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ATP Stories: Kid Parchariyanon – Startup Accelerators in Thailand
Category: Business
Duration: 00:51:01
Publish Date: 2018-02-19 18:13:35
Description:

Podcast highlights:

  • 01:30 An introduction to RISE: The Thai Corporate Innovation Accelerator
  • 32:00 Can corporates or government in Asia use accelerators to foster innovation and startup culture?
  • 36:15 What's happening to locally grown Thai entrepreneurs? Are they coming through the ranks or is Thailand still dominated by expat entrepreneurs?

Podcast notes:

  • 00:05 Introduction to ATP Stories with Kid Parchariyanon and Graham D Brown
  • 01:30 An introduction to RISE: The Thai Corporate Innovation Accelerator
  • 05:10 How does Kid balance entrepreneurialism with the risk-averse world of corporates?
  • 06:45 How Kid started out as a medical student studying in the US
  • 08:25 Starting his stock trading business at medical school
  • 10:05 When did Kid's entrepreneurial itch begin?
  • 12:20 Doctors don't do risk - so how do you mitigate that training with the need to take risks as an entrepreneur?
  • 14:30 What did Kid do next after medical school?
  • 15:55 How did Kid broach the subject of not becoming a doctor with the people around him (friends & family)?
  • 18:05 How Kid got his start in Thailand in the early days of digital marketing
  • 25:00 Becoming Group CEO of the digital agency, overseeing 150 people
  • 28:00 How the Rise Accelerator works
  • 32:00 Can corporates or government in Asia use accelerators to foster innovation and startup culture?
  • 33:40 Kid chooses a case study from recent accelerator batch: Finnomena the Thai robo-advisor for mutual advisors
  • 36:15 What's happening to locally grown Thai entrepreneurs? Are they coming through the ranks or is Thailand still dominated by expat entrepreneurs?
  • 39:00 What does Thailand need more of to grow the local startup ecosystem?
  • 42:35 What kind of age are startup accelerator batches these days?
  • 43:25 Why should we stop thinking about building Silicon Valley in Thailand (or any other country)? What is the 3 things that Thailand should focus on in growing its startup ecosystem?
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