Startup Vietnam: Recent Episodes
Michael Claro
Brought to you by Cekindo: https://www.cekindo.vn/. Startup Vietnam interviews foreigners who have established a company in Vietnam. Guests share their experiences of operating a business in Vietnam, discuss challenges they've faced along the way, and offer advice to those thinking of starting up in the country.If you're a foreigner who has started a business in Vietnam, you can contact the host, Michael, at michael.claro@cekindo.com to be on the podcast.
About Evit:
EVIT is an organization that brings together members from two continents with a similar purpose: connecting people and developing relationships between Europe and Vietnam. EVIT's mission is to support technology exchange and connect similar-minded people from the IT industry around Europe and Asia.
https://evit-org.com/
About Cekindo / InCorp Group:
Having been in the industry for over 10 years, Cekindo as a part of InCorp Group is the trusted counsellor, advisor and business partner to many business leaders and organisations across all industries. Cekindo’s mission is to prepare your global business for local success in Vietnam.
Cekindo provides market entry services to companies and investors who want to enter new markets across South-East Asia. From product registration and company registration to visas and work permit, Cekindo is committed to supporting you in every step in your business from every city in Vietnam. Our team of highly skilled legal experts & consultants are ready to create a tailor-made business entry plan for you and implement it seamlessly.
Find out more: https://www.cekindo.vn/
About Semdi Solutions:
Semdi Solutions is a consulting company supporting organizations in creating higher effectiveness, alignment, leadership and team enablement by following Agile values and principles. Founded in 2012, Semdi Solutions has been supporting organizations in Vietnam, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Switzerland and the US with training, consulting, mentoring & coaching to achieve better outcomes with agility.
Semdi Solutions is a pioneer of Agile in Vietnam: We are the only Vietnamese-based providers of Management 3.0, Agile People and 4 Pillars Leadership, which all address Agile from a leadership and non-IT perspective.
The founders have been part of the Agile community since the inception of Agile Vietnam in 2008 and were involved in almost all Vietnamese Agile conferences as volunteers, organizers, sponsors and speakers and additionally spoke at conferences within Asia, such as at Agile Tours in Singapore, Osaka, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, as well as at the Regional Scrum Gatherings in Ho Chi Minh City & Nepal.
Find out more: https://www.semdi.vn/
About Cekindo:
Having been in the industry for over 10 years, Cekindo as a part of InCorp Group is the trusted counsellor, advisor and business partner to many business leaders and organisations across all industries. Cekindo’s mission is to prepare your global business for local success in Vietnam.
Cekindo provides market entry services to companies and investors who want to enter new markets across South-East Asia. From product registration and company registration to visas and work permit, Cekindo is committed to supporting you in every step in your business from every city in Vietnam. Our team of highly skilled legal experts & consultants are ready to create a tailor-made business entry plan for you and implement it seamlessly.
Find out more: https://www.cekindo.vn/
About House of Aris:
House of Aris is an ethical online fashion brand, featuring colorful and unique pieces designed by Aris Van Calster. It was created to inspire dreamers whilst highlighting the process, people and beauty behind slow fashion.
Find out more: https://houseofaris.com/
About Cekindo:
Having been in the industry for over 10 years, Cekindo as a part of InCorp Group is the trusted counsellor, advisor and business partner to many business leaders and organisations across all industries. Cekindo’s mission is to prepare your global business for local success in Vietnam.
Cekindo provides market entry services to companies and investors who want to enter new markets across South-East Asia. From product registration and company registration to visas and work permit, Cekindo is committed to supporting you in every step in your business from every city in Vietnam. Our team of highly skilled legal experts & consultants are ready to create a tailor-made business entry plan for you and implement it seamlessly.
Find out more: https://www.cekindo.vn/
About Fika:
Fika is Vietnam's fastest-growing female-focused AI social and dating app, founded by Denise Sandquist with a background at Goldman Sachs and the Stockholm School of Economics, and Oscar Xing Luo, Engineering Physics and Machine Learning graduate from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, previous background at iFlytek, China's biggest AI company.
Fika has almost 1 million downloads in Vietnam in less than 1 year and has the vision to individualize the matchmaking process, being a full-journey social & dating app from getting to know oneself, understanding what one is looking for, meeting the person in Fika, and continuing the relationship in Fika's Couples Version. One of Fika's USPs is that the app only has 100% manually verified users, taking safety and authenticity very seriously. Fika aims to become Vietnam's biggest dating app before expanding out in Southeast Asia.
https://keepfika.com/
About Cekindo:
Having been in the industry for over 10 years, Cekindo as a part of InCorp Group is the trusted counsellor, advisor and business partner to many business leaders and organisations across all industries. Cekindo’s mission is to prepare your global business for local success in Vietnam.
