In this episode of Startup Climb, we have Jie Lun Ong, Director of Ventures APAC for Plug and Play Tech Center. In his role, he heads up the regional ventures team, based in Singapore, sourcing for startups and making investments in the region.

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Timestamps:

0:45 Introduction

3:22 Why did you choose to go into the startup scene?

6:02 What is the biggest contributing factor to the success of a startup?

7:20 How do you identify factors that lead to success in a founder?

9:30 Do you feel anything has changed since COVID happen?

11:00 What makes a startup investible?

12:16 Is profitability important at the point of investment?

13:27 What are the major differences in startups in the region?

16:47 Is it more difficult for startups to expand in the region?

18:21 What is one thing that you learnt thus far?

21:07 What is your greatest accomplishment thus far?

22:38 Any resources that you will recommend to startup founders?

24:00 What is one advice that you will give to your past self?

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