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Hey STIMYers,
Finally took a bit of a break last week & will be on track with a new episode tomorrow! The break was much welcomed as next week, I'll be interviewing 3 pretty fantastic guests including:
Pretty stoked about this lineup & hope you are too!
Also as mentioned in last week's podcast, I've attached a copy of the research notes I used for Azran's interview here: STIMY Ep 46_ Azran Osman-Rani (Research Notes).pdf
Hope you find it useful. Let me know if I should continue adding them to this newsletter!
Now onto STIMY's latest episode.
Azran Osman-Rani is one of Malaysia’s most well-known CEO and in this STIMY episode, we covered his colourful & highly impressive career that has included being:
Highlights:
You can listen to Azran's episode in full on: STIMY Website, Spotify, Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Listen Notes
Looking for past STIMY guests in the startup/VC field? Check out:
1. Podcast: Facebook's Plans for Audio on Pressclub Podcast
What is the Pressclub Podcast?
Josh Constine (founder of TechCrunch) has been running these running great Clubhouse rooms with tech leaders every Thursday; sessions which he also records for release under his Pressclub Podcast.
Recent topics have included the future of podcasts, Substack & the future of journalism, and the future of driving/self-driving cars.
Why listen?
Josh Constine interviews Fidji Simo (Head of Facebook App) on Facebook's recent slew of audio features (live audio rooms, soundbites, podcast player) and thoughts on the creator economy, advertisements & social apps like Clubhouse.
Some Takeaways:
Links: Pressclub Podcast Episode
2. Article: Starbucks - Monetary Superpower
An itnteresting article on Starbucks & the power of the Starbucks card - including all physical gift cards & on the Starbucks Mobile App - which has around $1.6 billion in stored value card liabilities outstanding (6% of the company's liabilities).
While it isn't novel for a company to have its own payment option, Starbucks has a one up over the likes of PayPal because:
Customers who hold PayPal balances are effectively acting as PayPal's creditors. Customer loans to PayPal currently amount to over $20 billion. Like Starbucks, PayPal doesn't pay its customers a shred of interest. But Starbucks's gig is way better than PayPal's. PayPal is required to store customer's funds in a segregated account at a bank, or invest them in government bonds. So unfortunately for PayPal, it earns a paltry amount of interest on the funds that customers have lent it.
Links: Starbucks Article
3. Newsletter: Morning Brew
What is Morning Brew?
Morning Brew is one of my favourite daily business newsletters.
It was started by two University of Michigan students who built it for millennials or young business professionals and in 5 years, Morning Brew has grown to over 2.5 million subscribers, with 3 industry-specific newsletters read by 500k subscribers, a lifestyle newsletter and a Business Casual podcast with over 6 million downloads.
Insider Inc recently bought a controlling stake at a reported valuation of up to $75 million.
Why subscribe to Morning Brew?
It's current, concise but also cheeky and analytical - I find it so easy to stay on top of global tech developments by scanning through their daily emails (and clicking through to its various links if a particular subject interests me).
Highly recommend!
Link: Subscribe to Morning Brew
4. Disney's Go Away Green
Something I just learned - there exists a colour that makes ugly things "disappear" or rather, blend into this surroundings.
And that shade is called Disney's Go Away Green - a blend of green, blue and grey, as seen below:
Link: About Go Green
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And that's it for today. As always, all thoughts are welcome; just hit the REPLY button below.
See you all next week! 😊
Ling Yah
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