This is something people barely mentioned, but the hardest, lonely climb at every entrepreneurial path. My guest for this week’s episode is Ahana, Founder of Clear, a free mobile app that helps you figure out which skincare products to use, and whether they're actually working. From studying Physics at Imperial to entering investment banking, then to turning a rejected idea into a Y Combinator-backed beauty tech company - her path wasn't linear, but full of inspirations, grit and resilience. If you're also starting from zero, and wanting to building your way up, her playbook is one you’ll want to hear. - Join us this episode to unpack: * 01:33 Ahana’s journey from physicist, investment banking, to entrepreneur * 07:12 From Recruitment App to Clear * 10:48 Turning a rejected YC idea into a YES * 12:59 Why Clear? * 15:18 Clear * 21:22 Building a network without a network * 30:29 Quick fire questions, and advise to entrepreneurs - ☕️ About Us: * Victoria: Management Consultant | VC | Imperial College London Chemistry alum | 🔗 LinkedIn * Jecci: Documentary Filmmaker | Cambridge Social Anthropology alum | 🔗 LinkedIn - ☕️ Production Team: Host: Victoria Audio Editing: Jeff - ☕️ Disclaimer: Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any fund.

「用脚丈量城市，本来就是深入了解一座城市的绝佳方式。」 本期节目，让我们跟着过儿一起重新认识重庆。 - ☕️ 本期嘉宾 过儿，UX设计师｜孤独星球作者｜入境游创业者 小红书 @雾都过儿 Guoer 公众号 @雾都过儿 邮箱 📧 [email protected] - ☕️ 时间线 * 00:52 职业路径的变化：从「我要WhatYouNeed 设计师」，到「携程 UX 设计师」，到「孤独星球作者」 * 04:21 为什么是重庆？ * 06:11 发现痛点：外国人来中国旅行存在哪些信息差？ * 13:35 山、江、桥梁，这些元素组成了重庆 * 17:03 重庆真的=赛博朋克吗？ * 21:14 三类外国客人：欧美、东南亚日韩、海外华人华侨 * 23:51 Walking Tour：重庆有很多细枝末节，只有通过徒步才能感受到 * 31:53 什么叫真正的「深度游」？ * 35:36 导游/地陪 VS Host，有什么区别？ * 44:06 AI 如何影响到「旅行」这件事？ - ☕️ Reference ✏️公众号 * 这里是雾都的过儿。 * 重庆：生长的城市与不变的底色 * 在重庆City walk的正确打开方式。 * 2025年第一个火的搞钱赛道：带薪吃喝玩乐，太快乐了 * 泰国中产，正在挤爆重庆 * 钟淑如：在菜市场的江湖里，找到你的“生态位” * 项飙：从虚拟世界到真实社交，我们如何重建附近？ * 美国TikTok“难民”闯荡小红书 * 公众号：我要WhatYouNeed 🍠小红书 * 过儿的《重庆散步学》： 📚书 * 黃宇軒《城市散步學：以香港作為起點》 * 项飙 / 吴琦《把自己作为方法》 - ☕️ 关于我们 * Victoria: 帝国理工大学化学系本硕 // 做不被定义的理科生 // 领英主页 // 即刻&IG @victoritse * Jecci: 剑桥大学社会人类学硕士 // 做自己的生活艺术家 // 领英主页 // 小红书&公众号 @杰西西Jecci - ☕️ 关于AirCafe 《AirCafe》是一档将不同学科和领域里的人链接在一起的播客节目。通过「第一视角」的对谈与碰撞，我们想要打破海内外信息壁垒，建立一张属于你我的人脉网。 💌 欢迎大家多多在评论区与我们互动，或者点击 AirCafe听众留言 与我们联系，期待你的来信！ 欢迎在 Apple Podcast、Spotify、小宇宙、喜马拉雅 订阅我们，不错过我们的「云端聊天」~ - ☕️ 幕后制作 监制：Jecci、Victoria 剪辑：Jecci - ☕️ 声明 由于话题的专业性和嘉宾的表达习惯，本期节目中有部分专业术语用英文来表达，如果存在不清楚的术语或者词汇，可以在评论区和我们讨论！ 本播客的内容仅代表个人观点，并不代表任何公司、律师事务所、投资机构出具的任何形式的意见或建议。未经本播客的授权，不得转载或使用播客节目中的任何内容。 感谢您对本播客原创内容的喜欢。如需转载或引用本播客所述内容，请注明出处。转载前请与我们联系并取得同意。

Motherhood is beautiful, but it can also be overwhelming, especially when access to quality healthcare isn't equal to everyone. Joy Randolph is the founder of MatriWell, dedicated to ending health inequalities, ensuring every mother and baby - regardless of their race, financial means, or location - can access the health care they need for a healthy pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and beyond. - Join us this episode to hear about how MatriWell makes personalised healthcare accessible to every mother: * 01:28 MatriWell * 03:38 Common problems faced by mothers * 05:58 Joy’s experience as a mother of 3 * 10:51 How MatriWell brings risk assessment to mothers * 20:49 Healthcare for mothers needs another ways of innovations * 37:11 Differences in maternal market across countries, and differences in mortality rates * 50:01 Joy’s early days’ experience that shaped her founder DNA * 01:02:12 How Joy empowered students to build businesses with very little tools * 01:15:07 Advice to entrepreneurs - ☕️ About Us * Victoria: VC | Entrepreneur | Imperial College London Chemistry alum | 🔗 LinkedIn * Jecci: Documentary Filmmaker | Cambridge Social Anthropology alum | 🔗 LinkedIn - ☕️ Production Team Host: Victoria Audio Editing: Jeff - ☕️ Disclaimer Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any fund.

Access to quality healthcare remains a significant challenges across Africa. But, healthcare data in Africa does exist, you just need to know how to find them! My guest for this week’s episode is David, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Kapsule, the largest healthcare data provider in Africa, based by StartupBootcamp, FoundersFactory Africa, Google, and Villgro, to name a few. Kapsule aggregates healthcare data from Hospitals, Insurers, and Pharmacies to build a clear picture of healthcare access and demand across multiple African countries. Just like he said: "If data is crude oil, Kapsule is oil refinery, helping identify drug demand, increase clinical trial capacity, do real-world studies, and inform donor strategies." - Join us this episode to hear about how Kapsule is driving forward advanced healthcare access and affordability, transforming Africa into global powerhouse for health data: * 01:50 David’s journey from geneticist, consultant, to entrepreneur * 06:08 Common problems faced by institutions in Africa * 17:22 Interesting trends in Africa * 23:44 What people are looking for from African data? * 26:14 How Kapsule’s data brought life-saving medicines to Africa * 29:50 How Kapsule’s data empowered universities R&D and innovations * 35:36 Kapsule: team and people are everything. * 51:25 Advice to entrepreneurs - ☕️ About Us: * Victoria: VC | Entrepreneur | Imperial College London Chemistry alum | 🔗 LinkedIn * Jecci: Documentary Filmmaker | Cambridge Social Anthropology alum | 🔗 LinkedIn - ☕️ Production Team: Host: Victoria Audio Editing: Jeff - ☕️ Disclaimer: Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any fund.