We're back with another episode in partnership with Insignia Ventures Academy (IVA), Asia's first experiential VC accelerator! We went on call with Andy Hwang, former Google and Facebook go-to-market leader, now angel investor and startup advisor in Southeast Asia. He’s also an alumnus of IVA, and more recently has been a mentor for the second cohort of the program. We talk not just about the program with him in this episode, but also learn more about his career transition into becoming a full-time angel investor after many years in various big tech companies, and also get his thoughts on some of these emerging technologies from working with founders. Join him and other seasoned investors and operators in Insignia Ventures Academy's growing community and apply for Cohort 3 coming this Feb 2022!We're also happy to share with our listeners a promo package from Aspire, the all-in-one finance operating system built for fast-growing startups. They're offering the Insignia community an exclusive welcome offer for a limited period of 31st December, 2021. Startups will get a $250 cash reward when they open a new business account and make their first card purchase with qualifying merchants with the Aspire card, minimum of $5. Redeem the offer here.TranscriptTimestamps(00:51) Paulo introduces Andy Hwang;(01:45) What wakes Andy up in the morning;(02:45) How growing up in the Valley’s tech optimism drew Andy to Southeast Asia;(05:03) Going international at Google and Facebook;(06:29) Go-To-Market learnings from "mistakes" made at Facebook;(11:05) Becoming an angel investor and spending a year at Stripe;(13:58) Positioning oneself as an angel investor in Southeast Asia;(15:34) Day in the life of Andy Hwang the angel investor;(16:54) Finding product-market fit as an angel investor;(19:32) Common pitfalls of early-stage startups;(22:15) Developing investment rigor and discipline at Insignia Ventures Academy;(26:58) Rapid Fire Round;About our guestAndy Hwang is a full-time angel investor and startup advisor, but prior to that, he spent a decade in Facebook, doing a lot of go-to-market in APAC, leading Facebook's entry and into east Asia, especially, and then prior to that, he was at Google doing a lot of, marketing work there as well in some of these emerging markets like Latin America. He took his MBA at Wharton and was a graduate of UC Berkeley.Music: Cool Upbeat Background Music For Videos by MorningLightMusicTags: startup, Southeast Asia, founder, entrepreneurship, business, technologyThe content of this podcast is for informational purposes only, should not be taken as legal, tax, or business advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security, and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any Insignia Ventures fund. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.