Startup Snapshot

How bad leadership culture can ruin a business

In an exclusive interview with Startup Snapshot, Jonathan Low talks about his stint at Honestbee for the first time since leaving his post as co-founder, discussing the management missteps that led to bad leadership culture and how it played a role in the company’s recent troubles.

Pivoting in the face of an unscalable business model

Joel Neoh, founder and CEO of Fave, shares on this episode of Startup Snapshot the challenges he faced in his early days as a student entrepreneur and how he later had to make the difficult decision to pivot a previous business when he realized it was operating at a loss.

Attaining and losing a billion-dollar market cap

On this episode of Startup Snapshot, Amrit Kumar, co-founder of blockchain platform Zilliqa, discusses the chain of events that led the company to surpass a market cap of US$1 billion, and how some missteps and market fluctuations led to a drop in its coin’s ranking.

How regulatory changes almost crushed this fintech startup

This episode on Startup Snapshot, Funding Societies co-founder Kelvin Teo talks about his relationship with his co-founder and how they overcame the odds when the business was almost wiped out by regulatory changes.

What's brewing at Tech in Asia

Today, Tech in Asia is launching the second season of the Startup Snapshot podcast, featuring the roller coaster ride that founders face as they overcome the challenges associated with running a startup. 
But that’s not the only thing we’ve been up to. On the first episode of this new season, Tech in Asia chief operating officer Maria Li catches us up on the company’s exciting projects and its plans for the Asian startup ecosystem.

A business born out of a blog

On this episode of Startup Snapshot, Joline Tang, founder of The Sustainability Project, shares how she got into sustainable living, her journey as a startup founder, and the challenges she faces as a “solopreneur.”

Understanding the struggles of the bike-sharing market

Qiq Global chief operating officer Dalston Pung shares why he thinks the company can succeed where some bike-sharing operators have failed on this episode of Startup Snapshot.

Trouble in paradise: Dealing with a difficult co-founder

On this episode of Startup Snapshot, Eugene Soh, founder of VR startup Mind Palace, opens up about having to fire his co-founder for the betterment of the business.

Startup Snapshot

To give a voice to Asia’s early-stage startup founders, Tech in Asia is launching a podcast called Startup Snapshot, where we speak to tech founders and industry leaders to hear about the challenges they’re facing and how they’re innovating in their verticals. 
Let us know what you think at podcast@techinasia.com. 
Happy listening!