Jeshua Soh shares his journey from early entrepreneurship and filmmaking to accidental business ventures, challenges, growth, venturing into investing, expansion to Myanmar, and the impact of COVID-19 on his business. His experiences highlight the importance of adaptability and innovation in the face of challenges and changing circumstances. The conversation covers the challenges of building a company without the founder, adapting to pandemic challenges, remote work and hiring strategy, pitfalls of remote hiring, effective communication in remote work, and addressing challenges in Myanmar.

Takeaways

• Adaptability and innovation are crucial for business success

• Expansion into new markets requires understanding local dynamics and needs Adapting to change is crucial for business success

• Remote hiring should be a strategic decision, not a quick fix

Chapters

• 00:00 Early Entrepreneurship and Filmmaking

• 03:08 Accidental Business Venture

• 06:05 Challenges and Growth

• 07:59 Venturing into Investing

• 10:56 Expansion to Myanmar

• 15:48 Impact of COVID-19

• 21:05 Building a Company Without the Founder

• 22:08 Adapting to Pandemic Challenges

• 23:35 Remote Work and Hiring Strategy

• 24:48 Pitfalls of Remote Hiring

• 28:30 Effective Communication in Remote Work

• 32:16 Addressing Challenges in Myanmar