Cekindo provides market entry services to companies and investors who want to enter new markets across South-East Asia. From product registration and company registration to visas and work permit, Cekindo is committed to supporting you in every step in your business from every city in Vietnam. Our team of highly skilled legal experts & consultants are ready to create a tailor-made business entry plan for you and implement it seamlessly.
Find out more: https://www.cekindo.vn/
About Birchbury Shoes:
Birchbury sells minimalist leather shoes that are designed for the natural shape and movement of human feet.
https://birchbury.com/
About Cekindo:
Having been in the industry for over 10 years, Cekindo as a part of InCorp Group is the trusted counsellor, advisor and business partner to many business leaders and organisations across all industries. Cekindo’s mission is to prepare your global business for local success in Vietnam.
Cekindo provides market entry services to companies and investors who want to enter new markets across South-East Asia. From product registration and company registration to visas and work permit, Cekindo is committed to supporting you in every step in your business from every city in Vietnam. Our team of highly skilled legal experts & consultants are ready to create a tailor-made business entry plan for you and implement it seamlessly.
Find out more: https://www.cekindo.vn/
About this Episode:
In this episode I talk to Latif Sim, Chief Strategy Officer at BeLive technology. BeLive Technology offers fully customized live streaming platforms that give customers full ownership of their own livestreaming platform. BeLive gives companies full control of user data, allows them to sell directly to consumers in the livestream, and takes customer engagement to the next level. We’ll talk to Latif more about BeLive Technology and how they are changing the game when it comes to livestreaming.
To learn more about BeLive, visit:
tech.belive.sg
About Cekindo:
Having been in the industry for over 10 years, Cekindo as a part of InCorp Group is the trusted counsellor, advisor and business partner to many business leaders and organisations across all industries. Cekindo’s mission is to prepare your global business for local success in Vietnam.
Cekindo provides market entry services to companies and investors who want to enter new markets across South-East Asia. From product registration and company registration to visas and work permit, Cekindo is committed to supporting you in every step in your business from every city in Vietnam. Our team of highly skilled legal experts & consultants are ready to create a tailor-made business entry plan for you and implement it seamlessly.
Find out more: https://www.cekindo.vn/
In this Episode we talk to Stefan Rosner, Founder and Project manager at RSP International. RSP International is a Business Consultancy firm located in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, that offers Consulting Business Process Management, Research and Brand design services.
We discuss with Stefan about the importance of processes for business success, hi s inspiration for starting a business in Vietnam, and key lessons he’s learned on his journey so far.
About Stefan Roesner
Stefan Roesner is a German born, Scottish Educated Professional with 17-years’ experience in Project Management, Strategic Planning and Business Process Management. His career spans from working for a international UK Bank, a German Tax Consultancy Firm, a Singapore-based Software company to his own consultancy from in Vietnam. He always highlights that the work with clients from all over the world is probably one of the most enjoyable part of his journey so far.
While he is not working, he loves getting away from the desk to explore the depth of the ocean, enjoying local (or any) food he can find, or just finding time to relax with a ca phe sua da.
He is also a big football supporter, and he was previously a semi-professional football referee in Scotland.
About RSP International
RSP International is a Consultancy firm based in HCMC, Vietnam, providing different services that can help future proof businesses in these changing times.
With our dedicated and passionate team we can help businesses with Project Management for critical projects, provide Business Consultancy to structure a business plan, define and improve Business Processes and handle the Brand Identify of an organisation – including logo and packaging design.
We aim to do business the right way and create a partnership of trust with our clients in Vietnam, US and Europe.
www.rsp-intl.com
About Cekindo:
Having been in the industry for over 10 years, Cekindo as a part of InCorp Group is the trusted counsellor, advisor and business partner to many business leaders and organisations across all industries. Cekindo’s mission is to prepare your global business for local success in Vietnam.
Cekindo provides market entry services to companies and investors who want to enter new markets across South-East Asia. From product registration and company registration to visas and work permit, Cekindo is committed to supporting you in every step in your business from every city in Vietnam. Our team of highly skilled legal experts & consultants are ready to create a tailor-made business entry plan for you and implement it seamlessly.
Find out more: https://www.cekindo.vn/
About This Episode:
Five years ago Rooster was started with the simple vision of being classic. We wanted to create a range of easy drinking beers that would appeal to the Vietnamese market.
We wanted to avoid the pretension of craft, the adjuncts, the silly names, the exclusive nature that by nature excludes. Beer can just be beer; beer can be better but better beer can be for everyone!
