Pitchdeck Asia

Ian Stewart is the co-founder of Security Risk, a SAAS Platform for Security Operations. Ian has over 20 years of experience in both military, police, and security operations across the world. He understands the frustrations and pain points faced by both security personnel on the ground and security managers. Globally, only 5% of security personnel use "Smart Solutions". 60% use Pen and Paper or Excel Sheets. For companies that understand the problem and have a strong go-to-market, growth potential is significant.

Joshua Chuah from Anzene shares his vision for better and cleaner energy management in smarter cities. Anzene manufacturers battery packs for smart emobility scooters. Currently in production and preparing initial trials in China. This podcast was brought to you by our sponsor K Startup Grand Challenge.

PDA158: Red Dino - Ecommerce Integration in Southeast Asia by Graham Brown

“Beginning is hard , continuing is harder. Creation is a long journey where most turns are wrong and most ends are dead” - Kevin Ashton (MIT) Our next guest on Pitchdeck Asia is here to share the journey of corporate engineer to startup entrepreneur. He took a step out of his comfort zone to build The Dream Factory in Melbourne. The Factory by Fab9 is a large makerspace providing a home for Product Entrepreneurs, makers, engineers and creatives alike. In this podcast we discuss some of the ideas that Fab9 has helped turn into reality through agile innovation - from PPE equipment for Covid19 protection to gifts for mothers and their babies. Hans also discusses mistakes made and the next steps on his journey involving online education and the skills needed to empower a community of Product Entrepreneurs, makers and creatives globally.

Welcome back to Season 2 of Pitchdeck Asia. It’s with much excitement I can introduce my next guests Asia because they’ve been on their own startup journey - Steven Tracy and Gerald And from Milieu. Since we last met in the studio, over 12 months ago, Milieu has grown from 12 to 39 people and successfully raised a series A round. Their journey continues to evolve as they are launching new market research products to help both government agencies and brands understand the underlying sentiments of consumers during the COVID19 period.

MMC Convert helps with accounting data migration, making the move from one software to the next a hassel-free experience. Co-founder Shanu Mehta joins Graham Brown in Pikkal studio today to share the story of MMC Convert: how it came about, and how it is solving small business's problems.

Adrien Jorge and John Khoo are back in the studio for an update on their journey with Propseller. Since the last appearance, Propseller has evolved and is now focused on creating an end to end experience in property sales, addressing the key challenges of property sellers. Adrien share insights on closure rates as well as other key metrics in the Singapore property industry.

Zave is a Corporate Governance platform for Growth Companies and their Corporate Secretary, helping to automate and streamline legal paperwork processes to make work flow smoother. In this episode, Alan shares his experience as a startup founder, giving great advice on people management and how to grow sustainably while keeping your ego in check.

In today's session, we welcome back the team from LifeVitae in studio again! LifeVitae is a platform that curates a user's life story through a series of questions, with the aim of showcasing a person's abilities and strengths beyond the traditional CV. This time, Founder Priya Sengupta is joined by Marketing and Outreach Manager Charishma Varghese to share with us how this game-changer product has developed with its new features, and of course, the stories that are behind each step of their growth.

Paul Byrne, CEO of Currencyfair joins us in the Pitchdeck Asia studio today. Currencyfair wants to address the problem of unfair currency transfers globally by building a trusted community of partners. Traditional currency transfers are slow and expensive, but that doesn't have to be the case. Paul shares insights into how they're solving the problem, how they work with banks and the human stories of how they change customer lives.

Adobha is a platform that specialises in providing affordable co-living spaces for expats. With six years of experience running a successful, profitable business, CEO and founder Ganesh Raam is looking for like-minded individuals who share his vision to join the team. If you are a software engineer, or someone with background in real estate sales, check out this conversation to see if Adobha is the company you want to help grow.

6 steps to creating your perfect pitch: Learn from Graham Brown, startup founder, angel investor, mentor and listener to hundreds of startups, on how to create the ultimate pitch deck to make your business stand out from amongst the noise and get the resources you need. Lesson 5 - What makes you different? Learn how to pitch your hypothesis, which will tell people how you will solve this problem differently.

6 steps to creating your perfect pitch: Learn from Graham Brown, startup founder, angel investor, mentor and listener to hundreds of startups, on how to create the ultimate pitch deck to make your business stand out from amongst the noise and get the resources you need. Lesson 7 - Getting back to the MONEY. Find out how to ask simply, be clear about how much you need and what you need it for to get the highest chance of success.

6 steps to creating your perfect pitch: Learn from Graham Brown, startup founder, angel investor, mentor and listener to hundreds of startups, on how to create the ultimate pitch deck to make your business stand out from amongst the noise and get the resources you need. Lesson 6 - Why you? Investors invest in the founder. Find out how to pitch yourself, your story and your passion, to let investors know that you’re the one they should put their money in.

6 steps to creating your perfect pitch: Learn from Graham Brown, startup founder, angel investor, mentor and listener to hundreds of startups, on how to create the ultimate pitch deck to make your business stand out from amongst the noise and get the resources you need. Enter the Hero. You are the hero, and you will provide the solution. How do you do it? Find out in this video.