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Instead of Humble bragging and sharing wins. lets dive deep into the Mistakes that shaped us along the way. Tune into Founder f**k ups!
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S1E22 Building the wrong solution with Jingjing Zhong
The conversation delves into the proven hypothesis trap, the challenges of solving the scheduling problem, the pivotal moment of pivoting the business, and the strategy of building in public. Jing…
S1E22 5 Red Flags Killing Your Startup (Before You Even Know It) - With Admond Lee
Admond Lee, founder of The Runway Ventures, shares insights on the five most common red flags that signal a startup's path to failure. These red flags include growing too fast, spending too much,…
S1E20 The "Firefighter" Trap Killing Your Startup - With Tiffany Khoo
Tiffany, the founder of WeAssist, shares her experience with the Founder's Fix-It Trap, the process of restructuring her company, and the shift in leadership and empowerment. The conversation delves…
S1E19 The Hustle Culture Lie: Why Your Startup is Failing - with Donald Ng
Stop burning out and start building—hustle culture is a recipe for disaster that leads to poor sales and hiring chaos.Get your AI Founder Coach at: www.ai.founderfuckups.coIn this episode of Founder…
S1E18 "I gave away 50% equity to the wrong partner" - With Reuben Liu
The conversation delves into the pitfalls of early equity distribution, its impact on company operations, and the transition to a new partnership. Reuben's experience highlights the importance of…
S1E16 The EXPENSIVE "Applause" Trap. Why Your Customers Love you, BUT WONT PAY - with Simone Macario
The conversation delves into the challenges of building a company on the frontier, the discovery of Sharly, the gravity gap, the challenges of building from Malaysia, the pivot from B2C to B2B, the…
S1E16 Stop Building Zombie Startups: How I Learned to Give Up Fast - With Daniel Cerventus Lim
Success is the ultimate blindfold. Daniel Cerventus Lim reveals how a 20-year track record of winning almost led him off a cliff—and why the smartest founders are the ones who know how to give up…
S1E15 #15 "I built THEIR brand with my BLOOD & SWEAT - But they tried to sue" - With Selina Chew
The conversation with Dr. Selina Chew revolves around the journey of transitioning from a franchise to an independent brand. It explores the challenges, realizations, and strategic decisions involved…
S1E14 #14 "Venture Capital is a People Business (AND MOST PEOPLE ARE F**KING UP)" With Kevin Brockland
The conversation delves into the world of venture capital, exploring the complexities of betting on people, misjudging human nature, the psychological trap of the savior complex, the reputational…
S1E13 #13 "My team was 66% sales, & 33% product, and we still couldn't scale" with Max Armbruster
The conversation delves into the drive of entrepreneurs to control their own destiny and the strategic blind spot in non-technical founders. It also explores a decade of hiring mistakes and the…
S1E12 #12 "I Didn’t Ask for Help… and Paid for It as a Founder" with Joseph Chin
Joseph Chin shares his journey of self-reliance and the hidden costs associated with it. He discusses the challenges of realizing the mistake, the process of delegation, and the turning point in his…
S1E11 #11 "We got so focused on distribution that our product caused high churn" with Ashvin Praveen
The conversation delves into the challenges of achieving sustainable growth and the importance of user retention as a key metric for product success. It explores the illusion of growth through…
S1E10 #10 "I didn’t protect my IP, and lost to my own materials in a pitch” with Adrian Waters
Join us as we dive into the entrepreneurial journey of Adrian, founder of Whizbang Idea and partner at Nexia Corporate Innovation. Discover the lessons he learned the hard way about intellectual…
S1E9 #9 "I accidentally built a charity that nearly burnt all our cash away" with Le Yi Khor
Join us as we dive into the entrepreneurial journey of Lei Ye, founder of OttoDot, a company revolutionizing education through math and science on Roblox. Discover the challenges faced, lessons…
S1E8 #8 "Trust Too Early, Autonomy Too Fast — When “Hands Off” Becomes the F**k Up" with Deric Yee
In this episode, Ben Bagg interviews Deric Yee, founder of Sigma School, about the challenges and lessons learned in scaling a startup. Deric shares his experience of hiring too quickly and…
S1E7 #7 "Building businesses purely to make money burnt me out" with Serena Lam
Is your startup idea actually aligned with who you are? In this episode, Serena Lam, founder of Fuzzy AI, gets candid about the messy reality of entrepreneurship.Serena opens up about her early…
#6 "Running out of runway, whilst NOT focusing on distribution" with Thalia Bondoc
In this episode, we sit down with Thalia, the founder of Eduloco, who shares her journey from burning cash on a promising idea to transforming her business by focusing on sales and mentorship. Thalia…
#5 "Expanding too quickly nearly broke us" with Michael Helfman
Join us as we dive into the entrepreneurial journey of Michael Helfman, the visionary behind Mikey's, one of Malaysia's most iconic pizza brands. Discover how Michael scaled rapidly, faced challenges…
S1E1 #1 “The Horizontal Monster" with Shuk Huay Koh (Jensi.io)
in this episode, I sit down with Shuk Huay Koh, Co-Founder of Jensi.io, a project management tool built with big ambitions — and an even bigger lesson. Shuk and her team set out to create a flexible,…
#2 "Bad advice leads to Pivot Nightmare" With Ajinkya Bhat
Join us on Founder Fuckups as we dive into the journey of Ajinkya, a deep tech founder in healthcare. Discover the challenges faced during a pivotal moment in his startup, Seamless, and learn how to…
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