The Bucketline

Lesson's Learned 1. Obstacles are just a way to move forward and produce game changing technologies 2. New innovation needs new business models to make it happen  eg NanoMY's Venture Builder Model 3. Deep tech is more complex than info tech but the payoffs are life altering breakthroughs Let us know your thoughts here.

Lesson's Learned. 1. Equity Crowd Funding can be a viable alternative to raise funding. (regulated by Securities Commission, 11 licensed platforms available, ability to raise up to 10M MYR (2.5M USD), secondary trading in shares allowed etc). 2. Difference between equity vs reward based crowdfunding. 3. Don't be shy to approach legal firms (they typically won't charge for the first consultation). Contact us here if you have any questions. Contact Izwan at Izwan & Partners 

Lesson's Learned 1. Relationship and reciprocity is everything in Arab culture. 2. Middle eastern investors prefers tangible assets .... for now. 3. Alternative methods of fund raising can be had for the right kind of deals eg Waqaf, Zakat etc. Message us here for your comments.

Lesson's Learned: 1. Making a dent in any endeavor is expensive, Malaysia still has capital to shepherd innovation 2. Gamechanger solutions need to be more than 10X improvement 3. Always fine tune your solution's "story" to make it easy for stakeholders to make decisions Be part of the discussion by leaving us a message here. 

Lesson's Learned 1. Baca "Crossing the Chasm" by Geoffrey A Moore. (Amazon) and figure out your attack strategy 2. Focus, focus and focus 3. Understand your product's "whole product" Contact kami kat sini kalau anda nak komen.

Lesson's Learned: 1. Systems design and optimized delivery process is critical for success for a Systems Integrator. 2. Focus on solving a business problem not a technical problem, learn from multiple industries. 3. Do get fooled by the latest technology hype, it's just a rebrand of past technologies by consultants. Message us your question on Whatsapp here.

Lesson's Learned dalam episod kali ini. 1. Do not hesitate to diversify your product when it makes sense. 2. Find a complementary co-founder to ease your burdens 3. Focus on your core competencies Join the conversation and message us via Whatsapp here.

Lesson's Learned in this episode. 1. Where are the "hottest" startup locations in ASEAN 2. His trials and tribulations as a VC and some tips 3. A vision of Pax ASEANA trade. If you have any questions you can message us here.

In this episode, we talk with Muhammad from Qiscus.com about the company and the journey they took to find product market fit. Lesson's Learned: 1. Don't bring a knife to a pistol shoot. (Pivot your product to avoid needless competition) 2. Be flexible with your customers to earn their loyalty. (Loose some to win forever) 3. Try to run counter to conventional thinking. (Expansion during the worse pandemic since 1918) Many more lesson's learned in this episode. Leave a message here if you have any questions for us or for Muhammad. Cheers. 

We are excited to announce a new special series Startup Nusantara. Firdaus will be discussing with founders and VCs from across the Malay archipelago from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Southern Thailand and Cambodia, probably stretching it a bit to Australia . Trying to find a common thread. Stay tuned because who knows, Firdaus might uncover potential unicorns among these startups. 

Merdeka Day has always been a special event for Malaysians. Every year there are massive celebrations held in all states with the main showcase being the National Day Parade. However as we are facing an unprecedented pandemic, these celebrations have been canceled. In light of this, what is Merdeka for you, your family, business, and the country? Share your thoughts with us by clicking on this link. In the meantime lets reinforce our financial management processes by listening again to Abdul Qadir Aros.

Laptop or iPad? Itu persolan untuk seorang founder yang ingin mencari device yang boleh jadi multiplier kepada produktiviti mereka. Apakah jawapan nya? Anda setuju tak dengan pendapat kami? Feedback di Whatsapp kami di sini.

