Ep9 - John Fearon @ Sugar

Published: Jan. 12, 2016, 12:56 p.m.

b"On the show this week, we have serial entrepreneur and co-founder of venture builder Sugar, John Fearon. \\n\\nWe discuss venture building in Asia, personal ambitions for Sugar and a focus on profit versus raw growth.\\n\\nSelect companies Mentioned In The Episode:\\n- Sugar\\n- Dropmysite\\n- SOML - Story of My Life\\n- Rocket Internet\\n- Google - Apps for work\\n- Slack\\n\\nShow Notes:\\n- What is venture building versus other industry players, e.g. an accelerator\\n- The importance and benefits of the venture building team\\n- Why sacrificing profit for growth isn't always the right thing\\n- A Singapore unicorn\\n- Expecting failure and learning\\n- Getting lost amongst digital marketing tools"