While craft was getting some attention from Westerners and first adopters in Vietnam, Rooster was busy plucking away at our vision. A vision that wasn’t transplanted from US craft culture but a brand that was entirely Vietnamese and timeless. We designed a brand that fit the culture, that had drinkability at its forefront, simply crushable and local. You want that on ice? Sure… Do it… This is your beer.
What is important to us? Making beer… Honest clean refreshing beer for the people. We have accomplished this, and the incredible loyalty Rooster receives has been our payment.
www.roosterbeers.com
About Cekindo:
Having been in the industry for over 10 years, Cekindo as a part of InCorp Group is the trusted counsellor, advisor and business partner to many business leaders and organisations across all industries. Cekindo’s mission is to prepare your global business for local success in Vietnam.
Cekindo provides market entry services to companies and investors who want to enter new markets across South-East Asia. From product registration and company registration to visas and work permit, Cekindo is committed to supporting you in every step in your business from every city in Vietnam. Our team of highly skilled legal experts & consultants are ready to create a tailor-made business entry plan for you and implement it seamlessly.
Find out more: https://www.cekindo.vn/
About This Episode:
Organizational development requires a new normal to ensure business success. Our coaching and training programs help ambitious professionals, leaders, and teams optimize performance through the science of well-being, mindset and human behavior. Together, we can improve the quality of leadership, innovation, collaboration, and communication in your business.
Website:
https://www.repurpose-you.com/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-reed/
Email:
brad@repurpose-you.com
About Cekindo Vietnam:
Having been in the industry for over 10 years, Cekindo as a part of InCorp Group is the trusted counsellor, advisor and business partner to many business leaders and organisations across all industries. Cekindo’s mission is to prepare your global business for local success in Vietnam. Cekindo provides market entry services to companies and investors who want to enter new markets across South-East Asia. From product registration and company registration to visas and work permit, Cekindo is committed to supporting you in every step in your business from every city in Vietnam. Our team of highly skilled legal experts & consultants are ready to create a tailor-made business entry plan for you and implement it seamlessly.
Find out more: https://www.cekindo.vn/
About This Episode:
We talk to Jessica Marber, Managing Director of Is It Meat?, a plant based foods company in ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
About The Company:
Is It Meat? is a plant-based meat company based in Ho Chi Minh City. The idea behind Is It Meat? is to create nutritious plant-based meats without compromising on taste. Is It Meat? products contain similar amounts (or more) proteins as their animal meat equivalents, with no antibiotics, no hormones, no cholesterol and no animal cruelty. They are also full of B vitamins! Why should you have to sacrifice the crunch and taste of that burger patty and those nuggets you so often crave? Why give up the flavour of those beautiful breakfast sausages if you can have an alternative, which makes you and the planet feel good?
Find out more: https://www.facebook.com/isitmeat
About Cekindo Vietnam:
Having been in the industry for over 10 years, Cekindo as a part of InCorp Group is the trusted counsellor, advisor and business partner to many business leaders and organisations across all industries. Cekindo’s mission is to prepare your global business for local success in Vietnam. Cekindo provides market entry services to companies and investors who want to enter new markets across South-East Asia. From product registration and company registration to visas and work permit, Cekindo is committed to supporting you in every step in your business from every city in Vietnam. Our team of highly skilled legal experts & consultants are ready to create a tailor-made business entry plan for you and implement it seamlessly.
Find out more: https://www.cekindo.vn/
About this Episode:
In this episode we interview Greg Hitz, Co-Founder of Xin Seltzer, an all natural, sugar free beverage company. Greg discusses his reasons for starting a business in Vietnam, opportunities in the Vietnamese market, and challenges he has overcome so far.
About the Company:
"Xin Seltzer is the first seltzer and hard seltzer in Viet Nam made from just real fruit. No added sugar. Xin Seltzer makes drinks that are true. So you can be true to yourself. Based in HCMC."
Find out more: https://www.facebook.com/xinseltzer
About Cekindo Vietnam:
Having been in the industry for over 10 years, Cekindo as a part of InCorp Group is the trusted counsellor, advisor and business partner to many business leaders and organisations across all industries. Cekindo’s mission is to prepare your global business for local success in Vietnam. Cekindo provides market entry services to companies and investors who want to enter new markets across South-East Asia. From product registration and company registration to visas and work permit, Cekindo is committed to supporting you in every step in your business from every city in Vietnam. Our team of highly skilled legal experts & consultants are ready to create a tailor-made business entry plan for you and implement it seamlessly.
Find out more: https://www.cekindo.vn/