Episode kali ini, kami berborak dengan CEO Acasia Communications Sdn Bhd, M.Satya Riayatsyah tentang kepentingan startups mempunyai mindset "Breakthrough" Leadership untuk mencapai misi mereka. Lesson's Learned: 1. Hands on experience trounce books experience in leadership 2. The devil's is in the details, so you can workaround your constraints 3. The dark side of leadership, not a popularity contest Join in perbincangan kami melalui Whatsapp di sini.

Baru-baru ini, KFC telah berkata yang depa nak start buat nuggets secara bioprinting. Test ini akan bermula pada akhir tahun ini di Russia. Kami pun terus nak tahu lebih tentang landskap bioengieered foods. So kami invite dan berborak dengan Dr Ashraf Rustam, seorang bio-researcher di UIA Kuantan. Antara perkara yang kami belajar: 1. Apa dia alternative meats vs replacement meats 2. Cost and motivation untuk guna bio foods 3. Safety dan halal thoughts on these type of foods So kalau anda nak tanya soalan lanjut, boleh lah send message kepada kami di sini.

Lesson's Learned. 1. Faktor-faktor yang boleh menyebabkan startup anda fail financially. 2. Perkara-perkara yang perlu diutamakan semasa managing your startup financials. 3. 30-20-10 Method untuk set harga jualan anda. Abdul Qadir Aros can be contacted at http://aqaros.com.my/ Join our discussion by leaving a message here. We may add you into our next episodes.

Firdaus dan Azwin berborak dengan Irwan Dahnil. Lesson's learned in this episode. 1) Need to be smart to manage your business especially your cost during this pandemic crisis. 2) Need a new and more agile local regulation to help the tourism industry pivot using digitalization. 3) Virtual Experience Tourism (VXT): why, what and how much? More info on MYVXT 2.0 will be shared soon. Join in our discussion and leave a message here.

Episod kali ini Azwin and Firdaus berborak dengan Farouk Khalid dari The Center of Applied Data Science. Antara key takeaways dari conversation ini adalah seperti berikut: Untuk survive change kita kena constantly upgrade our skills. Untuk create an unfair advantage in big data, kita kena ada total approach yang menyentuh business strategy, data elements, tech infrastructure and people. Untuk to take advantage of incoming trends in Big data, kita kena act sekarang. Join discussion kami by leaving a message for us here. 

Pada episod kali ini, roundtable team TDTV berdiskusi tentang e-wallets dan mobile payments semasa PKP.  Antara  aspek perbincangan  adalah seperti berikut. 1. Cerita tentang experience mereka using e-wallets masa PKP serta apa yang diorang like and dislike 2. What can be improved, solution yang fail, dan yang mana will dominate the market in the next 18 months 3. Wishlist dan future outlook untuk konsumer fintech tempatan  Join diskusi kami dengan menghantar soalan atau mesej di https://wa.me/601156304658

Dalam episod ini Azwin dan Firdaus berborak dengan Amin Rahman, founder of The Pejabat. Kami discuss tentang langkah-langkah yang dia ambik untuk make sure bisnes dia survive semasa dan selepas PKP. Lepas tu kami discuss tentang experience pakai e-commerce apps seperti Lazada, Shopee dan sebagainya. Akhir sekali kami go through the logical steps untuk start a bisnes using e-commerce apps.  Apps yang kami go through adalah seperti Yezza, Onpay, Shopify dan sebagai nya. Anyway, kalau nak berborak dengan kami, bolehlah Whatsapp kami di https://wa.me/601156304658 (Nota: Kami tak di sponsor oleh syarikat apps tersebut diatas ye!) Ciao.

Firdaus dan Azwin bercerita tentang experience mereka masa PKP. Kemudian macam mana Grab dan other e-hailing companies try to cope dengan segala constraints dalam masa ini. Kami juga menceritakan bagaimana smaller delivery companies macam Zepto Express dan sebagainya boleh attack market dan makan company besar macam Grab. Jika anda ada sebarang pertanyaan bolehlah berhubung dengan kami do https://wa.me/601156304658