Unreasonable
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThree leading venture capitalists and dinner pals based in Asia, Hian, Vishal and Michael sit down to discuss the unreasonable things that move the world – covering economics, politics and ongoing attempts to outwit each other.
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E18 What's unreasonable about VC's reputation, Southeast Asia's situation & yearly self-reflections?
January 03, 2024 09:46 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBSHOW NOTES 0.00 - Introductions, we're now on video 0.41 - Hian wears two watches and nobody knows why 2.44 - Venture capital has a reputation issue, or does it? 25.35 - Is not the time for a stronger crop of companies to emerge? 29.50 - Southeast Asia might be turning a corner 40.04 - Personal reflections on the year that was 52.38 - Closing thoughts, thanks 53.55 - Michael says something very wise The perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and...
E17 What's unreasonable about Koh Boon Hwee?
July 08, 2023 04:35 - 1 hour - 25.7 MBSHOW NOTES: 0.00 - Laser, fillers, and a red face 0.43 - Say hello to Koh Boon Hwee 2.24 - Koh Boon Hwee, startups and his first investment 9.12 A cold email leads to investing into Razor 10.58 Betting on the right person, but wrong idea 20.05 Making SGX a sustainable platform, Singapore & risk 25.30 - The market reset, investing on instinct, experts & lessons from his past 35.24 - Koh Boon Hwee, Hewlett Packard and a slide rule 40.09 - Investing on people inside or outside an industry ...
E16 What's unreasonable about venture capitalists, mistakes and walking into a bar?
May 26, 2023 01:55 - 44 minutes - 18.1 MBSHOW NOTES: 0.00 -3.17: Two men walk into a bar, one is a VC 3.27- 8.18: Intros, birthdays and mercury retrograde 8.18 - 29.00: Becoming, being and seeing SEA venture capitalists for over a decade 29.00 - 39.50 Does venture capital need a rebrand? 39.50 - END: Mistakes, redos and do-differentlies The perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. This is not investment advice.
E15 What's unreasonable about our predictions, the "Shou" trial and our listener questions?
April 21, 2023 00:55 - 38 minutes - 15.5 MBSHOW NOTES: 0.00-0.49 “Stop interrupting us” 0.49 -3.55 What’s been keeping us busy 3.55 - 10.45 - Checking in our (Hian’s, really) 2023 predictions 10.45-18.50 - The “Shou” trial: Tiktok vs. Congress 18.50-37.40 - Answering questions from our Unreasonable listeners The perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. This is not investment advice.
E14 What's unreasonable about the best advice we've ever been given?
March 21, 2023 09:51 - 39 minutes - 16.3 MBSHOW NOTES: 00.00 - Vishal has GREY hair 1.07 - Should you do an MBA, and when? 10.51 - What did Michael's grandfather tell him? 17.19 - Is making the perfect choice paralysing? 21.10 - What advice did Hian get about his peer group at 28? 28.15 - What is Michael's advice about being an angel investor? 32.50 - Wait, VC is not about investing...? The perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. This is not investm...
E13 What's unreasonable about our predictions for 2023?
February 03, 2023 09:19 - 48 minutes - 19.6 MBSHOW NOTES 0.00 - Intros & Defining the relationship 05:22 - Predictions for 2023 47.26 - Closing out The perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. This is not investment advice.
E12 What's unreasonable about Darius, second time founders and angel investing?
December 06, 2022 06:15 - 50 minutes - 20.7 MBSHOW NOTES (with special guest) 0.34- Introduction 2.06 - Welcome to the unreasonable guest 7.33 - What it is to be a founder 13.18 - The 99.co journey and what kind of founder you need to be 19.40 - Adam Neuman is back and what a second founder should take away and learn 34.42 - how to select founders as an angel 42.26 - The role of a chairman in a nutshell The perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. This...
E11 What's unreasonable about F1, the e-Conomy SEA report & EF pulling out?
November 20, 2022 07:48 - 42 minutes - 17.2 MBShow Notes: 00.00 Introductions, F1 and Singapore events 05:27 Discussing the e-Conomy SEA Report 20:04 Thoughts on EF leaving the region and deep tech 39:40 Closing thoughts and portfolio days The perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. This is not investment advice.
E10 What's unreasonable about VC's fundraising, LPs and rethinking valuations?
August 16, 2022 06:41 - 49 minutes - 20.3 MBSHOW NOTES: 0.00- 5.18: Intros 5.18 -20.44: VC fundraising in tough times 20.44 -25.30: What it takes to pitch 25.30-35.24: The right shape of an LP pool 35.24-49.30: Rethinking valuations, intentions and adapting 49.30 - end: Closing remarks The perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. This is not investment advice.
E9 What's unreasonable about winters, crossover funds, value corrections, sunshine and rainbows?
June 22, 2022 07:29 - 43 minutes - 17.6 MBSHOW NOTES: 0.28 Introductions 13.28 Crossover funds in SEA 20.40 Startups, valuations and raising 28.06 Startup founding, growing and exiting in down cycles 38.40 What to do as a founder now? Follow us at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unreasonable-podcast/ Note: app perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. This is not investment advice.
