Building a Business: Recent Episodes
Shawn Teng
In the final episode of Building a Business, we air the second part of my discussion with Scoby Boo that happened last month. The podcast has run its course, and keeping it active will require a lot of resources on my part. I hope the brief life of Building a Business has entertained you.
This week Eddie was caught in a dilemma of whether to pivot or persevere in light of the extended lockdowns here in Malaysia.
As the pandemic shuts down businesses again, Raymond shares his experience managing the shortening runway and the team's mental health.
in this episode, Eddie found himself rather aimless as all startup founders can relate to at some point, being self-motivators most of the time. There were also some unsuccessful ventures that became valuable lessons for future opportunities.
Catching up and sharing about additional complementary products the team will be rolling out, and reflecting on operational and logistics difficulties.
Introducing our new Entrepreneur, Prabha of Weekday Bakers. Prabha lost her job during the early COVID days, and couldn't land a new one. So she used baking as a way to cope with the stress. This led to quite possibly the opportunity of a lifetime.
This week we talked about striking a balance between customizing our business for our clients and keeping true to our MVP. We also talked about the importance of the CEO not being bogged down by day-to-day operations.
This month we talked about how to allocate budget properly using the Cost/Benefit Analysis, how to build a 'bread and butter' service range, preparing for Mother's Day sale, and more.
This month we caught up on Swag Sarang's strategies during the MCO and alternative opportunities in anticipation of Ramadan month
This month, Raymond from AFA talked about how the sports industry operated during MCO 2.0, his dabbling into Clubhouse, and more.
Eddie of December First Florist shares his vulnerable side as a new self-starter, for the first time being completely unsure of how the future holds.
In our returning episode, we talked about what happened in the past month, explored some methods of increasing reach, and talked about surfing.
This week we embark on a new journey with Diyana and Swag Sarang Holidays, a tourism company that provides customised honest and halal travel solutions with a WOW-Factor.
We begin our journey with Raymond of Athletes For Athletes (AFA), a tech startup attempting to disrupt the sports arena industry. If you're interested in the tech startup journey in Malaysia, you will wanna listen to this.
Displaced by the COVID pandemic, Eddie sets up his own little online florist shop from home. We start our adventure with him.
We introduced the founders, teased out their origin story, talked a little bit on their initial struggles, and more.