Links from Today’s Episode
- Read the full transcript from Siu Rui’s interview
- Connect with Siu Rui on Twitter and LinkedIn
- Discover the future of buying and selling online with Carousell
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Detailed Show Notes
- (2:25) Who is Siu Rui Quek?
- (3:42) What is Carousell?
- (4:51) Siu Rui experiences entrepreneurship first-hand in Silicon Valley
- (7:42) Carousell’s hackathon origins
- (8:24) On choosing between a safe corporate career or an unproven startup
- (9:31) How Siu Rui found his co-founders and how each of them found their roles within Carousell
- (12:32) Siu Rui’s advice for startup founders who have yet to tell their parents about their entrepreneurial ambitions
- (16:05) How Carousell differs from eBay and why it’s set to change the way we buy and sell online
- (19:53) On making the Carousell experience even easier
- (22:14) How Carousell got its name
- (23:58) What the future holds for Carousell (hint: think big)
- (29:01) “What does success mean to you?”
- (29:53) Siu Rui’s parting advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: “Find what you love”
