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Where startup meets government, academia, and global innovationLet’s talk opportunities. Across countries, industries, and sectors. We’re here to breakdown the network siloes to uncover emerging opportunities and ventures across the global startup ecosystem.This podcast is for founders, investors, academics, governments, and anyone who wants to nerd out with us on the creative ways startups can engage with various sectors and markets (and vice versa!).
Meng Fei Shen hosts Startup and Nation, a business show with 18 episodes published.
In this episode of Startup & Nation, I sit down with Vijay Rajendran, an investor, founder, venture builder at gAI Ventures, and author of The Funding Framework, one of the most practical and accessible fundraising books
In this episode of Startup & Nation, host Meng Fei Shen speaks with with Rob Ganim, a former Capitol Hill staffer, Pentagon appointee, and defense innovation advisor who’s spent years bridging the worlds of policy, start
In this episode of Startup & Nation, we dive deep with Natalie Ma, co-founder and head of business development at Deep Origin. Natalie's journey from environmental science undergraduate to co-founding a startup is a fasc
Join us for an insightful conversation with Deanna, an expert in transforming breakthrough science and technology into market-shaping products and businesses. With over 25 years of experience at Pfizer, Genentech/Roche,
In this episode of the Startup and Nation, we sit down with Tyson, a seasoned entrepreneur who has spent over 20 years in Japan. Recorded at the Sushi Tech conference in Tokyo, the conversation dives into Tyson's journey
In this episode of Startup and Nation, I sit down with Huynh Cong-Thang and Gaku Echizenya at the Sushi Tech Conference in Tokyo. Thang co-founded InnoLab Asia and is a key player in Vietnam's growing startup ecosystem,
In this episode of the Startup and Nation podcast, we sit down with Ashish Gupta, a veteran entrepreneur, investor, and advisor who has played an significant role in the tech sector in shaping how India’s tech sector int
In this episode of Startup Nation, I interview Bill Reichert, a pioneering figure in Silicon Valley's venture capital ecosystem. Bill shares his journey from founding a software company in the 1980s to establishing Garag
Join us for an insightful conversation with Dr. Jackson Ewing, Director of Energy and Climate Policy at the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability at Duke University. In this episode, Dr. Ewing di
“The politics change, but policy does not change.” In this episode of Startup and Nation, I chat with Serena Allen, founder & CEO of AirVitalize, who’s building a clean air tech company across two very different worlds:
In Japan, corporate venture capital for startup investments grew from $140M in 2013 to $3.4B in 2024. That’s a 24-fold increase. And Kenneth Jeng is connecting Japan's startup boom with the world. As Global Platform Lead
The land of K-pop + K-beauty could also be the place to build your next startup 🇰🇷 In this episode of Startup and Nation, I chat with Clément Metharam, Chief Partner Officer at the Global Startup Center (GSC). Funded b
Have you ever heard of a food hackathon? 🍽️ Dr. Soh Kim, Executive Director of Stanford University's Food Design Lab, brings together students, chefs, tech innovators, and design thinkers to develop creative food soluti
Aspiring founder but don't have an idea? 💡Christon Hill at Georgetown's Office of Technology Commercialization may have a solution for you.Universities across the country are creating tech commercialization offices to b
Professor Richard Dasher from Stanford University is of the few who have worked across all sectors. US Diplomat in Korea and Japan. Businessman in Tokyo. Linguistics academic. Advisor to the most prominent multinational
Ever thought of expanding or building your startup in Taiwan? If so, it might actually be the best time right now. In this episode, I sit down with Jonathan Liao, Managing Director at International Talent Taiwan Office a
Renan founded Good.inc, a personal hygiene company based in Brazil, raised $10M+ in Brazil, and recently moved to San Francisco. In this episode, I chat with Renan about his experiencing building a startup in Brazil, how
I recently visited DC, Seoul, Tokyo, and Austin to host events and attend conferences. During my travels, I dove into the startup ecosystems within each of these cities, and I learned that across countries and sectors, t
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Startup and Nation is hosted by Meng Fei Shen. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 18 episodes.
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