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Penjana’s Taufiq Iskandar and MRANTI’s Safuan Zairi: Capital, Policy are Music to Entrepreneurs
Thriving tech ecosystems need sufficient pools of capital and a vibrant policy framework to succeed. Safuan Zairi, Chief of Ecosystem Development at govt research & innovation commercialisation agency MRANTI and Taufiq Iskandar, CEO of the govt’s matching fund-of-funds firm Penjana Kapital, take us on a journey of Malaysia’s tech ecosystem and offer an honest view of where the country’s players need to improve to remain relevant in an uncertain future.
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CONTENTS:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:22 – A Cold Hard Look At Malaysia’s Tech Ecosystem: Ahead, On Par or Behind?
00:07:47 – So, Progress: Where and How?
00:11:40 – Are Venture Capitalists in Malaysia Too Risk-Averse?
00:21:28 – What Would Attract Capital from Andreesen Horowitz, KKR, Sequoia?
00:25:41 – Do Entrepreneurs Really Need to Think Big, Think Global?
00:27:09 – Why Is There So Little Risk-Taking Capital?
00:32:39 – What Is Malaysia’s Positioning WIthin ASEAN to Attract More Capital?
00:44:20 – What Happens When Companies Go Bust Due to Circumstances?
01:05:11 – Must You Be in a Sexy Sector to Attract Capital?
01:11:46 – Is Enough Being Done to Keep Legacy, Old Companies Relevant?
01:19:44 – How To Catalyse More Global Capital to Malaysia? What Mechanisms Exist?
01:22:09 – How To Use the Media to Build More Awareness?
01:28:30 – Is There a Listening Platform for Entrepreneurs to Talk to the Ecosystem?
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