E8 What's unreasonable about diverse career experiences, web3 investing and community, BNB Chain and improv?
April 21, 2022 09:37 - 52 minutes - 21.4 MBWith unreasonable guest Gwendolyn Regina, Investment Director at BNB Chain. SHOW NOTES: 0.00 Introductions 0.42 Gwen Introduction 2.40 Gwen’s career 6.48 The ecosystem - startup and crypto 11.14 Power of diverse experiences and a common thread 23.23 Breaking into the web3 community 28.58 BNB Chain 34.57 Key web3 themes 44.22 Emergence and complex systems 45.44 Life outside web3 for Gwen 47.29 Unreasonable does improv Follow us at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unreasonable-podcast/ ...
E7 What's unreasonable about founding and exiting a company, the life that follows and a remote control surfboard?
March 03, 2022 05:34 - 34 minutes - 14.1 MBWith unreasonable guest, Cameron Priest. SHOW NOTES: 0.42 Introducing Cameron Priest and TradeGecko 3.56 The early startup scene in 2012 7.11 Knowing you've got product-market fit and scaling 9.04 Hire fast, fire fast and working with family 10.54 Ups and downs of the exit process and growing pains 16.50 The hardest things about being a founder and choosing the right B2B customers 21.22 From being a founder to being a small cog in a big machine 24.10 The benefits of voracious reading ...
E6 What's unreasonable about Vishal's career choices and the mental strain on founders, fundraising, VCs?
February 01, 2022 08:03 - 53 minutes - 21.8 MBHappy Lunar New Year 2022 SHOW NOTES 0.00 Intros and the joy of a dinner 1.06 Vishal's origin story; from lawyer to venture capitalist 21.00 The mental strain on founders (incl. Hian's experience) 44.10 The pressures on venture capitalists 52.50 Closing out with catching Pokemons and a Happy Lunar New Year Follow Unreasonable https://twitter.com/podunreasonable Note: all perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. T...
E5 What’s unreasonable about disconnecting, 2022 trends, laziness and cricket?
January 14, 2022 06:38 - 46 minutes - 18.8 MBHappy New Year! SHOW NOTES: 0.00 Christmas travels, disconnecting and burnout 10.36 Trends for 2022 19.13 Web3.0 26.31 China3.0 36.52 Angel List as a true VC innovation 31.03 Quick commerce & Southeast Asia 41.03 Conclusions 44.09 Airplane films and cricket Follow Unreasonable https://twitter.com/podunreasonable Note: all perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. This is not investment advice.
E4 What's unreasonable about VC fundraising, Sequoia's new model and cheeky monkeys?
November 30, 2021 02:47 - 44 minutes - 18.2 MBSHOW NOTES: 0.00 Reflections, NFT exhibitions, cricket, Hian says’ cheeky monkey.’ 6.08 VCs and fundraising 25.52 Thoughts on Sequoia and their new fund structure 37.01 Angel List as a true VC innovation 42.42 What's coming up for the Unreasonables Follow Unreasonable https://twitter.com/podunreasonable Note: all perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. This is not investment advice.
E3 What's unreasonable about choosing founders, investing in founders, attracting talent and Meta?
November 15, 2021 10:39 - 41 minutes - 16.9 MBSHOW NOTES: 0.00 Introductions, flying and the UAE 1.24 Hian and the Openspace origin story 11.21 What we look for in a founding team when they pitch to us 25.16 How we've seen founder's attract the right talent 37.24 Quick reflections on the Facebook/Meta rebrand Follow the Unreasonable https://twitter.com/podunreasonable Note: all perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. This is not investment advice. http://w...
E2 What's unreasonable about failure, underdogs, Southeast Asia investing and Myanmar?
October 26, 2021 10:22 - 48 minutes - 19.8 MBShow Notes: 00:00 Reflection on the last pod, the cease and desist 01:31 Failure, startups and investors 11:19 Why we like the underdog startups 16.40 Michael Blakey’s story, dyslexia and playing the system 19.22 Investing beyond Indonesia 37.08 Myanmar, startup experiences and the ASEAN summit flex Follow the Unreasonable https://twitter.com/podunreasonable Note: all perspectives shared in the Unreasonable Podcast belong to the individuals and are not representative of any firm. This...
E1 What's unreasonable about Evergrande, cryptocurrency, Singapore COVID and James Bond?
October 11, 2021 08:26 - 52 minutes - 21.5 MBShow Notes: 0:00 Introducing the unreasonable 3 members and their stories. 17.14 Talking about Evergrande, the situation in China and what it might mean for Southeast Asia 34.28 Crypto-currency hype, China regulations, the DUPG framework, and a high-performing trading hamster 44.49 Singapore COVID, families and managing restrictions 51.27 James Bond, shaken or stirred? Follow The Unreasonables https://twitter.com/podunreasonable Note: all perspectives shared in the Unreasonable P...