I must say when you're expecting an important phone call with all 3 phones and a power bank laid out on the table - every single movement, person, smell, sound, "are you both okay", "can we get you anything", "you've both been staring at your food it's starting to freak us out"; annoy you. And [...]
Category: startup
Real vs vanity matrix
I am totally jet lagged now. It's 4.30am local time and I am wide awake. So I thought let me take some time to jot my thoughts down. I have been travelling quite intensely the past few weeks for Pod. But I think one thing stood out for me: real vs vanity matrix. Being an [...]
THIS is the most exciting email I have ever received
You guys remember my post last week about the most exciting email I have ever received right? Well, it just got kicked to second place by this email: *fainted* I was in the toilet when I read this and when I shouted "OH MY GODDDD!!!!", the people in there must have thought that I my [...]
Probably the most exciting email I’ve ever received
If you are wondering why this is such a big deal, I suggest you google what YCombinator is. They've funded top companies like Airbnb, Stripe and Dropbox; just to name a few. So now do you know why this email is such a big deal? We're applying for the Summer 2019 cohort and I've asked [...]
A departure
Want.to.pengsan.now. Have you ever felt like throwing up when making a big decision? Like saying yes to your future husband/wife. Or when signing a contract worth millions (or for some people, billions) of dollars. Or parting ways with someone. I told you I wanted to document about my startup journey more diligently so people out [...]
Our fundraising/botox journey
Last year had been an excruciating year for the team at Pod. We’ve closed our pre-seed round end of last year (You can tell how long I have been keeping this post as draft) and let me tell you, I can finally breathe properly again. *sigh of relief* Haaaaaaaaaahhhhh..... *the cat next to me just [...]
Pod app is now on Google Play Store!
I was hyperventilating for the past weeks while biting my nails waiting for our app to be approved by the app stores. An now... I can finally breathe and say (more like yell); POD SAVINGS APP IS NOW ON GOOGLE PLAY STORE!!!! Woohoo! We are so excited went it went live! The team worked so [...]
What is your mission?
I'm currently on the train from Penang. We had a team building exercise and boy did we exercise our brains out! We did a lot of pondering and brainstorming together for next year and by the end of it, everyone looked stoned. Hahahah! It was refreshing to take a step back and think about the [...]
Current mood: Riley + guilty
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Fashionvest #2 : All Black aka Startup costume
Nothing is sexier than All Black. Yes, both the fashion and the rugby team. See what I did there? *wink* Back then when I had a bit more time to dress, I used to look like this: Crisp, perfectly ironed and well-coordinated outfits. Think Amal Clooney (one can hope). Nowadays, this is my go-to outfit: [...]
Nadia Ismadi 