e-commerce platform for their partner communities to sell products online. TakeFive Outdoors is part of the ADVANCE Acceleration Program co-implemented by PhilDev Foundation and the Department of Trade and Industry. In this episode: 00:42 Ano ang TakeFive Outdoors? 01:08 Let's start with some personal stories: What got yo...
Sep 27, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Eli Rabadon is the Founder & CEO of DvCode Technologies. DvCode Technologies is a Philippine IT Solutions company specializing in blockchain smart contracts, digital wallets, cybersecurity, game app development, network infrastructure building, and the Web 3.0 ecosystem. DvCode Technologies’ flagship project is GladiatorDex, a web-based PvP, fast-paced, auto-battler, play-to-earn game. In this episode: 00:54 Ano ang DvCode Technologies? 02:32 Let's talk about your exciting flagship project: ...
Sep 22, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Victor Villafuerte is the President and Co-Founder at Kippap Education. Kippap Education is changing the way people learn, currently producing quality videos on engineering, math, and physics for students in the Philippines. In this episode: 00:24 Ano ang Kippap Education? 02:00 How exactly are you changing the way people learn? 04:31 Why is Kippap the Netflix of Education? :D 06:15 What are some principles you have in mind when creating educational material/videos? 07:48 Kippap Education is cur...
Sep 19, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 60
