33 min
AV2 | Articulating Team Values - Velocity vs. Speed | Kartick Narayan, Founder & CEO, Kilo AVV Founders and Friends
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- Entrepreneurship
As a first-time founder, Kartick reflects on optimising for speed, how his leadership principles have evolved, and designing a hiring process that ensures new hires are aligned with Kilo’s company values.
Our Guest
Kartick Narayan is the Founder & CEO of Kilo, a Vietnam-based company on a mission to bring millions of traditional businesses online by connecting wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers with retailers.
In This Episode
(04:00) The first hires(07:30) Developing shared values(11:00) Aiming for velocity, not speed(14:20) Screening for values(16:40) Establishing a hiring process to avoid mistakes(22:40) Mistakes with the co-founder(28:30) Keeping the first few hires(31:35) Why you should join Kilo
The AVV Founders and Friends podcast is a Top 10 podcast in Vietnam. If you’re an entrepreneur or interested in the Vietnamese and SE Asian startup ecosystem, subscribe now so you never miss an episode
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Full transcript for the episodeYour Hosts
Hau Ly is the partner at Ascend Vietnam Ventures focused on portfolio success and has been in the VC space for six years.
Adrian Latortue is portfolio manager at 500 Startups Vietnam, prior to which he was a founder himself and an early member of the Uber team in Southeast Asia. He’s lived in Vietnam, working with Vietnamese startups for 12 years.
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In this podcast we interview successful founders in Vietnam and South East Asia to discuss their journeys, especially the stories and challenges of their first few months. Learn and be inspired by how some of the hottest startups in the region made early hires, raised funds, found product-market fit and so much more. If you're a startup founder in South East Asia or aspiring to be one, please follow the show, share it with fellow entrepreneurs and send in your stories. We'd love to hear from you!
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As a first-time founder, Kartick reflects on optimising for speed, how his leadership principles have evolved, and designing a hiring process that ensures new hires are aligned with Kilo’s company values.
Our Guest
Kartick Narayan is the Founder & CEO of Kilo, a Vietnam-based company on a mission to bring millions of traditional businesses online by connecting wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers with retailers.
In This Episode
(04:00) The first hires(07:30) Developing shared values(11:00) Aiming for velocity, not speed(14:20) Screening for values(16:40) Establishing a hiring process to avoid mistakes(22:40) Mistakes with the co-founder(28:30) Keeping the first few hires(31:35) Why you should join Kilo
The AVV Founders and Friends podcast is a Top 10 podcast in Vietnam. If you’re an entrepreneur or interested in the Vietnamese and SE Asian startup ecosystem, subscribe now so you never miss an episode
Links
Full transcript for the episodeYour Hosts
Hau Ly is the partner at Ascend Vietnam Ventures focused on portfolio success and has been in the VC space for six years.
Adrian Latortue is portfolio manager at 500 Startups Vietnam, prior to which he was a founder himself and an early member of the Uber team in Southeast Asia. He’s lived in Vietnam, working with Vietnamese startups for 12 years.
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In this podcast we interview successful founders in Vietnam and South East Asia to discuss their journeys, especially the stories and challenges of their first few months. Learn and be inspired by how some of the hottest startups in the region made early hires, raised funds, found product-market fit and so much more. If you're a startup founder in South East Asia or aspiring to be one, please follow the show, share it with fellow entrepreneurs and send in your stories. We'd love to hear from you!
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This podcast is powered by CrazyTok: We help experts become influencers.
Find us on our Website, LinkedIn or Instagram
33 min