The challenges of rebranding a family business are relatable, but not unique to her story. That being said, the iterative development approach and resilience Yvon demonstrated are a masterclass in entrepreneurship. Great episode!

Yvon’s insights on teaching kids about failure resonate so deeply-such a valuable lesson for all parents. Her emphasis on teaching kids resilience is commendable but might be idealistic in some contexts.

The cultural awareness she brought into expanding to China shows the importance of mutual respect in global business. It's amazing to see how storytelling played such a pivotal role in breaking into the Chinese market. Well done!

The quality of guests are going up as well. You got an EY Entrepreneur of the Year! Wow!

Yvon Bock's journey is incredibly inspiring-she turned her personal struggles into a game-changing product for mothers worldwide! Great #founderstories!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

🚀 From Stay-at-Home Mom to Global Entrepreneur 🌏 Here are the key takeaways from our conversation: 1⃣ Purpose-Driven Innovation: Yvon turned personal struggles as a working mom into a vision, creating Hegen’s patented baby bottles to simplify the lives of modern mothers. Her journey involved relentless prototyping, resilience, and unwavering belief in her mission. 2⃣ Expanding to China: Breaking into the Chinese market, Yvon shared how she chose a distributor aligned with her values and leveraged live streaming to connect with millions, proving the power of authentic storytelling. 3⃣ Advocacy & Vision: Hegen isn’t just about products-it’s about changing mindsets. Yvon champions the idea of “breast and bottle,” supporting mothers to juggle careers, social lives, and motherhood without guilt. Her goal? To serve 100 million mothers worldwide.

Too much big funds but no place to deploy!

Loved the explainer - clear and concise!!!

Totally agree with Arnaud as we discuss this during the podcast episode. Most people use raising funds as benchmarks to their startup success but that's wrong approach.

Great explainer on how the markets in APAC are classified

Ingrid's career journey and insights about saying 'yes' to challenges are so motivating!

They raised too much money and now don't know how to deploy due to supply shock

They are all over-valued and now some of them need to justify their existence. Don't think Southeast Asia can hold itself up as a region

The partnership with Google and adoption of the Gemini model sounds like a smart, well-thought-out move. The idea of combining structured and unstructured data seems logical but could be quite complex to implement. Great insights from Ingrid. 👍👍👍👍👍

Arnaud is realistic about how emerging market VCs work and exit liquidity is scarce for these markets.

Agree with Arnaud on the startups in Southeast Asia are over-valued!

My pleasure to speak to Ingrid Verschuren on how Factiva partners with Google on generative AI to empower their business intelligence platform. Enjoy the episode!😃

Great episode! Key takeaways: 1⃣ Factiva integrates generative AI for semantic search and summarization, improving efficiency while ensuring content is fully licensed and traceable. 2⃣ Dow Jones maintains transparency and fairness, compensating publishers and addressing AI challenges like hallucination with constant testing. 3⃣ Ingrid Verschuren emphasizes combining structured and unstructured data as the future of business intelligence, supported by human judgment for trustworthy insights. 👏 We thank Ingrid for coming on the show and enjoy the episode!

I love how Dow Jones ensures fair compensation for publishers-shows real integrity in their operations. Interesting to see Factiva's focus on licensing and compensating publishers fairly-wonder how this compares to competitors.

Great explanation on why venture capital in emerging economies take longer due to exit liquidity

Great point and spot on!!!

The topic of sustainability in AI is significant, though many have mentioned it before.

Well, Indonesia has yet to fulfill their promise.

If they are not benchmarked to the best, who can they compare to?

Well, Grab and Gojek are over-valued companies.

Well, they did not get carried away with too much money. Better to return money than have too much but nowhere to deploy.

Great episode by the way!!!

The mention of responsible AI use is relevant, but it would be interesting to hear examples of irresponsible uses she’s seen. The idea of measuring AI’s success by its positive impact on humanity is so important-this should be a standard approach. Loved the episode overall 👍👍👍

Yeah their DPIs are horrible in Southeast Asia

Here are the key takeaways from this episode with Dr Sun Sumei: Balancing Innovation with Responsibility: Sun Sumei emphasizes the importance of cost-effective and efficient AI solutions that empower human creativity and focus on real-world impact. Pioneering National AI Models: I2R is spearheading multimodal AI models tailored for Singapore’s national languages, enhancing AI with emotional understanding and broader language capabilities. Driving AI for Sustainability: As AI adoption accelerates, Sumei advocates for responsible applications that prioritize long-term societal benefits and sustainability. #AI #Innovation #Sustainability #ResponsibleAI #AIFuture

Balancing necessary and unnecessary applications of AI sounds reasonable, though it’s tough to define what's 'unnecessary.' She makes a fair point about AI empowering people, though it’s unclear how much creativity this approach will actually enable.

Startup founders should really learn that they should use valuations as metrics for success

They cannot hit the DPI they promised and hence they are smart to return money to their LPs

Great episode and Singapore is really all in on AI

Interesting to see A*STAR working on large language models tailored for Singapore. I can understand why Sumei values practical applications, especially in collaboration with companies like Singapore Airlines.

Think ASEAN and EU are similar and yet so different

Great aspiration JC!

Hardly apples to orange comparison between Indonesia and Holland

The full edited transcript of the conversation can be found here on our main site: www.analyse.asia/the-e-conomy-southeast-asia-report-with-sapna-chadha-fock-wai-hoong-florian-hoppe/

So the software development job will be gone? Unlikely

Loved this term coined by Bernard

Loved how JC conveyed the value proposition

Great point in asking why.

Southeast Asia’s digital growth is huge, but who’s ensuring fair access to these AI and financial services? I think that digital inclusion is a key part of the story.

Impressed by the audio and video quality of the interview! You guys sure have done a great job in production! 👏👏👏

Hearing about the gaps in Series B to E funding is concerning but not unexpected. After all, it's the year of efficiency, right?

The shift to AI is impressive, but I’m curious about the long-term impact on SEA’s overall job market. Southeast Asia’s tech-savvy population is really driving these trends-can’t wait to see where this goes. An absolute must watch!

AI investments of $30 billion in just six months! This is going to be transformative for the entire digital landscape. Southeast Asia’s digital finance expansion is something to watch. Really enjoy the podcast and I give a 5 stars for this episode. 👍👍👍

Loved the discussion on how rapid growth in Southeast Asia is encouraging, even if the market is still relatively small! Capital efficiency becoming a priority for Southeast Asian startups seems like a necessary evolution.