EP 215 - Jacky Lai - CEO at Peeba - I Wanted to Do Something for My Country

The Asia Tech Podcast was joined by Jacky Lai, the CEO at Peeba, which is "Reinventing the supply chain for independent retailers in Asia".

Some of the topics that Jacky discussed:

• Growing up in Canada
• Starting an eCommerce company while studying at Emory University
• Going back to Hong Kong to start a business there
• How a lack of technology inhibits scale
• Online-only stores being unsustainable
• Building a wholesale market for retailers
• What he learned from talking to potential customers
• Dropshipping versus more traditional eCommerce
• Raising capital
• What growth looks like for Peeba

Other titles we considered for this episode:

1. I Stumbled Across One, and I Thought I Could Make It Better
2. It’s Too Much Work for Unclear Value
3. We Only Make Money When They Make Money
4. We Have to Grow Fast and Big
5. It’s Hard to Squeeze Efficiency and Value

This episode was produced by Isabelle Goh.